GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith 76, WPI 45
Records: Smith (5-2, 1-1); WPI (5-1, 1-1)
When: Saturday, December 2, 2017
Location: Northampton, Mass.
Smith Starters: Bondi, Marquez, Holland, Guest-Pritchett, Barriscale
WPI Starters: Beck, Lambert, Greenalch, Biney, Buckley

Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) became the program's all-time leader in career offensive rebounds as the Pioneers took down WPI 76-45 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action Saturday afternoon at Ainsworth Gymnasium. The Pioneers improve to 5-2 and hand the Engineers (5-1) their first loss of the campaign. Both teams are now 1-1 in conference play.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) led the way for the Pioneers scoring 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go along with three assists and two rebounds.
• Guest-Pritchett hauled in a game-high 16 points and added eight points and two assists.
• Senior guard Paige Marquez (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) totaled 16 points while junior Meghan Holland (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prepatory) posted 11.
• Senior forward Amanda Barriscale (Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais) grabbed nine boards.

WPI HIGHLIGHTS

• Madison Beck was the only Engineer in double digits as the senior finished with 10 points.
• Brittney Lambert totaled nine points and two rebounds.
• Ama Biney was limited to just five points, five rebounds and added a team-high eight assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Paige Marquez (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) drained a three-pointer on the opening possession for the Pioneers only to be answered by Brittney Lambert. After a trey from Meghan Holland (Atherton, Calif./Sacred Heart Prepatory) to give Smith an 11-10 lead, Alana Keating hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Engineers a 16-11 advantage. Smith would respond and tied the game at 19-19 following the first 10 minutes of action.

Smith was able to pull away with a 5-0 spurt to begin in the second quarter as their lead grew to as high as nine points on Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary)'s layup before time expired. The Pioneers took a 34-25 advantage into halftime.

Smith's offense caught fire in the third period as Marquez again opened the quarter with a three. The Engineers cut the lead to eight (40-32) 1:54 into the stanza on Beck's jumper but the Pioneers lead would grow to as many as 17 points on  free throw from Bondi with 1:08 left in the quarter.

The Pioneers outscored WPI 21-5 in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Field Goals: SMI 26-52 / WPI 17-60
• 3-Point FG: SMI 10-17 / WPI 7-30
• Free Throw: SMI 14-18 / WPI 4-6
• Points off Turnovers: SMI 7 / WPI 5

GAME NOTES

• The Pioneers held a commanding 45-26 advantage in rebounds.
• Smith improves to 19-27 all-time against the Engineers.
• Bondi has scored in double-figures in 6-of-7 games this season.
• Guest-Pritchett passes Lisa Marie Vuono '10 to become the program's all-time leader in offensive rebounds with 241.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers host Coast Guard Academy Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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