BIDDEFORD, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's ice hockey team scored twice in the third period to break open a tight game on their way to a 3-0 victory over the University of New England Tuesday evening at the Harold Alfond Forum.

The Polar Bears, ranked 11th in the most recent U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) national poll, remain unbeaten on the season at 4-0-1, while the Nor'easters slip below the .500 mark at 3-4-0.

Bowdoin struck for the first goal of the evening at 14:59 of the opening period off a UNE turnover in its defensive zone. Junior Chris Fenwick came up with the puck behind the Nor'easters' cage and fed  Alec Root all alone at the top of the crease for an easy conversion. The Polar Bears held a slight 10-9 advantage in shots on goal for the frame.

The Nor'easters carried play much of the second period but were unable to tally despite nearly doubling-up (11-6) Bowdoin in shots. Bowdoin pushed the lead to 2-0 while on the power play early in the final period. Co-captain Danny Palumbo collected a loose puck in UNE's defensive zone and rifled home a wrist shot near post from a tough angle below the left circle. The Polar Bears would add another insurance goal less than two minutes later at 3:04 of the frame when Connor Quinn re-directed a shot from the point by  Mitch Barrington for his team-leading seventh marker of the year. Senior John McGinnis had a secondary assist on the play.

Senior goaltender Max Fenkell made 24 saves to register his second shutout of the season for Bowdoin, which ended the evening with a 29-24 lead in shots on goal. Junior Mason Riley had 26 stops in his first appearance in a UNE jersey.

Both teams will participate in tournaments this coming weekend. The Polar Bears will host Wentworth Institute of Technology (4 p.m.) in first-day play of the Bowdoin/Colby Face-Off Classic. The Nor'easters will take on SUNY Cortland in the opening round of the PAL Stovepipe Tournament hosted by Southern New Hampshire University.