Polar Bears hold off gritty Mariners

CASTINE – Jill Anelauskas scored 19 points as Bowdoin College, the sixth-ranked team in the country, squeaked its way to a 57-47 women’s basketball win over Maine Maritime Academy Thursday.

Justine Pouravelis had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Polar Bears.

Alyssa Burns and Julia Knights paced the Lady Mariners with 13 points. Michelle Gott had 10 rebounds.

Bowdoin (21-2) 57

Anelauskas 4-11-19, Loonin 2-0-5, Pouravelis 3-2-8, Kaubris 2-2-6, Cummings 0-6-6, Berne 3-0-8, Flaherty 2-1-5, Russell, Noucas

Maine Maritime (20-4) 47

Grant 1-0-2, Leeman 2-0-4, Marshall 2-0-4, Burns 3-7-13, Gott 2-1-5, Hayden 3-0-6, Knights 5-2-13, Moore, Robitaille, Johnson, Provencher, Parker

3-pt. goals: Berne 2, Loonin; Knights

Halftime: Bowdoin 26-25

USM 75, Saint Joseph’s 25

At Standish, Megan Myles had 14 points and four steals to help the University of Southern Maine of Gorham past Saint Joseph’s College.

Ashley Marble scored 13 points for the Huskies. Katie Frost had 10 points and six assists and Donna Cowing had 10 points and four assists.

Kaylin Regula and Alysn Ludwig both led the Monks with six points.

Southern Maine (23-1) 75

Cowing 3-1-10, Marble 6-1-13, Frost 3-2-10, Myles 5-3-14, Thibaudeau 1-0-3, Sylvain 0-1-1, Kent 1-1-4, Kynoch 3-2-8, Santa Fe 3-1-7, O’Tash 1-0-2, Samuelson 1-1-3, Sibley, Ross, Welch

Saint Joseph’s (7-14) 25

Regula 3-0-6, Banks 1-0-2, Bowen 1-2-4, Farrell 0-1-1, Lint 1-1-3, Ludwig 3-0-6, Pierre-Jacques 1-1-3, Willis, Coutu, Clark, Somma, Drown, Enright

3-pt. goals: Cowing 3, Frost 2, Myles, Thibaudeau, Kent

Halftime: Southern Maine 37-12