BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's basketball team cruised to a 68-48 win over Bates on Monday night in Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears improve to 6-1 with the win while the Bobcats drop their first game of the season and fall to 6-1.
 
Game Highlights

• A pair of Jess Giorgio layups sparked a key 8-0 Bowdoin surge late in the first quarter as the hosts claimed a 19-12 lead after ten minutes of play.
• The Polar Bears took command with a 22-point second quarter, rolling off an 8-0 run to open the period that stretched the lead to double figures as Bowdoin led 41-25 at the break.
• The Bobcats could never get it back to single digits in the second half as Sydney Jones took over, scoring 15 of her game-high 26 points in the second half as the Polar Bears comfortably cruised to the victory.

By The Numbers

• Sydney Jones, named NESCAC Player of the Week earlier in the day, recorded 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Jess Giorgio had 13 points and seven boards while Carley Davey (nine points), Callie Godfrey (eight points) and Maria Belardi (eight points) also contributed offensively.
• Bowdoin took care of the ball, committing just ten turnovers and took advantage of 20 Bates turnovers to score 20 points in the victory.
• The Polar Bears shot 45% for the contest and held Bates to 30%, as Bowdoin held an opponent to under 50 points for the fourth time in seven games this season.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will travel to New London, Conn., on Thursday for a game at Mitchell College at 7:00 p.m. before closing out the semester at home on Saturday against WPI at 3:00 p.m.