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Volume CXXXII, Number 15 |
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Women's basketball shoots down Bates
JENN LARAIA
STAFF WRITER
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| Eva Nickerson '05 puts the finishing touches on a 66-61 victory against rival Bates Bobcats. (Jason Long, Bowdoin Orient) |
Setting a blistering pace, the Bowdoin Women's Basketball Team won its last two home games of the regular season, defeating Tufts (63-46) on Friday and Bates (66-61) on Saturday. Although the team gave the traditional farewell tribute to its seniors-Kristi Royer, Corinne Pellegrini, and Jess Reuben-for their last home games, the Polar Bears will still be playing at home for the NESCAC tournament.
In the Polar Bears' victory over the Jumbos, Royer and Lora Trenkle '04 led Bowdoin scorers, netting 17 and 15 points, respectively. Erika Nickerson '05 scored nine points, while Justine Pouravelis '06 contributed six points and led the team in rebounds with 11.
Although Tufts led in the early minutes of the game, once Bowdoin pulled away, there was no turning back. The Jumbos were able to make a late-game scoring run, but never managed to reduce the lead to less than eight.
During Bowdoin's close victory over Bates on Saturday, the Bobcats posed a threat the entire game. In fact, Bates led at the half 27 to 26 and with less than three minutes to play, the teams were tied at 53.
However, Royer's offensive power was unstoppable, as she led the team with 22 points. Trenkle shot seven for ten from the floor and ended the game with 16 points. Nickerson's nine points and first-year Lauren Withey's seven points were also key in the victory.
This past Tuesday, the Polar Bears fell to University of Maine at Farmington 67-65, in one of UMF's best outings. As this is only the second Bowdoin loss of the season, the Polar Bears stand at 19-2 and have been victorious in all of their NESCAC contests.
UMF pulled into the lead before halftime and fended off the Polar Bears' last-ditch effort that brought them within two points. Royer led the Bowdoin team in scoring with 20 points, while Trenkle and Nickerson chipped in 15 and 14 respectively.
This Saturday, the Polar Bears will travel to Waterville to take on the Mules for their last regular season game. Bowdoin will host opening round action in the NESCAC tournament the following weekend.
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