Brunswick, Maine - The visiting Trinity College Bantam women's soccer team scored a pair of goals with under 17 minutes to play to take a 2-0 win at the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's soccer action this afternoon.  The Bantams improve to 7-4-0 overall and 3-4 in the NESCAC, while the Polar Bears dip to 5-2-3 overall and 3-2-2 in the league.

A scoreless first half saw Bowdoin hold a 5-2 edge in shots, but neither team could convert until late in the second period. Trinity broke into the scoring column with just 16:51 to play, as Leigh Howard (Bethany, Conn.) rifled a low shot from the left side that slipped inside the right post to give the Bantams the lead. As Bowdoin pressured to get the equalizer, Jenny Ley (Warwick, R.I.) was able to take advantage of a counter-attack and beat her defender. Her effort from the top of the box found the lower left corner to seal the win for Trinity.

Emily Weedon (Wellesley, Mass.) stopped four shots for Trinity while Kelly Thomas made three saves for the Polar Bears. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Bantams against the Polar Bears, dating back to 2004. That streak included a 2-0 win by Bowdoin over Trinity in the NESCAC quarterfinals a year ago.

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