BOX SCORE
WELLESLEY, Mass. - Jenny Holland scored the game-winning goal
for Wellesley with 1:46 remaining to give the Blue a 9-8 win over
Bowdoin on Thursday afternoon. The Polar Bears fall to 6-6 this
season with their fourth one-goal loss of the campaign.
Tied 6-6 at the half, Wellesley needed just :51 seconds in the
second period to take a 7-6 lead on a goal from first-year Meredith
Roy. Kate Cushing would add another free position score at 27:57 to
push the Blue margin to 8-6, and match the largest lead by either
team in the contest. Bowdoin answered back just over a minute
later, when Katie Stewart netted her fourth score of the contest to
narrow the gap to one. After over 12 minutes of scoreless action,
Bowdoin's Ingrid Oelschlager found the back of the net to tie the
contest at 8-8 with 14:45 to play. After the score, the Polar Bears
pushed back, outshooting the Blue, 5-0, over the next 10 minutes of
play. However, Wellesley keeper Mary Mattia saved all five shots to
preserve the tie.
At 3:45, the Blue had an opportunity to take the lead on a free
position attempt, but Bowdoin goalie Steph Collins-Finn made her
10th
save of the game to keep the score at 8-8. Wellesley finally broke
through with 1:46 to play when Holland netted her fourth score of
the contest to give the Blue a 9-8 advantage.
Wellesley's Loretta White won the ensuing draw, but a turnover
caused by Bowdoin's Becca Austin gave the Polar Bears the ball with
just over a minute remaining. In the waning seconds of the game, a
Bowdoin shot that went wide, along with a turnover, sealed the
upset victory for Wellesley.
Stewart led Bowdoin with four goals while Elizabeth Clegg added two
scores. Oeslschlagger and Katy Dissinger each chipped in with solo
goals to pace the Polar Bears. Defensively, Emily French and
Dissinger recorded four ground balls apiece while Austin caused
three turnovers. Collins-Finn finished the afternoon with 10 saves
between the pipes for Bowdoin. Overall, Bowdoin held a slim 27-24
advantage in shots and a 19-13 advantage in ground balls, but
Wellesley was stronger off the draw, with a 14-5 advantage in draw
controls.
