This weekend the field hockey team will try to preserve its winning streak against NESCAC rival Williams at home.
The Polar Bears swept past Wellesley, Wheaton, and Husson in their three preseason games. Last Saturday, Bowdoin gave Colby its second loss in the season-opener.
In its first game at Wellesley on September 10, Bowdoin returned with a 2-1 victory, with first-year rookie Lindsay McNamara putting away both of the team's goals.
The next day at Wheaton, senior co-captain Christi Gannon scored giving Bowdoin a 1-0 win. Before beginning regular season play, the team toppled Husson with an 8-0 victory.
Against Colby, Bowdoin put three shots into the goal to secure its 3-1 victory. Within the first ten minutes of the game, co-captain Burgess LePage '07 scored, giving the Polar Bears an early lead. Teammates Allyson Craib '06 and Hillary Hoffman '08 scored the team's other two goals.
These early victories demonstrate the team's remarkable depth, despite graduating four key players last year. A mix of stand-out juniors and seniors has filled the void of graduation. Taryn King '07, Christi Gannon '06, Sarah Horn '07, Kate Leonard '07, and Margaret Gormley '06 are leading the charge for the Polar Bears.
In last weekend's comfortable two-goal victory over Colby, all 21 Bowdoin players saw time on the field.
"We have a really deep team with eight incoming freshmen. Last weekend we had every person play. We wanted to show off some strength," said junior co-captain Burgess LePage. "There's no one I wouldn't trust on the field," she said.
The Polar Bears will try to defend last season's overtime victory against the Ephs this Saturday.
"This weekend is a huge game against Williams. We are taking it one game at a time," LePage said.