BOX SCORE

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's soccer team played a near-perfect match to take a 3-0 decision over Babson in a battle of regionally-ranked squads on Sunday afternoon. The Polar Bears, ranked seventh in New England, improve to 8-3-1 while the Beavers, standing ninth in the regional poll, drop to 10-5-1.

Bowdoin controlled the pace of play from the opening whistle and got a pair of early goals from Eddie Jones within the first nine minutes. The goals, nearly identical in nature, were both off crosses served by Nick Powell to the boot of Jones, who netted the tallies into the top corner of the net just 34 seconds apart, at 8:19 and 8:53. Powell then added a goal of his own in the 31st minute, accepting a pass from Macgill Eldredge, eluding one defender and drilling a low shot inside the right post.

The Beavers had a chance to break the shutout, but were denied when Polar Bear defender Sean Bishop stepped in front of a shot by Babson's Dan Fogarty in the 87th minute. Dan Hicks needed just one save in net for Bowdoin, who out-shot Babson 15-5. Peter Crowley made six saves between the pipes for the Beavers in the setback.

The blank sheet is the eighth shutout of the year for the Polar Bears and snaps a three-game winning streak for the Beavers. Babson had not been blanked since September 6 in a 1-0 defeat to Eastern Connecticut.

NOTE: Taken from a Bowdoin College press release.