BRUNSWICK

The Bates College women’s lacrosse team defeated Bowdoin for the first time since 2008, 17-6, in a game that was shortened due to snow on Wednesday night at Ryan Field.

The contest was called due to unplayable field conditions with approximately four minutes remaining. The Bobcats improved to 10- 1 (5-1 NESCAC), while the Polar Bears fell to 4-6 (0-6 NESCAC).

Bates took an early lead thanks to goals from four different players in a 4-0 run to open the contest. Bowdoin got two back before the Bobcats rolled off four more, including two from Emma Brinkman to extend the lead to 8-2.

Mettler Growney scored twice before the half for the Polar Bears as the hosts trimmed the lead to 9-4 at the break.

After Allison Dewey opened the second half with a goal for Bates, Bowdoin’s Lindsay Picard and Megan O’Connor scored consecutive goals to make it a competitive 10-6 contest with 20:42 to go.

But as the conditions quickly deteriorated, the Bobcats pulled away, scoring seven straight goals, including four from Moriah Greenstein, who finished with a game-high five goals to go with an assist for Bates. Dewey and Camille Belletete had three each, while Kaileigh Maguire had a game-best seven draw controls for the visitors.

Bowdoin was paced by three goals from Growney.

Hannah Jeffrey stopped 10 shots for the Bobcats, while Kayli Weiss saw the majority of time for Bowdoin, stopping six shots. Bates held a 25-20 edge in shots and 16-10 lead in draw controls in the match.

Bowdoin will return to action Saturday with a key home contest against Connecticut College at noon.

Baseball

The University of Southern Maine road a five-run second inning to a 7-2 final over Bowdoin on Wednesday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (9-6) matched the Huskies (8-5) with five hits in the game, but surrendered five stolen bases to USM in the loss.

Back-to-back walks to open the bottom of the first resulted in the Huskies’ first run. After both runners advanced with stolen bases, a sacrifice fly by Sam Stauble gave USM a 1-0 lead.

Southern Maine loaded the bases with the first three batters of the second, but Bowdoin responded by recording two quick outs. Sam Dexter followed with a two-run single to center. USM scored another quick run off a wild pitch to go ahead 4-0. Stable tallied his second RBI of the game with a single through the left side to conclude the inning’s scoring.

Bowdoin’s defense settled through the remainder of the game, allowing only one more run. The Polar Bears broke through offensively in the fourth as Jack Wilhoite doubled to right-center field to drive in Bjorn Hansen.

Colby Joncas added at two-out RBI single through the right side in the top of the fifth, making the score 6- 2. Sean Mullaney and Luke Cappellano started the inning with consecutive singles.

USM responded in the bottom half of the inning as Matt Bender drove in a run.

Mullaney went 2-for-4 on the Bowdoin side, while Dexter led the way for USM by going 2-for-3.

Bowdoin hosts Bates on Friday at 3 p.m. in the Polar Bears’ home opener.

Tennis

Bowdoin dropped only one set en route to a 9-0 NESCAC win at Bates on Wednesday evening.

The Polar Bears (9-1) finished off the Bobcats (3-9) to remain undefeated in conference play.

Bowdoin swept doubles play with an 8-2 win at No. 1 (Tiffany Cheng/Joulia Likhanskaia). At the No. 2 spot, Kyra Silitch and Tess Trinka defeated Kate Rosenthal and Maisie Silverman (Brunswick), 8-4, and Bowdoin rolled to an 8-0 shutout at three (Samantha Stalder/Sarah Shadowens).

Trinka dropped the only Bowdoin set of the day in a 6-4 opener at No. 3 three, but rebounded to finish with back-to-back 6-2 sets.

Silitch and Pilar Giffenig won their matches at No. 4 and 6, respectively with 6-0, 6-1 finals.

Maddie Rolph battled for a 7-5 victory in her opening set and clinched her match with a 6-3 second at five singles.

Likhanskaia defeated Bates No. 1 Silverman, 6-2, 6-2, and Bowdoin’s Cheng (6-3, 6-2) won her match at the No. 2 spot.

Bowdoin hosts Hamilton on Saturday at 10 a.m.