NORTHAMPTON - The 10th ranked Smith College basketball team won the 33rd Annual Tyler Tip-Off Tournament with a 92-56 decision over Arcadia on Sunday, November 10 inside Ainsworth Gymnasium. Smith's Ally Landau (Livingston, NJ) was named the MVP, while Hannah Martin (North Andover, MA/North Andover) earned All-Tournament Team honors. 

Records

• Smith 2-0
• Arcadia 1-1

Game Highlights

• Smith jumped out to a 14-5 lead following a pair of free throw by Jane Loo (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga). The Pioneers maintained their cushion as a three-point play by Ella Sylvester (Everett, WA/Everett) followed by Loo's layup late in the period gave the home team a 27-16 advantage.
• The Pioneers began the second quarter on a 9-0 run and never looked back, stretching its lead to 50-31 at the break thanks to a three-pointer by Uta Nakamura (Manhattan, NY/Long Island Lutheran) as time ran out.
• Smith outscored the Knights, 23-11, as an 11-1 run during the last four minutes of the quarter moved the score to 73-42. Landau kicked things off with a fastbreak layup and Sylvester added five points. 
• In a relatively balanced fourth quarter, Smith had a 19-14 scoring advantage

Inside the Numbers

• Sylvester scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed four rebounds for the Pioneers
• Landau finished with 18 points, 10 boards, five assists and four steals
• Loo added 14 points and six rebounds, while Martin totaled 12 points and six assists
• Smith shot 50% (34-of-68) from the field, 42.9% (9-of-21) from three-point range, and 88.2% (15-of-17) from the free throw line
• The Pioneers had 46 points in the paint, 23 fast break points and 16 points off turnovers

Up Next
Smith embarks on its California trip and will face University of Redlands on Friday, November 15 at 8pm EST. 

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