Eastern holds its own for 16 minutes before Bowdoin pulls away
BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Bowdoin College needed a 12-2 run over the final four minutes of the first half to shake free and move on to a 65-45 women's basketball victory over Eastern Connecticut State University Tuesday night. Bowdoin (15-5) has won four straight and Eastern (6-14) has lost its last seven.
At left: Kristina Forsman
Eastern freshman point guard Kristina Forsman (Newington) scored more than half of Eastern's points with a career-high 23, with senior center Jaymie Sommers (Voluntown) pulling down a game-high nine rebounds. Bowdon senior Jill Henrikson led all players with 25 points, 15 of which came on three-point field goals. In addition, Henrikson pulled down nine rebounds and stole the ball nine times.
More than half of Bowdoin's shots came from behind the arc, with the hosts sinking nine of 35 attempts.
The Warriors bounced back from an early deficit, scoring nine straight to tie the game at 15-all midway through the half, with four different players contributing points. Freshman forward Shannon McCourt (New Fairfield) set up one with a defensive rebound , then stole the ball on Bowdoin's next possession and scored inside. Sommers put back an offensive layup to cap the run and tie the game at 15-all.
Eastern trailed by only one before the Polar Bears ripped off their 12-2 spurt over the final four minutes of the first half to take an 11-point lead into the locker room.
Eastern hosts Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference game Saturday at 1 p.m.
