POMONA, Calif. - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team bounced back from its first setback of the season to earn a convincing win at Pomona-Pitzer on Friday evening, 87-53.

The 13th-ranked Polar Bears improve to 9-1 on the year while the Sagehens remain winless at 0-10.

Game Highlights

• The teams played a tightly-contested first half, but Bowdoin was able to use a 6-0 surge late in the second quarter to carry a 40-36 lead into halftime.
• Pomona trimmed the lead to a single point, 40-39, with a three-pointer right out of the gate in the third quarter, but that was as close as they would get.
• Bowdoin answered with seven straight points, sparked by a Marle Curle three-pointer, to gain an eight-point cushion.
• The Polar Bears closed the third quarter on a 14-5 run to push the lead to 15 points and outscored the Sagehens 24-3 in the fourth quarter en route to the 34-point win.

By The Numbers

• A dozen different players scored for Bowdoin, including three in double digits. Abigail Kelly paced the Polar Bears with 13 points.
• Cordelia Stewart scored 12 and grabbed three rebounds while Marle Curle had ten points
• Bowdoin held a commanding edge in rebounding, 50-24 and held Pomona to 37% shooting for the game.
• The Polar Bears connected on 47.9% of their shots, including 50 points in the paint.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 3 with a road contest at Regis scheduled for 7:00 p.m.