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SOMERVILLE, Mass. - After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Bowdoin College women's soccer team advanced past Tufts into the NESCAC Tournament semifinals by winning 4-2 in penalty kicks in a first-round game on Sunday afternoon at Kraft Field. Bowdoin was the fifth seed and Tufts was seeded fourth.

The Jumbos out-shot the Polar Bears 24-8 on the day including 15 shots on goal. But Bowdoin senior keeper Kelly Thomas came up big as she recorded 15 saves and also stopped a shot in the shootout.

Tufts also had more chances via the corner kick, as they had 11 attempts to Bowdoin's five in the match. When the Polar Bears put the pressure on, Jumbo sophomore keeper Hannah Jacobs was able to record four saves in the shutout.
 
The penalty kicks portion of overtime started off well for the Jumbos, as the first Bowdoin attempt by senior Lynne Tempest glanced off the post and out of the net. Sophomore Sarah Nolet was then able to deposit her shot into the right corner for a 1-0 Tufts shootout lead.

The Polar Bears evened things up in the second frame on a goal by first-year Celeste Swain and Thomas followed up with a save on Tufts sophomore Geneva DeGregorio's attempt. The two teams traded goals in the third frame, and it was 2-2 after three shots each.

Bowdoin's Ellery Gould, the team-leader in goals during the season with eight, gave Bowdoin a 3-2 advantage when she beat Jacobs. Junior Ali Maxwell tried to go high on her attempt for Tufts, but sent it over the crossbar. With the chance to advance Bowdoin, sophomore Christina Aceto buried her attempt for the 4-2 win in penalty kicks.

The Polar Bears (7-4-4) move on to face No. 1 overall seed Williams next Saturday. Gametime will be announced on Monday. The Jumbos ended their 2008 season with a 8-5-1 mark.