2016-17 Women's Basketball News
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Relive the top sports moments of the school year
June 23, 2017From football to rowing and everything in-between, this school year was full of thrills! -
Coppola selected to play in NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic
March 21, 2017Bates senior Allie Coppola was selected to play in the New England Women's Basketball Association's Senior All-Star Classic this week.
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Women's basketball's Coppola named All-NESCAC and All-State
March 08, 2017Bates senior Allie Coppola was named Second Team All-State by the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association, a week after receiving Second Team All-NESCAC honors from the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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Women's basketball's season comes to an end in NESCAC quarterfinals loss to No. 1 Amherst
February 18, 2017The Bates women's basketball team fell 76-35 in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Championships Saturday at No. 1 nationally ranked Amherst.
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Connors scores career-high 26 points in women's basketball's loss to Williams
February 12, 2017Senior co-captain Bernadette Connors scored a career-high 26 points but the Williams College Ephs were too much for the Bates women's basketball team on Sunday as the Bobcats fell 91-65 in their regular season finale.
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Women's basketball takes down Maine-Augusta 75-44 in non-conference action
February 10, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola poured in a game-high 20 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 75-44 victory over the University of Maine-Augusta Friday night at Alumni Gym.
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Davenport named MWBCA Player of the Week
February 07, 2017Bates junior Nina Davenport was named Player of the Week Tuesday by the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association, after leading the Bobcats to a pair of wins in a 2-1 week.
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Women's basketball drains 14 threes, defeats Trinity 82-73 on Senior Day
February 04, 2017Nina Davenport scored a game-high 32 points and the Bates women's basketball team hit a season-high 14 three-pointers on their way to an 82-73 victory over Trinity College Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gym.
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No. 2 Amherst downs women's basketball 75-37
February 03, 2017Meredith Doswell had game highs of 17 points, six assists and three steals as the No. 2 nationally ranked Purple & White won 75-37 at Bates Friday night. Allie Coppola led the Bobcats with 10 points and seven rebounds
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Coppola breaks Bates' career rebounds record in win over UMF
January 31, 2017The Bates women's basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over UMaine-Farmington, as senior third-year captain Allie Coppola broke the program's career rebounds record.
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Women's basketball falls 73-44 on the road to No. 1 Tufts
January 28, 2017Junior Nina Davenport scored a team-high 16 points and senior co-captain Allie Coppola tallied another double-double but the Bates women's basketball team fell 73-44 on the road to No. 1 nationally ranked Tufts University Saturday afternoon.
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Chamique Holdsclaw to visit Bates, present documentary film
January 24, 2017On Monday, Jan. 30, basketball legend Chamique Holdsclaw will visit Bates for a public screening of her biographical documentary film, followed by a panel discussion. Holdsclaw will also visit with the Bates women's basketball team prior to the screening.
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Women's basketball grabs early lead but falls 62-58 at Wesleyan
January 21, 2017Nina Davenport scored a game-high 23 points and Bernadette Connors added 14 points in a close 62-58 loss for the Bates women's basketball team Saturday afternoon on the road to the Wesleyan University Cardinals.
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Coppola tallies career-high 28 points in women's basketball's 87-69 loss to Camels
January 20, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola continued her outstanding season with a career-high 28 points but the Bates women's basketball team fell 87-69 to the Connecticut College Camels Friday night.
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Fast start propels Middlebury past women's basketball, 66-46
January 14, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola scored a career-high 27 points and recorded her fourth consecutive double-double for the Bates women's basketball team in a 66-46 loss to the Middlebury Panthers Saturday afternoon.
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Defense carries women's basketball to 60-44 road win over Hamilton
January 13, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola returned to her home state and tallied half as many points as the entire Hamilton team in a 60-44 road win for the Bates women's basketball team Friday night.
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Women's basketball pushes No. 17 Bowdoin to the brink, but falls 70-58
January 07, 2017The Bates women's basketball team led by as many as 10 points in the first half but the number 17 nationally ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears doubled up Bates in the fourth quarter to defeat the Bobcats 70-58 in NESCAC action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gym.
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Women's Basketball vs. Colby Highlights
January 07, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and took over the game down the stretch to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 64-57 win over the Colby College Mules Friday night at Alumni Gym.
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Coppola's career-high 24 points leads women's basketball to 64-57 win over Colby
January 06, 2017Senior co-captain Allie Coppola scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and took over the game down the stretch to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 64-57 win over the Colby College Mules Friday night at Alumni Gym.
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Women's basketball drops road contest to Keene State, 61-45
January 03, 2017After an even first quarter of action, the Bates women's basketball team couldn't keep up with host Keene State down the stretch in a 61-45 loss Tuesday afternoon in the Bobcats' final game before the start of NESCAC play.
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Davenport's season-high 28 points propels women's basketball to 70-45 victory over D'Youville
December 30, 2016The Bates women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 70-45 victory over the D'Youville Spartans Friday afternoon in the consolation game of the 2016 Salem State Women’s Holiday Tournament.
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MIT stops women's basketball in Salem State tournament opener
December 29, 2016Balanced and sharp-shooting MIT downed the Bates women's basketball team 82-52 Thursday in the opening game of the Salem State Holiday Classic.
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Engineers use big third quarter to defeat women's basketball 51-44
December 19, 2016Without leading scorer Nina Davenport and key reserve Kelli Kennedy, the Bates women's basketball team fell to the WPI Engineers 51-44 Monday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.
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Women's basketball can't slow down No. 11 Bowdoin in non-league loss
December 10, 2016On Saturday, the Bobcats got a taste of the conference schedule still to come as they fell 76-43 at No. 11 Bowdoin in the teams' annual non-conference matchup.
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Comeback at St. Joe's comes up short for women's basketball
December 08, 2016The Bates women's basketball team clawed back from a 15-point deficit to within one in the final minute on a 3-pointer by junior Nina Davenport, but the host Monks of St. Joseph's College held off the Bobcats for a 71-66 victory Thursday night.
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Davenport named MWBCA Co-Player of the Week
December 07, 2016Bates junior Nina Davenport was named Maine Co-Player of the Week by the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday for the week ending Dec. 4, the second straight week the award has gone to a Bobcat.
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Women's basketball falls 72-63 in non-league game at Colby
December 06, 2016The Bates women's basketball team led by as many as five points in the first quarter before host Colby passed the Bobcats en route to a 72-63 non-conference victory on Tuesday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.
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Women's basketball drops road contest to Husson
December 03, 2016Nina Davenport scored a team-high 13 points and Allie Coppola grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds but the Bates women's basketball team fell 60-44 to the Husson University Eagles Saturday afternoon.
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Coppola named Maine Co-Player of the Week
November 29, 2016Bates senior Allie Coppola was named Maine Co-Player of the Week by the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Tuesday, following last week's performance in a victory over the University of Southern Maine.
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Davenport leads women's basketball to 60-57 win over Nor'easters
November 28, 2016Nina Davenport recorded game highs with 22 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, leading the Bates women's basketball team to a 60-57 non-conference victory over the visiting University of New England Monday night in Alumni Gymnasium.
