Women's Soccer

Polar Bears Surge Past Monks, 5-0

Polar Bears Surge Past Monks, 5-0

Scoring Summary

1st - 20:18 - Morgan Smiley (Bowdoin)
1st - 39:10 - Ella Olcese (Bowdoin)
1st - 44:40 - Stephanie Christians (Bowdoin)
2nd - 45:52 - Olivia Rayis (Bowdoin)
2nd - 52:40 - Emilia Tutun (Bowdoin)

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Madison Michaud - 1
Sv: Manuela Mejia - 9
Bowdoin
G: 5 Players (#2, #15, #18, #20, #26) - 1
A: 4 Players (#4, #7, #11, #15) - 1
Sh: Greta Farkas - 8
Sv: Alex Arndt - 1

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Bowdoin

Shots (on goal)

1 (1)
38 (21)

Saves

15
1

Fouls

7
14

Corner Kicks

3
6

Offsides

0
3
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Posted: Sep 07, 2022

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin women's soccer team opened the season with a 5-0 victory over visiting Saint Joseph's College on Wednesday night.

The Polar Bears begin the year at 1-0-0 and drop the Monks to 0-3-0.

Game Highlights

  • After a back-and-forth battle through the opening 20 minutes of play, Samaya Bernardo controlled the ball in the midfield and made a left-footed through pass to Morgan Smiley. Smiley stutter-stepped to time a perfect low right-footed shot to the opposite corner.
  • Ella Olcese added another goal with under six minutes to play in the first half. Olcese made a solo effort to shake a defender and pull the ball left before booting a shot just under the crossbar.
  • With under a minute remaining in the half, Emilia Tutun connected a clean cross from the right side to the foot of Stephanie Christians. Christians redirected the pass in for a 3-0 lead.
  • Less than a minute into the second period, Bowdoin earned a corner kick and set up another goal producing play. The ball was launched into the box and headed towards Becca Meyers who set up a volley goal for Olivia Rayis.
  • Bowdoin's final goal came as Isa Quintana carried down the left side and made a low cross to Tutun for the finish.

By the Numbers

  • Bowdoin held a 21-1 edge in shots on goal.
  • The Polar Bears earned six corner kicks and allowed three to the Monks.
  • Alex Arndt earned the shutout with one save for Bowdoin.
  • Carly Downey started in net and played the first half with six saves for Saint Joseph's.
  • Manuela Mejia made nine saves in the second frame.

Up Next

Both teams kick off conference play this weekend, when Saint Joseph's hosts University of Saint Joseph in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest at 2:00 PM on Sunday and Bowdoin opens NESCAC action on Saturday afternoon at Bates with a 12:00 PM start.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.

 

 

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