Eren Munir
Number of articles: 48First article: September 23, 2005
Latest article: November 7, 2008
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Men?s soccer falls 3-0 in first round
This time of year is difficult for fall-season athletes at Bowdoin. It is a time of transition into the unknown. For many, the playoffs bring a particular sense of urgency, a need to continue with their campaign.
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Men?s soccer to battle Tufts today
Students and parents alike, clear your schedule this weekend. After all the turmoil in the 2008 men's soccer season, the team could have home field advantage in the NESCAC playoffs. Maybe. The Polar Bears are in a critical situation. If they manage to beat Tufts this afternoon here in Brunswick, fourth place or better and home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs will fall into their hands.
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Men?s soccer slides up to third
With two weeks to go before the NESCAC playoffs, the men's soccer team has finally turned into the team that everyone expected them to be at the outset of the season. After a tough start to the 2008 campaign, the Polar Bears have set a torrid pace of success throughout the second half of the season.
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Men?s soccer moves up to 4th with two wins
In the space of a crucial 72-hour span, a resurgent men's soccer squad turned its season around. The Polar Bears started the stretch, which was a two-game road swing, against NESCAC opponent Connecticut College last Saturday afternoon. The must-win game started poorly for the away team as the Camels scored two goals in the opening 40 minutes to stake Bowdoin to a daunting 2-0 deficit.
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Men?s soccer wins big game over Jeffs
Bowdoin, say hello to Eddie Jones. The young, dynamic first year exploded onto the scene with two impressive assists against Amherst in his first collegiate start. Jones was a welcome addition to a squad that had been struggling to score goals over the first four games this season.
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Ephs serve men?s soccer 3rd straight loss
The men's soccer team will be walking onto unfamiliar territory when they host NESCAC rival Amherst on Saturday afternoon. Traditionally, the Polar Bears have started off the season very strong; dating back to the 2000 campaign, the men have amassed a remarkable 28-4 record through the first four games each year. Unfortunately, the recent three-game losing streak has prevented this year's early season success as Bowdoin has dropped to a 1-3 record.
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Men?s soccer falters with loss to USM
In the world of athletics, it is almost impossible for any team or player to find the path to success without taking a few knocks along the way. For the men's soccer team, it must hope that the first few games have been just a few slip-ups and not an indication of the rest of the season.
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Men?s soccer dominates in opener
The men's soccer team opened its 2008 campaign with a strong and balanced performance against the University of Maine-Farmington, winning 2-0. The Bears piled on the pressure, and it seemed certain they would score early. Hugh Fleming '10 was able to power one away in the 44th minute for the half-time advantage.
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Lovitz breaks shutout record in 2-0 win
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team managed to fight for an improbable 2-0 victory over Wesleyan to surge through to the next round of the NESCAC playoffs.
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Figueiredo becomes Bowdoin?s leading all-time scorer in win over Babson
Polar Bears defeat Beavers 3-0 to continue a three-game winning streak
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team won its third contest in a row Sunday, ending the mini-slump in which the Bears had been mired.
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Men?s soccer clinches playoff spot after tie with Camels, then defeats Wheaton
Despite unexpected battle from winless Conn. College, Bears fight for tie and place in NESCACs
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team took advantage of the festive atmosphere this past Homecoming weekend to book its ticket to the NESCAC postseason.
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Men?s soccer stall against Middlebury in Vermont
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team was handed its third loss in the last five games by a strong Middlebury team on Tuesday. The Panthers, who boast the NESCAC's best defense, have allowed only five goals this season and were unwilling to make that total any larger Tuesday afternoon as they walked away with a 2-0 victory.
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Men?s soccer suffers heartbreaking loss to Ephs
Williams scores with 28 seconds remaining to hand men
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team suffered its first setback of the 2007 campaign in a loss to Williams College 3-2.
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Strong play leads men's soccer to wins over Maine rivals
Men continue to assert their dominance both in and out of conference with clutch goals
If the 2007 Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team released a DVD at the end of the season detailing the events of the year, chapter one would be titled "Living the Dream."
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Men?s soccer pours on goals in weekend victories
The men's soccer team successfully caught the attention not only of the Brunswick community, but of the rest of midcoast Maine in their cumulative 7-0, two-win outing last weekend.
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Men?s soccer crushes in exhibition
Walk through the practice fields of the Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team at Farley and you might think that you accidentally stumbled upon the training facility of the New England Revolution.
