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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College field hockey team scored
five first-half goals en route to a 6-0 win over the University of
Southern Maine on Tuesday evening at Ryan Field. The ninth-ranked
Polar Bears improve to 3-1 and have outscored their opponents 18-0
over their current three-game win streak. Southern Maine dips to
4-4 with the loss.
Katie Herter got the Polar Bears going just five minutes into the
game, putting back a rebound after an initial save by Southern
Maine netminder Allison Hill. Six minutes later, Kara Kelley took a
feed from Ella Curren and ripped a shot to the bottom right corner
to give Bowdoin a 2-0 lead. The Polar Bears converted off a penalty
corner in the 19th minute, as a feed from Megan McCullough was set
by Shavonne Lord for Curren, who rifled a shot through traffic to
give the hosts a three-goal advantage. After Ingrid Oelschlager put
home a goal from the right side of the circle later in the period,
Kelley finished off the half with a hard, low shot that found the
back of the cage to give Bowdoin a 5-0 advantage at the break.
Elisabeth Clegg scored the lone goal of the second half in the 52nd
minute for Bowdoin. Emily Neilson made three saves in the opening
half for the Polar Bears before giving way to Kayla Lessard, who
made two stops in the second period. Hill made 16 stops between the
pipes for the Huskies.
Bowdoin's victory is their seventh-straight against the Huskies and
improves their mark to 29-6-4 all-time against Southern Maine.
