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Hamilton College guard Kendall Harris (21) 1/5/24 7:50:44 PM Women’s Basketball: Middlebury College v Hamilton College on the Coach Tom Murphy Court at the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Final: Middlebury 57 Hamilton 54 Photo by Josh McKee
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46
Hamilton HAMILTON 16-7, 4-5
70
Winner Bowdoin BOWDOIN 21-2, 8-1
Hamilton HAMILTON
16-7, 4-5
46
Final
70
Bowdoin BOWDOIN
21-2, 8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hamilton HAMILTON 13 16 9 8 46
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 22 16 20 12 70

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Women’s basketball bested by Bowdoin, Harris ’27 pours in 17

Continentals make the short trip to Colby for their final regular season game on Saturday

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bowdoin College's Maria Belardi registered 15 points off the bench and the Polar Bears defeated the Hamilton College Continentals, 70-46, inside Bowdoin's Morrell Gymnasium on Friday, Feb. 9. 
 
Season Update
  • With one game left in the regular season, Hamilton (16-7, 4-5 NESCAC) is tied for sixth place with Colby College in the conference standings. The top eight teams qualify for the NESCAC Women's Basketball Championship quarterfinals on Saturday, Feb. 17. 
  • Bowdoin (21-2, 8-1) is ranked 12th in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll and 18th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll. 
How It Happened
  • Tied 8-8, the Polar Bears forged a 9-0 run for a 17-8 advantage with 3:31 left in the opening quarter. 
  • Taylor Lambo '26 scored a layup and Kendall Harris '27 drained a 3-pointer to cut Hamilton's deficit to four points at 22-18 with 7:33 left in the second stanza. 
  • Bowdoin pushed its advantage to nine points on four occasions over the final four minutes and held a 38-29 lead at the half. 
  • Piper Seamon '24 hit a layup to start the third quarter, but the Polar Bears scored the next two baskets for their first double-digit lead of the contest at 42-31 with 7:49 to go. 
  • Emily Hall '24 pulled the Continentals within eight points at 42-34 on a jumper with 6:32 remaining. 
  • Bowdoin quickly countered with a 14-0 run for a comfortable 22-point cushion with 2:03 left. 
  • The Polar Bears led by at least 17 points the rest of the way.   
  • Hamilton shot 29.2 percent (14-48) from the field and went 15-for-17 at the charity stripe. 
  • Bowdoin shot 38.8 percent (26-67) from the floor, including 36.4 percent (8-22) from 3-point land, and went 10-for-15 at the line. 
  • The Polar Bears held a 47-33 edge on the glass. 
  • Bowdoin received 32 points from its bench and the Continentals had two. 
Notes
  • Harris hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. 
  • Lambo tallied 15 points and seven boards. 
  • Seamon and Hall added six points apiece. 
  • Belardi chipped in four assists, two blocked shots and two steals for the Polar Bears. 
  • Sydney Jones contributed 12 points and led all players with 11 rebounds and seven assists. 
  • Carly Davey and Megan Tan scored nine apiece. 
  • Abbie Quinn scored nine points, grabbed seven rebounds and made a team-high three steals. 
Next Game
Hamilton travels to Waterville, Maine, for another NESCAC matchup at Colby (12-10, 4-5) on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. 
 
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