BRUNSWICK, Maine - Today the Calvin women's basketball team wrapped up its showing in the Bowdoin Coastal Classic when it took on host school No. 6 Bowdoin. In a game that was tight from the start the Knights surged forward at the end to complete the upset and pick up their second top-10 victory of the season.
 
Bowdoin came out hot as it started the game on an 11-3 run before the Knights found their groove and fought back. Junior RyAnn Rohrer (Ludington, Mich./Ludington) gave Calvin a boost as she scored seven points while fellow junior Hannah Sall (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) recorded three blocks early in the game. By the end of the first ten minutes of play Calvin had cut the Polar Bear lead to just one and headed into the second quarter trailing 12-13.
 
The Knights continued to roll offensively as they started the second quarter on a 8-1 run and gave themselves a six-point lead over Bowdoin. Several Knights including Ashley Raredon (Caledonia, Mich./South Christian), Chloe Wiegers (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion), and Katelyn LaRue (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) recorded their first buckets of the game while Rohrer continued to add to her total. However, Bowdoin worked hard on their offensive end as they matched Calvin bucket for bucket and the teams headed into halftime all tied up at 27-27.
 
Calvin posted its best shooting percentage of the game in the third quarter as it went 43.8 percent from the field while going 50.0 percent from behind the arc. Senior Anna Fernandez (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth Christian Academy) led the way with ten points, including two 3-pointers as the Knights outscored the Polar Bears 18-14 and took the lead. 
 
In the fourth quarter, Bowdoin cut the deficit down to a one-point margin with four minutes to go the game. The Knights never gave up their position in the driver's seat however. LaRue and Wiegers showed off some clutch free throw shooting down the stretch, helping secure Calvin's eventual 61-51 victory over the Polar Bears (8-1).
 
Both teams committed twelve turnovers while Calvin (7-4) won the second chance points battle 13-9 and saw its bench chip in 13 points compared to Bowdoin's nine. Rohrer finished her day with a double-double with 10 rebounds and 13 points while Fernandez finished with 14 points. Wiegers also finished in double digits with 11 points while Raredon and Hannah Sall each grabbed seven rebounds.
 
COACHES COMMENTS: "What a win for our team!" said coach Mark Christner. "Bowdoin is a great team with a rich history. The hospitality we experienced here in Maine was first class all the way. Thank you to Megan and the Bowdoin folks. I am also appreciative of our leadership at Calvin to support these trips. Trips like these provide amazing memories for our players. But today, our execution and toughness were on point. And it had to be. We'll keep working on getting better!"
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, January 3rd, when they travel to Holland, Michigan to take on rival No. 9 Hope College at 3PM.