BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s soccer team scored four times in the second half to pull away from the University of Maine- Farmington on Wednesday afternoon 5-0.

Kiersten Turner scored twice in the win for the Polar Bears, who improved to 7-1, marking the team’s best start to a campaign since 2002.

The Beavers fell to 6-4-1.

Turner scored the first half ’s only goal just 8:22 into the contest, accepting a feed from the right side of the box from Molly Popolizio and tucking the ball inside the right post for a 1-0 lead.

Bowdoin outshot Farmington 15-3 in the opening frame, but Beavers netminder Beth Lebel made five saves in the period to keep it a one-goal deficit heading into the break.

Bowdoin put the game out of reach with three goals in a 13- minute span in the second half. Amanda Kinneston got behind the Beavers defense, played a nice touch around Lebel and made it a 2-0 game at 52:32.

Six minutes later, Turner notched her second goal on a header off a crossbar rebound at 58:33. Audrey Phillips scored on a 20-yard strike that banged off the right post and into the net at 65:52.

Casey Blossom rounded out the scoring off an assist from Phillips at 72:59.

Lebel made nine stops in the second half to finish with 14 saves as the Polar Bears held a 33-3 advantage in shots.

Bridget McCarthy made one save in 67:01 of action before giving way to Louise Johnson, who was not forced to make a save in the final 22:59.

Bowdoin has a busy weekend ahead with a pair of important New England Small College Athletic Conference matches. The Polar Bears will travel to play at Colby on Saturday at 11 a.m. before hosting Williams on Sunday at Pickard Field. Kickoff on Sunday is at noon.