Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore midfielder Owen Smith
(Brunswick, Maine) scored the game-winning goal 3:11 into
the fourth quarter and the Bowdoin College defense held the Trinity
College offense to just one goal over the final 26:14 of the game
to lead the visiting Polar Bears to a 10-7 win over the Trinity
College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference
(NESCAC) men's lacrosse action this afternoon on Jessee/Miller
Field. Trinity falls to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the NESCAC
with the loss in its home opener, while the Polar Bears, ranked No.
16 in the nation, improve to 2-0 overall and in the league.
With the game knotted up at 4-4 at the half, Trinity opened the
third quarter with goals by senior midfielder Brad
Hunnewell (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and sophomore midfielder
Brendan Newland (Oakland, Conn.) 12 seconds apart
to give the Bantams their first lead of the game at 6-4 with 11:14
on the clock. Bowdoin senior attackman Matt Legg
(Baltimore, Md.) scored twice in a 1:30 stretch midway
through the frame to tie game back up at 6-6, but Bantam junior
attackman Harper Cullen (Rehoboth Beach, Del.)
snuck an underhanded shot into the Polar Bear goal to put Trinity
back ahead at 7-6 with 6:05 remaining in the third. Bowdoin
took advantage of a Bantam penalty in the final minute before the
last break, when senior captain attackman Harry Ashforth
(Ridgefield, Conn.) found Legg for the second time in the
quarter to tie the game for the fifth time in the game, 7-7, with
23 seconds left in the stanza. Smith rocketed in the clincher
from 15 yards away to give Bowdoin an 8-7 lead, before the Polar
Bears tacked on two more goals in the fourth quarter, scoring on
each of their three shots in the last 15 minutes. Sophomore
goalie Jake McCampbell (Medfield, Mass.) made four
of his 10 saves in the final frame for the Polar Bears.
Cullen paced the Trinity offense with three goals, while senior
captain attackman Robert Mountain (New
Canaan, Conn.) added two goals and one assist.
Senior captain Connor Wells (Haddam, Conn.)
controlled the face-off, winning 13 of his 19 opportunities with
seven ground balls, while classmate Graham Fadden (New
Canaan, Conn.) made nine stops in goal for the Bantams.
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