BIDDEFORD, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team used an eight-goal, second-quarter outburst to ease past the University of New England, 19-7, on Tuesday night.

The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 on the season while the Nor'easters fall to 1-1.

Game Highlights

• Nick Conway spurred the Polar Bears to an early 3-1 lead, scoring a pair of early goals.
• Jeff Powers scored the last goal of the first quarter and the first goal of the second, sparking a 7-0 run by Bowdoin that also included two goals from Chris Fowler.
• The Polar Bears exploded for eight goals overall in the second quarter, extending their lead to 12-4 at halftime.
• Bowdoin continued to roll with five goals in the third quarter, pushing the lead into double figures.

By The Numbers

• Jeff Powers led Bowdoin with four goals and an assist in the victory while Nick Conway had three goals and two assists.
• Jake Crossman and Chris Fowler also had three goals each while Will Murtagh added a score and three assists.
• Sam Carlin won 11-14 on the faceoff dot in the victory, collecting seven ground balls. Caleb Geitz had three ground balls.
• Bowdoin's Jack O'Connor made three saves in 50:39 of action before giving way to Michael Covell, who stopped on shot in the final 9:21.
• The Polar Bears owned a 46-23 advantage in shots and went 3-5 with the extra man.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to NESCAC play this Saturday when they head to Amherst for a 1:00 p.m. game.