HARTFORD, Conn. – The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team prevailed in a high-scoring battle at Trinity on Saturday afternoon, 20-15. The Polar Bears improve to 8-3 (4-3 NESCAC) while the Bantams fall to 5-6 (2-4 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• A back-and-forth opening quarter saw the Polar Bears pull ahead with late goals from Matt Ward and Will Byrne to carry a 5-3 edge into the second period.
• The Polar Bears opened the stanza on a 3-1 surge, as a Patrick Fitzgerald goal and two from Jason Lach extended the lead to 8-4.
• Trinity closed the half on a 4-1 run and pulled ahead with a 4-1 spurt to open the third quarter, putting the Polar Bears in a 12-10 hole.
• Bowdoin took over from there, scoring five straight to end the quarter- from five different scorers – and poured it on with five more goals in the fourth to seal the victory.

By The Numbers

• The Polar Bears continued their torrid offensive play, surpassing 20 goals for the second straight contest.
• Patrick Fitzgerald followed up his mid-week, eight-goal performance, with a five goal, one-assist effort against the Bantams.
• Matt Ward scored four goals with two assists while Jason Lach had three goals and a helper.
• Ethan Barnard won 21 of 37 faceoffs for the Polar Bears, who got a team-high five ground balls from Zack Goorno.
• Robert Hobbs stopped ten shots in the victory for the Polar Bears.

Up Next

• Winners of five of their last six matches, Bowdoin will look to continue that stretch on Wednesday at Colby at 7:00 p.m.