BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team never trailed in a 77-59 victory over in-state foe Saint Joseph's College on Sunday afternoon. The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 on the year while the Monks begin the season 0-2.

The Polar Bears opened the contest on an 11-3 spurt and extended their lead to as many as 16 points in the opening half. Bowdoin held a 38-27 edge at the break thanks to a 16-2 advantage in the paint and 16 points off of Monks turnovers.

Bowdoin pushed the lead to 18 points on an Andrew Hippert three-pointer with 18:05 to play, but Saint Joseph's made a few bids to cut into the Bowdoin lead later in the period. A 9-2 spurt cut the lead to just nine points on a jumper by FY Chris Davis (New York, NY) with 11:15 remaining, but three consecutive buckets by Bowdoin's Mark Phillips keyed a 6-1 run that upped the lead back to 14 with eight minutes left. St. Joe's would trim the lead to nine points twice more, but Bowdoin closed the game with an 11-2 run over the final 4:34 to seal the victory.

Saint Joseph's was led by SO Ray Eatmon (Huntington, NY), who scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. FY Chris Davis added 12 points and JR point guard Scot Vachon (Schenectady, NY) dished out 7 assists in the losing effort.

The Monks will play host to the University of New England in the team's home opener on Wednesday, 11/28 at 7:00 PM.




St. Joseph's (Maine) vs Bowdoin
11/25/07 4:00 p.m. at Brunswick, Maine

BOWDOIN 77, ST. JOSEPH'S (MAINE) 59

ST. JOSEPH'S (MAINE) (0-2)
Raymond Eatmon 6-7 1-1 14; Chris Davis 5-6 2-3 12; Rashon Jones 2-3 2-2 8;
Elbie Murphy 2-2 2-2 8; Dwight Franklin 2-4 3-4 7; Eric Friend 2-6 0-2 5;
R.J. Mattison 2-9 0-0 4; Hi Jackson 0-0 1-2 1; Mitch Ouellet 0-3 0-0 0;
Bobby Russo 0-1 0-0 0; Scot Vachon 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-45 11-16 59.

BOWDOIN (3-1)
Kyle Jackson 7-13 3-4 20; Andrew Sargeantson 8-9 2-2 18; Andrew Hippert 4-11
2-2 12; Jordan Fliegel 4-7 3-6 11; Mark Phillips 3-3 0-0 6; Mike Hauser 2-6
0-0 6; Darian Reid-Sturgis 1-2 0-0 2; Paul Sellew 1-3 0-0 2; Scott Schulkin
0-1 0-0 0; Kyle Hebert 0-0 0-0 0; Randy DeFeo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-56 10-14
77.

St. Joseph's (Maine).......... 27 32 - 59
Bowdoin....................... 38 39 - 77

3-point goals-St. Joseph's (Maine) 6-23 (Elbie Murphy 2-2; Rashon Jones 2-3;
Eric Friend 1-5; Raymond Eatmon 1-2; Mitch Ouellet 0-2; Bobby Russo 0-1;
Scot Vachon 0-1; R.J. Mattison 0-7)

Bowdoin 7-19 (Kyle Jackson 3-5; Andrew Hippert 2-7; Mike Hauser 2-4; Paul Sellew 0-1; Scott Schulkin 0-1; Randy DeFeo 0-1)

Fouled out--St. Joseph's (Maine)-Elbie Murphy, Bowdoin-None.

Rebounds-St. Joseph's (Maine) 24 (Raymond Eatmon 6), Bowdoin 31 (Andrew
Sargeantson 10).

Assists-St. Joseph's (Maine) 13 (Scot Vachon 7), Bowdoin 22
(Mike Hauser 8).

Total fouls-St. Joseph's (Maine) 16, Bowdoin 16.

A-305