BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team dominated the second half to rally for a 12-8 win at Babson on Tuesday night in a battle of Division III top-ten teams. The second-ranked Polar Bears remain unbeaten at 7-0 while the seventh-ranked Beavers drop their first game of the year and drop to 8-1.
 
Game Highlights

• Bowdoin's high-scoring offense was stifled by Babson in the opening half as the hosts contained the Polar Bears to a season-low two goals over the first 30 minutes.
• The Polar Bears defense kept the team in the game, permitting just four goals themselves as Alec Delgado made nine first-half saves and Bowdoin trailed just 4-2 at the break.
• Bowdoin roared to life in the third quarter, scoring four times in the first eight minutes, from four different scorers, to take a 6-4 lead.
• Babson tied it at 6-6 and then again at 7-7, but late goals by Chris Berry and Casey Ryan to cap the third quarter gave the Polar Bears a 9-7 edge heading to the fourth.
• After an early goal by Babson cut it to 9-8, Bowdoin's Will Lesko scored a key man-up goal that sparked a game-ending three-goal run as the Polar Bears pulled away, outscoring Babson10-4 in the second half to take the win.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin was outstanding on the faceoff dot as Alex Choi (7-11) and Cam Wietfeldt (9-12) helped the Polar Bears maintain possession, especially during the third quarter when Bowdoin owned a 9-1 advantage in faceoff wins.
• Alec Delgado finished with 14 saves in the win and Bowdoin was dominant with the extra attacker, going 4-5.
• Chris Berry scored a game-high five goals while Casey Ryan had two goals and two assists. Sam Raye-Steiner had two goals and an assist as well.
• Berry also contributed three caused turnovers while Luke Bernasek had two caused turnovers and four ground balls in the victory.

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns to action Saturday afternoon at home against Amherst at 1:00 p.m.