No. 13 Bowdoin Handles Keene State
from press releases
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's
lacrosse team scored six unanswered goals in the first half en
route to a 16-9 victory over Keene State College on Wednesday
afternoon. The Polar Bears, ranked 13th in Division III, improve to
5-1 this season while the Owls drop to 2-2 overall.
Keene State stymied the Polar Bears in the early going, getting
goals from Griffin Meehan and Casey Broderson to take a 2-0 lead
nine minutes into the game. Bowdoin found their stride shortly
thereafter, however, rolling off six-straight goals to take control
of the game. Eric Thompson, Mark Flibotte and Rob Halliday closed
out the first quarter with scores before Matt Legg, Cullen Winkler
and Flibotte finished off the run with three consecutive goals to
open the second.
The Owls were able to trim the lead to 7-5 with a pair of Meehan
goals later in the period, but Bowdoin closed out the half with
back-to-back tallies from Owen Smith and Russ Halliday to take a
9-5 lead at the break.
Keene State could get no closer as the Polar Bears continued their
offensive onslaught in the second half, scoring a season-high 16
goals in the victory. Bowdoin's balanced scoring attack featured
five players with two goals apiece. Adam Tracy, Matt Legg, Owen
Smith, Justin Starr
and Mark Flibotte each had a pair of scores. Robert Burkhardt made
seven saves in the first half before giving way to Chris
Williamson, who stopped four shots in the second half. Ben York and
Bryan Holden had six groundballs apiece for the Polar Bears.
The Owls were paced by four goals and an assist from Meehan while
Casey Broderson had two goals and 11 groundballs. Alec Corliss made
six saves in the opening half for Keene while David Brochu stopped
three in the second half.
