WATERVILLE, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's socccer team used a pair of first half goals to defeat Colby on Saturday, 2-1. The Polar Bears improve to 2-0-0 (1-0-0 NESCAC) while the Mules drop to 1-1-0 (0-1-0 NESCAC) on the year. 

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin got all the scoring they needed in the first 20 minutes of the contest. 
• Less than nine minutes into the contest, Tyler Huck played a perfect corner kick cross to the head of Jack Banks on the back post, who put it home for a 1-0 Bowdoin lead. 
• 11 minutes later, Huck took a free kick from about 30 yards out that slipped through traffic to the foot of Lucas Nuernberg, who netted the first goal of his collegiate career at 19:32 to give the Polar Bears a two-goal buffer. 
• That proved to be important as Colby was awarded a penalty kick in the 39^th minute, and the ensuing score cut the lead to 2-1 at the break. 
• Bowdoin controlled the pace of play in the second half, holding the Mules scoreless to clinch the win. 

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin's Alex Ainsworth was forced to make only a single save in regular flow of play in net for Bowdoin, who held a 14-8 advantage in shots. 
• The win was the fifth straight and eighth in the last nine meetings for Bowdoin, who holds a 22-4-2 edge in the series since 1997. 

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns home to face Husson on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m.