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Bowdoin BOWDOIN (9-7)
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Winner Middlebury MIDFH (12-4)
Bowdoin BOWDOIN
(9-7)
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Final
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Middlebury MIDFH
(12-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 1 0 1 0 0 2
Middlebury MIDFH 0 1 1 0 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Panthers Pick Up Overtime Win Over Field Hockey in Quarterfinal

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Middlebury field hockey team avenged a regular season loss to Bowdoin, pinning a 3-2 setback on the Polar Bears in the NESCAC quarterfinals.  
 
The Polar Bears sit at 9-7 as the Panthers climb to 12-4.
 
Game Highlights
  • Mackay Bommer scored the game's first goal with a tally at 4:03. Maddie Mrva started the play with a hit into the circle that was tipped by Hannah Balmelli to the back post. Bommer slammed home the ball to take the lead.
  • Middlebury tied the game 1:48 into the second quarter with a successful penalty stroke.
  • The Panthers took the lead less than 1:30 into the third quarter. Megan Fuqua fired a shot from the top of the circle on a corner and Ellie Harrison tipped the ball at the left corner.
  • Fei Yang-Sady came up with an equalizer to force overtime in the final five minutes of the third.
  • Middlebury took the win with a goal four minutes into overtime off the stick of Claire McMichael.
 
By the Numbers
  • Middlebury held a narrow 13-10 edge in shots and 9-7 shots on goal advantage.
  • The Panthers earned seven penalty corners and allowed only one.
  • Lauren O'Donald made four saves.
  • Izzy Redzic made five stops.
  • Ella Davies and Melissa Shunk both had defensive saves.
 
Up Next
  • Bowdoin has a chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and will wait to see what happens around the country as conference play concludes next week.
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