WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College women's soccer team scored the game's first two goals and never trailed in a 4-2 win over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The Ephs improve to 8-3-1 (4-2-1 NESCAC) while the Polar Bears fall to 5-4-2 (2-4-1 NESCAC).

Bowdoin's Ellery Gould scored in her seventh-consecutive game, reaching ten goals for the season and becoming just the third Polar Bear in school history to reach 10+ goals in a season twice.

In the 13th minute, Caitlyn Clark served a long ball into the box from just over midfield.  Tyler Rainer had a one-touch finish from about five yards out to give the Ephs the early first half lead. The Ephs' second goal came just over fifteen minutes later when freshman  Hayley Cook crossed the ball to Sara Wild from near the right sideline.  Wild fired a ball at the net, but the shot was saved by goalie Kat Flaherty, who recorded six saves on the day.  Off of the save, Annelise Snyder stepped into the ball and rocketed it into the net to put the Ephs up 2-0.

Bowdoin answered with a goal of its own with 6:13 to go in the half.  Forward Lauren Skerritt booted a ball from about 35 yards out.  The perfectly tucked into the net over keeper Laura Wann's head.  Wild scored with 15 minutes to go for Williams but Gould converted on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to trim the lead to a single goal.

Williams put the game away wiith just over two minutes to play as Kristine Nakada crossed the ball to Clark, who added a goal to her assist by finishing in the bottom right corner of the net. 

Bowdoin will look to get back into the win column at Brandeis on Wednesday.