NEWMAC Championship Quarterfinals
No. 2 Smith vs. No. 7 Wellesley
Tuesday, February 19—7 p.m.
Ainsworth Gymnasium - Northampton, Mass.
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THE SERIES
Smith and Wellesley will meet for the 72nd time on Tuesday night in a series that dates back to 1975. The Pioneers are 44-27 all-time against the Blue and are 0-1 in the postseason.

SMITH vs WELLESLEY POSTSEASON HISTORY
February 23, 2013: Smith 61 Wellesley 73

LAST MEETING
Smith College senior Lauren Bondi (Burnaby, BC, Can./Notre Dame Secondary) scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Pioneers to a 66-49 road win over Wellesley on January 26, 2019. Senior Sydney Koh (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) added 15 points off the bench and senior Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (Fairburn, Ga./The Lawrenceville School) hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds.

LAST WELLESLEY WIN
The Blue shot 64% from the field and 67% from behind the arc in the second half to propel Wellesley to a 68-53 victory over Smith on December 7, 2013. Rosa Drummond dropped 14 points and Lauren Weston (Florence, Mass./Northampton) contributed 11 points in the loss.

SCOUTING THE BLUE
Seventh-seeded Wellesley (8-14) enters tonight's quarterfinals on a four-game losing streak with its last win coming on January 30 at Wheaton. The Blue wil be making the program's first trip to the NEWMAC postseason since 2013-14. Caitlin Aguirre is averaging 13.8 points per game and is shooting just 25.9% from the field in February. Wellesley's last postseason victory came against Smith in the 2013 NEWMAC Quarterfinals.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Second-seeded Smith (20-5) enters the postseason with a 10-game winning streak after defeating Wheaton, 79-59, last Saturday. Bondi scored 26 points and Guest-Pritchett added 21 points and 19 rebounds. Bondi leads the NEWMAC in points per game (18.9), three-point percentage (.431), and free throw percentage (.849) and Guest-Pritchett ranks first in the league in rebounds per game (11.7) and second in field goal percentage (.542). The Pioneers are 10-4 at home this year and look to reach the semifinals for the third consecutive season.

2019 NEWMAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Quarterfinals: Tuesday, February 19th (at highest seeds)

No. 7 Wellesley at No. 2 Smith – 7:00 p.m.

No. 6 Clark at No. 3 Springfield – 7:00 p.m.

No. 5 Emerson at No. 4 MIT – 7:00 p.m.

Semifinals: Thursday, February 21st (at highest remaining seeds)

Winner No. 4/5 at No. 1 Babson  – 7:00 p.m.

Winner No.3/No. 6 vs. Winner No. 2/7 – 7:00 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, February 23rd (at highest remaining seed)

Semifinal Winners – 1:00 p.m.

TICKETS
$5.00 for adults
$3.00 for seniors
$1.00 for students 
Children under 12 free 

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