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Game Preview: Basketball Hosts Wellesley

January 19, 2018

Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 16 Smith (11-4, 5-2) vs Wellesley (4-10, 2-6)
Date / Time       Saturday, January 20, 2018 | 2:00 p.m.
Location Ainsworth Gymnasium - Northampton, Mass.
Series History Smith leads 41-27 | Last Meeting: Smith 67 Wellesley 42; February 8, 2017
Live Stats / Video Live Stats / Video
Team Information Smith / Wellesley
Twitter @SC_BBall @smithpioneers
Instagram         @smithbasketball @smithpioneers


FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
  •  The Pioneers look to maintain their undefeated home record in 2017-18 Saturday against Wellesley.
 
  • Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) leads the conference in scoring (16.3 ppg), is second in rebounding (11.3 rpg) and is 21 points away from 1,000 in her career.
 
  • Junior guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) is shooting 49.1 percent from behind-the-arc while averaging 13.8 ppg and 3.1 apg.
 
  • Sophomore guard Caitlin Aguirre is averaging 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game.
 
  • Smith is 17-3 in the last 20 meetings against the Blue and has won six in a row.

                         NEWMAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Overall
Babson 8-1 12-5
WPI 6-2 13-4
Springfield 6-2 12-5
MIT 5-2 10-5
Smith 6-2 11-4
Coast Guard 4-4 8-7
Emerson 3-5 5-10
Wheaton 2-5 7-9
Clark 2-6 8-9
Wellesley 2-6 4-10
Mount Holyoke 0-9 0-16


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 FacebookInstagram, and Twitter.
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