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Polar Bears Battle in NESCAC Postseason Saturday Afternoon

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Three Bowdoin College teams will be in action on a busy NESCAC playoff Saturday for the Polar Bears.
 
Home winter postseason games include a twinbill of women's basketball semifinals as well as a men's hockey NESCAC quarterfinal. Meanwhile, the women's hockey team will be on the road for their playoff opener.
 
All games will be carried live on the Northeast Sports Network.
 
Women's Basketball vs. Williams [LIVE STATS]
The top-seeded Polar Bears will take on fifth-seeded Williams at 2:00 p.m. in the opening game of a NESCAC semifinal doubleheader. Second-seeded Bates and third-seeded Amherst will follow at 4:30 p.m. Online advance tickets are sold out for the semifinals, but approximately 100 tickets will be available at the door beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday's winners will advance to the NESCAC Championship game Sunday at noon. Complete NESCAC Tournament information can be found here.
 
Women's Hockey at Amherst [LIVE STATS]
The seventh-seeded Polar Bears head to Western Massachusetts to play at second-seeded Amherst at 3:00 p.m. Bowdoin will look to bounce back against the Mammoths, who claimed a sweep of the Polar Bears in a pair of close games in Brunswick on Jan. 30-31. The NESCAC Tournament home page can be found here.
 
Men's Hockey vs. Amherst [LIVE STATS]
The Polar Bear men's ice hockey team claimed the second seed and will host Amherst in a quarterfinal contest at 4:00 p.m. The teams split the regular season meetings with the Mammoths winning in Amherst on Jan. 10 (2-1) and Bowdoin winning the match in Brunswick on Feb. 7 (3-0). No tickets will be required for the game. The NESCAC Championship home page is available here.
 
Complete wrap-ups of each contest will be available Saturday evening at GoUBears.com.
 
 
 
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