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BRUNSWICK, ME – Bowdoin's Sara Binkhorst ignited a 17-0 run early in the first half scoring 10 points to boost Bowdoin from a 4-2 lead to a 21-2 lead over visiting Williams.
Bowdoin bolted to a commanding 43-15 at the half en route to a 71-46 win.
Williams never got closer than 21 points after intermission as Bowdoin advanced to the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament with their 22nd consecutive home NESCAC Tournament win in the 14-year history of the tourney.
With the win Bowdoin improves to 21-4 on the year, while the Ephs fall to 20-5. Williams will have to wait now until the NCAA Tournament pairings are announced in early March to see if the Ephs will be extended an at-large bid or this was their final game this season.
Bowdoin held Williams scoreless for 7:57 during the Polar Bears' 17-0 run in the opening 20 minutes. The second Williams basket came on a three by Devon Caveney with 8:36 remaining in the half.
The Polar Bears hit on 49% of their shots from the floor in the first half, including nailing six threes, two from Binkhorst, who led with 14 points at the break.
Williams hit on only 5-25 shots from the floor for 20%. Kellie Macdonald led the Ephs with 5 first half points.
The Ephs committed 12 first half turnovers and were out rebounded by the Polar Bears 27-20 in the first 20 minutes.
A Devon Caveney three with 2:39 left in the second half narrowed the Bowdoin lead to 21, 65-44, but that was the closest the Ephs would come.
The Ephs struggled from the floor hitting on just 32% of their field goal attempts (19-59). Oge Uwanaka was the lone Eph in double figures, netting 11.
Bowdoin connected on 26 of 59 from the floor (44.1%) and hit 7-18 threes in collecting the victory.
The Polar Bears held a decisive advantage on the boards hauling down 49 rebounds to 32 for Williams. Williams turned the ball over 17 times in the game, while Bowdoin committed 18 miscues.
Bowdoin's Sara Binkhorst tallied a game high 22 points. Binkhorst was joined in double figures by Megan Phelps (12), Shannon Brady (10) and Siena Mitman (10).
"It was all Bowdoin today especially the first half," said Eph head coach pat Manning. It was kind of a mirror image of how we played them earlier at home. I give Bowdoin a lot of credit because they came out focused and determined and their hot shooting set us back on our heels a little bit and rattled us."
"I don't think we competed very hard in the first half, but we came back and competed much better in the second half, especially Oge Uwanaka and Devon Caveney who just kept working and working," said Manning.
