BRUNSWICK, Maine – Caroline Higgins set a new program record with five assists in a 6-0 Bowdoin field hockey win over the visiting University of Southern Maine on Tuesday evening.
 
The Polar Bears rebound to a 2-1 mark on the season as the Huskies sit at 3-2.
 
Game Highlights

• Higgins scored just 1:38 into the game and the Polar Bears held a 1-0 lead through the next 20 minutes of play.
• Higgins worked the right end line and found Maya Malenfant on the near post for a sweeping one-timer past the goalie.
• A minute later, Sophia Rosati finished off a no-look Higgins feed in front of the net to make it 3-0.
• Bowdoin's final three goals all came on corners. Higgins inserted on all the corners and Coetzer scored on direct shots into the cage. Faith Jennings tallied a stick-stop assist on the final goal.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin held a 10-2 edge in shots on goal.
• Julia Arsenault stopped a pair of shots in the third quarter.
• Eleanor Folsom made four stops for the Huskies.
• Higgins smashed the previous program record of three assists in an individual game, with five total against USM.

 
Up Next

• The Polar Bears are scheduled to host Connecticut College on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.