BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s ice hockey team picked up its first win of the season in a 4-3 final over Middlebury on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams are now 1-1 (1-1 NESCAC).
Bowdoin scored 4:37 into the game to open up an early 1-0 lead. Keenan Murray fired a shot off Adam Wisco’s pads and the rebound kicked straight back to Christian Capello, who collected the puck and put in his first of the year.
With 3:28 remaining in the period, Michael Brown carried the puck towards net and passed to Cam Berube along the right boards. Berube found Austin Ricci in the middle for a quick shot and 2-0 lead.
Less than a minute later, Middlebury responded to cut the lead in half. With traffic in front of Erik Wurman, Jimmy McKee put a rebound into the net from close range.
The Polar Bears extended their lead 5:40 into the second frame. Capitalizing on a 5-on-3 power play, Graham Rutledge controlled the puck on the right point and found Bradley Ingersoll in the high slot. Ingersoll waited for a sliding Middlebury defender to move beyond his shooting lane and bested Wisco.
With a pile of players covering the crease, Zach Shapiro laid out just outside and hooked the puck into the net to pull Middlebury within one midway through the period.
Just under three minutes into the final frame Shapiro evened the game for the Panthers. Owen Powers put a shot on pads from the near right side which Wurman deflected to the opposite post. Shapiro finished off the rebound and knotted the game at 3-3.
Rutledge scored the game-winner with his first collegiate tally 6:40 into the third. Ingersoll received the puck in the slot from Cody Todesco and slipped a pass to Rutledge on the right point. The first-year one-timed the puck as it came across his body and blasted a shot into the net.
Wurman made a pair of point-blank saves on shorthanded bids by the Panthers in the final minutes to keep the Polar Bears up down the stretch.
Wisco ended the day with 38 saves for the Panthers. Wurman made 26 stops for Bowdoin.
The Polar Bears hosted Williams in their NESCAC opener on Friday, falling 4-1.
Marcus Mollica scored a hat trick for the Ephs.
Bowdoin’s lone goal was tallied by Jack Bliss.
The Polar Bears play at the University of New England on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. start.
Women’s hockey
BRUNSWICK — Colby earned a series sweep with an overtime power-play goal to defeat Bowdoin, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon.
The Mules improved to 2-0 (2-0 NESCAC) and left Bowdoin at 0-2 (0-2 NESCAC).
Bowdoin took a 1-0 lead with 5:56 remaining in the first period, capitalizing on a power play. Nell Fusco teed up a shot from the top, which was deflected to the right post by Marissa Fichter. Izzi Stodard put the puck past Nina Pruenster for her first goal of the year.
The Mules responded two minutes later on a power play of their own. Lauren Klein controlled the puck in the right faceoff circle and slid a centering pass to Tess Dupre, who lined up a one-timer that flew inside the right pipe.
Just 32 seconds later the Polar Bears regained the lead. Maegan Sheehan pulled the puck off the boards in front of Colby’s bench and saucered a breakout pass to the opposite side. The puck banked off the boards and into Mules territory for Brooke Solomon to beat a defender and control. Solomon skated in on Pruenster and carried across the goal face before putting her shot neatly inside the left post.
Penalties in the final period gave Colby new life as the Mules pinned Bowdoin in the zone and pulled their goalie on a held whistle while already on the power play. Carly Thomas forced overtime with less than five minutes to play in regulation.
Colby earned the win 2:40 into overtime, again on the power play as Klein put away a rebound off Anna Cosentino’s initial shot.
All three Colby goals came on the power play as the Mules went 3-for-7. Bowdoin went 1-for-4 on the power play.
On Saturday at Waterville, the Polar Bears opened their season with 3-1 setback to the Mules.
Bowdoin’s lone goal came from Marissa Fichter off assists from Stodard and Fusco.
Harpswell’s Kerri St. Denis made 20 stops in net for the Polar Bears. Cierra San Roman had 26 saves for Colby.
The Polar Bears will look for their first win at the Codfish Bowl against Manhattanville this upcoming Saturday.
Cross country
WINNECONNE, Wis. — Bowdoin senior Sean MacDonald earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship on Saturday afternoon.
MacDonald took 39th overall to earn All-American recognition, leading a contingent of Polar Bears that included a pair of finishers in the women’s race — Julia O’Rourke and Delaney Bullock.
In cool and breezy conditions, MacDonald spent the first three miles in a tight bunch of runners. In 42nd place with 800 meters to go, he made a late kick to pass three runners to finish in the top 40, earning All-American honors in a time of 24:59.2.
