Bowdoin home streak now 65

BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College Polar Bears used a balanced scoring attack Tuesday night to beat NESCAC women’s basketball rival Bates 76-59 and notch their 65th straight victory at home, a New England Division III record.

The previous mark was held by the Williams College men’s basketball team.

Bowdoin, which avenged a loss to Bates of Lewiston earlier in the month, received 22 points from Eileen Flaherty and 15 apiece from Marisa Berne and Jill Anelauskas. Justine Pouravelis chipped in with 13 points.

Meg Coffin paced Bates with 24 points.

Bates (14-7) 59

Barton, Powers 3-3-9, Coffin 8-8-24, Kostakis 3-0-8, Whiting 2-0-4, Fitzgerald 1-0-3, Decato 1-0-2, Beckwith 2-0-4, Franklin 2-0-5

Bowdoin (16-2) 76

Loonin 2-0-6, Pouravelis 4-5-13, Cummings 0-3-3, Berne 4-4-15, Flaherty 8-4-22, Anelauskas 4-7-15, Noucas, Kaubris, Russell 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Kostakis 2, Fitzgerald, Franklin; Loonin 2, Berne 3, Flaherty 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 39-34