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Troy Miller '28
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON (7-4-4, 3-4-3)
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Bowdoin BOWDOIN (8-3-5, 5-2-3)
Winner
Hamilton HAMILTON
(7-4-4, 3-4-3)
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Bowdoin BOWDOIN
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Hamilton HAMILTON 0 2 2
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | James McGlynn

Men’s soccer bests Bowdoin in NESCAC quarterfinals with Miller ’28 brace

Junior scored twice in the final 15 minutes as the Continentals erased a 1-0 deficit

BRUNSWICK, Maine – Hamilton College's Troy Miller '28 put away the winning goal with just over two minutes remaining and the Continentals secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in a NESCAC Championship quarterfinal at Bowdoin's Pickard Field on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31.

Season Update

  • Hamilton (7-4-4 overall), the sixth seed in the conference tournament, erased a second-half deficit and won at Bowdoin for the second time in three weekends.
  • Third-seeded Bowdoin (8-3-5) closed out the regular season with a 1-0 win at nationally ranked Tufts on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

How It Happened

  • Hamilton generated an early scoring opportunity in the 10th minute when Oliver Mylon '29 put a shot on target that was saved by Bowdoin goalkeeper Oliver King. Miller followed with a shot from the right side of the box that was knocked away by King and struck the crossbar.
  • Bowdoin opened the scoring at the 10:49 mark. Patrick Brady made a run into the right side of the Hamilton penalty area and fired a low shot into the left corner.
  • King saved another attempt by Mylon in the 33rd minute, and Bowdoin carried its lead into halftime.
  • With just under 16 minutes remaining, Brady got a clean look at goal from the center of the box, but Hamilton's Tobin Walsh '29 made the point-blank save to keep the deficit at one.
  • Hamilton found the equalizer with 14:22 remaining as Miller raced up the middle of the pitch and smashed a right-footed shot from just outside the box that skipped into the bottom-left corner.
  • Hamilton recorded the next five shots after bringing the match level and found the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute.
  • Patrick Ferrare '27 drew a foul more than 25 yards from goal in the middle of Hamilton's attacking third and Miller took the free kick. He drove a shot toward the upper-left corner, and despite getting a hand on the ball, King was unable to keep it out of the net.

Notes

  • Miller recorded his third multi-goal performance of the season and is tied for second in the NESCAC with nine goals.
  • Miller led Hamilton with a career-high seven shots, including two on goal.
  • Mylon added two shots on goal.
  • Walsh finished with the one save in the second half for the Continentals.
  • The Continentals advanced to the NESCAC championship semifinals for the first time since 2018.
  • Hamilton finished with an 18-13 advantage in shots and a 6-1 edge in corner kicks.
  • Hamilton limited Bowdoin to one shot on goal during the second half.
  • King tallied three saves for the Polar Bears.

Next Match

Hamilton takes on fifth-seeded Tufts (9-3-4) in the NESCAC championship semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Williams College.
 
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