WALTHAM, Mass. — The Bowdoin College men’s soccer team’s magical postseason run came to an end on Sunday as the Polar Bears dropped a 1-0 decision to Brandeis in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The New England Small College Athletic Conference champions concluded a solid season with a record of 10-7-3.

With the win, the Judges improved to 19-2 and advanced to the Round of 16 for the third year in a row. They will battle Amherst in a third-round match on Saturday.

Brandeis controlled play throughout the first half, outshooting Bowdoin, 9-0, although the Polar Bears nearly had a goal in the fourth minute off the head of Matt Dias Costa, who was ruled offsides.

The Judges put three of their shots on net in the first 45 minutes, but Bowdoin’s Stevie Van Siclen was up to the task. His best stop came in the 42nd minute off the foot of Brandeis Foti Andreo after a give-and-go with Brandon Miskin.

The Judges had a couple of early chances in the second half from senior Tyler Savonen, who chipped wide in the 47th minute after dribbling through the defense, then had a shot from just outside the box headed away by Bowdoin’s Nabil Odulate.

Bowdoin finally tested Brandeis senior keeper Joe Graffy in the 60th minute when Hunter Miller chipped from just outside the box following a short corner.

Miskin notched the game-winner. The play started with a failed clearing attempt by Bowdoin at the right of the 18-yard box. Josh Ocel collected the ball and spotted Miskin streaking towards goal. Ocel delivered a perfect service to Miskin’s head, and the rookie redirected it inside the far post past the outstretched arms of Van Siclen.

The visitors had one last attempt to equalize in the 79th minute. A free kick from near midfield was played into the box. Polar Bear forward Sam White headed to Graffy from close range, but the goaltender snatched it out of the air to help preserve the victory.

Brandeis finished with an 18-4 edge in total shots, 5-2 in shots on goal. Van Siclen had three saves in the losing effort, while Graffy made two stops.

On Saturday in the opening round, Miller notched the game-winning goal in overtime as the Polar Bears defeated Brockport, 3-2.

Bowdoin trailed 1-0 after a Peter DiLorenzo goal, but the Polar Bears tallied as Andrew Jones fed Thomas Henshall in the 41st minute.

After Brockport gained a 2-1 lead in the second half, Bowdoin again battled back as Nabil Odulate headed a corner kick from Sam Ward into cage.

The Golden Eagles controlled much of the first five minutes of overtime, but a counter attack by Miller proved to be the difference. He carried the ball from midfield, split several defenders, then found the lower-right 90 to make his first goal of the season and the game-winner.

The victory was Bowdoin’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2010.

Women’s volleyball

Bowdoin saw its season conclude in a 3-0 loss to Williams in an NCAA Division III Regional Final on Sunday afternoon.

The Polar Bears, who matched their furthest-ever finish in NCAA Tournament play, ended the year with a record of 23-9. Williams claimed the match by scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-16.

Bowdoin kept it close in the opening set, but used a 11-4 surge to pull away for a first-set triumph. The second set was tied at 7-7, but the Ephs again rolled off a big run — this time a 13-1 spurt, to go up 2-0. Carrying the momentum into the third set, Williams jumped to a 15-5 lead en route to the eventual victory.

The win avenged a loss by the Ephs to Bowdoin, 3-2, on Nov. 1.

Christy Jewett finished with seven kills and six digs and ended the season as the school’s single-season kills leader (445). Erika Sklaver had five kills and ended the year as Bowdoin’s single-season blocks record holder (138). Katie Doherty finished with 11 digs to increase her school-record digs total to 597, establishing another singleseason school mark.

For their performances at the regional this weekend, Sklaver and Jewett were named to the All-Regional team.

Bowdoin returned to the NCAA Tournament with a flourish on Friday afternoon, sweeping Regis 3-0 in a first round match.

The Polar Bears rolled to a 25-11, 25- 11, 25-17 victory. Regis ended its season with a record of 24-9.

Bowdoin wasted little time in the opening set, winning the first seven points and opening up a 15-2 advantage en route to cruising to the 25-11 triumph. It was more of the same in the second set as the Polar Bears sprinted to a 7-1 advantage and never looked back, winning by an identical 25-11 tally.

The third set was the most competitive as the squads played to a 7-7 tie through the first 14 points. Bowdoin took control from there, creating some space with a 5-1 run sparked by a pair of Sklaver kills. Regis closed to within 12-10, but Bowdoin responded with a 9-1 surge, capped by kills from Carina Spiro and Clare Geyer to put the contest out of reach.

Jewett totaled 12 kills and eight digs. With the total, she broke Julia Calareso’s record for single season kills at Bowdoin (405). Sklaver led Bowdoin with 13 kills and no errors to go with five blocks. Doherty posted 13 digs, while Quincy Leech dished out 27 assists to go with nine digs.

The roll kept going for Bowdoin on Saturday with a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-13) win over MIT in the second round.

The see-saw match saw the teams split the first four sets in similar fashion, taking early leads they didn’t relinquish. The fifth was a back-and-forth affair as the squads were tied at 2-2, 3-3, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9 and 10-10.

MIT took its final lead of the match following a Bowdoin service error, but the Polar Bears got a break following a timeout as MIT immediately committed an error of its own to knot the match at 11-11.

