Women's Soccer Falls to Amherst in Season Opener

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AMHERST, Massachusetts – The Bowdoin women's soccer team fell 2-0 to Amherst in the 2015 season opener on Saturday afternoon.

The Jeffs (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC) open the season with back-to-back wins after shutting out the Polar Bears (0-1, 0-1 NESCAC) through 90 minutes of regulation.

How It Happened

• Grace Orr scored with five seconds remaining in the first half to put the Jeffs on top 1-0. The first-year netted her first collegiate goal off a low angle shot from the right end line.
• Bowdoin opened the second half with a pair of shots from Julia Bottone and Taylor Haist before Amherst would force the ball back into the Polar Bears defensive end.
• Hannah Guzzi doubled the Jeffs' lead 10:15 into the second half after beating a defender down the center and cutting left to draw Bowdoin goalie Bridget McCarthy off her line. Guzzi was able to bury a shot in the net.
• Amherst held a slight 17-14 edge in shots, with a 6-1 corner kick advantage.
• McCarthy made six saves in net for Bowdoin, while Holly Burwick stopped four shots for Amherst.

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns home for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference game against Husson Sunday afternoon.
• Amherst hosts Springfield on Tuesday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m.