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BRUNSWICK, Maine - Michaela Calnan and Stephanie Ludy scored to lead the Bowdoin College women's ice hockey team to a 2-0 victory over Hamilton on Saturday afternoon at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Polar Bears improve to 6-6-2 this season while the Continentals drop to 4-6-2 overall.

After a scoreless first period that featured a sizable 14-6 shot advantage for the hosts, Bowdoin was able to get on the board when Calnan finished off a puck in front at 9:52 of the second period. The Polar Bears made a bid to add to their advantage late in the period when Hamilton's Riley Smith was called for tripping, resulting in a penalty shot for Bowdoin's Kayte Holtz. But Hamilton netminder Becca Hazlett swept aside the chance to keep the deficit at one goal.

Bowdoin sealed the win late in the third period when Shelagh Merrill took control of the puck in the corner and fed a cross-ice pass to Ludy on the far post with 6:27 left. Kayla Lessard posted her second shutout of the season by making 16 saves for the Polar Bears. Hazlett finished with 35 stops for the Continentals in the loss.

Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images Photography.