THE MATCHUP: Mount Holyoke hosts longtime rival Smith College this evening (7:00) at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. In 60 previous meetings between the NEWMAC foes, the Pioneers own a slight 32-28 advantage. They swept the Lyons last season, winning by scores of 52-36 and 53-35. Game Program
THE LYONS: Mount Holyoke (1-5, 0-2 NEWMAC) has been paced by Angelica Pascual, who has averaged 14.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game over the first three weeks of the season. The guard was at her best in the opening game of the Seven Sisters Classic, when she exploded for a program record 37 points against Agnes Scott College. Her seven three-pointers in the contest were good for tops in school history. Pascual was named to the All-Classic Team after scoring 15 more points in the Lyons' 54-51 triumph over Vassar College the following day. She was joined on the All-Classic Team by forward Tricia Chase, who has posted 6.8 points and a team best 7.7 rebounds per outing. Mount Holyoke has also received a boost from guard Christine Chancy, who has amassed 6.8 points per game to go with 10 assists and 14 steals. Fellow guard Annabel Barrett has netted 6.7 points per game, while forward Bree Hollinger has pulled down 6.8 boards per contest.
THE PRIDE: Three players have averaged double digits in the scoring column for Smith (3-4, 0-2 NEWMAC), which has had an up-and-down start to its 2010-11 campaign. The Pioneers have downed Framingham State University (59-40), Bryn Mawr College (69-30) and Elms College (85-64). In their most recent outing, they fell 62-49 to nationally ranked Babson College. Center Rosa Drummond has made an immediate impact on the Smith program, collecting team highs of 11.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game over the first three weeks of her collegiate career. The Pioneers have also received solid production from guards Lizzy BelBruno and Amanda Zakoske, who have delivered 11.0 and 10.9 points per game, respectively. Fellow guard Marissa Munoz-Ruiz have come off the bench to record 7.6 points per game, 24 assists and 18 steals. Meanwhile, guard Devon Quattrochi has added 8.6 points per outing and 23 assists.
NEXT UP: Both squads will resume their NEWMAC schedules on the road on Thursday. Mount Holyoke will travel to Clark University at 7:00 p.m., while Smith will visit the Coast Guard Academy at 7:30 p.m.
July 19, 2011
2010-11 Basketball Year in Review
May 11, 2011
Seniors Honored at Scholar Athlete Reception
May 5, 2011
Awards Handed Out at Annual Athletics Banquet
March 4, 2011
NEWMAC Announces Winter Academic All-Conference Squads
March 3, 2011
Mount Holyoke Named a 2011 Best Value College
March 2, 2011
Pascual Placed on NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team
February 19, 2011
Basketball Dropped By #5 Babson in Season Finale
February 18, 2011
Basketball: #5 Babson at Mount Holyoke
February 17, 2011
Basketball Team Joins the Pink Zone
February 16, 2011
Coast Guard Stuns Basketball With Big First Half
February 15, 2011
Basketball: Coast Guard at Mount Holyoke
February 15, 2011
Basketball Player Angelica Pascual Secures Lyon of the Week Accolades
February 12, 2011
Basketball Drops MIT With Dramatic Comeback
February 9, 2011
Offensive Woes Doom Basketball at WPI
February 5, 2011
Chancy Buzzer Beater Boosts Basketball Past Clark
February 4, 2011
Basketball: Clark at Mount Holyoke
February 3, 2011
Second Half Spurt Lifts Smith Over Basketball
January 31, 2011
Basketball Player Tricia Chase Grabs Lyon of the Week Accolades
January 29, 2011
Basketball Edges Wellesley in Overtime Thriller
January 28, 2011
Basketball: Wellesley at Mount Holyoke
January 26, 2011
Springfield Uses Late Run to Pull Away From Basketball
January 24, 2011
Chase Carries Basketball Past Johnson and Wales
January 24, 2011
Basketball: Johnson & Wales at Mount Holyoke
January 22, 2011
Basketball Comes Up Just Short at Wheaton
January 19, 2011
Pascual Propels Basketball Past Coast Guard
January 15, 2011
MIT Uses Huge Run to Pull Away From Basketball
January 14, 2011
Basketball: MIT at Mount Holyoke
January 13, 2011
WPI Holds Off Basketball In Defensive Slugfest
January 13, 2011
Basketball: WPI at Mount Holyoke
January 8, 2011
#4 Babson Races Past Basketball
January 5, 2011
Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to Wheaton in First Game of 2011
January 4, 2011
Basketball: Wheaton at Mount Holyoke
December 14, 2010
Worcester State Pulls Away From Basketball in Defensive Struggle
December 7, 2010
Basketball: Smith at Mount Holyoke
December 7, 2010
Hot Shooting Smith Handles Basketball
December 4, 2010
Basketball Suffers Road Loss at Wellesley
December 1, 2010
Basketball: Springfield at Mount Holyoke
December 1, 2010
Basketball Comes Up Short in NEWMAC Opener Against Springfield
November 23, 2010
Basketball Player Angelica Pascual Named Lyon of the Week
November 23, 2010
Basketball Falls to #1 Amherst, 73-23
November 21, 2010
2010 Seven Sisters Basketball Classic
November 21, 2010
Wellesley Closes Out Perfect Weekend With 61-47 Win Over Agnes Scott
November 21, 2010
Chase and Pascual Lift Basketball Past Vassar in Seven Sisters Finale
November 21, 2010
Smith Breezes Past Bryn Mawr in Fifth Game of 2010 Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Wellesley Rolls Past Bryn Mawr in Second Game of Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Vassar Tops Smith 67-58 in Third Game of Seven Sisters Classic
November 20, 2010
Agnes Scott Holds Off Basketball 62-60 in Seven Sisters Opener
November 16, 2010
Basketball Falls to WNEC 48-37 in 2010-11 Opener
November 15, 2010
2010-11 Winter Schedules Released
September 30, 2010
SAAC Releases 2010-11 Game of the Week Schedule