BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Trinity College women's basketball team needed overtime, but held off Bowdoin 60-57 for their first win over the Polar Bears since 2013 on Friday evening in Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears fall to 10-3 (0-1 NESCAC) while the Bantams improve to 8-3 (1-0 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Both teams needed to shake off the rust in the opening half, as the squads combined to shoot 24% from the field, with the Bantams holding a slim 28-23 lead at intermission.
• The Bantams would stretch that lead to as many as 11 points in the third quarter before Bowdoin closed the period on a 12-2 run, capped by a Sydney Jones layup at the buzzer to trim the lead to 38-37 entering the fourth.
• Trinity again stretched the lead to seven points, 48-41, with 4:20 to go, before another late run by the Polar Bears tied the game on another running basket by Jones, forcing overtime at 52 apiece. 
• Bailey Hyland led the way with five points for Trinity in the overtime session, as the Bantams never trailed en route to the win.  

By The Numbers

• In the end, Bowdoin was victimized by 25% shooting in the contest and a 60-36 deficit in rebounding to the Bantams, who scored ten second-chance points in the win. 
• Samantha Gallo had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Trinity while Tori Varsamis added 11 with eight boards.
• Sela Kay scored a game-high 23 points for Bowdoin while Sydney Jones added 19 with seven rebounds and four steals. 
• Trinity shot only 31% for the game, and committed 27 turnovers, but went 19-23 from the free throw line to steal the win. U

Up Next

• Bowdoin will face Conn. College on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.