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Men?s hockey beats Trinity in NESCAC quarters
A Sunday Bowdoin-Colby final is a distinct possiblity
Brunswick residents are hoping that 2007 will be remembered as a season of firsts for the Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team. The men have already clinched the first seed in the NESCAC tournament, won the right to act as host for the last two rounds for the first time, and, with a little luck, will capture Bowdoin's first NESCAC crown. This weekend promises to go down as one of the most exciting in the history of the men's hockey program at Bowdoin.
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Men?s ice hockey grabs No. 1 seed
Not even below-freezing temperatures in Vermont could cool off the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team. Both Norwich and St. Michael's did their best over the weekend to keep the Polar Bears from obtaining a first-place finish in the NESCAC, but Bowdoin was equal to the task and was able to cross the Vermont border with the regular season conference trophy for the first time in school history.
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Dayton works wonders for men?s hockey
The Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team improved its record at home to 9-0-0 and gained sole possession of first place in the NESCAC in doing so. For whatever reason, opponents have been unable to decipher the mystery that is Dayton Arena this season.
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Men?s hockey splits away games
It seems like Brunswick has a case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to deal with after last weekend's results for the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team (11-5-3, 8-5-2 NESCAC) . The men went from the highest of highs, defeating high-ranking Amherst (12-6-1, 9-5-1 NESCAC), 5-1, to the lowest of lows, losing to NESCAC bottom-dwellers Hamilton (6-13-1, 5-9-1 NESCAC), 2-1, in a 24-hour span.
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Is it the Zamboni? Men lengthen home streak
With all of the success at Dayton Arena this season, someone from the Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team should make a pitch to the Under Armour enterprise seeking a sponsorship. No one in Division III hockey has been as dedicated to the idea of protecting their own house than this year's group of men. With two more home wins coming over the weekend the Polar Bears improved their record at Dayton to an impressive 7-0-0 and snuck back into the nation's latest top-15 poll after an uncharacteristic disappearance last week.
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Men?s ice hockey suffers tough winter
The Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team will be excited to welcome back Polar Bear Nation this weekend after a fairly tumultuous start to the New Year. The closing months of 2006 were kind to the Polar Bears who went into the Winter Break with an unbeaten record of 6-0-3. But for whatever reason, 2007 has proved to be a much more difficult venue as the men have stumbled to a 2-4 mark since the new year began.
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Men?s hockey prepares for Mule matches
Call it the Super Bowl. Call it the World Cup final if you prefer. Tonight's game against bitter rival Colby marks the biggest event of the year on Brunswick's athletic calendar. Captain Bryan Ciborowski '07 called it "the best weekend of the year," adding, "there is nothing like beating Colby." In any case, at 7 p.m., when the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team (3-0-2, 2-0-2 ECAC) takes on the Mules (3-2-1, 2-1-1 ECAC), Dayton Arena should be at total capacity.
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Men?s hockey starts 3-0, but loses exhibition game
The majority of Division III hockey pundits felt that Bowdoin would be too young and small to have any real impact this season. These doubters believed that it would take too long for Bowdoin to integrate its enormous batch of underclassmen to compete effectively this year.
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Polar Bears start up winter season this weekend
With Bowdoin's winter sports playing their first games this weekend, the Orient previews each team.
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Patriots' loss to the Colts was deceiving
Before America crowns the Indianapolis Colts as the best team in the NFL, it is crucial to clarify one thing. The Colts did not beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night; the New England Patriots beat themselves.
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Loss to Cardinals dooms men's soccer
Blame it on Mother Nature. Blame it on Wesleyan or Middlebury if that makes it easier to digest. No matter who gets the blame, the men's soccer team is finished for the season after two heartbreaking losses in back-to-back days.
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Seniors lead men?s soccer
"The Few and the Brave." That title might be appropriate to recognize the efforts of all four seniors on the Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team. The combination of Anthony Regis, John Hollis, Simon Parsons, and Kevin Mullins may only comprise of 17 percent of the roster, but contributed to 100 percent of the goals over Homecoming Weekend.
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Men?s soccer beats Wheaton and Conn.
Reality set in very quickly for the men's soccer team after its two astonishing wins over Amherst and Middlebury a couple of weeks ago. Those two wins gave the team a sense of invincibility, but Tufts did its best to bring the men back down to earth with a 5-0 trouncing at Farley Fields.
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Men kick back Jeffs, Panthers
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team dismantled two of the NESCAC's premier teams this past weekend in Brunswick. The two victories vaulted Bowdoin back into 13th place in the most recent Division III men's soccer poll. The guys also managed to extend their modest winning streak to three games.
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Men's soccer falls to Ephs, beats UNE
Williams handed men's soccer its first loss of the season last weekend, as the visiting Polar Bears dropped a 2-0 decision to the Ephs.
