BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin field hockey team collected its first win of the season in an 8-0 romp past the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday evening.
 
The Polar Bears are 1-2 on the season and drop to visiting Huskies to 1-3.
 
Game Highlights

• Clara Noyes put Bowdoin on top quickly with a direct sweep from the top of the circle on a penalty corner just under five minutes into the game.
• Maya Malenfant doubled the lead in the ninth minute of play.
• Bowdoin tacked on two quick goals midway through the second quarter. Mackay Bommer deflected in a feed by Caroline Higgins and Higgins added a tally of her own from Emily Ferguson.
• Ferguson made it 5-0 four minutes into the third quarter. Hannah Balmelli tallied her first collegiate goal just 1:50 in the fourth.
• Malenfant deflected a drive from the 25 by Melissa Shunk to put the ball over USM's goalie.
• Ella Davies capped the game with a cleanup job on the right post after inserting on a penalty corner to tally her first collegiate goal.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin held a 22-1 edge in shots on goal.
• Lauren O'Donald recorded the win with 51 minutes in net. Eva Filipponi saw her first time in net and made one save to preserve the team shutout.
• Eleanor Folsom played three quarters for USM and recorded 11 saves.

 
Up Next

• Bowdoin looks to build with a game at Connecticut College at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.