MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team used a dominant second quarter to earn a NESCAC road win at Middlebury on Saturday, 82-52.

With the win, the 23rd-ranked Polar Bears improve to 17-3 (6-2 NESCAC) while the Panthers fall to 15-6 (5-3 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• The teams played a high-scoring first quarter as Bowdoin held a 24-18 edge after ten minutes.
• The Polar Bears took complete command of the game with a 32-point second-quarter outburst that saw Bowdoin use an 11-0 run, capped by a Kate Kerrigan three-pointer, to take a 35-20 edge midway through the frame.
• The Polar Bears allowed just one Middlebury field goal over the final six minutes of the half and used a 14-3 run, ending on a Marle Curle trifecta, to push the lead to 24 points.
• Bowdoin owned a 56-29 advantage at the break and extended their lead to as many as 35 points in the second half en route to the win.

By The Numbers

• Another balanced effort by the Polar Bears saw a dozen players score, including a game-high 12 points from Taylor Choate and ten from Marle Curle.
• Bowdoin's bench outscored Middlebury 44-17 and the Polar Bears held a 47-36 edge in rebounding and committed just nine turnovers in the victory.
• The Polar Bears finished at 41% shooting for the contest and held Middlebury to just 33% while forcing 19 turnovers.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears could clinch a home NESCAC quarterfinal pending Sunday's game between Williams and Conn. College. Bowdoin returns to action on Tuesday evening at Husson (7:00 p.m.) in a game rescheduled from Jan. 24).