BOWDOIN COLLEGE’S Kaitlin Donahoe (2) soars to the basket over Connecticut College’s Jenn Shinall (10) during Saturday’s women’s basketball action at Morrell Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears (18-6, 7-3 NESCAC) clinched the third seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament and will host sixth-seeded Wesleyan next Saturday at 3 p.m. in the quarterfinal round. The Camels ( 16- 6, 5- 5 NESCAC) will be the seventh seed and will play at Tufts in the opening round next Saturday in Medford, Mass.
BOWDOIN COLLEGE’S Ellery Gould (21) has the ball knocked loose on her way to the basket Saturday against Connecticut College.
Henrikson, who entered the game needing 17 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau, finished with a game-high 26 to go with seven rebounds and a perfect 14-for-14 from the free- throw line. Ellery Gould pitched in 12 while Allie Piscina had 11 for the Polar Bears. The Camels were led by 17 from Tara Gabelman.
The teams traded blows in the opening half, with a late surge giving the hosts a 31-27 edge at intermission. Bowdoin never trailed in the second half, but struggled to put the Camels away, as the lead bounced between five and seven points for the first six minutes of the period. Gabelman was able to trim the lead to two points with a three-point play at the 14-minute mark, but Bowdoin answered with a 3- pointer from Hackett and a jumper from Henrikson that quickly pushed the lead back to seven points.
Bowdoin finished with a slim 38-37 edge on the boards and forced 22 Connecticut College turnovers that the hosts cashed in for 20 points.
In a pregame ceremony, Bowdoin honored their fivemember senior class of Henrikson, Hackett, Gould, Alexa Barry and Nicole Coombes, who were playing in their final regular season home contest.
On Friday, Bowdoin dominated the second half of a 70- 56 win over Wesleyan at Morrell Gymnasium.
Henrikson scored 11 of her team-high 16 points in the second half for the Polar Bears, who shot 57.7 percent from the field in the second stanza to earn the win. She also collected seven rebounds and added five assists.
Piscina was crucial off the bench for Bowdoin, scoring 12 points and swiping six steals in the victory. Kellyann Rooney scored a game-high 17 points in the loss for Wesleyan, while Eileen Gaffney pitched in 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Men’s basketball
Bowdoin celebrated Senior Day in style by nailing 16 3- pointers in a 95- 52 victory over Connecticut College on Saturday at Morrell Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears improved to 17- 7 ( 5- 5 NESCAC) and earned the sixth seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament. Bowdoin will travel to third-seeded Wesleyan next Saturday in the quarterfinals. The Camels ( 8- 16, 1- 9 NESCAC) missed out on the conference tournament.
Four Bowdoin players saw double figures, led by 21 from Wyatt Littles, who connected on 5- for- 6 from long range. Ryan O’Connell netted 17 points, while Andrew Madlinger posted 12 and Tom Carter had 11. Will Hanley had seven points, seven rebounds, eight assists, four steals and two blocks for the Polar Bears. Matt Vadas led the way off the bench for the Camels by scoring 22 points.
Bowdoin wasted little time taking complete control of the contest. The Polar Bears led 17-8 after five minutes and used an 11-0 run before intermission to take a commanding 46-19 edge into the break. The Polar Bears continued to roll in the second half, leading by as many as 44 points.
The 16 3-pointers by Bowdoin was three shy of the school record of 19 set in 2007. The Polar Bears connected on a scalding 66 percent of their shots from the field and 64 percent from 3-point range. Ironically, Bowdoin hit just 56 percent (nine of 16) from the free- throw line. The Polar Bears outrebounded the Camels 40-22.
In a pregame ceremony, Bowdoin honored their senior class of Hanley, O’Connell, Littles, Justin Nowell and Tom Carter.
On Friday, Wesleyan tied a school record for single-season wins in a 74-61 victory over Bowdoin on Friday evening.
Wesleyan’s combination of Mike Callaghan and Derick Beresford proved too much for Bowdoin as the duo combined for 45 points.
Callaghan led the way with 25 points and 15 rebounds, while Beresford dropped 20 points, including six 3-point shots. Shasha Brown also saw double-digits for the Cardinals, scoring 10 points with six assists. O’Connell had 14 points in the loss for Bowdoin. Hanley had 13 points with six rebounds and five blocks.
