BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College field hockey team will head to Connecticut to face Trinity in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday, October 29, at noon.  The game will be streamed live by the Northeast Sports Network.
 
The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 5 at the highest remaining seed, and the championship game is set for Sunday, November 6 at the site of the semifinal matches.
 
Bowdoin Polar Bears
2022 Record: 11-4 (6-4 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 22
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 13 (last: 2021)
NESCAC Titles Won: 8 (last: 2015)
Notes: 2021 NESCAC Runners-Up … Bowdoin is the No. 6 seed for the first time since 2018 following a 3-2 double-overtime win at Tufts in the regular season finale … The Polar Bears, who have participated in every NESCAC Tournament, will travel to No. 3 Trinity … Bowdoin earned a 1-0 win over the Bantams on October 8 and owns a 2-1 advantage in the tournament series … The quarterfinal marks the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason since 2013 when the Polar Bears posted a 6-1 win in the quarterfinals.
 
Trinity Bantams
2022 Record: 12-3 (7-3 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 17 (16th consecutive)
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 2 (last: 2017)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Trinity is the No. 3 seed for the first time since 2014 and will host a quarterfinal game for the second straight season … The Bantams secured the No. 3 seed with a 2-1 overtime win against Amherst in the regular season finale … Trinity will face No. 6 Bowdoin to open the NESCAC Tournament … The Bantams fell to Bowdoin, 1-0, on October 8 … The quarterfinal marks the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason since 2013 when the Polar Bears posted a 6-1 win in the quarterfinals to improve to 2-1 against Trinity in the tournament series.