This week in sports: 10/28 - 11/3

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Setting up for playoffs
The Bowdoin Volleyball team (12-9, 5-4 NESCAC) traveled to Missouri over the weekend to compete at the Washington University in St. Louis tournament. They faced four dominant teams, including Texas-Dallas (24-1) and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (22-8), which are nationally ranked No. 4 and No. 28, respectively. Though the Polar Bears didn’t get a win this weekend, they held their own and had many strong individual performances that will set them up well for their final NESCAC match against Connecticut College tonight in Morrell Gymnasium.
Back in the books
A dominant force in the Bowdoin Volleyball offense, Quincy Leech ’17 had a season-high 51 assists in the team’s match against Illinois Wesleyan as she became just the second Bowdoin player ever to surpass 3,000 career assists. Leech is ranked fourth all-time for assists in a single season with 1,024 after her impressive campaign last season and is now second in all-time career assists with 3,054, behind Margo Linton ’08 with 3,215. Leech will have the opportunity to further solidify herself in the record books in the team’s last two regular season games this weekend.
Leader on the links
Caroline Farber ’20 was named Second Team All-NESCAC after a strong seventh-place finish at the 2016 Women’s Golf NESCAC Championship. In her first year on the team, she has already established herself as an integral part of the program after winning the Maine State Championship and leading the team in every competition this year. With this honor, Farber became the first golfer in the history of the Bowdoin women’s program to earn a postseason All-NESCAC award.
Tuft loss
The women’s soccer team will enter NESCAC Playoffs this weekend as the No. 6 seed after falling to Tufts (7-5-3, 5-4-1 NESCAC) 1-0 on Tuesday. They’ll face off against No. 3 seed Middlebury (12-3, 7-3 NESCAC) on Saturday in their quarterfinal matchup. When Bowdoin played Middlebury in the regular season, the Polar Bears came away with a 1-0 win, featuring a goal by Anna Mellman ’17 and a strong goalkeeping performance from Rachel Stout ’18.
Pooler Bears
The men’s water polo team closed out their season this weekend with a fifth place finish at the Collegiate Water Polo Association North Atlantic Division Championship. With a regular season record of 3-5, the team entered the tournament as the fifth seed and finished the weekend 2-2, coming away with wins against University of Maine (0-11) and St. Michael’s (3-8) and dropping games to Colby (6-5) and ultimate tournament champion Tufts (11-0).
Bantams bounce bears
Undefeated Trinity dealt football their fifth loss of the season on Saturday in a crushing 38-7 defeat. While the Bantams ended the first half up 31-0, Bowdoin came back strong, opening the second half with a 77-yard drive for a touchdown off of the opening kickoff. The score came from quarterback Tim Drakeley ’17 to wide receiver Ejaaz Jiu ’19 for Jiu’s first collegiate touchdown reception and Bowdoin’s only score of the day. The loss puts the team at their first 0-5 start in 10 years—their worst opening since the team went 0-6 in 2006.

highlight reel: This week in sports: 11/4 - 11/10

Stopped in the semis.
The men’s soccer team fell to No. 1-seed Amherst 2-1 in the NESCAC semifinals on Saturday. The Polar Bears’ only goal of the game came from Will Herman ’20 off of a header by Matt Dias-Costa ’17 in the 74th minute of the match. The Purple & White went on to win the tournament, which they hosted, and secure a berth in the upcoming NCAA playoffs. Based on strong performances throughout the tournament and season, midfielder Moctar Niang ’19 was the only underclassman to be named to the First Team All-NESCAC and back Matty McColl ’19 was recognized as Second Team All-NESCAC.
Triple threat.
Three members of the women’s soccer team—Morgen Gallagher ’20, Nikki Wilson ’18 and Taylor Haist ’17—were selected to the All-NESCAC Second Team after outstanding performances in the regular season and playoffs. The duo of Haist and Wilson led the Bowdoin defense this fall, as it ranked second in the league after only allowing .61 goals per game. Gallagher was also honored as the league’s Rookie of the Year, following Julia Patterson ’19 who earned the title last fall.
Fearsome foursome.
After a challenging season for the Bowdoin field hockey team, four members earned All-NESCAC accolades for their exceptional performance during the regular and postseason. Captain Kimmy Ganong ’17 notched her second-consecutive First Team honor after earning 35 points this season and ranking fifth in the conference in points per game. Midfielder Juliana Fiore ’18 joins Ganong on the First Team, and Mettler Growney ’17 and Elizabeth Bennewitz ’19 earned Second Team spots. Growney has earned post-season NESCAC honors every year of her Bowdoin career, having been named Rookie of the Year in 2013 and a member of the All-NESCAC Second Team for the following three years.
Maine attraction.
After finishing the regular season 5-2, the women’s rugby team will face off against the University of New England (UNE) at home in a showdown between the only two varsity women’s rugby teams in Maine. When the two teams met in October, UNE dealt Bowdoin their first loss of the season 31-15, but the Polar Bears are hoping to avenge the defeat and earn bragging rights as the top varsity team in their division on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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This week in sports: 10/28 - 11/3

November 4, 2016

Women’s soccer falls short

Women’s soccer suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss to Middlebury (13-3, NESCAC) on Saturday, knocking the Polar Bears out of the NESCAC playoffs and putting an end to their season. After an early goal for the Panthers, Nikki Wilson ’18 scored the equalizer off of a penalty kick in the second half. However, Middlebury took the lead again only a minute later and was able to hold off the Polar Bear offense until the end. The team finishes the season with a record of 9-6-1, 5-4-1 in-conference.

Sliding into sixth

Both women’s and men’s cross country placed sixth out of 11 teams at a rainy NESCAC Championship meet this past weekend, which featured some particularly impressive individual performances. Sarah Kelley ’18 was the top performer for either team with a strong sixth-place finish that earned her First Team All-NESCAC honors. Matthew Jacobson ’17 and Nick Walker ’16 led the men’s team, finishing 11th and 14th respectively and earning Second Team All-NESCAC honors. The teams’ seasons will continue next weekend when they travel to Connecticut College for the NCAA Division III Regional Championship.

All aboard

The sailing team qualified for the Atlantic Coast Championship, hosted by MIT on November 12, after a strong performance at the Schell Trophy this past weekend. Coming back from a disqualification in their first race, the Polar Bears won the other three races to finish third out of 18 overall. The team also competed in the Urn Trophy, where a team of women finished 14th overall, as well as the Nickerson Trophy, where a team of first years placed third out of 17 and tied for first in the B-division.

Balling bears

The Bowdoin women’s basketball team is ranked 19th in the nation in the D3hoops.com Preseason Poll. Last season, the team made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year after falling to Amherst in the NESCAC semifinals, finishing the season 22-7. Defending NESCAC Champion and NCAA Runner-up Tufts is ranked No. 1 in the poll, with Amherst following at No. 2. The Polar Bears’ season will open with the Graef Memorial Women’s Basketball Classic on November 18.

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