WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Bowdoin women's hockey team could not catch Williams in a competitive 3-2 loss to close out the regular season on Saturday.
The Polar Bears head into the postseason with an 11-12-0 (5-11-0 NESCAC) record. The Ephs are 16-3-5 (9-3-4 NESCAC) heading into the tournament.
Game Highlights
- The Ephs scored in the final three minutes of the first period to take a 1-0 lead. Zoe Rosenberg put a shot on pads at the left post and continued sliding past to the boards. Abby Matusovich made the initial save, but Leah Rubinsteyn came through and put away the rebound.
- Seconds after killing off a penalty, the Ephs doubled their lead in the second. Charlotte Fetherston came up with the puck in the Williams zone while down a skater and raced down the right boards. Skyler Moore came out of the box as Fetherstone came through and the pair skated into Bowdoin territory. Fetherstone converted with a wrister from the right side, capitalizing on the threat of an open Moore.
- Bowdoin came out and scored in the first two minutes of the third. Sofia Nesvold set up the play with a pinpoint pass to the tape of Bella Mele on the inside edge of the left circle. Mele lasered a shot past Erin Pye.
- Williams extended its lead at the midway point of the third period, off a goal by Annie Gallagher on the power play.
- The Polar Bears kept the pressure on with an answering goal four minutes later. Meghan Britt and Luna Lu traded the puck back-and-forth before Lu finally finished on the right post for a shorthanded tally.
By the Numbers
- Bowdoin went 0-for-8 on the power play.
- Williams went 1-for-6 on the power play.
- Matusovich ended the day with 25 saves.
- Pye made 39 saves for Williams.
- Bowdoin controlled the faceoff dot with a 42-22 advantage.
Up Next
- Bowdoin is locked in for the number six seed in the conference tournament. The Polar Bears will have to wait to find out their opponent, as the results of the Hamilton/Amherst series played on Saturday and Sunday will decide the pairing.
