Ten goals, 10 different shooters. That was the story for the men's lacrosse team Wednesday night as it took on its rival to the north, Colby.
When the final whistle had blown, the scoreboard showed Bowdoin victorious by a score of 10-6. Starting goalie Gordon Convery '08 only allowed one goal while he was in front of the net. He gave way to Alex Gluck '08 after the Bears lead by a score of 4-1 at halftime. Despite the scoreless first quarter, Bowdoin broke out in the final 2:30 of the half to score its four goals. The Bears got hot again in the fourth quarter, scoring four goals in succession before Colby could respond. The win put the Bears at 3-3 in the NESCAC and 7-4 overall.
"Against Colby there was an excellent defensive effort...It was an important win because it showed that we were able to bounce back after the loss to Tufts," Convery said.
On Saturday, however, the team dropped its NESCAC league game to Tufts by a score of 19-4 in Medford. The Polar Bears have not allowed that many goals in a single game since 1995 in a game against Middlebury, which also tallied 19 on the Bowdoin team.
Tufts showed serious strength and ball control from the beginning of the first quarter, scoring nine goals on 23 shots in the first quarter alone, as compared to Bowdoin's zero goals on two shots in that time. In a rare role reversal, Tufts also owned the face-off circle, winning nine out of 10 face-offs in the first quarter.
Undaunted, Bowdoin responded with two quick goals to begin the second quarter, including one from last week's NESCAC Player of the Week Mike Giordano '08 and another from first year midfielder Owen Smith.
After this promising offensive surge, the Jumbos and Polar Bears would exchange goals until the second quarter ended with a score of 12-3. Bowdoin's third goal came again from Giordano, assisted by Harry Ashforth '09.
From the third quarter into the fourth, Bowdoin saw Tufts unleash its offensive fury, as six unanswered goals were scored by the Jumbos. It was not until nearly 12 minutes into the fourth quarter when Pack Janes '09 would feed senior Max Key for Bowdoin's fourth and final goal of the game.