BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team held Colby to a season-low in points in a decisive 71-30 victory on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium.

The 21st-ranked Polar Bears improve to 14-3 (4-2 NESCAC) while the Mules fall to 9-9 (2-4 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• The teams traded buckets in the early going and the Mules actually held a 7-6 lead after five minutes of play.
• Bowdoin's defense clamped down from there and Bowdoin rolled off a 15-2 run, sparked by a pair of Lauren Petit three-pointers to take a 21-9 advantage midway through the second quarter.
• The Polar Bears continued to roll, closing the first half on an 11-0 run, thanks to five points from Abigail Kelly, and a Sam Roy steal and lay-in gave the hosts a commanding 38-18 advantage at the break.
• Bowdoin extended their lead to as many as 41 points in the second half as Colby connected on just 20% of their shots in the final twenty minutes.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin finished at 52.6% shooting for the game, including six three-pointers while holding Colby to single digits in every quarter (9-9-5-7).
• The Polar Bears displayed a balanced attack as 14 different players scored, paced by 14 from Petit and 10 from Kelly. Bowdoin's bench alone outscored Colby with 42 points.
• Colby was led by 10 points from Haley Driscoll.
• Bowdoin held a 34-28 edge in rebounding and scored 40 points in the paint. The Polar Bears also forced 24 Colby turnovers and committed just 12 in the game.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action on Tuesday evening with a non-conference game at UMass-Boston at 7:00 p.m.
• Colby will look to get back into the win column on Tuesday evening when they host Southern Maine at 5:30 p.m.