PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's basketball team allowed its fewest points in nearly six years, cruising to a 88-23 win at the University of Maine-Presque Isle on Monday evening.
 
The fifth-ranked Polar Bears improve to 4-0 on the season while the Owls fall to 0-5 this season.
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin controlled the game from outset, scoring the first 26 points of the contest over the first 4:48 to put the game out of reach.
• Sydney Jones scored 11 points in the first quarter as Bowdoin shot 68% as a team to lead 31-4.
• Bowdoin led 51-9 at halftime and 69-18 heading into the fourth.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin's 23 points allowed were the fewest by the team since holding Regis to 22 in the 2018 season opener.
• Every Polar Bear had at least three points, led by 15 from Jones, who played just 11 minutes. Rachel Story scored 12 points in 12 minutes on 5-7 shooting as Bowdoin connected on 59% of their shots and held UMPI to 20% for the game.
• Jamie Yue finished with seven points, seven steals, and six assists for Bowdoin while Starlette Franklin had eight points and ten rebounds.
• Kate Saccaro added nine points, as did Melissa Leone in the win.

Up Next

• Bowdoin is off until Thursday, December 5, when the Polar Bears host Bates in the teams' annual non-conference game in Morrell Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.