The Amherst women’s basketball team clinched its standing as the number one seed in the upcoming NESCAC Tournament. This past Saturday, the Jeffs passed by the Trinity College Bantams, 77-51. Since Bowdoin and Williams Colleges suffered important losses on the same day, Amherst ended up in possession of the top spot going into the NESCAC Championships.

Senior tri-captains Shaina Pollack, Stefanie Reiff and Anne-Claire Roesch will be a triple threat against the Colby College Mules. Roesch recently set a new career-high, scoring 20 points against Trinity.

Reiff has tallied more than 1,000 career points, becoming the eighth player in Amherst women’s basketball history to do so. Pollack is a leading force for the team, sitting in first for free throw percentage and assists-per-game. First-year Sarah Leyman has had an impressive rookie performance so far, reflecting the depth of young talent on the Jeffs’ side.