Game Preview: Basketball at Springfield

January 11, 2018

Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 14	Smith (9-4, 3-2) at Springfield (11-3, 5-1)
Date / Time	Thursday, January 11, 2018 \| 1:00 p.m.
Location	Blake Arena - Springfield, Mass.
Series History	Springfield leads 31-12 \| Last Meeting: Smith 64 Springfield 51; February 1, 2017
Live Stats / Video	Live Stats / Video
Team Information	Smith / Springfield
Twitter	@SC_BBall / @smithpioneers
Instagram	@smithbasketball / @smithpioneers

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

The Pioneers head to the Birthplace of Basketball this afternoon in a matchup against first place Springfield College.

Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) leads the conference in scoring (16.8 ppg), is second in rebounding (11.8 rpg) and is 46 points away from 1,000 in her career.

Junior guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) is shooting 51.1 percent from long distance while averaging 14.3 ppg and 3.2 apg.

The Pioneers lead the NEWMAC in scoring (72.5 ppg), while Springfield averages 60.8 ppg.

The Pride own a 6-1 home record led by Gracie Restituyo and Chelsea McAllister who are scoring 10.5 and 10.4 points per game, respectively.

NEWMAC STANDINGS

Team	Conference	Overall
Springfield	5-1	11-3
Babson	5-1	9-5
WPI	4-1	11-3
MIT	4-2	8-5
Smith	3-2	9-4
Coast Guard	3-2	6-5
Emerson	3-3	5-8
Clark	1-4	7-7
Wheaton	1-4	6-8
Wellesley	1-4	3-8
Mount Holyoke	0-6	0-12

About Smith Athletics: Smith College is an NCAA Division III member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference that sponsors 11 intercollegiate sports. For more information log on to smithpioneers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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