BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team scored the first six goals of the game and cruised to an 18-9 win over Colby on Wednesday night at Ryan Field.

The 12th-ranked Polar Bears (10-3, 7-2 NESCAC) snapped a brief two-game skid in a big way, scoring their most goals in a game since March 2014. Colby fell to 3-10 (0-8 NESCAC) with the loss.

Daniel Buckman started and ended the game-opening surge that saw Bowdoin hold a 6-0 lead 10 minutes into the contest. Bowdoin led 7-1 after one period and got a pair of quick goals to open the second quarter from Clayton Wright to extend the lead to 9-1. The Polar Bears carried an 11-3 lead into the intermission thanks to a buzzer-beating score from Brett Kujala before the break.

Colby clawed back into the contest with a 4-2 run to start the third quarter, sparked by a goal and two assists from Austin Sayre, trimming the gap to 13-7.

But, the Mules failed to get closer as Bowdoin uncorked four straight goals, including a pair just eight seconds apart from Jeffrey Odiorne and Kujala to push the lead into double digits.

Wright led all players with four goals and four assists in the victory for Bowdoin. Matthew Crowell and Kujala also had had tricks for the hosts.

Colby was paced by three goals from Kevin Seiler as well as a goal and three assists from Sayre.

Peter Mumford made 12 saves for Bowdoin in over 59 minutes of play, while Colby’s Dylan Rothenberg stopped five shots.

Bowdoin hosts Emmanuel on Saturday at 1 p.m.