LEWISTON, Maine – The Bowdoin College football team couldn't recover from a halftime deficit in a 21-14 loss at Bates on Saturday night. The Bobcats improve to 2-3 with their third straight win over the Polar Bears, who drop to 1-4.
 
Game Highlights

• Bates jumped to 14-0 halftime lead thanks to a pair of big first-half plays.
• The Bobcats scored on a 28-yard, fourth down touchdown pass in the first quarter and then took advantage of a 61-yard pass from Colton Bosselait to Christian Olivieri to score two plays later.
• Bowdoin attempted to mount a comeback, covering 49 yards on nine plays on their first possession of the second half and scoring on a ten-yard run from Andre Eden to cut the Bobcat lead to 14-7.
• The Polar Bears had a possession to tie the game after a Bates three-and-out, but lost 15 yards and punted the ball away.
• Three plays later, Colton Bosselait broke through the defense for a 60-yard scoring run and a 21-7 Bates lead.
• Bowdoin scored a fourth-quarter touchdown on a 31-yard pass from Andrew Boel to Brendan King with 1:25 remaining, but couldn't recover the onside kick as Bates held on to win.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin outgained Bates 342-308 and ran 80 plays to Bates' 48, but were victimized by big plays and turnovers. The Polar Bears had two fumbles and an interception in the loss.
• Andrew Boel finished 30-50 for 281 yards and a touchdown while Andre Eden carried the ball 21 times for 63 yards in the loss.
• Jed Hoggard caught nine passes, one shy of Bates' total as a team, for 91 yards.
• Gordon Gozdeck and Drew Ortiz had six tackles apiece and a sack for the Polar Bears. Trent Lipsett had an interception for the Polar Bears.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will return to action next Saturday at Whittier Field for a Family Weekend contest against Wesleyan.