BOSTON — Tournament MVP Kim Tess-Wanat capped an outstanding performance by scoring the game-winning goal with five seconds remaining in overtime to give the Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team a 2-1 victory over the University of Massachusetts Boston in the championship of the Codfish Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.

With the victory, Bowdoin (5-6-2) became the first team other than Trinity College to skate away with the tournament championship. The Bantams had won the crown each year since the tourney’s inception in 2008.

Tess- Wanat earned MVP honors by netting both goals in Tuesday’s game. The forward finished the tournament with a combined five goals and three assists. Assisting both of Bowdoin’s goals was Kayte Holtz, while Dominique Lozzi added an assist on the first goal, and Madeline Lane assisted the game-winning tally.

Kayla Kiernan scored UMass-Boston’s lone goal.

Kayla Lessard stopped 26 shots to earn All-Tournament honors in addition to Tess- Wanat. Defender Emily Tang was also recognized as an All- Tournament honoree.

The Polar Bears will look to carry their momentum into a weekend New England Small College Athletic Conference series at Connecticut College. Bowdoin will visit the Camels in New London, Conn., for games on Friday and Saturday.

Men’s hockey

Kevin Crowe scored with 1: 33 left in overtime to lift Wentworth to a 3-2 win over visiting Bowdoin in both teams’ first contest of 2012.

Bowdoin had its two-game win streak come to an end, falling to 5-4-1.

The Polar Bears host Amherst Friday night.

After a scoreless first, the teams traded goals in the second period, with the visitors getting on the board first when first-year forward John McGinnis tipped in the puck in front of the net at 3:48.

Wentworth drew even at 9:20 when Joel Vastl scored.

Bowdoin took a 2-1 lead at 18:56 of the period when Rob McGregor scored on passes from Robert Toczylowski and Aaron O’Callahan.

The advantage didn’t last long, as Mike Paglino fired a shot from the left circle that found the back of the net with 55.4 ticks left in the period.

A tightly contested third period yielded no scoring. Bowdoin netminder Steve Messina made the best stop of the frame, turning aside Skylur Jameson with 35 seconds left in regulation.

Messina had 28 saves, while Wentworth goaltender Mike Jarboe had 31 stops.

Men’s basketball

Andrew Madlinger scored a career-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers, to pace the Polar Bears to an 88-66 victory over Plymouth State.

The Polar Bears opened 2012 with their fifth consecutive win overall and improved to 8-2. The Panthers fell to 4-6.

Madlinger led a balanced Bowdoin attack that saw the team shoot 60 percent from the field. The sophomore guard connected on nine of 13 from the floor, including six of seven 3-point attempts for his 24 points.

Ryan O’Connell was nearly as effective, hitting 8- of- 13 shots for 21 points. Will Hanley notched his seventh double double of the year with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Brian Chergey had 16 points for Plymouth State.

Bowdoin visits Hamilton in NESCAC action on Friday.

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