Bowdoin Skates Past Colby 5-1 in Women's Ice Hockey Semifinals
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Bowdoin's Gillian
McDonald scored a natural hat-trick in the first period to lead
Bowdoin to a 5-1 win over Colby in the NESCAC semifinals at
Middlebury. The Polar Bears advance to take on the winner of the
Middlebury/Williams game played later tonight. The championship
will take place tomorrow night at 7:30.
Bowdoin opened the scoring 4:34
into the game as Gillian McDonald found the back of the net after
picking up a rebound just outside the slot. The Polar Bears took a
2-0 lead at the 15:03 mark as Marissa O'Neil found McDonald who
broke in all alone for the power play goal. McDonald struck again
for the natural hat-trick just 1:40 later as she put home a rebound
from the slot after a shot from Kirsten Larson. Cathie Quinlan gave
Bowdoin a 4-0 lead early in the second period before Heather
DeVito
answered with 1:41 left after a rebound. Kirsti Anderson added a
third period goal to seal the 5-1 win.
Emily McKissock made 16 saves in
goal for Bowdoin, while Lynn Hasday made 26 saves for Colby.
