Men's Soccer
The men's soccer team had its fourth shutout victory of the season against Connecticut College over Homecoming weekend. Sophomores Wolf Grueber and Nick Figueiredo scored in the in the first three minutes of the match to give Bowdoin an early lead. Before the half, an own-goal put the Polar Bears up 3-0. In the second half, Simon Parsons '07 put a diving header into the goal. In the net, Nate Lovitz '08 had four saves and Greg Levin '06 had one. The Polar Bears finished with one more goal to end the game 4-0.
Later in the week, the Polar Bears defeated Gordon College, 3-1. The team scored early with a goal from Figueiredo. The Scots tied the score within five minutes. The score stayed tied until the second half when the team scored twice in the final 15 minutes of the game. Figueiredo took a ball from Parsons to score another goal for Bowdoin. Parsons gave Bowdoin its final goal. Lovitz had six saves in goal.
Bowdoin is ranked fifth in the latest New England regional poll. The Polar Bears will face Trinity in an away game on Saturday.
Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team defeated Connecticut College 3-1 on Saturday. Sophomore Ann Zeigler scored off a pass from Kat Whitley '08 at 13:43. The Camels answered, putting a ball inside the net, but Bowdoin sealed the game in the second half, with goals from juniors Kate Donaghue and Ivy Blackmore. Goalie Anna Shapell had six saves.
On Monday, Bowdoin lost a non-conference match to the University of New England. UNE defeated Bowdoin 1-0 for its first victory in eight games between the two teams. Although Bowdoin outshot UNE 21-10, the Polar Bears could not put the ball in the net.
The Polar Bears will face Trinity College in Connecticut this weekend.
Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team took fourth out of 22 at the New England Women's Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament at Amherst College last weekend. Bowdoin scored 22 team points, losing only to Amherst, Williams, and Middlebury.
Bowdoin had strong performances in the singles bracket from first years Sarah D'Elia Rachel Waldman, as well as sophomore Kristen Raymond. The three reached the finals in singles play.
In doubles competition, two Bowdoin pairs reached semifinal play. D'Elia and junior Kelsey Hughes made the semifinals in the top doubles bracket. Senior Kara Perriello and Waldman made semifinal play for the No. 3 doubles bracket.
Volleyball
Bates avenged an earlier loss to Bowdoin with a 3-2 victory over the Polar Bears. Bowdoin played a tough match with many strong individual performances. Sophomore Margo Linton had a school-record 63 assists. Junior Julie Calareso contributed 19 kills and 17 blocks. Erin Prifogle '07 had 17 kills and seven blocks. Senior Ellie Simon posted 17 kills for the team.
The Polar Bears will look to reverse a six-game losing streak at this weekend's Hall of Fame Tournament at Smith College.
Women's Rugby
The Polar Bears had a 27-0 shutout victory over University of Maine-Farmington on Saturday. Bowdoin dominated UMF with Sara Utzschneider '07, Alicia Velez '08, and Jeni Kennedy '08 scoring in the first half. In the second half, Daphne Leveriza '07, Kelly Orr '06, and Margaret Munford '07 contributed to the Polar Bears final tally.
The "B" side also won its match. This weekend the Polar Bears will face Colby in an away match.