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Bowdoin Football vs. Bates
9
Bates BATES 2-6 , 2-6
17
Winner Bowdoin BOWDOIN 2-6 , 2-6
Bates BATES
2-6 , 2-6
9
Final
17
Bowdoin BOWDOIN
2-6 , 2-6
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BATES Bates 0 0 0 9 9
BOWDOIN Bowdoin 0 14 0 3 17

Game Recap: Football |

Bowdoin Defense Stymies Bates as Polar Bears Win Opening Leg of CBB

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College football team scored a pair of first-half touchdowns and used a stellar defensive effort to earn a 17-9 Senior Day win over Bates Saturday at Whittier Field. The Polar Bears improve to 2-6 on the season while the Bobcats fall to 2-6.
 
The win sets up a de facto CBB championship game next Saturday in Waterville between Bowdoin and Colby, who both defeated Bates this year.
 
Game Highlights
  • After a scoreless opening quarter, Bowdoin scored twice in the second quarter to build a 14-0 halftime lead.
  • On a third-and-4 at the Bates 48, Soren Hummel found Ty Connolly over the middle on a hook pattern. Connolly shook off a defender and sprinted 48 yards to paydirt for a 7-0 Bowdoin lead.
  • Later in the period, Hummel connected with Jude Baker over the middle on a post from 32 yards out to make it 14-0 with under four minutes left in the half.
  • That proved to be all Bowdoin's defense would need as they held Bates scoreless for the first 55:18 of the contest, allowing no Bobcat first downs in the third quarter.
  • Caden Perry connected from 30 yards out early in the fourth quarter, pushing Bowdoin's lead to 17-0.
  • Bates added a pair of late, desperation scores, on a 22-yard touchdown run by Jeff Vidou and a 24-yard field goal by Marcos Ruiz that closed the gap to 17-9 with 1:07 to go, but couldn't recover an onside kick to extend the game.
By The Numbers
  • Bates out-gained Bowdoin 285-187, but 154 of that came in the fourth quarter.
  • The Polar Bear offense was efficient in the first half and won the battle of field possession in the second half to seal the victory. Soren Hummel went 13-21 for 130 yards passing and two touchdowns.
  • Ty Connolly rushed 16 times for 42 yards and caught four passes for 55. Jude Baker added six catches for 60 yards.
  • Angus Leary was all over the field, making six tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble. Zach Taylor had seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and a fumble recovery.
  • Ferris Collins and KJ Beckett had interceptions for Bowdoin, who totaled five sacks on the day.
  • Caden Perry connected on both PAT's, hit a 30-yard field goal that effectively clinched the victory, and punted nine times for an average of 41.2 yards with five tucked inside the Bates 20.
  • The win is the third straight for Bowdoin against Bates, the longest winning streak for the Polar Bears against their Lewiston foes since winning five straight between 2004-2008.
Up Next
  • Bowdoin will travel to Waterville next Saturday, November 8 (5:00 p.m.) for the CBB title game. Colby will be looking to retain the crown they won last year and Bowdoin will be looking reclaim the trophy after a one year hiatus.
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