Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College volleyball team had a Saturday split playing to five sets in two games, falling to Hamilton 3-2 in the first contest of the day before completing a reverse sweep over Endicott (3-2) at the Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears are now 11-8 overall and 4-4 in NESCAC play.

Hamilton Highlights

• The Polar Bears earned wins in the second (25-19) and third set (25-22) after Hamilton claimed a convincing opening set 25-10.

• Hamilton forced a fifth set with a 25-19 decision in the fourth before scoring four-straight to take a 13-9 edge, ultimately taking the fifth by a score of 15-11.

• Zoe Ryu tied her career-high with 19 digs to go with a new high of six blocks.

Endicott Highlights

• Bowdoin fell behind in the match after dropping set one 25-14 and a hard fought second set 26-24.

• The Polar Bears flipped the switch and used two six-point runs to take the third set 25-19.

• An eight-point swing and two five-point runs in the fourth set helped Bowdoin force a fifth set for the third-consecutive game in 25-17 fashion.

• The fifth set was just as exciting as the home team scored five unanswered after trailing 13-10 to complete the reverse sweep 15-10. 

• Kelsey Kim recorded a team-high and career-best 15 kills in the win while Molly Dunn paced the offense with a career-high 41 assists. 

Up Next

• The Polar Bears close out regular season play at Morrell Gymnasium next weekend welcoming non-conference foes WPI Friday at 7:00 p.m. before hosting Lasalle (11:00 a.m.) and Wellesley (3:00 p.m.) on Saturday.