BEVERLY, Mass. - The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team used a big second half to pull away in a 16-12 win at Endicott on Tuesday night. The third-ranked Polar Bears move to 3-0 this season and deal the Gulls (4-1) their first loss of the campaign. 

Game Highlights

• An evenly-played first half saw the Gulls close the second quarter on a 3-1 run in the final 3:17 to take an 8-7 edge at the break. 
• After Bowdoin evened the score on a Jack Frischmann goal out of intermission, two straight Endicott goals put Bowdoin in a 10-8 deficit with 9:42 left in the third quarter. 
• It was all Bowdoin after that as Casey Ryan scored consecutive goals to spark a 6-0 Polar Bear surge that rolled into the fourth quarter and gave the visitors a 14-10 edge with 12:24 to go. 
• In all, Bowdoin ended the game on an 8-2 run over the final 22:42 to close out the win, the seventh in their last eight meetings with Endicott.

By The Numbers

• Casey Ryan was a dominant offensive force again, scoring seven goals with three assists. He has 13 goals and four assists in Bowdoin's last two games. 
• Chris Berry had three goals, three assists, and six ground balls for the Polar Bears. 
• Bowdoin controlled the faceoff dot, as Cam Wietfeldt won 18 of 19 and Alex Choi took 8 of 11 draws to help spark Bowdoin's comeback. 
• Alex Byrne had two caused turnovers and five ground balls to pace Bowdoin defensively. 

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to Whittier Field Saturday at 12:00 p.m. against Williams.