Box Score
Brunswick, Maine
—The Williams College field hockey team battled to the end
of their season, loosing to NESCAC powerhouse, Bowdoin College,
2-1. Bowdoin will go on to the NESCAC championships, tomorrow
afternoon.
The first NESCAC semifinal of the day started with intensity in a
scoreless first half. Bowdoin controlled the ball for most of the
play as Sarah Burleigh and Bethany Baker played stellar defense for
the Ephs.
Bowdoin's Lindsay McNamara scored from Ingrid Oelschlager with 30
minutes left in the 2nd half. 20 minutes later they added a second
goal as Meaghan Maguire hit the net.
Arianna Kourides scored with barley over 1 minute left in the
game; this was the 2nd goal against that Bowdoin has faced all
season. It was not enough unfortunately, and the Ephs finished the
game, 2-1.
Emileigh Mercer made 3 saves for the Polar Bears, while Bathany
Baker made 12saves for the Ephs.
Coach Rorke was happy with their teams play against a strong
Bowdoin college, "Bowdoin is a tremendously talented
team…but we made some opportunities and did some nice
things", said Coach Rorke.
The Ephs finish the season 10-6 overall and 6-4 in the NESCAC
league. They will be graduating 4 seniors, Carolina Jolly, K.K.
Krieg, Charlotte VanWagenen, and Cary Bearn, who led this team to a
winning season, on and off the field.
