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Women's Basketball Dominates Early, Cruises to Win Over Williams

Box Score

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team jumped to an early lead and never trailed in a 74-62 win over Williams on Sunday at Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears improve to 13-4 (3-1 NESCAC) while the 22nd-ranked Ephs drop their second straight contest and fall to 11-4 (1-3 NESCAC) with the setback.

Game Highlights

  • Shannon Brady dominated in the early going for Bowdoin, scoring 12 early points as the Polar Bears sprinted to a 23-2 lead
  • Abigail Kelly nailed a three-pointer to cap the huge run as the Polar Bears led 23-8 after one quarter of play
  • The Ephs committed 11 first-half turnovers and Bowdoin, despite hitting just 37% of their shots, netted 12 free throws in the opening half to maintain a double-digit lead, 42-31, at halftime
  • Bowdoin squelched all hopes of a second half comeback for Williams by outscoring the Ephs 15-5 in the third quarter to take a 57-36 lead into the fourth period
  • The Polar Bears led by as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter before a late Eph rally closed the final margin to 12

By The Numbers

  • Shannon Brady scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds for the Polar Bears
  • A trio of players scored nine points for Bowdoin - Lydia Caputi, Kate Kerrigan and Lauren Petit
  • Amanni Fernandez scored a game-high 23 points in the loss for Williams while Katie Litman added 12 points
  • Bowdoin scored 21 points off 22 Williams turnovers while committing just 12 turnovers themselves
  • The Polar Bears held a slim 40-35 edge in rebounding, but grabbed 15 offensive boards and converted 14 second-chance points in the victory

Up Next

  • Bowdoin will return to action on the road Friday with a big conference game at Amherst at 7:00 p.m.
  • Williams will travel to Hamilton on Friday night for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off at Hamilton
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Players Mentioned

Shannon Brady

#3 Shannon Brady

F
6' 0"
Lydia Caputi

#20 Lydia Caputi

F
5' 10"
Abigail Kelly

#22 Abigail Kelly

G
5' 8"
Kate Kerrigan

#5 Kate Kerrigan

G
5' 7"
Lauren Petit

#10 Lauren Petit

G
5' 8"

Players Mentioned

Shannon Brady

#3 Shannon Brady

6' 0"
F
Lydia Caputi

#20 Lydia Caputi

5' 10"
F
Abigail Kelly

#22 Abigail Kelly

5' 8"
G
Kate Kerrigan

#5 Kate Kerrigan

5' 7"
G
Lauren Petit

#10 Lauren Petit

5' 8"
G