After battling through two rough NESCAC games this week, the Bowdoin Women's Lacrosse Team fell to Amherst College and Colby College, dropping the team's record to 7-4.
"The NESCAC is one of the strongest leagues in Division Three," commented senior captain Amanda Burrage, "so having close losses to top teams in the country encourages rather than discourages us. It lets us know we're right up there."
Saturday's game at Amherst started off well for Bowdoin, as they led off the game with a quick goal. The Jeffs were able to bounce back quickly, however, and despite a strong defensive showing by the Polar Bears, the first half ended with the Jeffs up 8-2.
"We really kept up with Amherst," explained senior captain Shoshana Kuriloff, "even though the score doesn't necessarily reflect that."
The Polar Bears never gave up, and the game ended on pace at 16-4. Goalie Kendall Cox '05 played a great game tallying 12 saves, while Gina Campelia '07, Jill Steigerwald '07, Angela King '04, Genevieve Leslie '07, Hilary Abrams '04, and Kuriloff each put one in the back of the net for the Bears.
Tuesday's matchup against the Mules was a much closer game; it was decided in the last two minutes of the contest when a Colby player scored on a free position to end the game at 5-4.
The scoring went back and forth throughout the course of the game, ending at 3-3 at the half, and then eventually 4-4 with two minutes to go. The Bears could not hold off the Mules, however, as they squeaked one final goal in before time expired.
"We made the goalie look good," commented a frustrated Burrage. "It was rainy and wet and a very low-scoring game."
Abrams scored her 26th goal of the season during the contest, while Colleen McDonald '05 tallied two and Taryn King '07 had one.
The Bears will meet another challenging NESCAC foe next when they play Middlebury in Vermont tomorrow.