Box Score Recap courtesy of Bowdoin College
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's soccer team secured the second seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament with a 3-1 victory in its regular-season finale Tuesday afternoon against Tufts.
Despite the loss, Tufts (7-6-2, 3-6-1 NESCAC) earned one of the eight berths into the conference tournament as Hamilton College suffered a 3-0 loss to Williams today. Though Colby and Bates still have a regular-season game to play tomorrow, Tufts can't finish any lower than eighth.
The Polar Bears (11-3-0, 8-2-0 NESCAC) earn their highest regular season finish in the NESCAC standings since 2003 and will host a NESCAC Quarterfinal game on Saturday against a to-be-determined opponent. Likewise, the Jumbos will await the announcement of their opponent for Saturday's opening round of the NESCAC's.
Bowdoin got on the board early today, as Amanda Kinneston pressured the Tufts defense, causing a turnover that came to Abby Einwag on the left wing. Einwag lofted a cross to the head of Maggie Godley on the far post, where she deposited it into the net just 2:42 into the contest.
The Polar Bears cashed in again 20 minutes later as Eliza Nitzan flicked a ball onto a running Kinneston, who tapped a through-ball to Evan Fencik. Fencik settled it on the right side of the box and coolly slipped a shot past Tufts netminder Eileen McGarry at 24:34.
The Jumbos were able to respond before the break, however, as Alexa Pius made a strong run down the left wing and played a dangerous cross into the Bowdoin box. The ball trickled through the Polar Bear defense to the far post, where Victoria Stoj tapped a low shot into the net at 35:37, making it 2-1 heading into intermission.
Bowdoin got some breathing room midway through the final period when Anna Mellman played a long clearing ball that Kiersten Turner was able to run onto. Turner outpaced the Tufts defense and rifled a shot inside the right post at 63:13 to regain Bowdoin's two-goal lead at 3-1.
Bridget McCarthy made the lead stand by making both of her saves in the final 30 minutes to secure the victory for Bowdoin. McGarry finished with nine saves for the Jumbos. The Polar Bears held a 21-10 shot advantage and 9-2 lead in corner kicks for the contest.
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