COLLEGE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Tufts 52, Bowdoin 40
At Medford, MA
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Game
Statistics
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Junior Sarah Nolet hit both of her shots and
had six rebounds for Tufts
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MEDFORD -- The #16 Tufts University Jumbos outscored the #13
Bowdoin College Polar Bears 34-19 in the second half en route to
their second straight victory over a Top 25 team, 52-40, in NESCAC
women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Cousens
Gymnasium.
Both teams struggled offensively in the first half as each shot
under 30 percent. Bowdoin entered the half holding a 21-18
advantage.
Senior Julia Baily (Farmington, CT) scored the
first four buckets of the second half for the Jumbos a she piled up
a game-high 16 points, including 10 in the second half. The Jumbos
would slowly push away from the Polar Bears and took the lead for
good at the 9:30 mark on a three-pointer by sophomore Kate Barnosky (Huntington Station, NY).
Barnosky finished with 11 points including three three-point
field goals. Baily added a team-high nine rebounds and junior
Sarah Nolet (Los Altos, CA) contributed four
points and six rebounds off the bench.
Bowdoin did not have a single player finish in double-digit
scoring. Senior Leah Rubega (Norwich, CT) tallied eight points with
a game-high 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.
Sophomore Ellery Gould (East Sandwich, MA) scored a team-high nine
points off the bench for the Polar Bears.
Tufts, which defeated #25 Colby 72-57 on Friday night, shot 54.5
percent (12/22) in the second half and finished at 37.3 percent
(19/51). The hosts turned the ball over just eight times. Bowdoin
struggled from three-point range, going just two for 12.
The Jumbos are now 3-1 in the NESCAC and 15-2 overall. Bowdoin
falls to 1-2 in conference and 13-3 overall. Tufts returns to
action on Tuesday night in a non-conference game against Emerson
set for a 7 pm tip at Cousens Gymnasium. The Polar Bears are also
next in action on Tuesday at Maine Maritime for a 6:00 pm
start.
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