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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's soccer team used a
pair of goals 86 seconds apart in the second half to take an
eventual 2-1 win over Tufts University on Friday afternoon. With
the win, the Polar Bears (10-3-1, 5-3-1) net the fourth seed for
the upcoming NESCAC Tournament and will host Trinity College in an
opening-round match on Sunday at 12:30. Tufts ends their season
with a record of 2-10-2 (0-8-1).
The game entered halftime scoreless, thanks in great part to the
efforts of Tufts defender Alex Hart. Bowdoin had a tremendous
chance to break into the scoring column just minutes into the
game, when a gaffe by netminder Pat Tonelli resulted in the ball
trickling toward the end line, where Hart stole a goal away from
Bowdoin's Michael Gale with a diving kick. Hart made another stop
of a ball headed towards an open goal in the second half, to keep
the game scoreless.
Bowdoin finally broke through with a perfectly-placed cross from
Carl Woock to the toe of Peter Kelley, who netted it in the
top-left corner at 60:19. Just moments later, Woock earned another
assist with another well-placed cross, this time to the foot of
Nick Powell, who gave the Polar Bears a two-goal lead at 61:45.
Chris Flaherty scored a late goal on a laser with 3:20 remaining
to trim the lead to a single goal. But Bowdoin maintained
possession for the rest of the contest, sealing the win.
Dan Hicks made five saves for Bowdoin before giving way to Garrick
Sheldon, who was not challenged. Tonelli stopped four shots for
Tufts in 48:20 while Alan Bernstein made two saves and allowed both
goals in his 41:40 of action.
Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images
Photography.
