Box Score GORHAM, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's volleyball team rolled off an 11-0 run to close out the third set in a 3-0 sweep of the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday evening. The 20^th-ranked Polar Bears, who were playing their first match in 656 days, improve to 1-0 with the 25-14, 25-11, 26-24 win. USM falls to 2-3 overall with the loss.
 
Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears jumped out to a 6-0 in the opening set and never trailed, cruising to an opening set win. Bowdoin closed out the set with a 14-6 surge, wrapping it up on a Cori Gray kill to take a 25-14 win.
• It was more of the same from the Polar Bears in set two, as the visitors sprinted to a 16-5 lead. Sophia Pahl sealed the 25-11 set win with a pair of late kills for Bowdoin.
• In easily the most competitive set, USM had Bowdoin on the brink, leading 24-15 before the Polar Bears rolled off 11 consecutive points to stun in the Huskies in a 26-24 win to clinch the match.

By The Numbers

• Cori Gray led Bowdoin with 15 kills while Allyson Hawkins racked up five aces in the win. Gray also added a team-high four blocks.
• Ella Haugen dished out 23 assists while Joy Liu added 13.
• Maya White had a team-high 12 digs in the victory for Bowdoin.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to action at the MIT Tournament this weekend, opening against Endicott at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening.