AMHERST, Mass. – The Bowdoin women's hockey team suffered its first shutout sweep of the season in its second straight 3-0 loss to Amherst on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Polar Bears will return home after a three-week road schedule with a 13-4-0 (7-3-0 NESCAC) record. The Mammoths are 14-3-1 and 7-2-1 in conference play.
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin's Sarah Peterson put together nine saves in the first period to keep the Mammoths off the board.
• Amherst broke through about six minutes into the second period as Bea Flynn finished off play from Alyssa Xu and Maeve Reynolds.
• Gretchen Dann joined Reynolds in setting up Xu for the Mammoths' second goal of the period to go ahead 2-0.
• Reynolds tallied an empty-netter in the final minute to cap the game.

 
By the Numbers

• Bowdoin went 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Amherst was 0-for-3 on the power play.
• Peterson made 24 stops for the Polar Bears.
• Natalie Scott made 11 saves to earn the shutout.

 
Up Next

• The Polar Bears finally return home for a series against Hamilton on February 7 and 8.