GORHAM, Maine – Matt Dias Costa scored a pair of first half goals as the Bowdoin men's soccer team cruised to a 5-0 win over the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday afternoon.

With the win, Bowdoin improves to 2-1-0 on the season and rebounds from Saturday's shutout. Southern Maine is now 0-3-2 on the season.

Game Highlights

• Ethan Ellsworth set up Dias Costa's first goal with a well-timed flat ball across the box for a one-touch score in the fifth minute.
• Five minutes later, Dias Costa hit a half-volley off a feed from Sam Ward to double the Polar Bears lead.
• Bowdoin jumped out to a 3-0 lead as Ward buried a shot of his own. Levi Morant played a ball forward to Jake Stenquist who lofted a cross to Ward for a one-time strike.
• Ellsworth scored in the 65^th minute, off an assist by Morant, while Matty McColl capped the day with a goal in the 73^rd minute off a feed by Wilson MacMillan.
• Stevie Van Siclen played the first half and made one save before Noah Safian came in to play the final 45 minutes.
• Simon Hulbert allowed three goals with a pair of saves before Charlie Mull came in for five saves and two goals.

Up Next

• Bowdoin travels to Wesleyan for a 1:30 p.m. NESCAC contest on Saturday.