BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin's Ali Draudt scored the game-winning goal with 2:35 remaining to give the Polar Bear women's lacrosse team a dramatic 11-10 win over Williams in both team's regular-season finale on Saturday.

The Polar Bears (9-6, 4-5) earn the sixth seed in the conference's postseason tournament that begins on Sunday. They will play at Trinity at noon in a first-round game. Williams' season comes to an end with a record of 6-8 (2-7).

Saturday's game proved to be a contest of runs, as Bowdoin scored the first three goals only to see Williams roll off three of their own immediately after. The Polar Bears answered with another three-goal spurt and Bobbi Dennison's three first-half goals gave the hosts a 7-5 lead at the break.

Bowdoin pushed the lead to four goals, 10-6, on another Dennison goal with 17:45 remaining, but Williams rallied to score four times in the next 10:20 and deadlocked the game on a Tina Nawrocki goal with 7:25 left. The teams traded possessions, setting the stage for Draudt's heroics.

Lindsay McNamara circled behind the Williams net and found Draudt streaking to the net. Draudt one-timed the feed into a high corner, beating Ephs netminder Julia Schreiber for the go-ahead score. Williams had a final opportunity with under a minute to play, but couldn't get a shot off as the Polar Bears collected a loose ball and clung to victory.

Dennison finished with a game-high four goals on "Senior Day" in Brunswick. McNamara had three goals and an assist to support the Bowdoin offense as Stef Collins-Finn made eight saves between the pipes. Britt Spackman led Williams with three goals and an assist while Sara DuPont netted a pair of tallies. After allowing three goals on three shots to start the contest, Schreiber settled down in net for the Ephs, stopping 15 shots in defeat.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Williams............  5  5 - 10
Bowdoin.............  7  4 - 11
 
Attendance: 217
 
Williams SCORING:
GOALS: Britt Spackman 3; Sara duPont 2; Alice Nelson 2; Sarah Adkins 1;
       Whitney Thayer 1; Tina Nawrocki 1.
ASSISTS: Sarah Adkins 1; Sara duPont 1; Allison Murray 1; Britt Spackman 1.
 
Bowdoin SCORING:
GOALS: Bobbi Dennison 4; Lindsay McNamara 3; Katy Dissinger 1;
       Christina Denitzio 1; Ashley Peterson 1; Ali Draudt 1.
ASSISTS: Ingrid Oelschlager 2; Becca Austin 1; Lindsay McNamara 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Williams............ 12  8 - 20
Bowdoin............. 19 18 - 37
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  Tot
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Williams............  7  2 -  9
Bowdoin.............  9  6 - 15
 
DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD  1  2  Tot
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Williams............  6  7 - 13
Bowdoin.............  7  3 - 10
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     Total
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Williams............ 12-12  7-7  - 19-19
Bowdoin.............  9-11 11-11 - 20-22
 
FREE-POSITION SHOTS    1     2     Total
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Williams............  0-1   0-1  -  0-2
Bowdoin.............  1-5   0-2  -  1-7
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Williams............  7  8 - 15
Bowdoin.............  5  3 -  8
 
FOULS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Williams............ 12 11 - 23
Bowdoin.............  5  3 -  8
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  Tot
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Williams............  9 10 - 19
Bowdoin.............  7  5 - 12

2008-04-26