MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Wesleyan, ranked 12th in Division III, rattled off 12 unanswered goals in a span of 37 minutes to erase all trace of a 4-1, second-period deficit vs. 19th-ranked Bowdoin and go on for a 13-5 victory, its fifth in a row over the Polar Bears. Senior Grayson Connors netted five goals for the Cardinals and broke a 4-4 tie at 10:55 of the third quarter to put Wesleyan ahead for good.

Junior Spike Malangone had scooped up a ground ball in the Wesleyan defensive zone, one of 12 grounders for the All-American in the contest. He fed ahead to junior Russ Follansbee who spotted Connors near the crease for the one-on-one play with the goalie. Less than three minutes later, Connors hit the twine again to make it 6-4 and the streak continued until the score stood 13-4 on a goal by junior Dan Latzman with 4:28 left in the game.

Bowdoin, which last scored at 9:19 of the second period on a freshman Kevin Raymond fast-break goal, ended its drought with only 1:48 remaining as junior Matt Legg got to a loose ball in front and rolled the ball into the Wesleyan goal.

Earlier, Bowdoin had built the 4-1 edge on the hat trick of top scorer sophomore Adam Tracy, who has 11 goals and 12 assists on the year for 23 points. Follansbee, who paces the Cardinals with 12 goals and 14 assists, had a four-point day (1-3-4) while sophomore Jon Killeen chipped in with three Wesleyan goals.

In the Wesleyan net, junior Mike Borrero kept his seasonal numbers intact as he came into the contest with a .696 save percentage and a 4.36 goals-against average. He played 55:32 in the cage while yielding just four goals and making 11 saves.

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Wesleyan University men's lacrosse team scored 12 straight goals to rally from a 4-1 deficit to take a 13-5 win over Bowdoin College in a NESCAC contest on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals stand at 4-2 (2-0 NESCAC) while the Polar Bears dip to 4-3 (1-2).

Bowdoin stormed out of the gate, as Adam Tracy scored the Polar Bears' first three goals and Kevin Raymond capped the run to give the visitors a 4-1 edge with 9:19 to go in the second quarter. The Cardinals closed the half on a 3-0 run, as a Lonny Blumenthal goal deadlocked the contest heading into intermission.

Grayson Connors scored consecutive goals to open the second period and spark a 6-0 third quarter for the Cardinals. Connors, who finished with a game-high five goals, scored twice more in the fourth quarter to up Wesleyan's lead to 13-4 with under five minutes to play.

Alex Gluck (five saves, nine goals) and Gordon Convery (eight saves, four goals) split time in net for Bowdoin. Wesleyan's Mike Borrero stopped 11 shots (four goals) before giving way to Colin Campbell (one goal) in the final 4:28.

Bowdoin will return to action on April 2 when they travel to Exeter, New Hampshire to play Springfield College.

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Score by Period       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Bowdoin.............  2  2  0  1 -  5
Wesleyan University.  1  3  6  3 - 13
 
Attendance: 250
 
Bowdoin SCORING:
GOALS: Adam Tracy 3; Matt Legg 1; Kevin Raymond 1.
ASSISTS: Mike Giordano 2; Thadd Welch 1.
 
Wesleyan University SCORING:
GOALS: Grayson Connors 5; Jon Killeen 3; Russ Follansbee 1;
       Jason Ben-Eliyahu 1; Chris Jasinski 1; Lonny Blumenthal 1;
       Dan Latzman 1.
ASSISTS: Russ Follansbee 3; Jason Ben-Eliyahu 2; Alex Kaufman 1;
         Adam Kirk 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Bowdoin.............  5  6 12  4 - 27
Wesleyan University.  9 16  9 10 - 44
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  3  4  Tot
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Bowdoin.............  9  9  9  5 - 32
Wesleyan University.  7  9  6 12 - 34
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Bowdoin.............  3-4   3-6   4-6   2-4  - 12-20
Wesleyan University.  1-4   3-6   2-6   2-4  -  8-20
 
CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Bowdoin.............  6-8   3-7   2-4   2-4  - 13-23
Wesleyan University.  5-7   5-6   5-5   3-4  - 18-22
 
EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Bowdoin.............  0-0   0-0   0-3   0-1  -  0-4
Wesleyan University.  1-1   0-1   1-1   0-1  -  2-4
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Bowdoin.............  4  4  2  3 - 13
Wesleyan University.  3  2  5  1 - 11

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