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NEW LONDON, N.H. – December 9, 2010 – The Bowdoin men's basketball team shot 58.6% en route to an 85-72 road victory at Colby-Sawyer. The Polar Bears improve to 5-2 overall, while the Chargers dip to 3-4.

The first half featured back and forth action in its entirety with each team holding a largest advantage of just four points. Colby-Sawyer turned nine first half Bowdoin turnovers into 15 points, but trailed 37-35 at the break.

The Chargers were within three points at the 11 minute mark of the second before Bowdoin exploded for an 11-1 run to lead 68-55. The Polar Bears, who shot 63% in the second, held a comfortable lead for the remainder of the game en route to the 85-72 win.

Sophomore Maximilian Staiger (West Caldwell, N.J.) led five Bowdoin players in double-figures with 19. Junior Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) recorded a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 13 boards. Senior guard Randy DeFeo (Ridgewood, N.J.) also tallied a double-double with 12 points and a game best 10 assists. Junior Ryan O'Connell (Ipswich, Mass.) and junior Justin Nowell (Cos Cob, Conn.) each added 10 points.

Junior Will Bardaglio (Wayne, Maine) and freshman Robbie Burke (Cheshire, Mass.) scored 22 points. Bardaglio was 8-13 from the floor and was 5-6 from beyond the arc. Burke added 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Senior Brandon Carbone (Portland, Maine) registered 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Colby-Sawyer plays a pair of games at Worcester State this weekend as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament. Tournament action can be followed by clicking HERE. Bowdoin will host Colby on Saturday at 4:00 pm before heading to the Holiday break.