NORTHAMPTON - Ally Landau (Livingston, NJ) scored a season-high 22 points to pace the ninth-ranked Smith basketball team in a 63-50 win over Roger Williams University to close out the Smith Holiday Classic Tuesday evening. 

Landau was named the MVP, while teammate Hannah Martin (North Andover, MA/North Andover) earned All-Tournament honors. With the victory, Smith improves to 9-1 on the year. The Hawks fall to 6-4 overall. 

Inside the Numbers

• Landau's season best performance came on 6-of-9 shooting from three-point range and added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals
• Martin finished with 12 points, six assists, and three boards
• Jane Loo (Saratoga, CA/Saratoga) posted 12 points, seven rebounds and teammate Virginia Johnson (Minneapolis, MN/Southwest) grabbed 13 rebounds to go with eight points
• Smith shot 33.8% (24-of-71) from the field, 38.7% (12-of-31) from three-point range, and 37.5% (3-of-8) from the free throw line

Game Highlights

• A balanced attack in the opening minutes gave the Pioneers a 7-0 edge 1:56 into the game. Landau's three-pointer followed by Johnson's trey put Smith ahead 21-7 with 1:43 on the clock, but Roger Williams trimmed the lead and made it 21-11 at the end of the first
• The visitors got within five, 23-18, on a jumped by Sakoya Sweeney midway through the quarter, but Smith ended the period on a 14-7 run to pull ahead 37-25 at the break
• A mostly even second half allowed Smith to come away with the 63-50 victory

Up Next
Smith returns to action on Saturday, January 4 at Bridgewater State University. 

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