Women
The women’s lacrosse team gave up several late-game goals to lose to Tufts 10-9 at home in its regular-season finale. Lindsay Picard ’16 tied things up for the Polar Bears with two minutes to play, but Tufts’ Eliza Halmo won it on a goal with six seconds on the clock.
Picard, Betsy Sachs ’14 and Taylor Wilson ’15 each had two goals for Bowdoin. Sachs added a game-high six draw controls.
With the loss, the Polar Bears finish 4-6 in the NESCAC and will enter the quarterfinals as the No. 7 seed. They will travel to Amherst tomorrow to play the Lady Jeffs at noon.
In their previous meeting this season, Amherst defeated Bowdoin 9-4 on March 8. Amherst is led by NESCAC leading scorer Katharine Eddy and goalie Christy Forrest, whose 56.3% save percentage leads the conference.
Men
Men’s lacrosse finished their regular season on a four-game losing streak, culminating with a loss to No. 7 Tufts on Wednesday. Last Saturday, the team fell to out-of-conference Endicott College, ranked No. 13 nationally. The Polar Bears finish sixth in the NESCAC regular season standings with a 9-6 conference record.
On Wednesday, the Jumbos took the lead for good with 6:40 remaining in the first quarter, and led by as many as nine goals before winning with a final score of 18-11. Eleven players scored goals for Tufts, while only five Polar Bears found the back of the net.
Franklin Reis ’14 led the way for the Polar Bears, securing seven groundballs to go along with five goals and an assist.
After a closely contested first period against Endicott on Saturday, the Gulls led the game 4-3. The flow of the game then went fully in favor of Endicott, which proceeded to outscore the Polar Bears 5-2 and 6-2 in the next two periods to win by a final score of 18-10.
“Once [Endicott] started to win a couple of face-offs, they went on a run,” said Will Wise ’14. “They were a very strong team offensively.”
Captain Dan Hanley ’14 and Wise led the offense for the Polar Bears with two goals apiece. In the net for Bowdoin, Connor Laughlin ’15 conceded 16 goals on 25 shots and Peter Mumford ’17 conceded two goals in six attempts.
“Our offense played well during the match—we just couldn’t get them the ball enough,” said Head Coach Jason Archbell. “We have to be consistent on our defensive clearances and execution against top offensive teams.”
Due to their late-season slide, the Polar Bears will take to the road for their NESCAC quarterfinal game, playing at Amherst tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.