Molly Duffy '11 led a scoring frenzy as the women's soccer team came out strong last Saturday, crushing NESCAC rival Colby 4-0.
With this win, the Polar Bears improved their record to 7-3-3 on the season, 4-2-2 in the NESCAC. Bowdoin is currently ranked No. 4 in the NESCAC.
Saturday's win against Colby also improved Bowdoin's record against the Mules to 35-0-3 since 1979.
The game was marked not only by a high number of goals on behalf of the Polar Bears but, also a fresh set of contributors to the scoreboard.
Junior Dana Riker started off the goal scoring for Bowdoin as she connected late in the first half.
It was her fourth goal of the season.
Entering the second half with the score 1-0 in favor of the Bears, the game could have been anybody's, but the Bowdoin women sent a definite message: This game belonged to the Polar Bears.
Duffy scored the first goal of the second half and the first of her season barely five minutes into the second half. Her unassisted shot upped the women's lead to 2-0.
The ensuing majority of the half was well fought by both squads, yet Colby could do nothing to chip away at the solid Bowdoin lead. Duffy, assisted by Kit Hamely '10, struck again, this time in the last five minutes.
"On her second goal off of a cross she had a really good run into the box," Christina Aceto '11 said. "It was great. It was just a great game for her."
"She had a lot of confidence going into the game," Aceto added.
Despite a solid 3-0 lead, the Polar Bears did not relent and in the waning minutes of the game first year Celeste Swain scored the fourth and final goal, assisted by the unyielding Duffy.
In addition, keeper Kelly Thomas '09 earned her sixth shut out of the year.
"We had a really good week in practice leading up to the Colby game," Aceto said. "[In the game] we were possessing the ball really well, changing the point of attack, and we had a lot of quality chances."
The final regular season game for the women will be this Friday against Tufts at Pickard Field at 2 p.m. A win for the Polar Bears is critical.
Bowdoin is currently No. 4, with Trinity and Tufts in the Nos. 5 and 6 spots, respectively. Trinity will take on Amherst, who currently stand in second.
If Trinity loses, then the Jumbos and Polar Bears will face each other again in the first round of the playoffs. The winning team will have home-field advantage.