ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Bowdoin College women's volleyball team suffered a pair of losses to national powerhouses on Friday evening on Day One of the Active Ankle Invite hosted by Washington University.

The Polar Bears were tied at a set apiece against eighth-ranked Texas-Dallas before succumbing in a hard-fought 3-1 decision. In the nightcap, Bowdoin dropped another tightly-played match, 3-0, to Milikin, who ranks just outside the Divison III Top-25. Bowdoin stands at 12-6 overall this season.

Texas-Dallas Match

• UT-Dallas took the first set handily, but Bowdoin hung with them for the remainder, falling in a 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20 loss. UT-Dallas improved to 21-1 with the victory
• Caroline Flaharty (18 kills, 15 digs) and Sydney Salle (16 kills, six blocks) led the way for Bowdoin with outstanding performances at the net
• Quincy Leech totaled 37 assists and 19 digs while Katie Doherty earned 23 digs in the setback

Millikin Match

• Bowdoin pushed Millikin to the limit in all three sets despite falling 3-0, losing by scores of 25-21, 25-20, 26-24
• Flaharty recorded 14 kills and four digs for Bowdoin while Salle pitched in nine kills and Erika Sklaver had eight with four blocks
• Leech totaled 28 assists and seven digs for the Polar Bears while Doherty had 24 digs

Up Next

• Bowdoin plays two more competitive matches today at the second day of the invite, facing Illinois Wesleyan, who ranks just outside the Top-25, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) before battling 25th-ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 2:30 p.m. (EST)