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Colby Breaks Drought Against Bowdoin With One-Goal Win

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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Colby College women's soccer team snapped a 38-game winless streak against Bowdoin College, getting a first-half goal from Nikki Pickering and surviving a 45-minute lightning delay to take a 1-0 win on Wednesday afternoon. The win is the first-ever for the Colby women's soccer team against Bowdoin in a series that dates back to 1979.

The Mules improve to 3-4-1 (1-3-1 NESCAC) with the win while the Polar Bears fall to 4-4-0 (2-3-0 NESCAC) with the setback.

The game's lone goal came courtesy of Pickering, who received a long pass from Julie Denison. Pickering slipped behind the defense, beat Bowdoin netminder Kat Flaherty to the loose ball and ripped a shot that deflected off the left post and into the net. Shortly thereafter, a 45-minute delay due to lightning occurred, forcing the teams to the locker room.

In dwindling daylight in the second half, Bowdoin had a pair of good chances to even the score. The first came with 26 minutes remaining when a long-ball brought Colby goaltender Loni Pisani out of the box. Pisani beat Bowdoin's Casey Blossom to the ball, deflecting it to the midfield. Molly Duffy's chance sailed wide of the open net to keep the one-goal difference. The Polar Bears' Ellery Gould had a solid chance with under 15 to go, but a nice header attempt soared just high of the crossbar.

Pisani stopped six shots in the win for the Mules, who were 0-35-3 against Bowdoin heading into Wednesday's game. Flaherty made four stops between the pipes for Bowdoin.

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Players Mentioned

Casey Blossom

#9 Casey Blossom

F/M
5' 5"
Molly Duffy

#12 Molly Duffy

M
5' 3"
Kat Flaherty

#00 Kat Flaherty

GK
5' 10"
Ellery Gould

#22 Ellery Gould

F
5' 7"

Players Mentioned

Casey Blossom

#9 Casey Blossom

5' 5"
F/M
Molly Duffy

#12 Molly Duffy

5' 3"
M
Kat Flaherty

#00 Kat Flaherty

5' 10"
GK
Ellery Gould

#22 Ellery Gould

5' 7"
F