Men’s ice hockey
Bowdoin clinched home ice for the NESCAC quarterfinals in a 4-1 win over Trinity on Saturday afternoon at Sidney J. Watson Arena.
The Polar Bears scored three times in the second period to improve to 13-5-3 (10- 3-3 NESCAC) and will host a first-round NESCAC Tournament game on Feb. 25. The Bantams fell to 8-11-2 (5-9-2 NESCAC).
Bowdoin featured a balanced attack again on Saturday as Harry Matheson, John McGinnis, Ollie Koo and Rob MacGregor all scored for the Polar Bears. Richard Nerland made 31 saves.
Trinity’s lone goal came off the stick of Jordan So.
The Polar Bears made an early bid to take the lead when Graham Sisson blasted a shot that was saved by Trinity netminder Benjamin Coulthard. The rebound came to the stick of McGinnis, but Coulthard made another diving stop to keep the game scoreless. Trinity used the momentum to notch the game’s first goal at 16:38 as So redirected a Mike DeMayo shot in front to give the Bantams a one-goal edge at the first intermission.
Bowdoin answered with three goals in the decisive second period, evening the score just 30 seconds into the frame when MacGregor collected a loose puck off a scramble on the left side of the net and lifted a shot into the top of the net to deadlock the score.
McGinnis gave the Polar Bears the lead at 11:54, digging the puck out of the corner following his own miss and sliding it inside the post for a 2-1 advantage. Matheson finished off a breakaway at 14:15 with a backhanded fivehole goal to give the hosts a 3- 1 lead after two frames.
Koo put the game on ice at 17:32 of the third by banging home a one-timer feed from Colin Downey to round out the scoring.
The Polar Bears upped their second-semester record to 8-2-1, and are 10-1 at Watson Arena this season.
On Friday, Bowdoin scored four times in the second period and held off a late rally to defeat Wesleyan University, 6- 4, at Sidney J. Watson Arena.
Six different Polar Bears found the back of the net on Friday, as Matheson, Downey and Koo each boasted onegoal, one-assist efforts. John Guay had two goals in the loss for Wesleyan.
Steve Messina made 30 saves between the pipes for the Bowdoin.
Women’s ice hockey
Bowdoin saw its five-game win streak snapped in a 3-1 setback to host Hamilton College on Saturday afternoon.
Hamilton (9-12-1 overall, 6-8- 0 NESCAC) recorded its first home win against Bowdoin in a series that dates back to 1996-97. Riley Smith broke a third period tie for Hamilton, while Nikki Haskins and Abby Runyon scored the other goals for the Continentals. Becca Hazlett stopped 23 shots in net for Hamilton.
Colleen Finnerty scored the goal for the Polar Bears, and Dominique Lozzi was credited with the assist. Kayla Lessard made 21 saves in 58:48 in goal.
Smith’s power- play goal gave Hamilton a 2-1 lead at 8:11 of the third. Hamilton got out to an early lead just 2:05 into the first period when Haskins tallied her second goal in as many nights against the Polar Bears. After stealing the puck along the boards at center ice, Haskins skated in towards the net and slid the puck into the net for her fourth goal.
Bowdoin ( 11- 8- 3, 9- 5- 0) pulled even on Finnerty’s fourth goal of the season with 1:30 left in the first period. After Hazlett initially saved a pair of shots in front, Finnerty collected the puck in traffic and banged home the rebound. The score was tied 1-1 at the first intermission.
Lessard was pulled for an extra skater with 1:51 remaining, but the Polar Bears were unable to score the gametying goal. Runyon added an empty-net goal for the Continentals with 44 seconds left.
Bowdoin leads the all-time series 23-3-3.
The Polar Bears, who have already clinched a home quarterfinal game in the upcoming NESCAC Tournament, will host Amherst College for two games this Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, Kayte Holtz assisted on all five Bowdoin goals and Tara Connolly made 22 saves to lead the Polar Bears to a 5-1 win over Hamilton in a NESCAC game at Hamilton’s Russell Sage Rink on Friday evening.
Kim Tess-Wanat tallied two goals, and Madeline Lane, Finnerty and Chelsea Mac- Neil added one apiece.
Gabby Grandin was credited with two assists for the Polar Bears.
Haskins scored the goal for the Continentals. Hazlett stopped 32 shots in net.
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