Sydney Jones/Women's Basketball | Bowdoin College
Sydney Jones/Women's Basketball | Bowdoin College
The Bowdoin College women's basketball team dominated 18th-ranked Springfield College in an impressive 71-58 road win on Wednesday afternoon. The 25th-ranked Polar Bears improve to 9-2 this season with the victory while the Pride fall to 10-3.
Game Highlights
- An outstanding defensive effort led the Polar Bears to the regional road win, as Bowdoin forced 22 Springfield turnovers on the day, scoring 25 crucial points off Pride miscues.
- Bowdoin owned a slim 13-10 edge after one quarter of play but extended their lead to nine points at the half thanks to a 15-6 run over the final six minutes of the period.
- The Polar Bears carried a 33-24 edge into the break when Sydney Jones hit a running layup before the buzzer.
- The Polar Bears took complete command with a dominant third quarter performance, outscoring Springfield 25-10 as a pair of Annie Boasberg three-pointers sparked a 10-1 run out of intermission.
- Bowdoin cruised from there, leading by as many as 27 points in the fourth quarter en route to the victory.
- A balanced attack saw Bowdoin finish with 11 different players denting the scoring column, led by a season-high 13 points from Sela Kay.
- Callie Godfrey added 11 points while Annie Boasberg had ten. Carly Davey pitched in seven points and five assists.
- Bowdoin finished at 42% shooting from the field, but connected for 11 three-pointers to spark their offensive output.
- The Polar Bears also grabbed ten offensive boards, cashing in for 13 second chance points in the win.
- At 9-2 entering NESCAC play this weekend, Bowdoin's scoring margin sits at +15.6 points per game, with its only two losses on the year coming to eighth-ranked Smith and top-ranked NYU by a combined eight points.
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