Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine - the men's soccer team had a convincing win 3-1 over Thomas College to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Polar Bears improve to 9-3-5 while the Terriers finish their season at 12-4-1. 

Game Highlights:

• Alden Mehta opened the scoring in the 30th minute when he dribbled around his defender and through another before putting the ball behind the goalie
• The Polar Bears doubled their lead in the 62nd minute when Max Cook found a streaking Patrick Brady who finished the play
• Cook added a second assist when he passed to Patrick Ritter who passed again to a cutting Stefan Zehnacker who made the score 3-0 in the 74th minute
• The Terriers got on the board in the 82nd minute when David Ivarsson sent a hard cross right to the outstretched foot of T'Syi Showers

By The Numbers:

• The Polar Bears outshot the Terriers 22-6 (10-2 on goal), and had a 10-3 corner kick advantage
• Oliver King only had to make 1 save in the game while allowing a lone goal 
• Brady had a team-leading 5 shots, 3 on goal including the second goal of the game

Up Next:

• The Polar Bears take on St. Lawrence University, who defeated Neumann College 2-1, at 1 p.m. on Pickard Field in the second round of the NCAA Tournament