BRUNSWICK, Maine –  Ronaldo Cabral had a pair of goals and Charlie Ward had a goal and two assists to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 4-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference men's soccer game Tuesday afternoon at Pickard Field.
 
USM senior goalkeeper Hayes Estrella (Kennebunk, Maine/Thornton Academy) made a career-best 15 saves in a strong effort in goal.  Huskies' senior Noah Perry (Waterboro, Maine) had USM up by a goal early in the game. 
 
Facing each other for the 40^th time in series history, Bowdoin now leads Southern Maine 33-4-3.  Bowdoin has won the last 13 over USM.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (2-1-2)
Bowdoin (2-1-0)
 
How It Happened:

• Senior Noah Perry scored the first goal of the game in the 18^th minute to put the Huskies up 1-0 over Bowdoin.  The goal is Perry's first of the season and fifth of his career. 
• Bowdoin's Ronaldo Cabral tied the game up in the 23^rd minute scoring the first of his two goals in the half.  Cabral gave the Polar Bears the lead in the 42^nd minute.  Cabral has four goals in three games for Bowdoin. 
• Hayes Estrella kept it a one-goal differential until late in the game coming up big with clutch saves in the second half before Charlie Ward knocked in a loose ball off of an initial save to make it 3-1 in the 84^th minute.
• Dylan Reid ballooned the Bowdoin lead to 4-1 in the 86^th minute following the Polar Bears 10^th corner kick of the game. 

 
The Goalkeepers:
SM, Hayes Estrella (2-1-2), 4 GA, 15 saves
B, Michael Webber (3-0), 1 GA, 2 saves
 
Inside The Stats:

• Bowdoin led USM in shots 26-4 and had a 10-0 lead in corner kicks.  Southern Maine had two shots in each half.
• Estrella's previous career high of nine saves was set early this season in a 1-1 draw versus Curry College on September 4.  
• After missing the 2021 season, Perry's goal is the first since for him since the 2019 season. Perry last scored on November 2, 2019 in a 3-2 loss to Little East Conference opponent Keene State. 

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Castleton University on Saturday (2:00 pm) for a Little East Conference game.  The Huskies will be back at home on Hannaford Field on Saturday, September 24 (3:00 pm) against LEC foe Eastern Connecticut.