News Release

BRUNSWICK, Maine — BRUNSWICK, Maine - Every player on the top-ranked Bowdoin College women's basketball team scored in an 86-36 victory over Rensselaer on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears (6-0), ranked first in the latest D3Hoops.com national poll, extend their NCAA-best home-court winning streak to 73 games, while Rensselaer (0-3) drops their third straight to start the season.

RPI scored the first basket of the game, a put-back by Destany Ealges, but that was as close as the Red Hawks would get. Bowdoin ripped off a 26-4 run over the next seven minutes, taking an insurmountable lead with a stellar first-half performance. The Polar Bears hit four of their first five three-point attempts in the run, as Alexa Kaubris, Julia Loonin, Jill Anelauskas and Marisa Berne all connected from long-range. Bowdoin forced 15 first-half turnovers and put on a clinic of team basketball, assisting on 13 of their 16 field goals in the opening period to take a 44-17 lead at intermission.

Eileen Flaherty led all scorers with 22 points, while Anelauskas collected 12 points and six rebounds. The Polar Bears got 42 points from their bench, led by Sabrina Cote (nine points), Marisa Berne (nine points) and Caitlin Hynes (eight points). Point guard Katie Cummings earned six assists against no turnovers for Bowdoin.

Rensselaer was led by seven points from Caitlyn Charest, six points from Destany Eagles and a five-points, six-board effort from Kristi Baranowski. The Red Hawks will travel to play in Worcester, Massachusetts tomorrow against WPI. Bowdoin returns to action next Thursday at Colby-Sawyer.

Newspaper Box Score
Rensselaer vs Bowdoin College
12/2/06 2:00 p.m. at Brunswick, Maine
At Brunswick, Maine
BOWDOIN COLLEGE 86, RENSSELAER 36
RENSSELAER (0-3)
Caitlyn Charest 3-6 0-0 7; Destany Eagles 3-6 0-0 6; Kristi Baranowski 2-5
1-2 5; Mia Ross 1-3 0-0 3; Missy Jackman 1-4 0-0 2; Sara Decker 1-3 0-0 2;
Kristin Danbury 1-5 0-0 2; Jeanette Carillo 1-3 0-0 2; Whitney Coleman 1-4
0-0 2; Sarah Briggs 1-2 0-0 2; Elizabeth Barker 1-7 0-0 2; Kerry Hayes 0-2
0-0 0; Tory Lyons 0-8 0-0 0; Brittney O'Neal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-59 2-4 36.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE (6-0)
Eileen Flaherty 9-15 3-5 22; Jill Anelauskas 5-12 1-1 12; Sabrina Cote 3-5
2-2 9; Marisa Berne 3-5 0-0 9; Caitlin Hynes 2-7 4-4 8; Leah Rubega 3-10 1-2
7; Alexa Kaubris 2-3 0-0 5; Maria Noucas 2-5 1-2 5; Julia Loonin 1-1 0-0 3;
Katie Cummings 1-2 0-0 2; Amanda Leahy 1-4 0-0 2; Kelsey Borner 1-2 0-0 2.
Totals 33-71 12-16 86.
Rensselaer....................   17   19  -   36
Bowdoin College...............   44   42  -   86
3-point goals-Rensselaer 2-8 (Caitlyn Charest 1-3; Mia Ross 1-2; Missy
Jackman 0-2; Kerry Hayes 0-1), Bowdoin College 8-16 (Marisa Berne 3-3;
Sabrina Cote 1-2; Eileen Flaherty 1-2; Julia Loonin 1-1; Jill Anelauskas
1-2; Alexa Kaubris 1-1; Amanda Leahy 0-3; Katie Cummings 0-1; Maria Noucas
0-1). Fouled out--Rensselaer-None, Bowdoin College-None. Rebounds-Rensselaer
42 (Kristi Baranowski 6), Bowdoin College 42 (Jill Anelauskas 6).
Assists-Rensselaer 7 (Tory Lyons 1; Mia Ross 1; Missy Jackman 1; Whitney
Coleman 1; Kerry Hayes 1; Destany Eagles 1; Caitlyn Charest 1), Bowdoin
College 25 (Katie Cummings 6). Total fouls-Rensselaer 17, Bowdoin College 7.
A-630
Bowdoin extends nation's longest home winning streak to 73 games.