Bowdoin College

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin college volleyball team bowed out of the NESCAC Tournament in the semifinals falling 3-0 to host and No. 1 seeded Colby at the Margaret M. Crook Center in front of crowd of nearly 600 on Friday night.

The Polar Bears drop to 16-10 on the season as the Mules head to the NESCAC Championship game tomorrow with a record of 21-3. 

Match Highlights

• The Polar Bears fell behind early after a 25-12 decision by the home team opened the night hitting an impressive .577 clip amassing 16 kills.

• Bowdoin played with the Mules in the second set, closing a four-point deficit twice down the stretch, trailing by as little as two points at (18-16) but Colby ultimately pulled away with a 25-20 victory. Zoe Ryu led the squad in kills for the set with four. 

• The two teams traded leads early in the third set with the Polar Bears leading 10-9 before succumbing to a 7-1 run to put the Mules ahead by six. An additional six-point run helped decide the contest by a score of 25-15.

By The Numbers

• Zoe Ryu had a game-leading 12 kills as Alison Smith had seven and Kelsey Kim added four.

• Cameron Shelly paced the offense with 21 assists.

• Anna Yeh (14), Ryu (9) and Shelly (7) led the team in digs.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will await to see their final standing in the Division III NPI rankings and their chances of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The final rankings will be released on Sunday evening.