WATERVILLE — Emily Martin’s first career goal broke a tie in the 34th minute and Colby College held on for a 2-1 win over Bates on Wednesday afternoon in a battle for the final seed in the NESCAC women’s soccer tournament.
The Mules (7-7-1, 3-6-1 NESCAC) needed a win, while the Bobcats (7-8, 3-7) needed a win or a tie to secure the eighth seed in the tournament. Colby will face top-seeded Williams in a quarterfinal on Saturday.
Julia Rosen gave Bates the lead off a cross from Libby Malasky at 15:18. Cami Notaro responded for Colby 13 minutes later, converting off a steal at midfield.
FIELD HOCKEY
BOWDOIN 4, TUFTS 0: Rachel Kennedy scored a first-half hat trick in span of 15 minutes, and the Polar Bears (14-1, 9-1 NESCAC) rolled past the Jumbos (11-4, 6-4) at Brunswick to lock up the top seed in the conference tournament.
Juliana Fiore added an unassisted goal in the 42nd minute, and Hannah Gartner made three saves for the shutout.
Bri Keenan stopped six shots for Tufts.
COLBY 2, BATES 0: Megan Fortier scored her 12th goal and McKayla Blanch got her fourth as the Mules (9-6, 4-6 NESCAC) handled the Bobcats (4-11, 0-10) at Lewiston.
Sarah Evans needed just one save for the win. Katie Knox had two saves for Bates.
MIT 3, UNE 1: The Engineers (11-3) scored three unanswered goals in the second half as they defeated the Nor’easters (13-6) in a nonconference match at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
UNE’s Vonde Saunders had the only goal of the first half, scoring off a scramble in front.
MEN’S SOCCER
BOWDOIN 2, TUFTS 2: Nick DiStefano and Eric Goitia scored three minutes apart to rally the Polar Bears (8-6-1, 4-5-1 NESCAC) to a draw with the Jumbos (10-1-4, 7-0-3) in their regular-season finale at Brunsick.
Tufts took the lead in the first half on goals by Kyle Volpe and Gaston Becherano.
In the 71st minute, Stefano headed in Keifer Solarte’s pass to the box. Goitia then scored the tying goal on a free kick.
Stevie Van Siclen stopped eight shots for Bowdoin.
COLBY 2, BATES 0: Tim Stanton and Evan Dwyer scored on headers, and the Mules (7-5-3, 3-5-2 NESCAC) beat the Bobcats (4-9-2, 2-7-1) at Lewiston.
Stanton put in a pass that was headed to him by Brandon Fahlberg following a corner kick in the 24th minute. Dwyer powered a ball that glanced of Stanton on a throw-in in the 73rd.
FOOTBALL
GEORGIA: The NCAA ruled that star running back Todd Gurley must sit out until Nov. 15 for accepting more than $3,000 for autographed memorabilia and other items over a two-year period.
The school applied for Gurley’s reinstatement after he missed the last two games while the school investigated allegations of improper benefits.
But, in a decision sent to the school late Tuesday afternoon, the NCAA said that Gurley must serve a four-game suspension, or 30 percent of the season, for accepting cash from multiple individuals. The NCAA also said Gurley had to repay a portion of the money to a charity of his choice and perform 40 hours of community service.
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