BRUNSWICK, Maine – Thanks to a win over Tufts in the regular season finale on Wednesday night, the Bowdoin College field hockey team has earned the third seed for the 2021 NESCAC Tournament. The Polar Bears (12-3) will host Amherst at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday in a rematch of the first conference game of the season, won by the Mammoths, 2-1, on September 11.
 
Quarterfinal action begins on Saturday, October 30 on the campuses of the higher seeds. The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 6 at the highest remaining seed, and the championship game is set for Sunday, November 7 at the site of the semifinal games.
 
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#3 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2021 Record: 12-3 (7-3 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 12 (last: 2015)
NESCAC Titles Won: 8 (last: 2015)
Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 3 seed for the first time since 2013 and will host a quarterfinal for the second straight year when it takes on No. 6 Amherst … The Polar Bears dropped a 2-1 decision on September 11 to the Mammoths but are 4-0 against them in the NESCAC Championship series … The last meeting in the 2015 semifinals resulted in a 4-0 victory for the Polar Bears en route to winning their last NESCAC title … Bowdoin has reached the semifinals 17 times and owns eight NESCAC titles … The Polar Bears are 7-2 at home in 2021.
 
#6 Amherst Mammoths
2021 Record: 11-4 (6-4 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 18
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2001)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Amherst is the No. 6 seed for the first time since 2017 … The Mammoths will travel to Bowdoin for the quarterfinals … Amherst defeated the Polar Bears, 2-1, on September 11 and is 0-4 versus Bowdoin in the NESCAC Championship series … The teams last met in the 2015 semifinals which resulted in a 4-0 loss for the Mammoths … Amherst is looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2015.