Evan Bunker rushed for 136 yards and two scores in the victory for the Bantams (5-0). The loss spoiled a 143-yard, one-touchdown effort by Zach Donnarumma for the Polar Bears (1-4).
Trinity answered on its next possession, marching 67 yards on 11 plays to find paydirt on a 15-yard pass on a rollout by quarterback Ryan Burgess to Andrew Grombala at 4:41.
Bowdoin regained the lead midway through the second quarter when Jimmy Garvey nailed a 27-yard field goal at 8:27, but Trinity replied with a quick strike from Burgess, who found AJ Jones for a 68- yard TD pass to give the visitors a 13-10 lead heading into intermission.
The Polar Bears drove to the T-20 to begin the third quarter, but a fumble ended the drive.
Trinity mounted a 17-play, 85-yard drive that covered 8:08 and ended with a 1-yard plunge by Bunker to give the Bantams a 20-10 lead. Bunker added a second score on a seven-yard run with 2:35 remaining to put the game on ice.
Burgess finished 13-of-22 for 225 yards and two scores.
Bowdoin was led by 14 tackles from Griffin Cardew, who also had an interception. Joey Cleary pitched in 11 tackles and a sack. Thomas Romero went 16-of-37 for 141 yards, with David Black catching seven passes for 42 yards.
Bowdoin will travel to Wesleyan fora1p.m.kickoff.
Volleyball
Bowdoin completed a perfect weekend with a pair of regional wins at the Hall of Fame Tournament hosted by Smith and Mount Holyoke Colleges this weekend.
In Saturday’s action, the Polar Bears beat MIT 3-1 (25- 18, 25-19, 24-26, 25-21) and Wheaton 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-9) to improve to 23-2 this fall. Bowdoin’s 23 victories are the second-most in a single season in program history, trailing only last year’s record-setting 27-win campaign.
Melissa Haskell was Bowdoin’s representative on the All-Tournament Team.
Against MIT, Christy Jewett led the way for Bowdoin with 10 kills, while Haskell had seven kills and 13 digs. Hillary Cederna had nine kills and nine digs, while Sophia Cornew dished out 31 assists and had seven aces.
The Polar Bears cruised to a 3-0 win over Wheaton in their afternoon match. Luisa LaSalle put home 11 kills in the victory, while Jewett recorded nine.
Bowdoin rolled to a 3-0 (25- 9, 25-21, 25-22) win over Tufts on Friday at the opening session of the Hall of Fame Tournament.
Haskell led the team with 12 kills, while Ellie Brennan had nine.
After a rescheduled nonconference tilt at Colby on Tuesday night, the Polar Bears will travel to Middlebury this upcoming Friday and Williams on Saturday. A pair of wins will clinch the top seed and hosting rights for the NESCAC Tournament.
Field hockey
Freshman Rachel Kennedy scored two goals, including the game-winner in the second half, to lead the Polar Bears to a 3-2 NESCAC comeback win over Trinity in a battle of nationally-ranked squads on Saturday.
The Polar Bears, ranked third in the nation in the latest polls, improved to 12-1(8-1 NESCAC). Trinity, ranked 12th, dropped to 10-3 (6-3 NESCAC).
Trinity’s Sophie Doering made a spectacular defensive save to stymie the Bowdoin offense barely five minutes into game, but Kennedy finally broke through at 24:56. Katie Riley slid a pass across the face of the goal to Kennedy.
In the second half, the Bantams gained control. Paige Duke finished off a rebound that kicked off the post and ricocheted to her waiting stick to tie the game at 32:05.
Shortly after, Hadley Duncan put the Bantams on top at 27:28.
Following a Bowdoin timeout, the Polar Bears tied the game when Cathleen Smith scored with 21:17 remaining. Kassey Matoin picked up an assist.
Less than 90 seconds later, Kennedy recorded the gamewinner, driving a low, hard shot past Trinity goalkeeper Ann Scalambrino at 19:55.
Bowdoin closes its regular season at Tufts on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Women’s soccer
Molly Popolizio scored the game-winning goal with 14:51 remaining to lift the Polar Bears to a 2-1 NESCAC win over Trinity on Saturday.
The Polar Bears improved to 10-3 (6-3 NESCAC). Bowdoin has 10 wins for the first time since 2007 and clinched the fourth seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament.
Trinity dropped to 4-7-1.
Alexa Yurick accepted a cross from Stacie Sammott and put home the game’s first goal just five minutes in.
Trinity evened the contest early in the second half as Elisa Dolan ripped a shot from outside the box in the 50th minute.
Bowdoin went ahead to stay late as Sarah Wallace served a pass to Popolizio, who buried the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute.
Bowdoin netminder Bridget McCarthy made the lead stand with six saves.
The Polar Bears visit Tufts on Tuesday.
Men’s soccer
Sam White and Eric Goitia each scored to lead Bowdoin to a 2-0 decision over Trinity on Saturday afternoon.
The win puts the Polar Bears (8-3-2, 4-3-2 NESCAC) in good shape heading into their regular season finale at Tufts on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bowdoin will clinch the fourth seed and a home NESCAC quarterfinal match on Saturday with a victory over the Jumbos.
Nabil Odulate played a throw-in on Bowdoin’s offensive end to the head of Ben Brewster, who flicked it to the far post, where White spun a side-winding effort into the net at 41:40.
The Polar Bears got some much-needed insurance midway through the second half as a Trinity foul in the penalty area awarded Bowdoin a penalty kick. For the secondstraight week, Goitia deposited the penalty kick in the 64th minute to seal the win.
Will Wise made two saves in net as the Polar Bears held a 15-5 edge in shots and 8-2 lead in corner kicks.
Women’s rugby
The Polar Bears remained perfect with a dominating 46- 7 Homecoming Weekend victory over Colby on Saturday afternoon in Brunswick.
The Polar Bears (8-0, 5-0 NESCRC) clinched the top seed for the conference tournament and will host the league championships on Nov. 3.
From the opening kickoff, the game was fast and physical with both teams trading possession and territory early near midfield. Bowdoin scored six minutes in after a long gain in yardage by the backline set up a ruck 10- meters out. Scrumhalf Kam Sanchez fed the ball to prop Anissa Tanksley, who ran it hard into the endzone, splitting the defenders. Former Mt. Ararat High School student/ athlete Randi London converted the kick for a 7-0 lead.
Bowdoin scored four more tries in the first half, using its passing, running and support skills to keep the ball moving while keeping Colby’s defense disorganized.
Kerry Townsend, joining the attack-line from fullback, caught the pass in stride and took the corner on the Colby defense three times. Charlotte Kleiman scored her first try after a strong support run, keeping pace with Townsend who, upon being tackled, offloaded the ball to Kleiman for the score.
Bowdoin led 29-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the Polar Bears received heads-up plays by Dani McAvoy, Uche Esonu, Maddie Baird and London.
The Polar Bears will close the regular season this upcoming Saturday at Amherst.
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