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Volume CXXXII, Number 22 |
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Women's lacrosse breezes past overmatched Bates
HEATHER MACNEIL
STAFF WRITER
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| Members of the women's lacrosse team take a break at practice. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
The Bowdoin Women's Lacrosse Team trampled the Bates College Bobcats on Tuesday in dominant fashion with a whopping 14-4 victory on the Bates turf. The contest started slowly, as Bowdoin teased the Bobcats into thinking they had a chance.
After posting a conservative 5-2 lead in the first few minutes, the Polar Bears steamrolled the overmatched Bobcats. By the end of the first half, the Bears built a comfortable 9-2 lead and never looked back.
Angela King '04 led the Bowdoin scoring attack with four goals and two assists. Amanda Burrage '04, Hilary Abrams '04, Libby Bourke '03, Vanessa Russell '06, Heather Boyd '05, Brigid Burke '05, Colleen McDonald '05 and Robin Trangsrud '06 also posted goals for the Bears in what proved to be a balanced scoring effort.
Goalie Kendall Cox '05 played a great game in net, as she posted nine saves. This victory puts Bowdoin at 8-5 for the season with one NESCAC game ahead. The Bears play Trinity away on Saturday for their NESCAC regular season finale.
However, last weekend's play did not go so well for Bowdoin, as Amherst beat the Bears 16-11. Shoshana Kuriloff '04 said, "The score does not really reflect our play throughout the game. We stayed within range for most of the time, but Amherst was more successful in putting the ball in the back of the net. Our whole team would like to see the Lady Jeffs again in post-season play."
Abrams, Burrage, Bourke, Russell and McDonald scored for the Bears; Cox had a repeat performance with nine saves.
After Saturday's game against Trinity, Bowdoin will advance to the first round of the NESCAC tournament. The Bears look forward to seek ing revenge for some in-season losses during the playoffs.
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