BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team rolled past Colorado College in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, 23-8, on Saturday in the first-ever NCAA Tournament game at Whittier Field. The Polar Bears (17-2) advance to Sunday's Third Round against the winner of SUNY Cortland and St. Lawrence at 3:00 p.m.
 
Game Highlights

• In a sensational individual performance, Bowdoin's Will Byrne tied the school record for goals in a game (8), and spurred a dominant first-quarter run by the Polar Bears. 
• After a scoreless opening seven minutes, Colorado College got on the board at 6:58 of the first quarter on a score from Dylan Wells.
• Bowdoin answered with a 5-0 run in a span of 2:59, with Byrne scoring four goals in the run.
• The Polar Bears led 7-3 after the opening frame, but the Tigers scored a pair of early goals – from Jack Haim and Wells – to cut the lead to 7-5 at the 10:01 mark of the second quarter.
• Bowdoin stymied all hopes of a comeback with another five-goal surge, keyed by two more goals from Byrne to extend the lead to 12-6 at the break.
• The Polar Bears put on an offensive display in the third quarter, scoring eight goals to put the contest out of reach.

By The Numbers

• Byrne tied the single-game mark of eight goals, which had also been tied by teammate Donal Mullane earlier this season. 
• Zach Chandler had two goals and four assists while Chris Fowler pitched in two scores and three assists.
• Patrick Fitzgerald buried five goals for Bowdoin in the winning effort as well.
• Defensively, Noah Robb and Nate Baker had two caused turnovers each.
• Bowdoin dominated the faceoff dot, winning 23 of 34, including 9-10 for Pat Murdock, 8-14 from Ethan Barnard, and 6-9 from Beau Burns.
• Robert Hobbs made nine saves in 48 minutes before giving way to Jake Phillips, who stopped four shots over the final 11:58.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will play the winner of St. Lawrence and SUNY Cortland in the Third Round at Whittier Field Sunday at 3:00 p.m.