NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - For the first time since 2013, the Smith College basketball team registered a win against Williams, as the Pioneers defeated the Ephs 75-61 on Tuesday evening in Ainsworth Gymnasium. With the win, the Smith improves to 13-5 on the year, while Williams falls to 8-10 overall.

SMITH HIGHLIGHTS

• Senior forward Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) produced her ninth double-double of the season with 28 points and 18 rebounds.
• Senior guard Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) had 18 points to go along with five assists and three steals.
• Senior guard Katy McClellan (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) finished with 15 points and seven boards.

WILLIAMS HIGHLIGHTS

• Morgan Daulk came off the bench to score 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting.
• Gabby Martin added points, four assists, and four rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Smith jumped out to a 13-6 lead thanks to 11 points from Guest-Pritchett. The Pioneers lead grew to as large as 10 (20-10) points on a jumper from sophomore Elle Jo Whalen (Woodinville, Wash./Woodinville High School) to close out the quarter.

The home squad maintained a comfortable double-digit lead for most of the second quarter before a bucket from first-year Katelyn Pickunka (Westhampton, Mass./Hampshire) gave Smith their largest lead of the game up until that point at 14 points, 30-16. Gabby Martin's layup with just over a minute to play in the half made the score 30-18 going into the break.

Williams began to chip away at Smith's 19-point lead and closed the gap to nine points by the end of the quarter.

The Ephs continued to pressure the Pioneers but Smith would hold a comfortable lead throughout the final period.

GAME NOTES

• The Pioneers shot 25-of-51 (49%) on the evening, including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc, while Williams was 25-of-63 (39.7%) in the setback. 
• Smith held a 37-29 advantage on the glass.
• The Pioneers improve to 13-28 all-time against the Ephs.
• Guest-Pritchett needs just five rebounds for 1,000 in her career.

UP NEXT
Smith will return to action on Wednesday, January 23 when it will host Coast Guard at 7:00 p.m. 



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