BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men's soccer bowed out of the NESCAC tournament after dropping a 1-0 decision to Middlebury in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Polar Bears upset top-seeded Tufts to advance to play the Panthers in the semifinals. Middlebury advanced with a 14-0-3 as Bowdoin is 7-5-5.
 
Game Highlights

• The Panthers broke through in the 36^th minute. Keagan Harder chipped a feed in from the left and connected with Kyle Nilsson for a header back cross cage to near post.
• Paul Surkov closed out the half with a shot to middle of the net, forcing a Joey Waterman save.
• Bowdoin outshot the Panthers 5-1 in the second half but could not solve Waterman.
• The Polar Bears concluded regulation with a shot on net and corner kick opportunity.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin held a 13-9 edge in shots and 8-3 shots on goal advantage.
• Nilsson had an eight save shutout for the Panthers.
• Alex Ainsworth made a pair of stops.
• The Polar Bears earned seven corner kicks and allowed one.

 
Up Next

• The Polar Bears still have a chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as they currently sit ranked 25^th nationally.