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HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior defenseman Brendan Reich scored two goals to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 4-2 win over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's ice hockey action Friday evening at the Koeppel Community Sports Center. Trinity falls to 12-7-2 overall and 9-5-2 in the league while the Polar Bears, ranked No. 15 in the nation, improve to 14-5-1 and a league best 11-4-1.

Reich wasted no time giving Bowdoin a lead, scoring 2:03 into the contest, and adding his second goal later in the first period, both power play goals. Senior Ryan Blossom added another for the Polar Bears early in the second period, giving Bowdoin a 3-0 lead.

Trinity junior forward Adam Houli would score his team-best 14th goal of the season late in the second period to cut the Bowdoin lead to 3-1. Late in the third period, the Bantams would add another goal, courtesy of freshman forward Jordan So, bringing Trinity within a score.

Junior defenseman Kyle Shearer-Hardy dashed Trinity's bid at a comeback with a goal at the 12:30 mark in the final frame. Trinity would pull junior goalkeeper Wesley Vesprini in the final frame, but it wouldn't matter, as the Polar Bears held on to their two-goal lead and skated off with their third-straight win.

Vesprini and Bowdoin senior goalkeeper Christopher Rossi each finished the game with 34 saves. Bowdoin freshman Daniel Weiniger racked up three assists in the game for the Polar Bears.