Volume CXXXIII, Number 16 February 15, 2002 f

Women's basketball concludes regular season 20-1
JENNIFER LARAIA
STAFF WRITER

This past week, the Bowdoin Women's Basketball Team improved its record to 20-1; the Polar Bears will finish the regular season this week.

Bowdoin's Jesse Mayol '02 makes a pass. (Henry Coppola, Bowdoin Orient)

With wins against Colby (74 to 60), Colby-Sawyer (74 to 57), and the University of Maine at Farmington (91 to 55), this has been a productive week. In addition to the team's stellar performance, Lora Trenkle '04 received individual recognition, as she was named the NESCAC player of the week. Trenkle currently leads the team in scoring, netting 15.6 points per game.

Last Saturday, the Polar Bears traveled to Waterville to match up against Colby. Although down at the half, Bowdoin had a strong second half to secure the victory. Trenkle scored a game-high twenty-six points; Kristi Royer '03 added ten points, while Kristina Fugate '04 contributed fourteen. Jessie Mayol '02 chipped in seven points, while Erika Nickerson '05 added nine points to the Bowdoin scoring effort. Defensively, Royer dominated the boards, picking up nine rebounds to lead the team.

On Monday night, the Polar Bears took on Colby-Sawyer; they went off to a strong start and led throughout the game; the final score was 74 to 57. Trenkle continued her impressive scoring, netting seventeen points on the night. Royer picked up sixteen points, while Mayol added eleven. Corinne Pellegrini '03 chipped in six points, while Nickerson added five; Fugate and Alison Smith '05 each contributed four. The story of the night was the rivalry between sisters Lindsay Bramwell '04, who scored ten points, and Ashley Bramwell of Colby-Sawyer, who came away with seventeen points. Bowdoin's Bramwell also crashed the boards for seven rebounds, as the Polar Bears picked up the decisive victory.

On Tuesday night, the Bowdoin team cruised to an easy victory against the University of Maine at Farmington, ending the game with a score of 91 to 55. Mayol, the team's lone senior, broke the school record for games played, as she played in her 98th game of her college career. Trenkle again led the Bowdoin scoring effort, as she came away with nineteen points.

Mayol added thirteen points, while Courtney Trotta '04 scored eleven, and Bramwell netted ten. Also contributing to the massive Bowdoin scoring were Beth Damon '04 and Nickerson, each with eight points, Royer with six points, Pellegrini with five points, Jess Reuben '03 and Maren Leuer '05, each with four points, and Fugate with three points.

The Polar Bears will finish off the regular season with two games this weekend. On Friday night, at 7:30, Bowdoin will host in-conference rival Amherst. Their final regular season match-up is a 2:00 Saturday home game against Trinity. The NESCAC tournament will begin next week; if Bowdoin emerges with the best in-conference record, the Polar Bears will host the tournament.