Andrew Jones had an assist and two goals in Bowdoin's 7-0 season opener |
The Polar Bears (1-0) scored a pair of goals in the first half of play and added five in the second frame to shutout the Nor'Easters (1-2) in Tuesday's non-conference matchup.
How It Happened
- Connor Keefe scored the first goal of the game just 4:04 into the contest, heading the ball past UNE goalie Elijah Leverett off a feed from Andrew Jones in the right corner.
- Jones added two goals of his own, coming at 17:31 and 52:22, accounting for the Polar Bears second and fourth goals of the game. Jones' first goal came off a feed from Matt Dias Costa in the center while the second was a one-timer from Dias Costa and Austin Downing.
- Moctar Niang scored his first collegiate goal at 49:42 as he headed in a corner kick from the left side.
- Hunter Miller had a pair of assists for Bowdoin, feeding the ball to Niang for the team's third goal of the game, and again feeding Cedric Charlier at 65:10 off a UNE turnover.
- Riley Bubb scored with 7:05 remaining after collecting a rebound and tucking a shot inside the right post.
- Nick DiStefano closed out the night's scoring with a successful penalty kick with less than three minutes to play.
- Bowdoin outshot UNE 20-4 with a 9-3 edge in corner kicks.
- Leverett made four saves for the Nor'Easters with Stevie Van Siclen making one stop for Bowdoin.
- Bowdoin travels to Amherst for a Saturday rematch of last year's NESCAC Championship game. Bowdoin secured the 2014 NESCAC title after holding Amherst scoreless through regulation and double overtime, while edging out their hosts 5-4 in a PK shootout. Saturday's game is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.
- UNE hosts Endicott on September 9 with a 3:30 p.m. start in the Nor'Easters conference opener.
1st
- 4:04 -
Connor Keefe
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 17:31 -
Andrew Jones
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 49:42 -
Moctar Niang
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 52:22 -
Andrew Jones
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 65:10 -
Cedric Charlier
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 82:55 -
Riley Bubb
(Bowdoin)
1st
- 87:42 -
Nick DiStefano
(Bowdoin)
Game Leaders:
Bowdoin
G:
Andrew Jones - 2
Sh:
Connor Keefe - 4
Sv:
Stevie Van Siclen - 1
U. of New England
G:
N/A
A:
N/A
Sv:
Elijah Leverett - 4
Team Stats:
B = Bowdoin UNE = University of New England
20 (11)
4 (1)
Saves
B 1
UNE 4
Fouls
B 9
UNE 7
Corner Kicks
B 9
UNE 3
Offsides
B 5
UNE 3
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