BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's basketball team held Middlebury to a season-low in points in a dominating 64-38 win on Friday evening in Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears, ranked fourth in the latest Division III poll, improve to 21-0 (7-0 NESCAC) while the Panthers drop their third straight game and fall to 14-7 (4-3 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears wasted little time putting the Panthers away, scoring the first eight points of the game and taking a 21-5 lead after one quarter of play.
• Bowdoin continued to roll in the second period, extending its lead to 35-12 at the break thanks to a suffocating defensive effort that held Middlebury to 16% shooting in the opening twenty minutes.
• Bowdoin cruised in the second half, pushing their lead to as many as 28 points as Middlebury could get no closer than 17.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin finished at 41% shooting for the game, as Carly Davey (14), Abbie Quinn (14), and Sydney Jones (13) combined to outscore Middlebury themselves, 41-38.
• Davey finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, and four steals while Jones had 13 points, five boards, four assists, and three steals.
• Quinn scored 14 with five rebounds while Grace Kinum added ten with four rebounds and four assists.
• The Polar Bears held the Panthers to 23% shooting in the contest, forcing 16 turnovers and blocking seven shots (two apiece by Callie Godfrey and Charlotte Sweet).

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in Morrell Gymnasium against Williams.