Courtesy of Brian Beard

After tying 11th-ranked Williams College (7–1–4; 5–1–2 NESCAC) last month 3–3, the men’s soccer team (7–2–2; 3–2–2 NESCAC) bounced back in dominant fashion, cruising to three straight wins against Middlebury College (5–3–2; 2–3–2 NESCAC), University of Southern Maine (USM) (2–4–7) and Trinity College (3–6–2; 0–5–2 NESCAC). Since the draw, the team has found its rhythm, turning momentum into results in a series of standout performances.

Starting two weeks ago, the Polar Bears set the tone with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Middlebury.

After Keito Ishibashi ’27 dribbled the ball up the right sideline and delivered it to Donovan Sinicropi ’29, who then redirected the ball into the back of the net and secured his first NESCAC goal in the 43rd minute. Ishibashi noted a shared feeling of composure among the team following the goal.

“It felt good in the sense that we scored, but it was just business as usual. We’ve talked about … not getting too high and not getting too low and staying consistent. Even though we scored, we also realized there were about 50 minutes left in that game, so we need to pull through and continue doing what we’ve been doing so far,” Ishibashi said.

By the numbers, the Polar Bears closed out the game with four shots, two shots on goal, two corners and a clean sheet for first-year goalie Oliver King ’29.

Following their win against the Panthers, the team found itself away in Gorham playing against USM. Just three minutes into the game, the Polar Bears scored after Liam Myers ’28 found the back of the net with an assist from Tyler Huck ’26.

Despite the team outshooting the Huskies 18–1 and having an 11–0 lead in corner kicks, the score remained 1–0 to close the game. King only had to make one save throughout the game.

Following last Tuesday’s win, the Polar Bears were back at home to celebrate the team’s six graduating seniors against Trinity. Huck highlighted the team’s energy and momentum going into the weekend.

“We felt super positive, motivated and excited to go into this final stretch of the regular season. The NESCAC table is super open, and the winner of the league is up for grabs. So going into every weekend, we really feel like this year we can beat anyone,” Huck said.

In the 17th minute, the Polar Bears were first on the scoreboard after Adam Prince ’28 scored after an attempt from Huck rebounded off the keeper.

“I felt pretty confident. Trinity had felt like one of those days where everything was going right, and we were all pretty comfortable in the game already,” Huck said.

The game ultimately finished 3–0 in Bowdoin’s favor, with the Polar Bears sealing the result in the 78th minute when Huck converted a pass from Max Cook ’29 to cap off the win. This continues the team’s eight-game winning streak against the Bantams.

As the team approaches the final stretch of its season, Ishibashi noted the takeaways from the season thus far and the grit and determination it will take to finish.

“The test really starts now. It’s gonna be really important going into these last games with the same emotional maturity we’ve had so far. It’s only gonna get harder from here, so making sure that we go in with the same mindset we have been and raising our performance ten percent each time will be really key in helping us win the next three games,” Ishibashi said.

The Polar Bears hope to continue their winning streak tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Wesleyan University (8–2–2; 5–0–2 NESCAC).