NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Down 13 in the third quarter, in a hostile gym on the road, with a NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance on the line, the pressure could have taken the Amherst College women's basketball down.

Instead the Mammoths fought back with all that they had in them, and when sophomore Reagan Pahl coolly drained a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in the NCAA Tournament 2nd Round Contest at Smith College's Ainsworth Gymnasium, the scoreboard read 50-50. 

Life is not a movie however, and so the final dramatic ending the Mammoths were hoping for never materialized, as Smith guard Ally Landau drove to the basket and laid in a shot off the glass to beat the final buzzer and give the Pioneers a 52-50 victory.

Amherst saw its season end at 20-8. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
* Amherst outscored Smith 13-4 over a 6:30 span down the stretch of the fial quarter to tie the game after trailing 46-37 with 9:19 remaining in the game. 

* With 6 minutes and 51 seconds remaining on the clock,  Pahl secured a defense rebound and then assisted Annie McCarthy on a three-pointer. Laura Mendell drained a three-pointer 30 seconds later to put the Mammoths within four points of Smith, 46-42.

McCarthy sank two free throws, and then Smith briefly broke up the Mammoths' run with a layup. Mendell put three points on the board off of a free throw and layup to get the Mammoths within one point of Smith, 48-47. In the final seconds, Pahl sank a three-pointer to tie the game, 50-50. Despite the Mammoths' efforts, Landers was able to get to the hoop for the game-winner. 

Pahl drained an impressive three-pointer with eight minutes and 10 seconds on the clock in quarter one. The Mammoths concluded the first quarter with a one-point disadvantage, 15-14.
 
* Smith increased their lead over the Mammoths in the second quarter, but the Mammoths continued to battle. Maya Cwalina sank an impressive hook shot off of an assist from Pahl. Anna Tranum followed suit, draining a three-pointer with six minutes and 41 seconds remaining in the quarter.
 
* The Mammoths entered halftime with a 33-25 disadvantage and put 11 points to Smith's 11 in the third quarter. Momentum picked up when Barach drained a three-pointer with six minutes and 20 seconds remaining. Smith and Amherst went back and forth, with each team scoring a few layups until Pahl and Cwalina each scored two points to conclude the quarter. Amherst trailed by eight after the third quarter.. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS:
 
* * Barach led in terms of points with 11, while Pahl was second with 10. Both Mendell and Tranum netted nine points. 

* Pahl added six rebounds and 4 assists to her 10-point evening. Cwalina had six points, a team-high seven rebounds and two blocks. McCarthy netted five points.
 
* Amherst earned 4 fastbreak points and 4 steals.