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Volume CXXXIII, Number 15 |
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Women's basketball #6
JENNIFER LARAIA
STAFF WRITER
The Bowdoin Women's Basketball team, after a loss to Bates, and a close win over Tufts, dropped to number six in the Division III national poll. It was a rough weekend for the Lady Polar Bears, as their perfect season became tarnished with their 56 to 54 loss to the Bates Bobcats on Friday.
On Saturday, the team attempted to redeem itself, as it
went up against the Jumbos; although Bowdoin came away with the win, the
score, 50 to 48, was too close for comfort. Although the team's performance
this weekend was less than stellar, the Polar Bears' record, 16-1, indicates
their usual level of play.
The Bates match-up on Friday night was the second of the
year for the teams; each team won its respective home game. Although the
Bobcats led from the beginning, the lead changed and the score remained
close throughout the course of the game. The score, with less than three
minutes to go, was tied 52 to 52. The Bobcats pulled ahead by a bucket,
but the Polar Bears answered, bringing the score to 54 to 54. With only
a fraction of a second remaining in the game, Kate Dockery of Bates was
fouled under the basket. Dockery, who ended the game with eight points,
hit two free throws to give the Bobcats the victory. Leading the offensive
charge for the Polar Bears was Lora Trenkle '04, with sixteen points.
Kristi Royer '03 added twelve points, Jessie Mayol '02 contributed eleven
points, and Alison Smith '05 chipped in six points.
Saturday's contest against the Jumbos also came down to
free throws, and to a two-point victory, but this time Bowdoin came out
on top, 50 to 48. Tufts led early on, but the Polar Bears came back in
the second half, tying the game at 44 to 44 with less than four minutes
to go. With less than thirty seconds to go, the game remained tied, with
a 48 to 48 score. Trenkle was fouled and hit both of her free throws,
giving Bowdoin the two point advantage and the victory. Trenkle again
led the Polar Bears in scoring, netting twelve points. Royer followed
suit with eleven points; Mayol added ten points, and Lindsay Bramwell
'04 chipped in five points. Kristina Fugate '04 and Corinne Pellegrini
'03 each scored four points, while Jess Reuben '03 added three points
and Courtney Trotta '04 scored one.
This weekend, the Polar Bears will travel to Waterville to take on Colby. The Mules are currently 9-12. With little more than a week remaining in the regular season, the Bowdoin team is getting geared up for tournament time.