December 1, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: Loretta Sullivan
(508) 340-0162

Basketball Knocks Off Haverford 49-47, Charron Scores in Final Seconds

Northampton, MA:  The Smith Pioneers traveled to Haverford, PA this weekend to compete in the Seven Sisters basketball tournament.  They started off the tournament tonight, facing off against the home team and coming away with their first victory of the season.  The Pioneers (1-4) defeated Haverford (0-3) by a score of 49-47.

Smith lead by as many as 7 points with 18:35 left in the game, but could not hold off Haverford, as they went on a 14-2 run to take the lead 31-25.  Smith was not finished though as they recovered the lead, 43-39, with 2:30 left to play.  The remaining two minutes and thirty seconds were back and forth, as Haverford hit a jump shot and then forced a turnover, to tie the game at 43.  Both teams scored again and the game was tied at 45.  Then with 39.5 seconds remaining Smith senior Helena Charron (Portland, ME) drove down the lane and made a lay-up to give Smith the lead 47-45.  Haverford got the ball and sophomore forward Brittany Lattisaw (Washington, D.C.) made a post move and was fouled as she scored.  The score was 47-47 and Lattisaw missed the free throw.   Haverford recovered the offensive rebound, but was unable to score on the put back.  Smith then rebounded and called a timeout.  Smith came back from the time-out and Charron took an inbounds pass from underneath the hoop and banked in an 8-footer off the glass to give the Pioneers the lead 49-47.  The remaining 3.1 seconds were not enough for Haverford to score.

First year Berit Schelde (Holstebro, DENMARK) led Smith with a game-high 19 points and 12 rebounds.  Also getting a double-double for Smith was Charron with 13 points and 10 rebounds.  Sophomore Courtney Parker (Berlin, MD) pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds on the night.  Leading Haverford was Lattisaw with 14 points and senior guard Abby Scattergood (Philadelphia, PA) with 7 points and 7 rebounds.  

Smith will play the winner of the St. Joseph’s (CT) and Swarthmore game tomorrow at 4:00 pm.

                                  1         2         F        
Smith (1-4)                 18        31       49
Haverford (0-3)            15        32       47