Leech set up Jewett for a kill to give Bowdoin a 12-11 advantage and Michelle Albright put home a point to push Bowdoin’s lead to 13-11. MIT closed the gap on a Bowdoin service error, but Bowdoin immediately regained its two-point lead following an attack error by the Engineers, 14-12. MIT closed to 14-13, but MIT’s ensuing service found the net, giving Bowdoin the win.

Jewett was simply outstanding, racking up 14 digs to go with her seasonhigh 27 kills. Sklaver posted 10 kills and four blocks, while Albright had seven kills and 17 digs.

Women’s rugby

The Polar Bears earned a trip to the national semifinals of the American Collegiate Rugby Association Division II Tournament with a 22-14 victory over Marist on Sunday at Dartmouth College.

Bowdoin (11-0) led 17-0 at the half and hung on to advance to the USA Rugby Fall 15s Championship in Palm Crest, Fla., December 5-7. The Polar Bears will face Winona State, last season’s National champs.

Bowdoin built its early lead behind scores from Addison Carvajal, Sam Hoegle and Topsham native Randi London.

Leading 22-14, Bowdoin’s defense stood tall, getting fantastic team play to secure their second victory against quality competition in as many days.

In a tight match on Saturday, the Polar Bears defeated Rutgers University, 29-23.

London scored the opening try of the match to cap a 70-meter march.

Women’s soccer

The Polar Bears saw their season come to an end in a 3-0 defeat to Roger Williams in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Saturday at MIT.

Bowdoin concluded its season with a mark of 12-5. The Polar Bears earned their third consecutive NCAA Division III Championship appearance.

Roger Williams controlled the early play, but the Bowdoin defense was able to sweep aside several early chances by the Hawks. The Polar Bears continued to stymie Roger Williams until the 30th minute when Jessica Valenti put home her eighth goal of the season with a shot inside the far post at 29:17.

Mariah Kaiser gave the Hawks a little breathing room before intermission with her 17th goal at 38:19. She added another goal at 54:50 in the second period to put the contest out of reach.

In her first start of the season, Bowdoin goaltender Rachel Stout stood tall, making nine saves. Roger Williams held a 23-19 advantage in shots, but Bowdoin led 4-3 in corner kicks.

The loss ended the playing career of six Bowdoin seniors — Abby Einwag, Kaley Nelson, Jenna DiCicco, Alexa Yurick, Kathleen Smith and Amanda Kinneston.

Men’s hockey

Connor Quinn scored with 52 seconds remaining in regulation to give the 1-0-1 Polar Bears to a 3-3 New England

Small College Athletic Conference draw with Williams on Sunday at Sidney J. Watson Arena.

Colby Cretella scored his first two career goals for Williams, while Mitch Barrington and John McGinnis also scored for Bowdoin.

Bowdoin goaltender Peter Cronin made 27 saves for the Polar Bears in his debut.

On Saturday, the Polar Bears cruised to a 6-0 win over Middlebury in the season opener for both teams at Watson Arena.

McGinnis paced the Polar Bears with two goals and as many assists, as well as Matt Sullivan with a pair of goals and one helper.

Bowdoin outshot the Panthers, 31-20, with Polar Bear keeper Max Fenkell turning aside all 20 shots he faced for the shutout.

Men’s basketball

Tournament MVP John Swords scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Polar Bears to a 68-56 win over host Westfield State University in the championship game of the Rick Martin-Holiday Inn Express Tournament on Sunday.

The Polar Bears improved to 2-0 on the season with the victory.

Swords was 8-for-10 from the field and grabbed 11 defensive boards. Bryan Hurley and Lucas Hausman added 15 points apiece in the win, with Hurley dishing out six assists.

The Polar Bears will return to action this upcoming Saturday at Standish against St. Joseph’s at 3 p.m.

On Saturday, Bowdoin opened the tournament with a 77-57 victory over Elms College.

Hausman paced the Polar Bears with 22 points. All five starters reached double figures for Bowdoin, Swords adding 16 points, Matt Palecki 12, Neil Fuller 11 and Hurley 10.

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin bounced back from a season opening loss on Saturday by rolling to a 74-45 victory over UMaine-Fort Kent in the consolation game of the Pepsi Mariner Challenge on Sunday.

Megan Phelps had 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead Bowdoin (1-1), while Lauren Petit recorded 15 points. Teammate Marle Curle dished out eight assists, with Sara Binkhorst scoring 11 points and Siena Mitman 10.

Phelps was named to the All-Tournament team.

Bowdoin visits Endicott on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Bowdoin dropped a hard-fought 58-57 decision to Roger Williams.

Shannon Brady had 12 points and seven rebounds to lead Bowdoin, with Kate Kerrigan and Curle chipping in 11 points each.

Cross country

The Bowdoin men and women finished strong in the New England Division III Regional Championships at Williams College.

The Polar Bear men took seventh overall, while the women placed 14th.

The Bowdoin men were led by Avery Wentworth, who finished 28th overall (26:08.7) in the 8K race, followed closely by Kevin Hoose (26:15.2) in 31st. Matt Jacobson (26:27.5, 40th), Bridger Tomlin (26:29.1, 42nd) and Will Ossoff (26:39.7, 54th) rounded out the top five Polar Bear finishers.

Bowdoin’s women were paced by Lucy Skinner’s 48th place showing, as she covered the 6K track in 23:14.1. Caroline Corban (24:00.9) and Sarah Kelley (24:04.3) finished in 89th and 90th, respectively. Ally Fulton (24:12.1, 96th) and Brenna Fischer (24:26.3, 112th) accounted for the other scorers for the Polar Bears.