BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin men's lacrosse team sprinted to a 17-7 win over visiting Bates on Wednesday evening.
 
The eighth-ranked Polar Bears are 10-1 with a 5-1 conference record. The Bobcats are 7-5 (2-4 NESCAC).
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin scored five straight goals to open the first quarter. Bates finally got on the board with less than five minutes to play, but Jason Lach responded with a tally to close out the frame.
• Bowdoin outscored the Bobcats 2-1 in the second quarter, with the lone Bates goal coming as time expired.
• The Polar Bears held a slight 4-3 edge in the third quarter.
• Patrick Fitzgerald and Jason Lach both scored to open the fourth before the Bobcats found a response. Bowdoin added three of the game's final four goals to close out the contest.

By the Numbers

• Fitzgerald recorded a hat trick with an additional assist.
• Chris Berry, Sam Raye-Steiner, Lach, and Huck Trafton all had two goals.
• Trafton dished out four assists.
• Cam Wietfeldt collected ten ground balls and won 17-23 on the faceoff dot, while Jed Hoggard recorded three caused turnovers.
• Robert Hobbs made seven saves before giving way to Alec Delgado, who made one stop.
• Bowdoin owned a commanding 48-29 edge in shots in the contest. 

Up Next

• The Polar Bears are off this weekend and return to action at Colby on April 9.