The Bowdoin Orient

The softball team extended its winning streak to nine games with a three-game sweep of Colby over the weekend, two wins in a doubleheader against University of Maine-Farmington on Tuesday and another two victories against Thomas College yesterday. The team’s record has improved to 22-9, making this season Head Coach Ryan Sullivan’s seventh-straight 20-win season. 

Sullivan said he is pleased with the results thus far, attributing much of the team’s success to being able to focus on small details in its gameplay. 

“We have had really good pitching and we are swinging the bats pretty well,” said Sullivan. “This is a really good group that knows when to focus and be ready to play.” 

At 2 p.m. this afternoon, stop what you’re doing and you’ll hear them. Bowdoin’s chapel bells, though they rarely ring, represent tradition and school pride for many alumni who return to Brunswick.

For many, field hockey is more than just a sport at this school. To the community, it is a point of pride; to spectators it is an event; and to players it’s about keeping a tradition alive. This fall marks the 40th anniversary of the women’s field hockey program at Bowdoin—an exciting event for any team, but an even more exceptional one for the most successful team in the College’s athletic history. Over 40 years the Polar Bears boast a record of 390 wins, 159 losses, and 17 ties—a record that seems to be moving nowhere but up under the direction of Head Coach Nicky Pearson who is in the midst of her 17th season with the team. Next year, the first Bowdoin students born after Nicky Pearson began coaching field hockey for the College will matriculate.

The recent renovation of the first-year brick entrances is just the first step toward a broader redesign of the entire College. The creation of a new entrance to Moulton Union and renovations to the Longfellow School are next on the agenda. Facilities Management will work with private architectural firms to develop the renovation. Stephen Stimson is one architect working with the College to design these renovations, who made several recommendations for improvement to campus.

Lilee’s Public House and Back Street Bistro closed their doors this summer, altering the restaurant landscape on Maine Street and making room for the arrival of new businesses.

With 227 wins and 22 seasons under his belt, Tom McCabe has every reason to boast. But that's not who he is. This season marks the final strolls down the sidelines for the 59-year-old head coach of the men's lacrosse team. In October, McCabe and his wife, Pat, will leave more than just Bowdoin behind as they depart on a 24-month commitment to the Peace Corps. They have been scheming about this adventure since college, but just turned in their final applications and medical forms.

Four goals a game is a regular feat for senior Liz Clegg, who continued her scoring streak this Saturday to help the women's lacrosse team defeat the University of New England 8-0. Clegg has scored 18 points in her last four games, rounding out her season total thus far to 46 points—one of the most in the league. She is also one of the lead scorers on the field hockey team.

After making it to last season's national championship game, the women's lacrosse team has large shoes to fill this year. And by winning four of its first six games this season, the team has shown it has what it takes to live up to these expectations. Bowdoin got off on the right foot with an 11-6 win against Connecticut College on March 10, and a 22-4 slaughter of Wheaton four days later.

While many athletes look forward to the final weeks of their seasons, Kaitlynn Miller '14 can barely imagine life without the Nordic ski team. She has skied her way to the top, posting the team's top women's finish at every carnival this season. She continued her dominance last weekend in Craftsbury, Vt., where she posted a 19th-place finish in the women's 10K classic (33:27.8).

Continuing their undefeated seasons, the men's and women's track teams took gold at the Maine State Indoor Championship at Bates last weekend. The men's team was seeded second going into the competition against Bates, Colby, and University of Southern Maine, but were able to edge out Bates for the win by just six points.

When squash captain Barrett Takesian '12 transferred to Bowdoin his sophomore year, he started off at the bottom of the ladder. Now, just two years later, Takesian is one of only two Polar Bears to have won more than half his matches, and, after leading the Polar Bears with six individual wins in the Maine Event tournament this past weekend, has a 13-3 individual record this season.

Just four games into the season, the women's basketball team is well on its way toward another winning year, thanks in large part to captain Jill Henrikson '12. Henrikson was awarded NESCAC Player of the Week after scoring 21 points (along with seven steals, 10 rebounds and three assists) last Tuesday against the University of New England to lead Bowdoin to its third win in three games.

In his second year at the College, Coby Horowitz '14 is leading the men's cross country team down a new path this season toward nationals. Last weekend he led the Polar Bears, now ranked No. 14 nationally, to a third-place finish at regionals, qualifying the team for the NCAA D-III championship tomorrow in Oshkosh, Wis.

The excitement was palpable at Greason Pool this weekend as the water polo team continued its record-breaking season at the North Atlantic Division Championship. The water polo team played host to seven other collegiate clubs in a tournament whose winner would advance to the national championship tournament.

In the final moments of Wednesday's game against Tufts, members of the men's soccer team saw the season flash before their eyes. Although the team scored the tying goal with just 46 seconds left on the clock, the Jumbos came back to defeat the Polar Bears 2-1 in overtime.

There was a chill in the air as the men's soccer team stepped off the field last Sunday, the possible end to a surprisingly short season looming closer. The Polar Bears currently have the second-worst record in the NESCAC, and may be playing their last game of the year next Wednesday.

After an initial upset, men's soccer is back in business and continuing what it has always set out to do: win and win well. The team beat both Western New England and University of Southern Maine at home this weekend. Bowdoin has won its last three games, more than making up for the team's sole loss in the first game of the season.