Word: bowdoin
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Crimson coach Floyd Wilson stated yesterday that the varsity's early season performance had exceeded his expectations. The varsity opened its season Monday night by routing the University of Massachusetts, 84 to 58, and fought off a comeback attempt by Bowdoin College Wednesday...
...Bowdoin was held scoreless while the Crimson piled up an 11 point lead at the beginning of the game, and thwarted several comeback attempts, to win by the original margin...
...Bowdoin coach, Bob Donham, and a vociferous crowd which nearly filled Sargent Gymnasium, looked on in dismay as the Crimson jumped to its early lead. Through the remainder of the half, the varsity added only two points to its margin, to lead, 31 to 18, at half-time. By the middle of the second half, deadly shooting had brought Bowdoin within three points of the Crimson, but the varsity smoothly pulled ahead to overcome the Bears...
Dick Woolston, captain of the Crimson squad, paced the victory. He led team scoring with 16 points and rebounding with 14, a third of the team total. Varsity rebounding was little better than Bowdoin's, but the Crimson connected on 40 per cent of field goal attempts...
...varsity's zone defense checked Bowdoin's offense, and held the team's star guard, Brud Stover, to eight points. Stover was aiming for an all-time Bear scoring mark tonight. Forward Tom McDovern and center Bob Smith each scored 13 points to tie for Bowdoin honors...