WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Bowdoin College women's basketball team rallied from an eight-point deficit with six minutes to play to stun Williams, 54-51, in a NESCAC road win on Saturday. The 15^th-ranked Polar Bears roll their win streak to 12 games and improve to 15-1 (3-0 NESCAC) while the Ephs drop to 8-9 (1-3 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• A low-scoring affair saw the Ephs enter halftime with a 27-21 lead after leading by as many as 14 points in the second quarter.
• Bowdoin tied the game midway through the third quarter on consecutive three-pointers from Sydney Jones and Maria Belardi, 31-31.
• Williams reclaimed the lead before the end of the quarter, and scored the first four points of the fourth period to extend their lead to 45-37 with 6:02 to go.
• Bowdoin's comeback began with a pair of Abbie Quinn free throws, and layups by Carly Davey and Sydney Jones trimmed the lead to 45-44 just 90 seconds later.
• A jumper by Jones with 4:10 to go gave Bowdoin the lead for good, as a three-pointer by Jones capped a long possession with under three minutes left to make it 49-45.
• After a Williams bucket cut the lead to 49-45, Megan Tan nailed a huge three-pointer following another long offensive possession that included offensive boards by Jones and Jess Giorgio, to make it a five point game with 31 seconds left.

By The Numbers

• Sydney Jones was outstanding, particularly in the fourth quarter, as she scored eight of her game-high 23 down the stretch to seal the win. She also recorded five rebounds and a steal.
• Abbie Quinn had eight points and four rebounds while Megan Tan had seven points and Maria Belardi had four steals.
• Bowdoin survived a 31% shooting night by holding Williams to 40% from the field and 1-10 from long distance while scoring 18 points off 16 Ephs turnovers.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will play Wesleyan in their rescheduled game from earlier this month on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in Morrell Gymnasium.