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Game Preview: Basketball Hosts Wheaton

January 26, 2018

Smith College Basketball Game Notes
Game 19 Smith (14-4, 7-2) vs Wheaton (7-11, 2-7)
Date / Time       Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 72:00 p.m.
Location Ainsworth Gymnasium - Northampton, Mass.
Series History Wheaton leads 32-20 | Last Meeting: Smith 61 Wheaton 49; February 11, 2017
Live Stats / Video Live Stats / Video
Team Information Smith / Wheaton
Twitter @SC_BBall @smithpioneers
Instagram         @smithbasketball @smithpioneers


FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
  •  The Smith College basketball team looks to remain undefeated at home this season today against Wheaton.
 
  • Junior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) scored her 1,000th career point in Monday's win at Middlebury and is averaging a double-double of 15.7 ppg and 10.6 rpg.
 
  • Senior guard Samantha Alakai (Pukalani, Hawaii/Punahou School) has been a spark off the bench for the Pioneers this season shooting 48.6 from three-point range and averaging 6.7 ppg.
 
  • Mikayla Pucci and Natalie Wind power the Wheaton offense with 13.4 and 11.8 points per game, respectively.
 
  • Smith ranks first in the NEWMAC averaging 69.7 points per game while the Lyons are scoring 64.7 ppg.

                         NEWMAC STANDINGS
Team Conference Overall
Springfield 8-2 14-5
Babson 8-2 12-6
Smith 7-2 14-4
WPI 7-3 14-5
MIT 7-3 11-6
Emerson 5-5 7-10
Coast Guard 4-5 9-8
Clark 3-7 9-10
Wheaton 2-7 7-11
Wellesley 2-7 5-11
Mount Holyoke 0-10 0-18


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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