WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Luke Wheeler scored both goals to lead the Bowdoin men's ice hockey team to a 2-1 overtime win at Williams on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Polar Bears return to Maine with a 1-1-0 (1-1-0 NESCAC) record. The Ephs are winless on the early season with a pair of conference losses.
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin scored its first goal of the season with 5:08 remaining in the second period. Gabe Shipper collected the puck behind the net and passed up to Luke Wheeler on the far left post. Wheeler one-timed the feed to put Bowdoin on the board.
• Williams pulled their goalie in the final minutes to put an extra skater on the ice. The play paid off as the Ephs tied the game and forced overtime with 1:45 remaining in the game. Owen Stadheim connected a pass to the stick of Jake McManus on the left post for a little backhander past AJ DiChiara.
• Wheeler came up with the game-winning shorthanded goal with 1:42 remaining in overtime. Wheeler skated down the right side of the ice and backhanded a shot toward net as he slid to the ice. The off-speed puck snuck through Cal Sandquist's five-hole to end the game.

 
By the Numbers

• Sandquist made 19 stops for the Ephs.
• DiChiara stopped 31 shots for Bowdoin.
• Williams held a slight 42-36 edge on the faceoff dot.
• Both teams were scoreless on the power play.

 
Up Next

• Bowdoin plays at Colby on Saturday, November 23, at 7:00 p.m.