Field hockey falls to third-ranked Bowdoin in non-conference play

September 9, 2007

NORTON, MA- Four different players scored for nationally-ranked Bowdoin College as the Wheaton College field hockey team dropped a 5-0 non-conference decision on Sunday at Clark Field. The Lyons are now 3-2, while the Polar Bears, who are third in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll, improved to 2-0.

Bowdoin scored within the first two minutes of play and eventually led by three goals midway through the opening half. Junior Lindsay McNamara (Milton, MA/Milton Academy) took classmate Julia King's (Yarmouth, ME/Saint Mark's) pass and deposited the eventual game-winner with 1:26 gone, as McNamara's shot trickled into the goal past diving freshman keeper Cameron Abel (Windham, NH/Salem).

Sophomore Shavonne Lord (Shrewsbury, MA/Shrewsbury) converted a King assist at 9:25, and King tallied unassisted with 13:13 remaining before the half on a solo effort off a penalty corner pass. Freshman Ingrid Oelschlager (Roanoke, VA/Phillips Exeter Academy) scored 1:06 before halftime, and McNamara capped the offensive output with a goal 14:13 into the second stanza.

Bowdoin ended up holding advantages of 23-4 in shots and 10-3 in penalty corners. Abel made seven saves in more than 49 minutes as the first of three Wheaton keepers, and sophomore Andrea Bagley (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) followed with two stops in nearly 10 minutes. Junior Emileigh Mercer (Newton, MA/Newton North) went untested in nearly 57 minutes to earn the win, while freshman Emily Neilson (Chatham, PA/Taft) stopped two shots in relief.

Wheaton hits the road on Thursday for another non-conference tilt, as the Lyons travel to the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth for a 4:00 p.m. contest.

SCORING: 1st 2nd Final
Bowdoin (2-0) 4 1 5
Wheaton (3-2) 0 0 0

1st Half: BC- Lindsay McNamara (Julia King) 1:26, Shavonne Lord (King) 9:25, King (unassisted) 21:47, Ingrid Oelschlager (unassisted) 33:54

2nd Half: BC- McNamara (unassisted) 49:13

Goalie Saves: WC- Cameron Abel (49:13) 7, Andrea Bagley (9:55) 2, Jackie Riccio (10:52) 0; BC- Emileigh Mercer (56:52) 0, Emily Neilson (13:08) 2

Shots: WC- 4; BC- 23

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