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Bowdoin BOWDOIN (1-1, 0-1)
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Winner Bates BATES (2-0, 1-0)
Bowdoin BOWDOIN
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Final
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Bates BATES
(2-0, 1-0)
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 0 0 0 1 1
Bates BATES 2 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Bates Trips Up Field Hockey to Begin NESCAC Schedule

LEWISTON, Maine – The Bates field hockey team used a pair of first quarter goals and held off a late Bowdoin rally to pin a 2-1 setback on the visiting Polar Bears.
 
The Bobcats (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC) had not defeated the Polar Bears (1-1, 0-1 NESCAC) since 1984.
 
Game Highlights
  • Bates controlled the first quarter, getting off ten shots in the frame. With five minutes remaining in the quarter, Maria Femia bested the Bowdoin defense and drove a direct shot into the back of the net.
  • A minutes later the Bobcats made it 2-0. Capitalizing on a corner, Paige Cote fired a shot from the top of the circle and watched as Anna Cote tipped it in.
  • Bowdoin found its lone goal of the game 3 minutes into the final frame. Georgie Coetzer ripped a shot on a penalty corner and Andrea DiTeodoro tipped the ball to pull Bowdoin within one.
 
By the Numbers
  • Bates outshot the Polar Bears by a 16-6 margin and 6-2 edge in shots on net.
  • The Bobcats held an 11-4 corner advantage.
  • Julia Arsenault made four saves, while Kaili Jacobsen stopped one shot.
 
Up Next
  • Bowdoin continues its five game road stretch to begin the season with a 7:00 p.m. game at Southern Maine on September 13.
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