BRUNSWICK, Maine - Jill Henrikson became the 12th player in Bowdoin women's basketball history to surpass 1,000 points as the Polar Bears celebrated Senior Day with a 73-60 win over Connecticut College on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears (18-6, 7-3 NESCAC) clinch the third seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament and will host sixth-seeded Wesleyan next Saturday, February 18, at 3:00 p.m. in the quarterfinal round. The Camels (16-6, 5-5 NESCAC) will be the seventh seed and will play at Tufts in the opening round next Saturday in Medford, Mass.

Tickets for the NESCAC quarterfinal game between Bowdoin and Wesleyan will be available in the Bowdoin Athletic Department office on Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. Additional ticket information will be available on Monday.

Henrikson, who entered the game needing 17 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau, finished with a game-high 26 to go with seven rebounds and a perfect 14-14 from the free-throw line. Ellery Gould pitched in 12 while Allie Piscina had 11 for the Polar Bears. The Camels were led by 17 from Tara Gabelman. Jenn Shinall had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Carlee Smith scored 13 for Conn. College.

The teams traded blows in the opening half, with a late surge giving the hosts a 31-27 edge at intermission. Bowdoin never trailed in the second half, but struggled to put the Camels away, as the lead bounced between five and seven points for the first six minutes of the period. Gabelman was able to trim the lead to two points with a three-point play at the 14-minute mark, but Bowdoin answered with a three-pointer from Hackett and a jumper from Henrikson that quickly pushed the lead back to seven points.

The Camels stayed within striking distance until Henrikson's milestone bucket - appropriately a three-pointer - with 2:20 remaining that gave Bowdoin a 10-point advantage, 65-55.

Bowdoin finished with a slim 38-37 edge on the boards and forced 22 Connecticut College turnovers that they cashed in for 20 points.

In a pregame ceremony, Bowdoin honored their five-member senior class of Henrikson, Hackett, Gould, Alexa Barry and Nicole Coombes, who were playing in their final regular season home contest.