BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bowdoin head coach Adrienne Shibles won her 400th career game as head coach as the Polar Bear women's basketball team dispatched Colby on Saturday, 70-51,
The fourth-ranked Polar Bears move to 8-0 on the season while Colby falls to 3-4. In her 12th yead as head coach at Bowdoin, Shibles has won 262 games leading the Polar Bears and is the winningest coach in program history.
Game Highlights
- Bowdoin never trailed in the game, scoring the first eight points of the contest.
- Colby closed the gap to 13-9 after one period, but the Polar Bears outscored the Mules 20-8 in the second quarter to push their advantage to 33-17 at halftime.
- The Mules stayed close thanks to seven fouls called against the Polar Bears and a 5-6 effort from the free throw line, but still trailed by 16 entering the final quarter.
- Bowdoin pushed the lead to as many as 21 points in the fourth quarter as they pulled away.
By The Numbers
- Neither team shot particularly well, with Bowdoin posting a 35% effort from the field and holding Colby to just 27% for the contest.
- The Polar Bears dominated on the boards, holding a 62-32 edge and cashing in for 14 second chance points.
- Bowdoin also caused 14 Colby turnovers and scored 17 points directly off Mules miscues.
- Sela Kay had her best outing of the season for Bowdoin, scoring a game-high 18 points.
- Maddie Hasson posted a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds while Ali Meade added eight points and seven caroms off the bench for the Polar Bears.
- Colby was led by 12 points from Alisha Aube.
Up Next
- Bowdoin will close out its first semester on Tuesday night when they host Maine-Farmington at 7:00 p.m.