In the women’s race, O’Rourke finished 117th and Bullock claimed 135th in the 279-runner field. O’Rourke and Bullock ran together for 4,000 meters, hovering between 80th place and 140. Both O’Rourke (22:40.9) and Bullock (22:49.6) ran personal-best times in the championship race.
Swimming & Diving
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin men and women opened the season by welcoming MIT and WPI to Greason Pool.
In their first meet of the season, the No. 21 Polar Bear women beat WPI, 199-100 and fell to No. 8 MIT, 181-118. The No. 25 Polar Bear men fell to both No. 6 MIT and WPI in their first meet of the year. They scored 66 points to MIT’s 232, but kept things close with WPI, falling 154-.5, 144-.5.
Sterling Dixon opened her senior campaign with three victories, taking the 200 freestyle (1:55.61), 200 butterfly (2:08.30), and 200 IM (2:08.48). The Polar Bears took first and second in both distance events. First-year Kathleen Kemp won the 1,000 in 10:52.84, followed closely by sophomore teammate Nadia Eguchi (10:56.99). Eguchi edged first-year Kate Fosburgh 5:18.89-5:18.95 for the 500 free win. Junior Marshall Lowery led the backstroke efforts with a third place 59.52 in the 100 and a 2:09.91 runner up finish in the 200. Sophomore Mary Laurita won the 100 butterfly with a 57.59 and was second in a close 50 free with a 24.60. Junior Amanda Banasiak was third in that 50 freestyle with a 24.92.
The Polar Bears earned a runner-up finish in the 400 freestyle relay with Laurita, Dixon, Lowery and Fosburgh touching in 3:38.16.
Bowdoin’s Marissa Ficther (27) tries to get past Colby’s Cassidy Holzer (8) during Sunday’s home NESCAC matchup. The visiting Mules swept the opening weekend series, downing the Polar Bears Sunday, 3-2, in overtime. (Brian Beard / CiPhotography.com)
Senior Daniel Williams was runner-up in both the 1,000 (9:47.84) and 500 (4:50.54) freestyle events for the Bowdoin men. Sophomore Coleman Komishane finished third in the 1,000 in 9:51.25. Senior captain Karl Sarier touched second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.33. He went on to win the 100 free (46.63) and touch third in the 200 IM (1:59.24). Senior Stephen Pastoriza placed third in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:15.25.
On the boards, senior Mitchell Ryan scored 297.67 points for a third-place finish on one meter and 312.90 points for a runner up finish on three meter.
The Polar Bears host the Maine State Meet on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.
Men’s basketball
DANBURY, Conn. — Bowdoin bounced back in a big way to defeat Worcester State, 90-65, in the consolation game of the Western Connecticut Colonial Classic on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears (1-1) put the game out of reach early, taking an 18-4 lead just seven minutes into the contest. David Reynolds scored eight points in the run that gave Bowdoin the early lead.
Bowdoin maintained its double-digit lead into the half, 45-30. Reynolds scored 16 and Zavier Rucker added 10 in the first twenty minutes.
The Polar Bears stretched their lead to as many 36 points down the stretch.
Bowdoin finished at 55.9-percent shooting for the game and held a 44-25 edge in rebounding. Reynolds led Bowdoin with 24 points, while Rucker added 23 with four assists and three steals. Jack Simonds tallied a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Hugh O’Neil grabbed 13 rebounds.
Bowdoin dropped its opener at the buzzer to Albertus Magnus, 85-84, on Friday night.
Ryan Pittman lofted a putback game-winner for Albertus Magnus
Reynolds led Bowdoin with 26 points, with Simonds adding 13 points and nine boards. Sam Grad chipped in 18 points off the Bowdoin bench.
Bowdoin returns to action on Tuesday evening at the University of New England at 7:30 p.m.
Women’s basketball
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin sprinted to a 94-56 victory over Colby-Sawyer in the finale of the Coastal Classic Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.
Maddie Hasson scored a career-high 27 points to lead the second-ranked Polar Bears (2-0) to an unbeaten weekend. The Chargers dropped their first game and fell to 2-1.
Back to back 3-pointers by Hasson sparked a game-opening 16-5 run for the Polar Bears, who never trailed. Bowdoin extended its lead to 47-25 at the break and led by as many as 39 points in the second half on its way to the victory.
Hasson hit 12-of-15 shots from the field to eclipse her previous career-high of 18. Abby Kelly also saw double figures with 11 points and connected on her 100th career 3-pointer in the first quarter.
In all, 13 different Polar Bears scored in the game, including nine off the bench from Sela Kay.
Bowdoin heads to Biddeford to face the University of New England on Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m.
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