The Bowdoin Orient

February 16, 2001
Volume CXXXII, Number 16

Women's hockey 5th in country

by HENRY COPPOLA, ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

   It took an extra period in Waterville but the Bowdoin College women's hockey team completed a season sweep of Colby with a 1-0 overtime victory on Tuesday night. The win made the Bears a perfect 3-0 on the (extended) weekend, which also saw them defeat Wesleyan and Connecticut College.
   Bowdoin's first 33 were turned aside by the White Mules goalie, and it wasn't until over an hour of hockey had been played that the 34th shot of the evening for the Bears found the back of the net. That final shot came off the stick of sophomore Beth Muir just minutes into the extra frame; she was assisted on the goal by Alyson Lizotte '03 and Britney Carr '04.
   Bowdoin was in charge the entire game, constantly on the attack, and more than doubling Colby's shots on goal. Emily McKissock '03 turned aside all 15 shots to blank the Mules for the second time in as many tries, and pick up her third shutout on the season.
   It was Carr's third straight game with a point; she had five goals in the two games over the weekend and was named the NESCAC Player of the Week.
   Carr had two scores to spark the Bowdoin comeback in a 4-2 victory at Wesleyan. Her first goal put the Bears up 1-0 early in the first; Wesleyan would answer quickly and take a 2-1 lead by tallying the only goal of the second period. Carr evened the score when she picked up her second goal of the night at the start of the final period. Fellow first-year Gillian McDonald would net the game-winner with 4:38 to play, and Ba Lanoue '03 would add an empty netter to bring the final score to 4-2.
   The next night Carr picked up her first hat trick to lead the 9-0 drubbing of Connecticut College. She wasn't the only Bear to put three on the board on Saturday night as Shelly Chessie '03 racked up a hat trick of her own. Three other Bowdoin players would score to complete the rout of the Camels; all told nine women would pick up a point for the Bears.
   Francesca Klucevek-Whalen '03 was in the net for the Bears, stopping 15 shots on the evening to pick up the victory. It was her fifth win on the season and her third shutout of the year, all in just five starts.
   The Bears' three game winning streak upped their record to 14-3-3 overall and 10-3-3 in the conference. In addition to adding to their win total Bowdoin has moved up a spot in the national rankings to #5 this week.
    They sit squarely in third place in the ECAC behind perennial powerhouses Middlebury and Williams. With just three games left in the regular season Bowdoin is poised for a postseason run.
   "I am extremely hopeful [about] our postseason prospects," said senior co-captain Kim Mimnaugh. She continued, "Regarding what is needed for success at ECACs, I believe that we need to play our systems diligently and take advantage of teams from the start of the game by going hard right from the first face off."
   Not that the Bears are looking past any of their last three opponents though. They are hoping to finish up strong as they host last place Trinity and Amherst this weekend to finish up their ECAC schedule.
   The Bears will then head down 95 to take on the Boston College squad Tuesday night in Bean Town. The playoffs await them the following weekend.
   If you're on campus this weekend head over to Dayton and watch the Bears take it to Trinity and Amherst, then check back next week to find out how the Bears fared and who Bowdoin will likely face in the postseason.
   Until then, as always, Go U Bears!!

W. hockey defeats Colby for the second time this season. (Kate Maselli/Bowdoin Orient)