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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's soccer team scored a trio of second-half goals and posted their fourth consecutive shutout in a 3-0 victory over Colby on Sunday. The Polar Bears (5-1-0, 3-1-0 NESCAC) have not allowed a goal in their last 376:35 of play, their longest shutout streak since the 2006 campaign. Additionally, their five straight wins is the program's longest winning streak since 2003. Colby falls to 1-4-1 (0-4-0 NESCAC) with the loss.

Despite the final score, Colby controlled the pace of play for a significant chunk of the opening period, out-shooting the Polar Bears 5-3 in the stanza. The Mules could not find the back of the net, however, and that proved costly as Bowdoin's offense came to life in the second half.

A tremendous individual effort by first-year Michael Gale resulted in the first score of the day. In the 61st minute, Gale collected a ball on the left wing, beat his defender, and launched a low left-footed rocket that tucked inside the far post. Colby's best chance to tie came in the 74th minute as a bouncing ball came to Josh Lyvers at the top of the box. Lyvers ripped a shot that was coolly collected by Bowdoin netminder Dan Hicks to preserve the lead.

Bowdoin responded to the threat with a decisive push downfield just moments later. Carl Woock sneaked behind his defender, corralled a loose ball on the right wing and chipped a well-placed shot just over the head of oncoming goaltender Dan Marden to give the hosts a 2-0 advantage. The Polar Bears sealed the win with a nifty through-ball pass from Nick Powell to Eddie Jones in the 85th minute, as Jones notched his third goal of the season to clinch the victory.

Hicks made three saves in net for Bowdoin while Marden stopped four between the pipes for the Mules. With the win, the Polar Bears avenge a 3-1 loss to Colby last season and improve to 37-25-12 all-time against the Mules, including an 11-1-1 mark in their last 13 meetings.