Hosting NESCAC rival Bates at Ryan Field on Tuesday, the Polar Bears looked to build on the momentum they gathered in last week's win against Williams.
Bates scored first before first-year Liz Clegg got Bowdoin on the board, beating Bates goalie Mara Krueger with an impressive unassisted goal.
However, both teams struggled to score in the first half as the defenses held the opposition in check before Katy Dissinger '11 broke the scoring drought with three minutes left in the half.
After being outshot 16-7, Bowdoin looked as if it would make it to halftime trailing by just one, but Bates' Joan O'Neill scored with two seconds remaining to give the visitors a 4-2 advantage heading into the second half.
After surrendering a pair of goals to Bates after the half to fall behind 6-3, Bowdoin climbed back in the game with an improbable 5-1 run to take the lead.
Bates refused to crumble though, pulling even with just under two minutes remaining in regulation, before Clegg gave the Polar Bears the lead with just 35 seconds remaining. However, a free position shot by Bates with just 15 seconds left sent the game into overtime, where Lindsay McNamara '09 put the Polar Bears up 10-9.
Bates responded with a goal of its own to send the game into a second overtime.
Bowdoin's Clegg scored her fourth goal of the night on a free position shot to put Bowdoin on top for good.
Coach Elizabeth Grote said, "We're finally starting to hit our stride. It'll be like that with a young team but we're playing as well as we have all season right now."
With the win, Bowdoin improves to 8-6 (3-5 NESCAC), putting the team in a three-way tie with Amherst and Bates for the final NESCAC tournament spot.
Senior tri-captain Steph Collins-Finn made 14 saves en route to her school-record 40th win.
"Steph has been a leader all year and she's playing her best yet right now. Her leadership has been a big spark for us," said Grote.
The Polar Bears will look to finish their regular season on a high note as they travel to Boston to take on NESCAC-leading Tufts today.
"We've just got to keep possessing the ball offensively and capitalizing on our scoring chances," said Coach Grote. "We could finish [the regular season] anywhere from fifth to ninth, so it's scary, but we're going for the win."