GAME INFORMATION
Score: Smith College 59, Baruch College 32
Records: Smith (8-2); Baruch. (1-4)
When: Friday, December 29, 2017
Location: New York, N.Y.
Smith Starters: Bondi, Marquez, Holland, Guest-Pritchett, Barriscale
Baruch Starters: Barrett, Spahiu, Debord, Myrianthopoulos, Thammakhoune

Eleven different players scored for the Smith College basketball team as the Pioneers earned a 59-32 victory over Baruch College Friday afternoon at ARC Arena. With the win, Smith improves to 8-2 while the Bearcats drop to 1-4.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) posted fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
• Junior guard Paige Marquez (San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prepatory) added eight points, two rebounds, and two assists.
• Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) and Samantha Alakai (Pukalani, Hawaii/Punahou School) each finished with seven points off the bench. 

BARUCH HIGHLIGHTS

• Shannon Barrett recorded her second double-double of the season with 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.
• Sameera Ahmed made her Bearcat debut with a solid effort of 12 points, five rebounds and two assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Marquez's four points in the opening 3:21 gave the Pioneers a 7-0 lead out of the gates. Alakai's jumper with two seconds left in the quarter allowed Smith to gain a 16-6 advantage heading into the second stanza.

A three-pointer from Barrett and free throw by Spahiu cut Smith's lead to seven points (19-12) at the 6:06 mark but Smith went on an 11-2 run to close out the half.

The Pioneers never looked back as they outscored the Bearcats 29-18 in the second half.

UP NEXT
The Pioneers return to action Saturday against New York University at 7:00 p.m. The game will be played at Hunter College.

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