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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's ice hockey team closed out their regular season with a 6-2 non-conference victory over Potsdam State on Saturday at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Polar Bears improve to 11-10-1 overall and enjoy an eight-game winning streak, their longest since the 2004-05 season. Despite the late-season winning streak, Bowdoin will have to travel for the first round of the NESCAC Tournament that begins next Saturday, February 28. The Polar Bears can be no higher than the fifth seed after Colby and Trinity split their two-game set this weekend. Complete pairings will be announced on Sunday evening.

On Saturday, Bowdoin received a pair of goals from Sam Stewart and Katie Herter for the second straight night in their victory over Potsdam (4-17-2). The teams traded first-period goals as Shana Natelson slapshot from the point gave Bowdoin the lead at 8:24. Just moments later, Stephanie Simons put home a rebound for Potsdam to even the score at one apiece after one period of play.

Bowdoin scored three times in the second period, as Stewart got things going at 1:45 with a top-shelf goal to give the Polar Bears a 2-1 lead. Senior captain Julia King added to the Bowdoin lead late in the period, collecting the game-winning tally at 17:33 when she received a pass from the corner, handled around Potsdam netminder Hilary Hitchman and deposited the puck into the cage. Katie Herter's goal with 28 seconds left in the period gave the hosts a 4-1 lead heading into the final period.

After Potsdam's Annemarie Lewis notched her seventh goal of the season to trim the lead to 4-2 at 3:46 of the third, Bowdoin received a shorthanded tally from Herter and a powerplay score from Stewart to round out the scoring. Emileigh Mercer stopped 15 shots in the win. Hitchman collected 40 saves in defeat for Potsdam.