The sixth-ranked Polar Bears improved to 6-1 (2-1 NESCAC), while the Camels fell to 4-3 (2-3 NESCAC).
Bowdoin opened the scoring less than four minutes into the game with Phinney blasting home a corner shot inserted by Katie Riley and stopped by Kassey Matoin at 31:39. Rachel Kennedy increased the lead at 14:44 on a pass from Olivia King. King fed the ball to Kennedy in the center of the circle who spun and fired a shot into the back of the net. Emily Simonton tipped in the third goal of the game off a Phinney corner shot at 11:51. Lauren Schroeder tacked on a fourth goal before the half on a shot from close range.
Kayla Lessard (54:16) did not make a save for Bowdoin before giving way to Hannah Gartner (16:44, two saves), who preserved the shutout.
Phinney’s nine points are one shy of the program’s single game mark of 10, jointly held by Lindsay McNamara, Sheila Carroll and Margaret Burns
Bowdoin will be back in action on Tuesday night against Maine NESCAC foe Bates College at 7 p.m. on Ryan Field.
Volleyball
Connecticut College dealt Bowdoin its first home loss since 2007 in a 3-0 victory at Morrell Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
The 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 decision snaps Bowdoin’s 40-game home-court winning streak that was the longest in Division III volleyball and improves the Camels to 11-2 (3-2 NESCAC). Bowdoin (12-2, 3-1 NESCAC) also fell in a conference match for the first time since 2010, snapping a 13-match league winning streak.
Rachel Schroff led the way for the Camels, notching 12 kills, seven assists and five digs. Katie Ketcham dealt 31 assists and earned 16 digs.
Bowdoin’s Melissa Haskell had six kills and 10 digs, while Luisa LaSalle had 15 assists and 17 digs. Christy Jewett and Hillary Cederna had four kills each.
Bowdoin will look to rebound next Friday when the Polar Bears return to action with a conference match at Colby at 8 p.m.
OnFriday, the Polar Bears began the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Wesleyan University (4-7).
Bowdoin used a balanced attack and served up 15 aces in the victory. Ellie Brennan notched a team-high nine kills to go with four blocks. Haskell had seven kills, including four aces, while Sophia Cornew dished out 30 assists, had four aces and collected eight digs. Taylor Vail had a team-high 18 digs in the win.
Women’s rugby
Bowdoin celebrated Family Weekend with a decisive 31-5 triumph over Tufts University. The victory improved the Polar Bears to 6-0 (3-0 NESCRC).
“The women’s rugby match between Bowdoin and Tufts on Parents/Family Weekend featured two very worthy opponents, with both sets of eight forwards up to the challenge of playing some great, hard-nosed rugby,” said Bowdoin coach Marybeth Mathews. “The two forward packs scrummaged, rucked and contested every loose ball in the first half, with Tufts getting the edge on rucking, but unable to convert possession to gains in territory, in part due to the packs relentless pressure and the tackling of Dani McAvoy, Lynn Freedman, Emily Athanas-Linden and Kerry Townsend.”
The Polar Bears got on the scoreboard at the 15-minute mark from a broken play in second phase when Athanas- Linden ran the ball to the left side, broke a tackle and sped into the in-goal area for 5 points. Ten minutes later, after defending several possession changes, Bowdoin fullback Townsend caught a kick and found holes to run through in the disorganized defense for an excellent counterattacking score. Randi London converted and Bowdoin held a 12-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Tufts came right back, maintaining possession and pressure and forced a penalty at the B-5. Bowdoin defended the line, but Tufts broke through on third phase, scoring an uncoverted try to bring the score to 12-5 with under three minutes left.
Moments later, unable to gain momentum or yardage passing down the backline, flyhalf Athanas-Linden placed a tactical kick downfield in front of the goalposts. Chasing downfield from their onsides position, Uche Esonu and Helen White put pressure on the fullback, with Esonu making the tackle, quickly getting to her feet and gathering the loose ball to dive over the line for the final try of the first half. London converted, with a halftime score of 19-5.
