Brunswick, Maine - The Bowdoin College Polar Bears scored two goals in the third period to down the visiting Trinity College Bantams this evening, 2-1, in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's ice hockey action this evening.  Trinity, playing on the road for the first time since November 26, falls to 10-6-3 overall and 5-5-1 in the NESCAC with its first loss in seven games, while Bowdoin improves to 9-8-2 overall record and 4-5-2 NESCAC in the league.  The Polar Bears and Bantams faceoff again tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m.

Trinity took control of the game early in the first period, scoring 6:41 into the frame. Following several minutes of sustained pressure in Bowdoin's defensive zone, the Bantams crashed in on the crease. Sophomore forward Brooke Heron (South Salem, N.Y.) sent a feed to classmate Cheeky Herr (Princeton, N.J.) waiting on the doorstep. Herr took a couple quick shots on Beth Findley, recollecting the loose rebounds, and finally slid the puck in for the 1-0 lead after several more Bantams joined her in front of the net.

The teams played a scoreless middle period, before Colleen Finnerty connected with a cross-ice pass from Ariana Bourque to even the score at 1-1 just 3:33 into the third. The tandem paired up again on the game-winning goal in the final five minutes, as both teams had four skaters on the ice. Switching sides, it was Finnerty who dished from the left to Bourque on the right doorstep for the 2-1 lead.  Findley had 27 saves and senior Kristen Maxwell (Nashville, Tenn.) had 17 for the Bantams.