SARATOGA, N.Y. – The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team rolled to an 18-10 win at Skidmore on Tuesday afternoon, winning its second game in as many days in Upstate New York to improve to 4-0 to begin the 2022 campaign.

The four wins to open the season equals the best start to a year for the Polar Bears since 2004 when they opened 6-0.
 
Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears left little doubt in the early going, sprinting ahead of the Thoroughbreds 6-1 in the first 10:30 of the contest.
• Bowdoin extended its advantage with a dominant second quarter, pushing its advantage to 11-4 heading into the half.
• The Polar Bears coasted from there, tallying six more goals in the third quarter and leading by as many as ten goals before settling on the 18-10 final margin.

By The Numbers

• Matt Ward put home a game-high four goals for Bowdoin and added an assist while Donal Mullane sparked the attack with a pair of goals and four assists.
• Patrick Fitzgerald had a trio of scores while Zach Chandler and Will Byrne netted two apiece.
• Ethan Barnard won 17 of 27 faceoffs with 11 groundballs while Zach Goorno had three caused turnovers and four groundball pickups on the afternoon.
• Robert Hobbs stopped a season-high 18 shots in goal for Bowdoin over the first 51:46 before being relieved by Jake Phillips and Caleb Green in net.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to Whittier Field on Saturday for a NESCAC battle with Williams at 1:00 p.m.