Kennedy Tallies a Hat Trick and Ganong Adds Two in Field Hockey Win at Bates

Rachel Kennedy scored three goals en route to Bowdoin's 5-0 win at Bates

LEWISTON, Maine - The Bowdoin field hockey team turned a 1-0 lead at halftime into a 4-0 advantage seven minutes into the second half, defeating Bates 5-0 on Tuesday evening.


The Polar Bears (3-0, 2-0 NESCAC) received three goals from Rachel Kennedy and two from Kimmy Ganong in the victory. Bowdoin outshot Bates (0-2, 0-2 NESCAC) by a 26-3 margin and collected 12 penalty corners to Bates' two.

How It Happened

• Kennedy scored her team-high fourth goal of the season in the sixth minute, banging in a shot on their third penalty corner of the game with an assist by Kelsey Mullaney.
• Kennedy fed Liz Znamierowski, who in turn passed to Ganong just 42 seconds into the second half, putting Bowdoin up 2-0.
• Kennedy added her second tally, an unassisted goal, 93 seconds later to make it 3-0.
• Ganong scored unassisted for a 4-0 Bowdoin advantage, with a hard drive from high on the left side of the circle eight minutes into the half.
• Kennedy made it a hat trick with another unassisted tally for the 5-0 lead.
• Bowdoin outshot Bates 16-1 in the second half, with the Bobcats' lone attempt coming in the waning seconds with Shannon Beaton's breakaway attempt skidding wide right.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will host Wesleyan Saturday in a NESCAC game at 11 a.m. on Ryan Field.
• Bates will resume its suspended game against Husson on Friday at 8pm. Bates holds a 4-0 lead with 10:52 to go in the first half.