If the 2007 Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team released a DVD at the end of the season detailing the events of the year, chapter one would be titled "Living the Dream."
The Polar Bears secured an undefeated record through their first four regular season games by promptly welcoming and throwing out both Colby and USM in the past week.
The two victories pushed the team's record to 4-0-0, good enough for a share of the lead in the NESCAC and an 11th place ranking in Division III soccer.
The team first faced rival Colby on Saturday afternoon.
Brendan Egan '08 opened the scoring just before the end of the first half when he buried a ball in the back of the net off an assist from first year Ben Denton-Schneider.
The visiting Mules responded quickly in the second half as they took advantage of a free kick just outside the box to tie the game at one goal apiece.
The Polar Bears were in complete control of the game once Nick Figueiredo '08 scored a brilliant goal off an impressive feed from Luke Welch '08 to put Bowdoin on top for good.
Welch beat three Colby defenders and a malfunctioning whistle to find some open space for the assist to Figueiredo.
The goal prompted Bowdoin Athletic Director Jeff Ward to dust off the Bowdoin record books as Figueiredo moved up to just five goals away from the all-time goal scoring record for men's soccer.
The historic goal put an end to what was an extraordinary clash on the pitch between these two teams.
"All four years that I've been here it's been an absolute battle against Colby and this year was no exception," Egan said.
The Polar Bears took the field three days later against USM and had little trouble disposing of the visiting Huskies in a decisive 3-0 victory.
Micha Grueber '08 played a perfect cross to Egan's head in the 13th minute to put Bowdoin up 1-0.
This goal would end up being all the home team needed for a win, but first years Schneider and Tim Prior scored a goal apiece to make the victory more decisive.
While the score lines suggest that the two games were fairly easy for the Polar Bears, when one looks past the box scores it is clear that each match was hard-fought.
Egan emphasized how players were forced to "gut it out" instead of rely on talent and experience alone.
These two games, and especially the one against Colby, were the two biggest tests of the season for Bowdoin.
Egan noted how they "were able to come away with two solid results despite not playing at our fullest potential."
Chapter two of this season's DVD will start Saturday morning at 11 a.m. as the men face their toughest opponent of the year. Williams.
The Ephs, who have won five out of the last six NESCAC championships, will travel to Brunswick to face off against the undefeated Polar Bears.
According to Figueiredo, "It's these games that we get excited for as a team, because it's our chance to show what we really have and the chance to play against a team that perennially makes a big dent in the NCAAs is an amazing opportunity."
On Tuesday, Bowdoin will play host to Gordon College at 4:30 p.m.