The Bowdoin Women's Lacrosse Team pulled itself out of a rough losing streak this week with three huge NESCAC wins.
Faced with the pressures of needing to win their final two games of the season to earn a home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Polar Bears stepped up to the challenge and blew their opponents away.
In Tuesday's game against Bates College, the Polar Bears got off to a quick start, putting the Bobcats seven goals behind in the first half. The scoring didn't end there, as Bowdoin scored a game total and season high of 18 goals.
Senior Hilary Abrams tallied five goals for the day, scoring four during Bowdoin's 7-0 run at the start of the matchup.
Bates fought back during the second half, managing to cut the deficit to four. Bowdoin scored the next six goals, however, to seal the win.
Colleen McDonald '05 also scored five; Brook Nentwig '06 had two, and Shoshana Kuriloff '04, Jena Davis '06, Kate Donaghue '07, Meaghan Tanguay '07, and Taryn King '07 each added one to the victory.
The Polar Bears kept up their momentum against Trinity, allowing the Bantams only three goals to their 13.
The team started off the game with a 4-0 run, and Trinity only managed to tally one before the end of the half. The second half turned into a blowout as Bowdoin scored seven in a row and allowed Trinity to score only two more times.
McDonald had four for Bowdoin, Kuriloff had two, and Amanda Burrage '04, Angela King '04, Taylor White '07, King, Davis, Donoghue each netted one, displaying the team's depth.
"We have really come together as a team, we are so proud of the way everyone is stepping up. Each one of us can be equally proud of our impressive season," said senior captain Kuriloff.
Having earned home field advantage in the first round of the NESCAC tournament, Colby College made the trip down to Brunswick to face Bowdoin.
"I couldn't have been more psyched to find out who we were playing," commented Kuriloff. "We had a brutal loss against them in the regular season, and we were really looking to prove ourselves and get some revenge."
The Polar Bears certainly achieved their goal, defeating the Mules 13-4. The scoring went back and forth at the start of the game, but Bowdoin soon took control with its 9-0 run, solidifying the team's 10-2 lead at the half.
Five goals from Abrams, three from Kuriloff, two from Jill Steigerwald '07, and one apiece from King, McDonald, and Burrage solidified Bowdoin's victory and first-ever trip to the NESCAC semi-finals.
Bowdoin will play tournament host Middlebury College tomorrow and is looking to avenge a regular season loss in the post-season.