Lauren Bondi, Dashelle Gleissner and Kennedy Guest-Pritchett (nine rebounds) all had 15 points in an 83-39 road win over Wheaton on Saturday.
Hampshire Regional grad Kately Pickunka had 10 points and seven rebounds of the bench for the Pioneers (17-5, 10-3 NEWMAC), who have won seven in a row. Smith trails Springfield College by a half game in the NEWMAC standings as the regular season winds down.
Smith held Wheaton to 26.8 percent shooting and outrebounded them 53-21.
Amherst 53, Bates 43 โ Madeline Eck scored 20 points with seven rebounds and three assists on the road Saturday.
Cam Hendricks added 12 points. Granbyโs Meghan Sullivan had five points with three steals.
MIT 63, Mount Holyoke 33 โ Kaitlyn Grover scored 12, while Annika Brooks put up nine points and 13 rebounds in a road loss Saturday.
UMass at Richmond 62, UMass 58 โ Vashnie Perry had 11 points, while Destiney Philoxy scored 10 with four assists in a home loss Sunday.
The Minutewomen (11-11, 3-5 A-10) trailed by nine entering the fourth quarter but gave themselves a chance with a late rally.
Amherst 2, Colby 2 โ A.J. Klein had two assists, while Jack Fitzgerald and Sean Wrenn scored in the first period of a Saturday tie.
Pieter von Steinbergs and Joey Lupo also had assists for the Mammoths (9-6-4, 6-4-4 NESCAC).
Giancarlo Ventre made 27 saves.
Amherst 75, Bates 64 โ Grant Robinson scored 17 points with nine rebounds and four assists in a home win Saturday.
Garrett Day scored 12, while Fru Che aded 10 points off the bench for the Mammoths (17-3, 5-2 NESCAC).
Plattsburgh St 5, Amherst 3 โ Stephanie Nomicos, Katelyn Pantera and Jamie McNamara found the net in a Saturday loss.
Katie Savage, Sarah Wagner and Elizabeth Holubiak added assists. Caitlin Walker made 35 saves for Amherst (9-9-2).
