The women's hockey team looks to win two home games this weekend and continue its spectacular streak after defeating Trinity 4-2 and 3-0 this past week.
With the wins against Trinity, the Polar Bears improve their overall record to 8-10-1 (7-8-1 NESCAC). Bowdoin's league ranking and playoff schedule will be contingent on other conference games to be played this weekend.
Katie Herter '12 scored twice in the first game against the Bantams, and Lindsay McNamara '09, Jill Campbell '11, and Dominique Lozzi '12 all netted goals for Bowdoin in the second game.
The most outstanding performer last weekend, however, was goaltender Sage Santangelo '12, who made 20 saves in the first game against Trinity and 23 saves in the second game. For her exceptional play, Santangelo was awarded NESCAC Player of the Week.
"It's a great honor, but I think that it's more reflective of how we have performed as a team recently," said Santangelo. "It has been this team that got us to this point, not an individual, so they deserve the credit."
Sage's teammates are supportive and excited about the NESCAC honor.
"Sage had a great weekend and definitely deserved the honor of NESCAC Player of the Week...we are all incredibly excited for her and proud of her," Scooter Walsh '09 said.
The team was been energized by Santangelo's success and its recent wins.
"I get really excited when I think about how well our team has been doing recently," Kendra Sweet '12 said. "It was evident since the beginning of the season that we are a talented team, and when everyone shows up prepared to play we can do great things on the ice."
The team will play Potsdam State in two games in Watson Arena this weekend, on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Bears hope to continue their solid play as they close out the season and honor the seniors on Saturday.
"I think we are just looking to continue playing as we have been, and keep working on the little things in practice," Sweet said.
The games will also be helpful in preparing for the NESCAC playoffs, if they receive a bid.
"We will look at the Potsdam games as a way to prepare for playoffs and continue to play at a high level and work on things that will help us succeed in playoffs," Santangelo said.