2011 Bowdoin Women's Soccer Releases

April 18, 2012
Brianne Weaver Named Head Coach of Bowdoin Women's Soccer Program
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Director of Athletics Jeff Ward has announced the hiring of Brianne Weaver as the new head coach of the Bowdoin College women's soccer program.

February 9, 2012
Maren Rojas Steps Down as Head Coach of Bowdoin Women's Soccer Program
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced that Maren Rojas has stepped down as head coach of the women's soccer team.

January 5, 2012
Soccer Teams Earn Academic Honor From National Soccer Coaches Association
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's and women's soccer teams have earned Team Academic Awards from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for their work in the classroom.

November 10, 2011
Gould Named Co-Player of the Year in NESCAC Women's Soccer Honors
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College senior women's soccer player Ellery Gould (East Sandwich, Mass.) has been named Co-Player of the Year in All-NESCAC selections announced on Thursday.

October 29, 2011
Gould's Heroics Fall Short as Amherst Edges Bowdoin Again in OT
AMHERST, Mass. - In a scene all too familiar to the Bowdoin women's soccer team, Kathryn Nathan scored the overtime game-winner to give the top-seeded Amherst College a 3-2 win over the Polar Bears in the NESCAC Quarterfinals on Saturday.

October 26, 2011
Tufts Scores a Pair of Late Goals to Defeat Bowdoin in Regular Season Finale
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Jamie Love-Nichols scored a pair of goals as the Tufts University women's soccer team used two second-half tallies to pull away from Bowdoin in a 3-1 victory Wednesday afternoon at Pickard Field.

October 24, 2011
NESCAC Honors Gould as Polar Bears Prep For Wednesday's Regular Season Finale
BRUNSWICK, Maine - For the second consecutive week, Bowdoin women's soccer player Ellery Gould (East Sandwich, Mass.) has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

October 22, 2011
Gould to the Rescue as Polar Bears Net Important League Win at Trinity
HARTFORD, Conn. - Ellery Gould scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Bowdoin College women's soccer team earned a key 3-2 victory at Trinity on Saturday.

October 17, 2011
Gould Named ECAC, NESCAC Player of the Week, is First "Featured Polar Bear" of 2011-12
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin women's soccer co-captain Ellery Gould (East Sandwich, Mass.) has been named Player of the Week by the ECAC and New England Small College Athletic Conference.

October 16, 2011
Nationally-Ranked Amherst Scores on PK in Second Overtime to Beat Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Kathryn Nathan converted a penalty kick 1:38 into the second overtime to give the eight-ranked Amherst women's soccer team a 2-1 victory at Bowdoin on Sunday afternoon.

October 15, 2011
Second Half Surge Lifts Women's Soccer to Victory Over Hamilton
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team scored twice in a two-minute span in the second half to take a 2-0 win over Hamilton on Saturday afternoon.

October 11, 2011
Polar Bears Rally in Second Half For Road Win at University of New England
BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior Celeste Swain tipped in a cross from classmate Ellery Gould with just over 13 minutes remaining to lift Bowdoin College to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the University of New England in non-conference women's soccer action Tuesday evening at Barbara J. Hazard Field.

October 8, 2011
Bowdoin and Colby Play to Scoreless Draw in Women's Soccer
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin and Colby women's soccer teams played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer in a 0-0 draw at Pickard Field on Saturday. The Polar Bears move to 3-3-3 (0-3-3 NESCAC) by playing their sixth overtime contest in nine games this fall. Colby stands at 4-4-1 (1-4-1 NESCAC) after the deadlock.

October 4, 2011
Gould Sets Bowdoin Career Goals Record as Polar Bears Cruise at Farmington
FARMINGTON, Maine - Ellery Gould scored 2:37 into the second half, sparking a five-goal surge and setting a new school record for career goals, as the Bowdoin College women's soccer team cruised to a 7-1 win at the University of Maine-Farmington on Tuesday.

October 1, 2011
Gould Ties Mark, But Polar Bears Fall in Overtime to Camels
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Ellery Gould scored the game-tying goal with under seven minutes remaining, tying the Bowdoin record for career goals, but the Polar Bears suffered another tough overtime loss, 2-1 at Connecticut College on Saturday.

September 25, 2011
Popolizio and Johnson Lead Bowdoin to Draw at Williams
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team played its fourth overtime game of the season in a 1-1 draw at Williams on Sunday afternoon.

September 24, 2011
Middlebury's Overtime Goal Spoils Late Polar Bear Rally
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Rachel Madding finished off a scrum in front of the Bowdoin net 6:34 into overtime to give the visiting Middlebury women's soccer team a 3-2 victory on Saturday. The Panthers move to 3-1-1 (2-1-1 NESCAC) the victory.

September 22, 2011
Sunday's Williams-Bowdoin Women's Soccer Match Moved to MCLA
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College Athletic Department has announced that women's soccer game between Bowdoin and Williams on September 25 will be relocated to the Joseph Zavattaro Athletic Complex at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

September 17, 2011
Women's Soccer Scores Two in Second Half to Prevail Over Brandeis
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team scored a pair of second half goals and survived a late rally by Brandeis in a 2-1 win on Saturday afternoon.

September 15, 2011
Saturday Women's Soccer Game Moved to Men's Soccer Field, Game Time is 2:30
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Due to turf problems at the women's soccer field, this Saturday's women's soccer match between Bowdoin and Brandeis will be played on the men's soccer field at the Pickard Field complex.

September 14, 2011
Swain's Late Goal Salvages Polar Bear Tie at Bates
LEWISTON, Maine - Bowdoin's Celeste Swain scored with 1:53 left in regulation as the Polar Bears played to a 2-2 deadlock at Bates on Wednesday afternoon.

September 10, 2011
Wesleyan Uses Overtime to Trip Bowdoin in NESCAC Opener
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Wesleyan junior Laura Kurash netted the game-winning goal with 2:03 gone in overtime to give the Cardinals' women's soccer team a 2-1 win over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The game was the season opener for Wesleyan, while Bowdoin fell to 1-1 and 0-1 in NESCAC play on the season.

September 8, 2011
Gould Creeps Closer to Goal Record as Bowdoin Wins Season Debut
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Ellery Gould scored a pair of goals as the Bowdoin College women's soccer team defeated the University of Southern Maine 3-0 in its season debut on Thursday afternoon at Pickard Field.

September 5, 2011
2011 Bowdoin Women's Soccer Preview
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team will look to rebound from its first losing season as they open the year at Wesleyan on Saturday.

June 10, 2011
Bowdoin Announces 2011 Women's Soccer Schedule
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team has released its 2011 match schedule. Coach Maren Rojas and the Polar Bears will open their slate with a home game against Southern Maine on September 8 in the first of seven scheduled home contests this fall.