When the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Basketball bracket was released on March 3, Smith College was thrilled to be hosting yet another opening weekend, just as it had done the previous three tournaments. But despite earning the right to play first and second round games at home,

A dream season for the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team came to an end Friday in all-too-familiar fashion. The previously undefeated Polar Bears fell on their home court to Smith, 53-47, in the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament.