The teams traded buckets in the early going and were deadlocked at six apiece after five minutes of play. Bowdoin then took control of the game as Marisa Berne buried a three-pointer from the wing to spark a 14-2 run that also featured five straight points from Flaherty. Bowdoin added to their lead with consecutive trifectas from Berne and Anelauskas later in the period and led by 17 points at intermission, 37-20, thanks to 53% shooting from the field.
Southern Maine chipped away at the Polar Bear lead in the second frame, and when Nicole Paradis hit a three-pointer from the wing with 10:49 to play, the Huskies trailed by just seven points. But Berne responded with another huge three-pointer to push the lead back to double-figures and an 11-1 run later in the half sealed the victory for Bowdoin.
Flaherty added a dozen rebounds to go with her 15 points, while Anelauskas pitched in eight boards. Berne scored 12 points, while Sabrina Cote tossed in eight off the bench for the Polar Bears. Bowdoin held Southern Maine to 32% shooting for the game, and never led by less than seven points for the final 30 minutes of the contest.
Paradis led the Huskies with 11 points, and was the only player in double-digits. Leading scorer Ashley Marble scored five points on 1-for-11 shooting from the field.
Bowdoin will host Rensselaer on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., while Southern Maine will host UMass-Dartmouth at 1:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Southern Maine vs Bowdoin College 11/28/06 6:00 p.m. at Brunswick, Maine At Brunswick, Maine BOWDOIN COLLEGE 60, SOUTHERN MAINE 45 SOUTHERN MAINE (3-1) Nicole Paradis 4-5 0-0 11; Stacey Kent 1-11 5-6 7; Ashley Marble 1-11 3-4 5; Angela Santa Fe 2-6 0-0 4; Dawn Ross 2-4 0-0 4; Haley Johnson 2-2 0-1 4; Lauren Samuelson 2-5 0-0 4; Katie Sibley 2-4 0-0 4; Lindsey Welch 1-3 0-0 2; Kristen Arsenault 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-53 8-11 45. BOWDOIN COLLEGE (5-0) Eileen Flaherty 5-10 5-6 15; Jill Anelauskas 7-13 0-0 15; Marisa Berne 4-7 1-2 12; Sabrina Cote 2-3 3-4 8; Katie Cummings 2-9 0-0 4; Maria Noucas 1-5 0-0 2; Leah Rubega 1-1 0-0 2; Alexa Kaubris 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 23-55 9-12 60. Southern Maine................ 20 25 - 45 Bowdoin College............... 37 23 - 60 3-point goals-Southern Maine 3-11 (Nicole Paradis 3-4; Stacey Kent 0-3; Ashley Marble 0-1; Dawn Ross 0-1; Lindsey Welch 0-1; Kristen Arsenault 0-1), Bowdoin College 5-21 (Marisa Berne 3-6; Jill Anelauskas 1-2; Sabrina Cote 1-1; Alexa Kaubris 0-2; Maria Noucas 0-4; Katie Cummings 0-5; Eileen Flaherty 0-1). Fouled out--Southern Maine-None, Bowdoin College-None. Rebounds-Southern Maine 31 (Stacey Kent 9), Bowdoin College 40 (Eileen Flaherty 12). Assists-Southern Maine 7 (Katie Sibley 3), Bowdoin College 10 (Katie Cummings 5). Total fouls-Southern Maine 12, Bowdoin College 13. A-1702 Bowdoin extends nation's longest home-court winning streak to 72.