GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith College 60, Williams 71
Records: Smith (4-1); Williams (4-0)
When: Sunday, November 26, 2017
Location: Williamstown, Mass.
Smith Starters: Bondi, Marquez, Holland, Guest-Pritchett, Barriscale
Williams Starters: Fernandez, Vostal, Zaleski, Topper, Fechtelkotte

A come-from-behind effort from the Williams College basketball team powered the Ephs to a 71-60 victory over Smith College Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Pioneers drop to 4-1, while Williams remains undefeated at 4-0.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) led the Pioneers in scoring for the third consecutive game as the junior guard finished with 20 points and three assists.
• Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) recorded a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds. 
• Junior guard Meghan Holland (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prepatory) dished out a team-high five assists. 
• Junior forward Nikkiah Snoddy (Stow, Mass./Nashoba Regional) scored a career-high nine points on 4-of-5 shooting. 

WILLIAMS HIGHLIGHTS

• Amanni Fernandez scored a season-high 25 points on 5 of 6 three-point shooting to go with five rebounds and four assists.
• Kristin Fechtelkotter totaled 17 points and hauled in eight boards.
• Lauren Vostal posted 13 points and eight rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Smith controlled the first quarter, leading by as many as nine points (16-7). The Pioneers were up 16-9 on the Ephs at the end of the first. However, Williams came back right away to start the second quarter, tying the game at 20-20 with 7:12 remaining. The two teams traded baskets for the rest of the quarter, and a Vostal three-pointer at the buzzer put the Ephs up 33-30 at the break.

The Ephs built their lead in the third quarter, going up by as many as 10 at various points. Going into the fourth quarter, Williams led Smith 49-40. In the final period, Smith got the Williams lead down to six points at 7:59, but the Ephs never let it get closer than this, behind eight more points from Fernandez.


INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Field Goals: SMI 24-67 / WILL 26-56
• 3-Point FG: SMI 7-25 / WILL 9-15
• Free Throw: SMI 5-11 / WILL 10-17
• Points off Turnovers: SMI 14 / WILL 11

GAME NOTES

• The Pioneers held a 41-39 edge in rebounds.
• Bondi passes Alyssa Barrett for fourth all-time in program history with 85 career three-pointers.
• Williams now leads the all-time series 28-12.
• Guest-Pritchett needs four offensive rebounds to become the all-time leader in offensive rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers begin NEWMAC action on the road Wednesday at MIT at 7:00 p.m.

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