“While the Jumbos forwards played strong and physical, Bowdoin’s pack matched them and got lower in the rucks to drive their opponents off the ball and clean things up for scrumhalf Kam Sanchez to deliver the ball out,” said Mathews.
Flyhalf Athanas-Linden varied her calls with backline moves and a series of strategic kicks. McAvoy and Freedman played the Bowdoin lineouts superbly, with Freedman spoiling lots of Jumbo ball.
The second half scoring opened as a result of support from Dani McAvoy and London on another long, counterattacking run by fullback Townsend. McAvoy followed behind Townsend for 50 meters, took the offload pass from her and placed the ball perfectly in the tackle for secondary supporter London to pick the ball up and dive over the try line. London converted her own try, and the Polar Bears led 26-5.
Townsend closed out the scoring with her second try of the game off a nice assist pass from Dani McAvoy.
Bowdoin’s B-side got its first full match versus Tufts B and played to an even 5-5 draw.
Forwards Melody Moon, Maggie Acosta, Ally Glass- Katz and Kylie Moore had impressive moments on offense and defense. Jimena Escudero anchored the team with several fine tackles, rucks and passes while Aviva Mattingly added stability on the wing.
Hayleigh Kein scored Bowdoin’s try off an assist from Mattingly and a strong run, outpacing several cover defenders. In this backline play, started off by scrumhalf Kim Gilmore and flyhalf Emily King, everyone touched the ball down the line until Kein took things in stride. success.
Men’s soccer
Bowdoin and Connecticut College (2-2-3) played to a scoreless draw at Pickard Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears moved to 5- 1-1 (2-1-1 NESCAC) after their first draw of the season and are unbeaten in their last six outings.
The game featured outstanding play by both goaltenders, as Will Wise made six saves for Bowdoin and Casey Marini stopped eight for Connecticut College. Bowdoin held a 16-11 edge in shots but Connecticut College earned a 6-5 edge in corners.
The two best chances on the day were both for Bowdoin as time was expiring in regulation and in the second overtime. Connor Keefe just missed on a diving header that Marini saved with under a minute to play in the second half.
In the second overtime, Marini saved his team again when he stopped a header by Ben Brewster with a minute to go.
The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday at home against Saint Joseph’s (4:30 p.m.).
Women’s soccer
Bowdoin;s Molly Popolizio scored twice, including the game-winning goal in the second half, to lift the Polar Bear to an entertaining 3-2 win over Connecticut College on Saturday afternoon.
The victory moved the Polar Bears to 6-1-0 (3-1-0 NESCAC) while the Camels fell to 1-5-1 (0-5-0 NESCAC).
The high-scoring affair opened with a strike from Astrid Kempainen from the top of the box for Connecticut College in the 17th minute. Bowdoin answered minutes later as a collision in the box resulted in a penalty. Jamie Hofstetter deposited the PK at 20:43 to deadlock the contest.
Bowdoin took the lead shortly after intermission as Abby Einwag’s pass drew netminder Natalie Signor off her line. Popolizio delivered a shot from eight yards out to give the hosts their first lead of the afternoon at 46:32. Lilly Cannon evened the score for the Camels approximately 14 minutes later as a scramble in front of the net came to her foot. She tapped in the loose ball at 60:03 to make it a 2-2 tie.
The Polar Bears replied just 1:18 later as Amanda Kinneston played a perfect corner kick into the box where Bowdoin’s smallest player, the 5-foot-1 Popolizio, won a header that tucked inside the post for the goahead score at 61:21.
Bowdoin held a 20-8 edge in shots and 5-0 advantage in corner kicks. Bridget McCarthy stopped two shots for Bowdoin. Signor was credited with 12 stops for the Camels.
The Polar Bears are set to return to action Wednesday afternoon at home against Maine-Farmington (3:30 p.m.).
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