BRUNSWICK — Katherine Page scored a pair of second-half goals to lead the Bowdoin College women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Endicott on Tuesday afternoon.
The Polar Bears extended their winning streak to four games and improved to 4-4-1 while Endicott fell to 6-4.
After the opening five minutes, Bowdoin controlled the pace of play for the remainder of the opening half but were kept off the scoreboard thanks to several sparkling saves from Endicott netminder Kayla Wentworth. Bowdoin’s best chance to break through came on a series of plays about 15 minutes into the match when Wentworth made a leaping save on Bowdoin’s Olivia Pena, and then two minutes later, stopped another great chance by Rachael Peacock.
Bowdoin held a 7-3 edge in shots and 5-0 lead in corners at halftime.
The Polar Bears finally broke through in the 62nd minute when an initial shot by Peacock was deflected by an Endicott defender. The ball skipped to the top of the box, where Page stepped into it and drove it under the crossbar for a 1-0 lead.
The Gulls had their best chance to tie the score with 19 minutes remaining when a long ball slipped through the Bowdoin defense to Lindsey Papa, who broke in alone on Bowdoin goaltender Penny Rocchio. Papa’s strike was punched away by Rocchio to preserve the one-goal lead.
Page put it away for Bowdoin with under four minutes remaining when a flurry of shots resulted in a rebound in front. Page knocked home her second goal of the match to seal the victory for the Polar Bears.
Rocchio made three saves in the shutout victory for Bowdoin while Bowdoin will return to NESCAC play on Saturday when it hosts Hamilton at noon.
Boys soccer
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick tallied three goals in each half en route to a 6-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Messalonskee.
Alfonso Miguel, Lane Foushee and Sebastian Miguel scored in the first half for a 3-0 Dragon lead.
In the second half, David Nzuzi had two goals and Foushee added his second goal.
Jack McDiarmid and Brady LaForge combined for the shutout and eight saves.
Andrew Mayo finished with 10 saves for the visitors.
Brunswick hosts Skowhegan on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Girls soccer
FREEPORT — Catroina Gould tallied three goals in the first half to power Freeport to a 7-0 Western Maine Conference win over Poland.
Gould scored 1:50 into the contest and added two more tallies 11 minutes apart later in the half as the Falcons (8-1) generated a 4-0 halftime lead. Tia Peterson scored the other opening-period goal, with Gould picking up an assist.
In the second half, Tara Migliaccio added a goal, and Rachel Wall picked up two. Hannah Spaulding, Gould and Migliaccio each chipped in an assist.
The Falcons visit Greely on Friday at 6 p.m.
NYA 5, Richmond 0
Naomi Reischman led the Panthers with two goals and an assist as North Yarmouth Academy (8-0-1) defeated the Bobcats for the second time this season in Class D South action.
Richmond is 5-2 and visits St. Dom’s on Thursday at 3:15 p.m.
Angel Huntsman scored the opening goal, and Natalie Farrell added a goal later in the half and chipped in a pair of assists.
Carly Downey turned away six shots for the shutout.
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