BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Saint Joseph's College (11-5, 4-1) women's basketball team fell to the fourth-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears (16=0, 3-0) in a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Polar Bears jumped out ahead of the Monks with a 28-8 advantage in the first quarter. The Monks shot 27.27% in the first quarter to the Polar Bears 55.56%. While the Monks were able to better their shooting percentage in the second quarter (33.33%), the Polar Bears headed into the intermission with a 43-18 advantage. 

The Monks continued to improve in the third quarter, shooting 4-10 from the field, their best of the game, but couldn't catch the Polar Bears. The Polar Bears outscored the Monks 18-11 in the the third quarter. 

Unfortunately for the Monks, a comeback in the fourth quarter was not in the cards as the Monks made 4-of-15 field goal attempts and were outscored by a 11-8 margin. 

STATS OF THE GAME:

The Monks shot just 15-48 from the floor in the setback compared to the Polar Bears 29-56 field goal shooting percentage. 

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Junior Elisabeth Stapelfeld (Brookline, NH) led the Monks with nine points
• Senior Mackenzie Currie scored six points and had one rebound
• Graduate Student Angelica Hurley  recorded five points, four rebounds, and one steal
• Junior Madison Lebel (Hermon, ME) recorded four points and four rebounds

LEADERS – BOWDOIN:

• Sydney Jones led the Polar Bears with 19 points, nine rebounds, seven steals, and five assists
• Maria Belardi added 13 points, three rebounds, and two steals
• Callie Godfrey contributed 8 points and a steal

NEXT!
The Monks are back in action at home against Elms College on Saturday.