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BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to shock Lebanon Valley, 3-2, in their opening match Saturday, and then followed it up with an impressive 3-0 sweep of Babson to complete a perfect weekend at the Midcoast Classic.

The Polar Bears (17-5) fell behind against the Dutchmen before bouncing back for the 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-9 win. Against Babson, Bowdoin took control early and held on for a 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 victory.

Against Lebanon Valley, Christy Jewett posted 14 kills and 11 digs, while Hailey Wahl recorded eight kills, 10 digs and seven blocks. Erika Sklaver, Clare Geyer and Michelle Albright had seven kills apiece. Quincy Leech dished out 35 assists and had three service aces, while Katie Doherty collected 29 digs and four aces.

In the victory over Babson, Jewett again led Bowdoin with 15 kills, while Wahl had nine. Geyer and Sklaver had five each. Doherty recorded 29 digs, and Leech again sparked the offense with 35 assists.

Christy Jewett and Michelle Albright had a dozen kills each on Friday evening in Bowdoin’s 3-0 win over Bates.

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The Polar Bears, who won by set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-17, picked up their eighth consecutive win over the Bobcats, who fell to 8- 10 (0-7 NESCAC).

Albright hit at 55-percent for the match, putting home 12 kills against just one error in 20 attempts while also collecting six digs. Jewett had 12 kills and nine digs in the win, depositing five aces. Quincy Leech had 37 assists for Bowdoin, while Clare Geyer posted five blocks and Katie Doherty 13 digs defensively.

Bowdoin will enjoy a much-needed respite before returning to action this upcoming Friday at the Hall of Fame Tournament at Amherst, Mass against Wheaton at 7 p.m.

Cross country

The Bowdoin men finished in second, while the women took fourth at the Maine State Championship Saturday at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington.

The Polar Bear men posted three of the top five finishers and finished with 38 points, but were edged by first-place Bates, which totaled 26.

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The women’s team had 112 points to finish in fourth place overall, behind only Colby (34), UNE (60) and Bates (61). Men’s Results

The top seven finishers in each race earned All-State status for 2014. Lucy Skinner, who took seventh by finishing the 5K race in 19:53, was a recipient for the women’s team. Bowdoin’s three top finishers in the men’s 8K race were Avery Wentworth (second, 26:31), Bridger Tomlin (fourth, 26:42) and Matt Jacobson (fifth, 26:45), all of whom also garnered All-Maine recognition.

Bowdoin’s other top finishers on the women’s side were Caroline Corban (20th, 20:40) and Meghan Bellerose (28th, 21:02). Will Ossoff (11th, 27:02), Kevin Hoose (16th, 27:21) and Calvin Henry (19th, 27:26) posted top-20 finishes for the men.

The Polar Bears will return to action this upcoming Saturday in the NESCAC Championships at Middlebury College.

Women’s rugby

Bowdoin remained unbeaten with a Homecoming Saturday 111-0 victory over Williams College.

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The Polar Bears improved to 6-0 with the victory. Bowdoin will round out its campaign this upcoming Saturday at Middlebury.

Former Mt. Ararat High School standout Randi London had three tries and six conversions for a total of 27 points. Cammie Odgen-Fung and Paige Pfannenstiel had very strong running games and scored three tries apiece, while Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik scored twice for the Polar Bears.

Georgia Bolduc, Le’Shauna Phinazee, Anna Piotti, Addison Carvajal, Samantha Hoegle, Emily King, Maddie Lemal-Brown and Cristina Lima each scored a try as well for Bowdoin. Lima converted her own try late in the game to round out the scoring for Bowdoin.

Women’s tennis

Bowdoin hosted Wellesley, Tufts and Bates over Homecoming Weekend for the Bowdoin Invitational.

The Polar Bears posted some impressive results, recording a 24-12 record.

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For complete tournament results, go to www.athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports.

The tournament concludes Bowdoin’s fall schedule. The Polar Bears will return to action after the winter break, opening spring practice on Feb. 17.


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