The Bowdoin Men's Rugby Team fell to 1-4 on the season on Saturday, losing at Colby in a 9-3 match. Colby scored nine unanswered points on three penalty kicks in the second half to beat the Bowdoin squad.
The Black Pack held a slim 3-0 lead thanks to a Sam Kamin '08 penalty kick at the end of the first half. The teams were well-matched, with both sides tackling well and saving tries on spectacular goal-line stands.
"We really dominated the first half," Coach Rick Scala said, "the only problem was that we failed to punch it in and get more points."
"Almost everyone on the field played really well," senior captain Dan Jaffe said. "Had it not been for a few bouts of handling errors and two unfortunate penalties, I think we would have won."
The three-man lineout combination of juniors Alex Chittim and Ryan Devenyi, and senior captain Jody Mullis won almost every ball and played extremely well, Jaffe said.
Scala also cited the return of the oft-injured Jaffe, the intensity of John Greene '07, and the solid play of seniors Eric Robinson, Morgan Connelly, Jody Mullis, Dan Campbell, and Dan Duarte as high points.
"We're really looking forward to the spring season," Jaffe said. "We'll get a chance to play all of these teams again, and hopefully we'll be able to exact some revenge."
Over Parents Weekend, Bowdoin lost at home to a dominant University of Maine-Orono squad, 41-7.
Bowdoin finished the regular season in fourth place of four in the North division.