ORANGE, Calif. – Bowdoin senior Maddie Hasson scored a career-high 37 points and became the 18th player in program history to surpass the 1,000-point plateau in the Polar Bears' 93-81 win at Chapman on Monday night.
Hasson's 37 points shattered her previous career-high of 27 set against Colby-Sawyer last season and were one shy of the school record of 38 points in a game set in 1983 by Amy Harper and matched by Taylor Choate in the NCAA Tournament last March.
Third-ranked Bowdoin moves to 11-0 this season with the win while Chapman falls to 5-5 on the year.
Game Highlights
- Hasson needed ten points to reach the 1,000 point milestone and took care of it early, scoring 12 points in the opening quarter on 4-4 shooting from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line.
- The Polar Bears seemed in command, holding a 23-15 advantage after ten minutes, but the Panthers stormed back, outscoring Bowdoin 24-19 in the second quarter and tying the score on a Julia Strand bucket with seconds left in the first half, 39-39.
- Samantha Roy netted a long three-pointer just before the buzzer, however, to give the Polar Bears a 42-39 edge at the break.
- After Chapman closed to within 42-41 early in the third quarter, the Polar Bears took control with a 12-2 surge, capped by a Moira Train three-pointer with 6:27 to go in the frame, giving the visitors a 54-43 edge.
- Chapman clawed back into the contest, cutting the Bowdoin advantage to 66-63 late in the third quarter, but the Polar Bears closed the stanza on a 6-0 run, getting another buzzer-beating bucket from Roy to hold a 72-63 lead after three.
- Chapman could get no closer than six points in the fourth as Bowdoin kept the Panthers at bay with a comfortable cushion to close out the contest.
By The Numbers
- Maddie Hasson was unstoppable, going 13-16 from the field and 10-12 from the free throw line to finish with 37 points along with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Samantha Roy totaled 19 points for Bowdoin with six assists while Moira Train ended with 16 points. Sela Kay added nine points and seven rebounds.
- The Polar Bears finished at 54% shooting for the game and held Chapman to just 35% from the field.
- Bowdoin held a slim 39-35 advantage in rebounding.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears are off until Tuesday, January 7, when they host Husson in Morrell Gymnasium at 6:00 p.m.
