New London, Conn.--Mark Mangano (Basking Ridge, N.J.) tallied a hat-trick in his collegiate debut but it was not enough as Bowdoin College (1-0, 1-0) defeated Connecticut College (0-1, 0-1) 8-6 on the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Sunday afternoon. Russell Halliday (Sudbury, Mass.) and Ben Chadwick (Needham, Mass.) netted two goals apiece for the Polar Bears. Harry Ashforth (Ridgefield, Conn.) and Adam Tracy (Providence, R.I.) contributed with a goal and an assist for the visitors.

Mangano paced the Camels with his three scores. Steve Dachille (Garden City, N.Y.) chipped in with two assists. Will Schumann (East Hampton, N.Y.) corralled a team-high five ground balls for Connecticut College.

The Camels jumped out in front of Bowdoin in the early going. Kevin Nally (Ridgewdood, N.J.) opened the scoring with an unassisted tally just 54 seconds into regulation. With 5:45 left in the first, Steve Dachille (Garden City, N.Y.) assisted Mangano for a score and it was a 2-0 game.

But Bowdoin accounted for the next two scores of the quarter, and the teams were tied at two after one. Halliday put the visitors on top for the first time, scoring off a feed from Adam Tracy with 12:24 left to play in the half. With 5:57 remaining, Dachille fed Mangano for the second time and it was a 3-3 game at the intermission.

The Camels regained the lead 4:32 into the third quarter. Freshman Ryan Hayes (Darien, Conn.) assisted Mike Bruno (Andover, Mass.) for a score and it was a 4-3 game. The Camels doubled their lead with 8:20 remaining in the quarter .Mangano completed his hat-trick with an unassisted score. With 2:47 left to play in the third, Ashforth scored for Bowdoin and the Camels carried the 5-4 lead into the final quarter of play.

The Polar Bears opened the fourth quarter scoring but Jesse Stevenson answered for the Camels, tallying on a pass from Hayes and it was a 6-5 Camel advantage with 8:46 to play. But with exactly eight minutes to play, Ben Chadwick (Needham, Mass.) forced another tie. One minute later, Ben York (Mercer Island, Wash.) assisted Ashforth for a one-timer and the Polar Bears had pulled ahead, 7-6. Halliday added an insurance goal with 1:47 remaining and the Camels could not get any closer .Bowdoin was able to hold on for the 8-6 victory.

Senior Alex Gluck (Chevy, Chase, Md.) and Gordon Convery (Far Hills, N.J.) each contributed five saves, sharing the net-minding duties for Bowdoin. Mark Moran (Greenwich, Conn.) stopped 12 shots for Connecticut College.

Connecticut College will host Clark University this Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in New London.

Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Bowdoin College.....  2  1  1  4 -  8
Connecticut College.  2  1  2  1 -  6

Bowdoin College SCORING:
GOALS: Russell Halliday 2; Ben Chadwick 2; Harry Ashforth 1; Adam Tracy 1; Ben York 1; Steve Thomas 1.
ASSISTS: Harry Ashforth 2; Adam Tracy 2; Cullen Winkler 2; Mike Giordano 1; Ben York 1.

Connecticut College SCORING:
GOALS: Mark Mangano 3; Kevin Nally 1; Jesse Stevenson 1; Mike Bruno 1.
ASSISTS: Steve Dachille 2; Ryan Hayes 2.

Bowdoin College GROUND BALLS: Max Key 6; Bryan Holden 4; Harry Ashforth 3; Brian Orr 3; Mike Giordano 2; Russell Halliday 2; Duncan Smith 2; Ben Chadwick 1; Gordon Convery 1; Alex Gluck 1; Andrew Repko 1; Justin Starr 1; Steve Thomas 1; Ben York 1.

Connecticut College GROUND BALLS: Will Schumann 5; Mark Moran 3; Brendan Moses 3; Ben Stahl 3; Ryan Hayes 2; Peter Musser 2; Mike Bruno 1; Steve Dachille 1; Brian Ford 1; Andrew Gatti 1; Mark Mangano 1.

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