CLINTON, N.Y. – Bowdoin College's Georgie Coetzer scored two goals and the Polar Bears recorded a 3-1 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals at Hamilton's Goodfriend Field on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Season Update
- The Continentals (7-5, 3-5 NESCAC) are ranked 22nd in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll.
- No. 12 Bowdoin (9-3, 4-3) has won five of its last six games.
How It Happened
- After a scoreless first quarter, Coetzer found the back of the cage twice in the second quarter following penalty corners. The first goal came with 10:13 left and she made it 2-0 with 4:39 remaining.
- The Polar Bears held onto their two-goal lead until early in the fourth quarter. Hamilton's Grace Chapis '24 forced a turnover in Bowdoin's defensive end and Hannah Dillon '24 controlled the loose ball. Dillon spun around near the top of the arc and swept a pass to Sammy Higgins '26 as she crashed the front of the cage. Higgins shielded the ball from the goalkeeper, who had come off her line, and scored from point-blank range into an empty cage just 26 seconds into the fourth.
- The Continentals put the pressure on the Polar Bears in the final 15 minutes with four shots and four corners. However, Mackay Bommer clinched Bowdoin's road win on an unassisted goal with 3:13 to go.
Notes
- Higgins scored her first goal in 24 career games at Hamilton.
- Dillon is tied for the team lead with four assists and registered her 30th career point.
- Grace Cooper '24 was credited with her team-leading third defensive save for the Continentals.
- Hamilton's Reilly Loughman '27 made one save.
- Caroline Higgins, Sammy's older sister, had assists on both Coetzer goals.
- Julia Arsenault turned away two shots.
Next Game
The Continentals host Williams College (7-3, 4-1) for another NESCAC contest on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
