BIDDEFORD, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's volleyball team gave new head coach Erin Cady a win in her Polar Bear debut, cruising to a 3-0 win in their season-opener at the University of New England on Tuesday evening.

The Polar Bears dominated from start to finish claiming the victory by game scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-14. Bowdoin stands at 1-0 while UNE drops to 1-2 on the season.

How It Happened

• Bowdoin never trailed in any of the three sets, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first, a 4-0 lead in the second and a 3-1 advantage to open the third.
• Senior Christy Jewett opened the year with an impressive stat-line, recording a match-high 12 kills and 13 digs. 
• The Polar Bears racked up 13 service aces, led by six from Quincy Leech.
• Michelle Albright added seven kills while Erika Sklaver had five for Bowdoin.
• Leech (13 assists) and Clare McInerney (11 assists) sparked the Polar Bear offense in the win.
• Erika Sawicki and Grayson Szczepaniak led UNE with eight kills apiece.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will play in the highly-competitive MIT Invitational this weekend with a four-match slate, including Springfield (4:30 p.m.) and Endicott (6:30 p.m.) on Friday afternoon at Endicott.
• UNE will host Husson on Sunday at noon.