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BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin co-captain Dana Riker celebrated Senior
Day with the game's only goal, lifting the Polar Bears to a key 1-0
conference win over Tufts on Friday afternoon. The Polar Bears
improve to 8-6-0 (4-5-0 NESCAC) and earn the sixth seed in
conference play and will travel to play at Middlebury in the
opening round of the conference tournament on Sunday at noon. Tufts
earns the fourth seed and will host Trinity on Sunday in the first
round.
The game's only goal came courtesy of Riker in the sixth minute.
The senior ripped a rocket from 25 yards out that tucked under the
crossbar to give Bowdoin a 1-0 lead at 5:05. Neither team could
muster any great scoring chances for the remainder of the game,
while Tufts best opportunity came from Lauren O'Connor in the
second period. O'Connor received a pass in the box and lofted a
shot just high of the bar to maintain Bowdoin's one-goal edge.
Kat Flaherty made 13 saves in the victory for Bowdoin while Kate
Minnehan recorded one save for the Jumbos.
Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images
Photography.
