Polar Bears cruise past UMF Beavers

BRUNSWICK – Eileen Flaherty scored 20 points and Marisa Berne added 18 more to lead the host Bowdoin College Polar Bears past UMaine-Farmington 85-44 in women’s basketball action Thursday.

Justine Pouravelis chipped in with 14 for the winners.

Karen Sirois led the Beavers with 12.

UM-Farmington (6-2) 44

Byrne 1-1-3, Simpson 3-1-9, Porter 2-0-4, Sawyer 3-0-7, Sirois 3-4-12, Boyd, Cyr, Rideout, Wiley 1-0-3, Johnson 3-0-6, Berry, McDonough, Wyman, Ross

Bowdoin (10-1) 85

Loonin 3-0-6, Pouravelis 6-2-14, Cummings 2-1-6, Berne 6-3-18, Flaherty 7-6-20, Daley, Noucas 1-0-3, Kaubris 4-0-9, Russell 1-0-3, Watson, Withey 2-0-4, Leahy 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Simpson 2, Sirois 2, Wiley, Sawyer; Berne 3, Cummings, Noucas, Kaubris, Russell

Halftime: Bowdoin 47-20