CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont Mudd Scripps women's basketball team outscored Bowdoin 14-6 in the overtime session to hand the Polar Bears their first defeat of the season, 70-62, on Thursday evening in California.

The 13th-ranked Polar Bears fall to 8-1 this year while the Athenas improve to 5-5.

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin led for the entire first half and held a 28-19 lead at halftime thanks to a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Kate Kerrigan.
• The Athenas clawed back into the game thanks to strong defense and outscored Bowdoin 18-12 in the third quarter to trim the lead to 40-37 heading into the fourth.
• CMS scored the first two baskets of the fourth quarter to take their first lead of the contest, 41-40, and the teams traded buckets for the next six minutes.
• Bowdoin appeared to be in good shape as a three-pointer by Lydia Caputi sparked a quick run that gave the Polar Bears a six-point lead, 56-50, with 2:30 to play.
• But Bowdoin went scoreless for the remainder of regulation as CMS closed on a 6-0 run to send the game into overtime.
• The Athenas dominated the extra session, scoring the first 11 points to put the game on ice.

By The Numbers

• Kate Kerrigan led Bowdoin with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists while Taylor Choate scored 13 off the bench for the Polar Bears.
• Kris Brackmann led the CMS comeback with a game-high 26 points and ten rebounds, including 10-10 from the free-throw line.
• The Athenas ended with a huge advantage at the stripe, connecting on 23-32 attemps from the free throw line compared to just 12-19 for Bowdoin.
• Bowdoin held a 40-36 edge on the glass but committed a season-high 22 turnovers in the loss.
• Both teams struggled shooting, including a combined 7-30 from three-point range (4-15 for Bowdoin, 3-15 for CMS).

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action tomorrow evening when they continue their California trip at Pomona-Pitzer with tip-off scheduled for 10:00 p.m. (EST), 7:00 p.m. local time.