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Polar Bears Fall to Williams in NESCAC Semifinals

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Junior Brianna Wolfson scored three times Saturday to help top-seeded Williams College women's soccer team to a 6-1 victory over fifth-seeded Bowdoin in the semifinals of the NESCAC Tournament at Cole Field. Williams (15-0-1) advances to Sunday's NESCAC championship game against the winner of Saturday's second semifinal between second-seeded Amherst and third-seeded Middlebury. Bowdoin falls to 7-5-4 overall.

Williams, the defending NESCAC champions, tied a single-game NESCAC Tournament record with its six-goal output. Wolfson also tied a single-game tournament record with her hat trick.

The Ephs outshot Bowdoin 21-9 and took a 1-0 lead just one minute and 46 seconds into the contest when midfielder Jackie Russo sent a long through ball down the middle of the field. Wolfson ran onto it, dribbled twice and slipped a shot underneath Polar Bear keeper Kelly Thomas and into the lower left-corner of the goal. It was the second fastest goal to start a game in NESCAC Tournament history. Just under 15 minutes later, Russo and Wolfson teamed up again, producing a carbon copy of the first goal. Only 52 seconds later, Williams sophomore Sara Wild scored off an assist from Gabrielle Woodson for a 3-0 lead with 27:40 remaining in the half.

Bowdoin did not go away, countering with a score of its own with 10:08 left in the half. Ellery Gould played a ball back to freshman Anna Tachau at the top of the 18 and Tachau's shot snuck in under the crossbar to cut the Bowdoin deficit to 3-1.

Wolfson's third goal came out of a goal-mouth scramble only 1:26 into the second stanza and made it 4-1. Christina Woodword and Annelise Snyder added late goals to close out the scoring for the Ephs.

Thomas made four saves in goal for Bowdoin. Lauren Sinnenberg made two for Williams.

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Players Mentioned

Ellery Gould

#22 Ellery Gould

F
5' 7"
Anna Tachau

#19 Anna Tachau

M
5' 5"
Kelly Thomas

#0 Kelly Thomas

GK
5' 6"

Players Mentioned

Ellery Gould

#22 Ellery Gould

5' 7"
F
Anna Tachau

#19 Anna Tachau

5' 5"
M
Kelly Thomas

#0 Kelly Thomas

5' 6"
GK