BRUNSWICK, Maine – Maya Malenfant had a pair of goals as seven different players scored to lead the nationally-ranked Bowdoin College Polar Bears to an 8-0 shutout over the University of Southern Maine Huskies.
It is the second nationally-ranked opponent the Huskies have faced through four games this season.
The Records:
Southern Maine (1-3)
No. 16 Bowdoin (1-2)
Tonight's game marked the 53rd meeting between the University of Southern Maine and the Bowdoin College Polar Bears. Bowdoin leads the series 41-6-5, and have won the last 21 games over the Huskies. Southern Maine last defeated Bowdoin on October 8, 2002 by the score of 2-1.
How It Happened:
- Clara Noyes scored in the fifth minute and Malenfant notched the first of her two goals in the ninth as Bowdoin led 2-0 after the first quarter.
- Bowdoin tacked on another pair of goals in the second frame to lead 4-0 at the break.
- In the third, Bowdoin snagged a 5-0 lead as Emily Ferguson converted an assist from Noyes in the 35th minute.
- The Polar Bears closed the door on the game in the fourth quarter adding three more goals, including the Malenfant brace, for the final.
- Southern Maine starter junior Eleanor Folsom (Winthrop, Maine) made 11 saves in 45 minutes of action.
The Goalkeepers:
SM,
Eleanor Folsom (1-3), 45:00, 5 GA, 11 Saves;
Katie Hanlon, 15:00, 3 GA, 1 Saves
BC, Lauren O'Donald (1-2), 51:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves; Eva Fillipponi, 9:00, 0 GA, 1 Save
Inside The Statistics:
- Bowdoin outshot the Huskies 25-1, and had a 13-1 advantage in penalty corners.
- Southern Maine's Izzy Hurlburt had a defensive save for the Huskies
Up Next:
Southern Maine returns home on Saturday, September 14 (1:00 pm) versus Wheaton College (Mass.), and then begins a four-game road swing heading to Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on Monday (6:00 pm). USM then heads to UMaine Farmington on Wednesday (4:00 pm).
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