LEWISTON, Maine – The Bowdoin College volleyball team picked up an important NESCAC win on Friday night, easily dispatching Bates 3-0 at Alumni Gymnasium. The Polar Bears improve to 9-7 (2-5 NESCAC) while the Bobcats fall to 9-9 (1-6 NESCAC).
 
Match Highlights

• Bowdoin earned the sweep by set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-20.
• The first set was the closest of the evening, as Bates led through the early stages before a key 4-0 Polar Bear run gave the visitors the lead for good at 22-19. Skye LaMendola finished it off with a kill to give Bowdoin a 1-0 lead.
• The Polar Bears dominated the second, using an early 7-1 surge to take an 11-4 lead before cruising to a 25-13 win and 2-0 edge.
• The third set was tight until the 8-8 mark when a 5-0 Bowdoin run gave the Polar Bears the lead for good. Alison Smith finished it off with a kill in the 25-20 win.

By The Numbers

• Skye LaMendola finished with 11 kills and 11 digs to lead the Polar Bears to the win.
• Alison Smith notched ten kills while Mina Mittler and Haley Campau added five each.
• Campau and Smith had three blocks apiece while Cameron Shelly and Paige Butler ended with 14 assists each.
• Bowdoin has won nine straight against Bates dating back to 2017, and 23 out of the last 24 meetings overall.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Tufts