Portland Maine News

Bowdoin's Sela Kay became the 19th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau as the Polar Bear women's basketball team pulled away from Husson in the second half of an 80-76 win on Wednesday night in Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears improve to 12-6 while the Eagles fall to 11-5.

 

Game Highlights

• The teams traded the lead in a back-and-forth opening half that saw the teams combine to shoot over 50% from the field.
• Down late in the second quarter, Sydney Jones hit a game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer to deadlock the score at 39-39 at the break.
• After Husson grabbed a four-point lead immediately out of intermission, Kay propelled the Polar Bears to the lead with a 12-point outburst in the period, knocking down four three-pointers to give Bowdoin a 62-54 lead.
• The Polar Bears pushed their lead to double digits in the fourth quarter and Kay made history at the 6:35 mark, knocking down a baseline three-pointer to surpass the 1,000 point barrier.
• Bowdoin was in control the rest of the way, leading by as many as 13 points before a flurry in the final minute of play, including a long three-pointer at the final horn, trimmed the final margin to four points, 80-76.

By The Numbers

• Kay finished with a game-high 27 points, including six three-pointers, in the win.
• Sydney Jones added 15 points and five assists while Carly Davey had 12 points and Annie Boasberg nine.
• Bowdoin hit 12 trifectas as a team, compared to six for Husson.
• The Polar Bears finished at 45% shooting for the game and forced 22 Husson turnovers, which they converted into 38 crucial points.

Original source can be found here