BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Wesleyan University women's lacrosse team used a big second half run to pull away from Bowdoin in an 11-6 win on Saturday at Ryan Field. The Cardinals, ranked 12^th in the latest Division III poll, improve to 6-1 (2-1 NESCAC) while the 17^th-ranked Polar Bears fall to 5-3 (1-3 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• A low-scoring first half saw the defenses dominate as both teams struggled to get on the board.
• The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead early, but three unanswered goals by Bowdoin over a span of ten minutes gave the hosts a 3-2 edge.
• A Kendall Mittleman goal late in the second quarter deadlocked the game at 3-3 at halftime.
• Bowdoin came out firing in the third quarter, getting goals from Colleen McAloon and Emelia Krakora just 1:13 apart to take a 5-3 advantage.
• Wesleyan clamped down from there, holding Bowdoin to just one goal over the final 27:22 of the game while rolling off seven straight goals.
• By the time the run ended on Gil Horst goal with 5:40 remaining, the Cardinals had gone from down 5-3 to up 10-5.

By The Numbers

• Olivia Lai scored a game-high four goals for Wesleyan, who held a 30-19 edge in shots in the contest.
• Bowdoin was paced by two goals from Colleen McAloon and a goal and two assists from Fiona Bundy.
• Emelia Krakora had five ground balls, two draws and a caused turnover for Bowdoin, as Sophie Brett (27:55, 3 GA, 9 saves), Izzy Cisneros (12:20, 4 GA, 2 saves) and Sophia Rutman (19:45, 2 GA, 2 saves) split time in goal.
• Abby Wolk made eight saves in the game for Wesleyan.

Up Next

• Bowdoin has a quick turnaround to their next game, as the Polar Bears will play at Endicott on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.