NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Smith College basketball team rolled to a 67-34 victory against Hamilton College in non-conference play Tuesday evening in Ainsworth Gymnasium. The Pioneers have now won nine-straight and improve to 13-1 on the year. The Continentals fall to 8-9.

How it Happened
 

• After a closely contested first quarter where both teams struggled to shoot from the field, Smith exploded for a 23-point quarter and limited Hamilton to just five points on 1-of-10 shooting
• Leading 12-11 at the end  of the first, the Pioneers opened the second period on a 12-0 run to make it a 24-11 game midway through the quarter
• Smith's largest lead of the half came on a pair of free throws by Ally Yamada (Seal Beach, Calif./Fairmont Prep Academy) and the home team would go into the locker room holding a 35-16 advantage
• The Pioneers maintained their comfortable cushion throughout the second half as a layup by Tiffany Hooker (Fulton, MD/Reservoir) with a minute to go in the fourth resulted in the hosts' largest margin of the night, 67-32

Inside the Numbers

• Katelyn Pickunka (Westhampton, Mass./Hampshire) totaled 14 points and eight boards, while Morgan Morrison (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Country Day) chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds
• Dashelle Gleissner (Los Angeles, Calif./Serra) tallied six assists and six steals
• Jane Loo (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga) knocked down three treys to finish with nine points
• The Pioneers shot 38.1% (24-of-63) from the floor, 20.0% (4-of-20) from three-point range, and 62.5% (15-of-24) from the free throw line
• Hamilton shot 14.5% (8-of-55) from the floor, 0-of-17 from behind the arc, and 75.0% (18-of-24) at the charity stripe

Up Next
Smith will now prepare for a road game at Roger Williams on Thursday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m.

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