NEW LONDON, Conn.--The Bowdoin College women's basketball team earned a 72-59 victory at Connecticut College Sunday.

The Polar Bears improve their record to 13-10 and are 4-6 in the NESCAC. The Camels slip to 9-13 with a 3-6 record in league play.

Kaitlin Donahoe (Amherst, N.Y.) poured in a game-high 20 points for the visitors to go with six assists. Sarah Binkhorst (West Hartford, Conn.) chipped in with 19 points and five rebounds for Bowdoin. Shannon Brady (Scituate, Mass.) added 11 points and six boards for the visitors.

Connecticut College first year guard Kayleen Murray (Litchfield, Conn.) finished with 12 points and eight boards. Junior Tara Gabelman (Irvington, N.Y.) reached double-digits with 10 points and six rebounds in the setback. Aly Boyle (Westford, Mass.) had nine points and three rebounds for the Camels. 

The program honored seniors Annie Fierberg (Watertown, Conn.) and Kacie Quick (Winchester, Mass.) as they played their final home game in New London.

Bowdoin carried a 36-24 lead into the half. The lead ballooned to 49-32 when Anna Prohl (New London, N.H.) capped a 9-to-2 run with a field goal at the 15:48 mark of the second stanza. But the Camels stormed back. In the latter stages of the stanza with 3:08 to play, Quick dialed long distance from the left side to make it a 62-53 game. Then, with 1:14 left, Murray drilled a three ball to make it a 64-57 game. When Carlee Smith (Willimantic, Conn.) put in a runner with 52 seconds left, it was a 65-59 two possession game. 

But the Polar Bears scored the last seven points of the game on the foul line, four coming from Donahoe with the other three provided by Binhorst and the visitors had enough to hold on for the 72-59 victory.