BRUNSWICK, Maine – Bella Mele scored in overtime to hand the Bowdoin women's ice hockey team a 4-3 win after a late comeback push by Plymouth State.
 
The Panthers (3-5-0) trailed 3-0 going into the third period, but couldn't complete the rally in overtime. Bowdoin climbs to 5-3-0.
 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin went up 1-0 at 4:10 in the first, sparked by a rip from the left point on the stick of Elsa Cassidy. Cassidy fired toward net and Bella Mele deflected the puck before Gia Massari added another deflection for the goal.
• The Polar Bears doubled their lead four minutes later. Mele put a shot on net and Ava Imposimato came in to clean up the rebound.
• Malloy Clifford made it 3-0 with 3:13 remaining in the second frame. Clifford and Meghan Montanaro worked the puck off the goalie's pads, finally pushing it through.
• The Panthers came out of the second intermission and scored two quick goals to come within one. The first came at 1:15 as Katie Porrello came down the right boards and wristed an uncontested shot.
• Laura Castronova scored less than a minute later, winning the puck in front of the Plymouth State bench and skating into Bowdoin territory for another wrister from the right.
• On the power play midway through the frame, Katie Porrello tied the game as she curved from the right to center and backhanded a shot past Abby Matusovich.
• Mele showed patience with her goal in overtime. The first-year drew the goalie from left to right across the crease before tucking the puck away.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin went 0-for-4 on the power play while the Panthers were 1-for-2.
• Amelia Julian kept PSU in the game with 41 total saves, including 16 in the third period.
• Matusovich made 13 stops.
• Bowdoin won 32 of 51 faceoffs.
• Mele led the team with three points off one goal and two assists.

 
Up Next

• Bowdoin plays their last game of the first semester on Saturday at Johnson & Wales with a 3:00 p.m. start.