Bowdoin College

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Bowdoin College men's soccer team closed out the regular season on a high note with a crucial 1-0 win over Tufts on the road. The win marked the first win over No. 10 nationally-ranked Tufts in a decade to lift the Polar Bears to 8-2-5 overall (5-2-3 NESCAC) as the Jumbos drop to 9-3-3 overall (5-3-2).

Game Highlights

• The two teams combined for six shots in the opening half with the home team holding an edge 4-2 while also having a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks playing to a scoreless 45 minutes. 

• Twenty minutes into the second half the Polar Bears broke through with Patrick Ritter sending a crosser to the back post finding Jack Banks for the header to take the 1-0 advantage with plenty of time to play.

• Bowdoin's defense stood tall, facing a storming Tufts attack that saw nine shots and four on goal. 

• The Polar Bears endured six shots after taking the lead and held on for the 1-0 victory to close the regular season.

By The Numbers 

• Bowdoin trailed in shots (13-4), shots on goal (5-1) and corner kicks (3-2). 

• Banks earned his second goal of the season while Ritter tallied his second assist. 

• The Polar Bears defense was timely all night as Oliver King faced 13 shots making five stops for his fifth shutout of the season.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will host a NESCAC quarterfinal on Saturday with an opponent and time to be determined.