BEVERLY, Mass. - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team used a dominating third quarter to pull away from Endicott in a 68-41 victory on Thursday evening.

The 11th-ranked Polar Bears improve to 7-0 this season while Endicott falls to 3-4 on the year. Bowdoin improves to 4-0 all-time against the Gulls.

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin never trailed, but couldn't put Endicott away until early in the second half.
• Leading 10-8 midway through the first quarter, Sydney Hancock and Lydia Caputi sparked a 10-0 Polar Bear run to close the quarter and give Bowdoin a 20-8 lead after ten minutes
• Endicott was able to climb back, cutting the lead to four points late in the second quarter before a quick 4-0 spurt by Bowdoin pushed the lead to 29-21 at the break.
• The Gulls stayed within shouting distance early in the third quarter before Bowdoin's decisive run put the game away.
• Kate Kerrigan hit three-pointers to open and finish a 16-2 run, opening up a 25-point lead for Bowdoin that they would extend their advantage to as many as 31 points in the final quarter en route to the win.

By The Numbers

• Kerrigan stood out in another balanced effort by Bowdoin as the junior guard scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
• Abigail Kelly also saw double figures, scoring 11 to lead a 41-point effort by the Bowdoin bench. Eleven different Polar Bears scored in the game.
• Ally Silfen collected a team-high eight rebounds while Taylor Choate notched a career-high seven assists while also swiping four steals.
• Bowdoin ended with a 50-31 edge in rebounding and scored 24 points off 23 Endicott turnovers.

Up Next

• Bowdoin closes out its first semester at home on Saturday when they host Bates at 3:00 p.m.