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BRUNSWICK, Maine - Steve Dachille scored five goals, including
the overtime game-winner to lift the Connecticut College men's
lacrosse team to an 8-7 win at Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The
10th-ranked Camels remain unbeaten at 8-0 (4-0 NESCAC) this season
while the Polar Bears fall to 3-5 (1-3 NESCAC). The win is the
first for Conn. College over Bowdoin since 1999.
Dachille led all players with his five tallies, with four coming
in the second half as the visitors erased a five-goal halftime
deficit. Nathan Fritts led the Polar Bears with a pair of goals
while
Adam Tracy and Ben Chadwick each had two assists.
The hosts appeared to be in control in the opening half, sprinting
to a 6-1 lead at intermission thanks to six different goal scorers.
Fritts capped the period with a score just 23 seconds before
the break as the Polar Bears held a 16-11 edge in shots in the
first 30 minutes. The Camels stormed back in the second half,
however, as Dachille sparked a 6-1 second half surge, and drew
Conn. College even after forcing a turnover and putting home the
game-tying score with 3:46 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Bowdoin goalie Chris Williamson and Conn's Rob Moccia each made
sparkling saves in the final minutes to force overtime.
In the extra session, both squads traded possessions before
Bowdoin was charged with a slashing penalty. On the man-up
advantage, Conn's John Lyons circled to the top of the box and fed
Dachille at the point, who skipped a low shot past Williamson to
give the Camels their first victory against the Polar Bears since
'99, snapping a string of 11 straight losses to Bowdoin.
Williamson made 11 saves in net for the Polar Bears while Moccia
stopped 12 shots, including eight in the second half.
Photos courtesy of
Brian Beard and Creative Images Photography.
