ARLINGTON, Va. – The Bridgewater College women's basketball team used a huge day from Jaiden Polston to close out the non-conference slate with a 61-50 victory at Marymount.
 
The Basics
Score: (RV) Bridgewater 61, Marymount 50
Records: (RV) Bridgewater 9-2, Marymount 3-8
 
How It Happened

• Marymount got on the board first with a layup on the game's second possession, but Asia Williams got BC on the board on the next trip down the floor off an assist from Polston. MU made one of two at the charity stripe to take the lead back, but Polston sank a pair at the line to put BC in front 4-3 with six minutes to go in the opening frame. The junior followed with a steal and drove the length of the floor for the layup that followed and BC continued to roll as she assisted a Jay Garcia score and finished in the  BC run to make it paint to cap off an 8-1 BC run to make it 10-4. The Saints ended a four-minute drought without a bucket on their next trip, but three-pointers from Aylin Humpherys and Garcia combined with a Williams score for an 8-0 run to end the opening period at an 18-6 BC advantage.
• RIley Corcoran got on the board with BC's first bucket of the second quarter on the Eagles' first possession of the frame. MU ended another lengthy scoring drought on its following trip and looked to get offense going, but a Garcia score for BC stifled that hope. Marymount regrouped with back-to-back scores to cut the deficit back to single digits, but a Corcoran old-school three-point play sparked a 10-0 BC run that was polished off by another Polston score to make it 32-13 with a minute to play in the first half. Marymount scored in the final 30 seconds of the frame to make it 32-15, in favor of the Eagles, at the intermission.
• The Saints opened the third quarter with back-to-back buckets, but BC regrouped as WIlliams and Polston combined for an 8-3 BC run to make it 40-22 four minutes into the frame. Savannah Wilson extended the lead to 20 points a while later, but MU scored five-straight to cut into the gap. Anna-Faith Brunk answered the call with five points of --her own to make it 47-27 with over two minutes to go in the stanza. The Saints regrouped after the scoring spree by the rookie, as the home side closed the third quarter on a 7-1 run to make it 48-34 heading to the fourth quarter.
•  Marymount opened the final period with a bucket 90 seconds into the quarter. MU began the fourth on a 7-3 run to close the lead down to 51-41 with 6:52 to play. Corcoran put the Eagles on a short 4-1 run to make it 55-42, but MU did not go away as a 6-2 run in response cut the lead down to nine points with 2:20 to play. Bridgewater rebounded perfectly as a third-chance effort by Polston found nylon and she was fouled. The possession chewed nearly a minute of game time, but she missed the and-one. Garcia grabbed the clutch offensive board, and Polston grabbed another before a turnover finally ended a 80-second Eagles' possession. MU needed a quick bucket, but Polston continued her big day with a huge block and the rebound. BC missed its shot going the other way and Marymount was able to score with under 30 seconds left and had to foul. Corcoran was hacked and made both free throws to seal the victory on the road.

Match Notes,

• Polston led BC with an all-around standout performance. The junior tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds, five steals and four assists in the win. Garcia also grabbed a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Corcoran tossed in 12 points of her own. Humpherys became the first Eagle to block multiple shots (2) in a game this season. Williams matched a team season-high of six assists.
• Barr led MU with 12 points. Kowley had a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards for the Saints.
• Bridgewater had a small 45-43 edge on the glass and a 34-24 edge in points in the paint. MU outscored BC 35-29 in the second half and 16-12 in the fourth quarter. This was just the second time the Eagles have been outscored in the fourth quarter all season (at Averett).

Up Next
Bridgewater hits the ODAC schedule running on Wednesday with a trip to Roanoke.