WATERVILLE, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team remained unbeaten with a 60-38 victory at Colby on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears, ranked 14th in the latest WBCA Division III poll, improve to 5-0 on the season. Colby falls to 3-3 on the year with the setback. The teams will play their conference match-up in Brunswick on January 28. 

Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears were in command from the beginning, sprinting to a 12-2 lead after four minutes and never trailing in the contest.
• Bowdoin shot 51.7% from the field  in the opening half and carried a 40-16 advantage into the break.
• The Polar Bears pushed their lead to as many as 32 points in the second half on their way to their fifth consecutive 20+ point victory.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin forced 27 Colby turnovers and stifled the Mules, holding the hosts to just 28% shooting for the game.
• No player saw double figures for either team, but Bowdoin had a dozen players score, including a team-best nine points from Lydia Caputi as well as eight apiece from Kate Kerrigan, Lauren Petit and Cordelia Stewart.
• Marle Curle had six points, nine assists and three steals in the victory for Bowdoin, who held a 27-13 edge in bench scoring and 26-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action on Tuesday evening at Maine Farmington at 7:00 p.m.