Saturday, February 17, 2001

BOWDOIN BEATS TRINITY WOMEN ON THE ICE

Brunswick, Maine - Freshman forward Jill McDonald (Hudson, Quebec) had two goals and an assist to lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 10-1 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference women's ice hockey action this afternoon. Trinity falls to 1-18-3 and 1-15-1 in the ECAC with their third straight loss, while Bowdoin, ranked No. 5 in the nation, improves to 15-3-3 overall and 11-3-3 in the league.

Bowdoin scored early and often in a dominant offensive performance, totaling seven goals in the opening frame. Freshman defenseman Kirsten Larsen (Dover, Mass.) netted the first two Polar Bear scores in the opening 3:38, and McDonald score a goal and assisted on a second in the first period.

Trinity freshman goalie Meredith MacKinnon (Glen Cove, N.Y.) held Bowdoin scoreless in the second period, and Bantam sophomore forward Katelyn Bowman (Summit, N.J.) scored 9:03 into the third from classmate Lindsay Peet (Stowe, Vt.). The Polar Bears answered with three goals in the next 4:17, and finished with 51 shots versus just five for Trinity.

Trinity, Conn. (1-18-3)          0 0 1 -- 1

Bowdoin (14-3-3) 7      0 3 -- 10

SCORING

1. B- Kirsten Larsen (Beth Muir) 1:57, B- Larsen (Shelly Chessie) 3:38, B- Jill McDonald (Britney Carr) 11:52, B- Alex Harris (unassisted) pp 17:28, B- Erin Jaworski (unassisted) 18:40, B- Chessie (McDonald) 19:21, B- Carrie Simonds (Chessie) 19:45.

3. TC- Katelyn Bowman (Lindsay Peet) 9:03, B- Leah McClure (Muir) 11:16, B- McDonald (Carr) 12:47, B- Muir (Carr) 13:20.

GOALIE SAVES

TC- Blair Kurtz (18:40) - 13, Meredith MacKinnon (41:20) - 28

Katie Worthing - 4

PENALTIES

TC- 1/2

POWER PLAYS

B - 1/1