WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Bowdoin College women's lacrosse team rolled to its second win in as many days, and third straight overall, defeating Westfield State 17-9 on Sunday afternoon. The Polar Bears improve to 4-2 on the season with the win.
 
Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the strength of two Anna Kelly goals in the first ten minutes of play before Kiely Hafensteiner got the Owls on the board with 56 seconds left in the first quarter.
• Westfield State rallied in the second quarter, winning the period by a 4-2 count to trim the Polar Bears lead to 8-5 at the half.  
• The Owls netted two of the first three goals in the third period, with Natalie DeMaio tallying off of a feed from Victoria Paras before Nicole Rinkus netted her 3rd of the day to trim the lead to just 9-7 with 10:37 left in the third quarter.
• From there, Bowdoin rattled off seven straight goals to take command, moving the ball effectively with Fiona Bundy picking up assists on four of the seven goals as the Polar Bears cruised late.

By The Numbers

• Sophia Sudano led the way for Bowdoin with four goals and an assist in the win. Emelia Krakora had a hat trick, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Charlotte Howie added three goals and an assist for Bowdoin, with Fiona Bundy tallying a goal and four assists and Colleeen McAloon adding two goals and two assists.
• Bowdoin split the game between its three goalkeepers, as Sophie Brett (5 saves) Izzy Cisneros (4 saves) and Sophia Rutman (4 saves) each played approximately 20 minutes.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears return to Brunswick for a pair of games this week, including Wednesday afternoon against Plymouth State at 4:00 p.m.