BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin women's hockey team jumped out to an early lead but couldn't hold off a second period surge by Amherst in a 3-2 setback on Friday evening.

The Polar Bears drop to 7-8-3 (4-6-1 NESCAC). The Mammoths climb to 12-4-4 (7-3-3 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin went ahead 1-0 on its first shot of the game. Julia Surgenor took the puck to the deep left corner and passed towards Katie Leininger on the near post. Leininger poked the puck between Caitlin Walker's skate and the pipe at 5:47.
• Midway through the frame, the Polar Bears made it 2-0. Elly Whitmore came off the bench and collected a loose puck in the neutral zone. Whitmore skated into Amherst territory and wristed a shot from between the dots.
• The Mammoths fired back with three straight goals in the middle frame. Leslie Schwartz put the visitors on the board as Jillian Mazzocca slipped the puck left for Schwartz to skate onto. Schwartz one-timed the pass to beat Dani Marquez before she could adjust to the far side.
• Mazzocca tallied the equalizer four minutes later. Kaitlin Hoang won the puck behind the net and fed Mazzocca in front of the net for a one-timer.
• Angelina Wiater gave Amherst its first lead with 3:16 remaining in the period. Emma Flynn's bid deflected directly to the stick of Wiater whose quick release bested Marquez.

By the Numbers

• Marquez ended the day with 29 stops for Bowdoin.
• Walker made 17 saves for Amherst.
• Amherst went 1-for-3 on the power play.
• Bowdoin went 0-for-1 on the power play.

Up Next

• The two teams conclude the series tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.