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GENEVA, N.Y. - The fourth-ranked Bowdoin College women's
basketball team put five players in double figures to rebound from
its first loss of the season, topping William Smith 74-58 in
Bristol Gym on Monday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 11-1,
while the Herons fall to 4-7.
Junior guard Katie Bergeron and sophomore guard Ellery Gould netted
13 points apiece to pace the visitors. Senior forwards Caitlyn
Hynes and Leah Rubega added 12 points each, while sophomore guard
Amy Hackett chipped in 10 points. Rubega also grabbed a game-high
nine rebounds. Junior guard Colleen Lukas led William Smith with a
game-high 14 points
Six and a half minutes into the game, William Smith led 9-7, but
Bowdoin took control of the contest with a 18-4 surge. Rubega
fueled the run with six points as the Polar Bears pushed their lead
into double digits for good. Hackett hit a jumper at the buzzer to
send Bowdoin into the break with a 40-24 lead, matching their
largest lead of the first half.
The Polar Bears shot 51.6 percent (16-31) from the floor in the
first 20 minutes, while the Herons made 50 percent (11-22). Bowdoin
used a relentless, end-to-end defense to force William Smith into
27 turnovers in the game. In the second half, the Polar Bears were
able to extend their lead to as many as 26, but the Herons
continued to fight. William Smith used an 8-0 run to get within 14,
66-52, with 4:16 remaining, but Bowdoin countered with seven
straight points to squash any thoughts of a comeback.
Bowdoin is at Hamilton on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.