Athletics

BOX SCORE

AMHERST, Mass. - The sixth-seeded Bowdoin College field hockey team earned a 3-0 win over third-seeded Amherst College Sunday afternoon in a NESCAC Quarterfinal game. The Polar Bears (10-5, 4-5 NESCAC) advance to play top-seeded Trinity College Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. in the semifinals, as they improve their winning streak in NESCAC Tournament play to 10 straight games dating back to 2005.

The visitors took charge from the opening whistle and needed only six minutes and three seconds to get on the scoreboard. Senior co-captain Shavonne Lord sent a penalty corner to Ella Curren at the top of the circle, and the sophomore midfielder dribbled herself open for a shot. Curren’s attempt trickled over the goal line to give the Polar Bears a 1-0 lead.

The Polar Bears added to their lead eight minutes later when they were awarded a penalty stroke. Herter lined up for the attempt and beat Amherst sophomore goalkeeper Emily Vitale with a shoulder-high shot that made it a 2-0 game with 20:38 to play in the first half.

Bowdoin nearly scored a third goal in the final minute of the opening half, but junior Ingrid Oelschlager was denied by a nice save from Vitale at the doorstep. Curren followed with a hard shot from just inside the circle, but the ball went just wide of the cage past a sprawling Vitale. The visitors carried their 2-0 lead into halftime with a 10-2 edge in shots and an 8-3 advantage in corners.

The game’s final goal would come with 19:23 remaining in regulation when sophomore Elizabeth Clegg assisted McKenna Teague to make it a 3-0 game. Clegg’s pass was deflected six feet in the air by an Amherst defender’s stick, but Teague was waiting on the far post to bat the ball out of midair for an impressive goal.

Vitale made five saves for the Lord Jeffs, while junior Emily Neilson stopped three shots for the Polar Bears.