BOX SCORE

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team scored all of their goals in the opening half of a 6-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday afternoon at Pickard Field. The Polar Bears improve to 2-2 this season and 24-0-1 all-time against the Huskies. Southern Maine drops to 1-6 this year with the setback.

Bowdoin's first four goals came in a span of 8:22, with Ellery Gould breaking the scoreless tie just 6:17 into the contest when Southern Maine goaltender Kat Rothe fumbled a ball in the box. Gould pounced on the loose ball and tapped in her third goal of the season to give the Polar Bears the lead. Dana Riker scored at the 12-minute mark on a strike from 25 yards out that lofted over the head of Rothe and assisted on a strong run by Celeste Swain just 1:43 later, as Swain knocked home her first of two goals on the afternoon.

Riker scored again in the 15th minute with a put-back before Swain her second tally in the 22nd minute. Lucy Morrell's first career goal rounded out the scoring for the Polar Bears.

Plenty of goaltender saw time in the game as Rothe (17 minutes, one save, four goals against) gave way to Alison Bradley (45:38, eight saves, two goals against) for Southern Maine. Katie Cobb played the final 25:22 in net for the Huskies.

Bowdoin's Kat Flaherty made one stop in the first half of play before giving way to first-years Gen Barlow (20:10, one save) and Devin Hardy (24:50) in the second period.

Both teams will return to action this Saturday when the Huskies play at Plymouth State and Bowdoin hosts Middlebury.