BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team scored three second-half goals to pull away in a 4-0 win over Bridgewater State College on Saturday afternoon in both team's season-openers.
The Polar Bears (1-0) improve their all-time record against
Bridgewater (0-1) to 15-0-0 dating back to 1990.
Bowdoin withstood an initial charge from the Bears, as Polar Bear
netminder Kelly Thomas made a nice save off a
shot from Christine Soucy just six minutes into
the contest. Midway through the period, a rally up the middle of
the field saw Bowdoin's Katherine Farrar deliver a
high-ball to Emery Gould, who headed the ball into
the net to give the hosts a 1-0 advantage at 26:30.
The Polar Bears carried the lead through halftime and poured it on
in the second stanza. Alex von Gerichten ripped a
shot from 20 yards out for a goal at 50:50 to double Bowdoin's
lead. Just under 13 minutes later, Dana Riker beat
her defender off the dribble and lofted a shot over Bridgewater
State keeper Kayla Grover to increase the lead to
three. First-year Celeste Swain rounded out the
scoring with a goal from the left wing at 77:00.
Thomas made seven saves for Bowdoin in the shutout while Grover
stopped 12 shots for Bridgewater State.