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Men's soccer takes out Mules, USM
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team will go into this weekend's crucial match up against NESCAC powerhouse Williams flying higher than anyone could have imagined. The men are firing on all cylinders early in the season with three consecutive wins behind them.
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Soccer beats Bates
Men's soccer held on for a 2-1 win this week against NESCAC rival Bates. The Polar Bears looked impressive right from the get-go on Saturday as forward Micha Grueber '08 rifled a cross from captain Anthony Regis '07 into the back of the net at the 1:52 mark.
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Men's soccer challenges Bates in season opener
The Bowdoin Men's Soccer Team looks to kick off its 2006 season at home against Bates on Saturday. The Polar Bears are optimistic, and hope to utilize their maturity and talent against the Bobcats.
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Softball finishes season on low note
Riding high on the heels of a five-game winning streak, the Bowdoin Softball Team seemed unstoppable, with high hopes for locking up a NESCAC playoff birth with games against Brandeis, Wesleyan, and Bates. But after three-consecutive doubleheader sweeps, fans and players are looking for the rewind button.
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Men?s tennis slams Babson
After an up and down season with some spectacular victories and difficult losses, the men's tennis team's prospects for NESCAC Championship play remain uncertain. But with last weekend's matches, the Bears proved that they have ample talent and fire.
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First years bring talent to diamond
Rewind to March 24 of this year. The Bowdoin Women's Softball Team had just finished its 16-game trip to Florida with a disappointing 5-11 record weighing on its players' shoulders. The team lacked the confidence and maturity to compete with opponents. Now fast forward to April 12 to see a team with a new formula for winning games.
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Men?s hockey defeats Amherst
After 180 minutes and 58 seconds, 16 failed power plays, and a grand total of 80 shots on goal, Amherst finally snuck the puck by senior Bowdoin goalie George Papachrist-opoulos. Papacristopoulos's three hours of scoreless play over several games was enough to break the Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team's record for consecutive shut-out minutes from the 1983-1984 season.
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Hockey ices St. Michael?s and Norwich
Bring on the Boston University Terriers. Contact the Boston Bruins if that seems like a more suitable match up. After Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team's weekend sweep, the Bears seem ready for anything. The Polar Bears secured a 13th-place ranking in Division III and snatched third place in the NESCAC.
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Hockey loses to Trinity
Although this week's mild weather has reduced the ice rink on the Quad to a muddy puddle, the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team remains hard at work inside Dayton Arena.
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Men's hockey glides past rivals
Papachristopoulos just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Well, it should if you've been following NESCAC hockey this season. Senior George Papachristopoulos, the starting goalkeeper for the the Bowdoin Men's Ice Hockey Team, has been making a name for himself.
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Men?s hockey to play rivals this weekend
The men?s hockey team gathers momentum with victory over Salem State
The Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team opened last weekend with a very disappointing 4-1 loss to the University of Southern Maine. The Bears quickly recoverd from the loss, defeating Salem State in an away game the next day.
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Men?s hockey team ties two games
The men's hockey team surprised Colby in an epic comeback in the Polar Bears' last home game of 2005. With just three minutes remaining, Greg McConnell '07 scored off a rebound to secure Bowdoin's 7-6 victory over the Mules, which capped off the team's two-game sweep over the Mules.
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Men's hockey ices competition
The Bowdoin Men's Hockey Team continued its impressive start to the season with two convincing wins, moving them up to 11th in the nation in the most recent NCAA DIII poll.
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Patriots will not contend this year
A deafening silence ran across Gillette Stadium as the clock struck midnight in Foxboro on Monday. The new day signaled the end of an unparalleled era in Patriots history. The period saw three Super Bowl rings and an NFL record 21-game win streak. It seemed that victory was guaranteed, regardless of whom the Pats were playing. Monday represents the irretrievable loss of this confidence.
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Critics underrate Celtics
Maybe it was the dismal way the Celtics ended their playoff run last year. Maybe it is because New England is so well endowed in the arena of professional sports that the average Bostonian has little time for a bunch of losers.
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Why the Red Sox failed and how they can win next year
Both the Red Sox and the Yankees will undoubtedly spend the rest of their off-season with their heads held low in shame. Both teams spent an unbelievable amount of money trying to maintain their pace of consecutive ALCS appearances.
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Red Sox and Yankees: fight to the finish
No one who has any interest in major league baseball should have been surprised by the outcome of the last series between the Red Sox and the Yankees two weekends ago. The penultimate series of the regular season for these two unparalleled rivals started with a lopsided New York victory on September 9, in a game filled with defensive errors by Boston and several long home runs by New York.