The teams went back-and-forth in the opening quarter with Bates taking a late lead at 13-12 on a running lay-in by sophomore Ariana Dalia (Brick, N.J) with 1:50 on the clock. Bowdoin answered with the final four points of the quarter on buckets from Annie Maher and Moira Train to take a 16-13 advantage after ten minutes of play.

Bates stayed within striking distance in the second quarter despite Bowdoin pushing the lead to as many nine points in the period. The Bobcats came within six points at 38-32 on a jumper from sophomore Mia Roy (Bedford, N.H.) with under 30 seconds to play but a basket by Maddie Hasson, a steal on the inbounds pass and another layup by the Bowdoin senior in the final ten seconds gave the hosts a ten-point cushion, 42-32, at the break.

The Bobcats came within three points midway through the third quarter, closing to within 44-41 when sophomore Meghan Graff (South Portland, Maine) drilled a three-pointer.

Bowdoin took command of the game, responding with an 15-2 run, sparked by a Sela Kay three-pointer to take a 59-43 edge late in the stanza.

The Polar Bears led by 16 at the end of the third and pushed the lead to as many as 24 points in the fourth quarter on their way to the win. 

Bowdoin's Samantha Roy posted a career-high 21 points with seven assists while Hasson posted a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds. Kay scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half for Bowdoin (20-1, 6-1 NESCAC) and Ali Meade posted ten points off the bench for the Polar Bears.

Graff paced the Bobcats (9-10, 1-5 NESCAC) with 21 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals in the loss. Roy tallied 18 points and Dalia finished with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds. 

The Polar Bears held a 45-27 edge in rebounding in the contest, and held Bates to 36% shooting for the game while knocking down 50% from the floor.

Bates hosts New England College Tuesday evening at 6pm.