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16
Winner Middlebury MIDDLEBU 1-0, 1-0
12
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 0-1, 0-1
Winner
Middlebury MIDDLEBU
1-0, 1-0
16
Final
12
Bowdoin BOWDOIN
0-1, 0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Middlebury MIDDLEBU 6 3 4 3 16
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 3 2 4 3 12

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Middlebury Holds Off Bowdoin in Men's Lacrosse Opener

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Middlebury College men's lacrosse team scored the first six goals of the game en route to a season-opening 16-12 win over Bowdoin on Saturday.

The Panthers move to 1-0 (1-0 NESCAC) with the win while the Polar Bears fall to 0-1 (0-1 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

  • Sparked by Tyler Forbes, the Panthers raced out of the gate with six unanswered goals. Forbes scored twice and assisted on two others to give the visitors the early 6-0 advantage.
  • Bowdoin finally broke through courtesy of Kendall Rogers at 5:10 of the opening quarter and closed the gap to 6-3 at the end of opening period.
  • The Polar Bears were able to close the gap to a single goal, 6-5, midway through the second quarter, but Middlebury replied with a 3-0 run heading into the break, capped by a pair of Danny Jacob tallies that gave the Panthers a 9-5 cushion at the half.
  • Consecutive goals by Matt Ward and Sam Langan out of intermission cut the Middlebury lead to two, but the Panthers stemmed the tied with a 3-0 run of their own, featuring a pair of scores by Michael McCormack that increased their lead to five goals.
  • Bowdoin was able to cut the lead to three goals on two occasions in the fourth quarter, coming with 14-11 with 10:32 to go, but A.J. Kucinski dashed the comeback hopes with a late goal and assisted on another as the Panthers held on for the four-goal win.

By The Numbers

  • Danny Jacobs paced Middlebury with five goals and an assist while Tyler Forbes scored twice and assisted on four more.
  • Bowdoin was led by five goals from Chris Fowler and four from Matt Ward in the loss.
  • Tyler Bass stopped 12 shots for Middlebury while Bowdoin's Jack O'Connor made 15 saves.
  • Andrew Ng had two caused turnovers and three ground balls for the Panthers.
  • Caleb Geitz and Andrew Merrell had two caused turnovers and two ground balls each for the Polar Bears.
  • Middlebury owned a 52-36 advantage in shots, taking advantage of 20 Bowdoin turnovers.

Up Next

  • Bowdoin will return to action at Hamilton next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
  • Middlebury will host Connecticut College in their home opener next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
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