LEWISTON, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team jumped out to a 11-3 lead and never looked back, cruising to a 82-54 win at Bates on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (8-2) earned their seventh consecutive victory overall with the victory. Under the direction of first-year head coach Alison (Smith) Montgomery (Bowdoin '05), the Bobcats dip to 2-7 on the year.

Game Highlights

• After falling behind 3-2 in the opening moments, Bowdoin used a 9-0 run and never trailed again
• Lydia Caputi sparked the run with a three-pointer and had six points in the first quarter as the Polar Bears led 21-9 after the opening frame
• Aly Silfen scored 11 first half points as Bowdoin carried a 41-19 lead into halftime
• Shannon Brady scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the third quarter as Bowdoin led by as many as 30 points en route to the victory

By The Numbers

• Brady added three blocks to her game-high 19 points for Bowdoin
• Caputi had 12 points while Kate Kerrigan led the Polar Bears with eight rebounds
• Silfen had 12 off the bench for Bowdoin, as the Polar Bear reserves scored 40 points on the day
• Bernadette Connors had 18 to lead Bates
• Bowdoin held a 51-39 edge in rebounding and committed just 12 turnovers on the afternoon.
• The Polar Bears converted 22 points off 18 Bobcat turnovers and held Bates to just 31% shooting while connecting on 47% of their shots from the field

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to Morrell Gymnasium for a Tuesday evening non-conference game against Regis. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.