The Bowdoin men's lacrosse team picked up a 12-10 NESCAC victory over visiting Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears improve to 4-1 (2-1 NESCAC), while the Continentals drop to 2-2 (1-2 NESCAC). Game Highlights Hamilton took the lead with a pair of goals in the first five minutes of action. The Polar Bears responded with the final two tallies of the quarter, including a shot from Will Murtagh in the last 40 seconds. The Continentals came out in the opening minutes of the second and scored a man-up goal from Clay McCollum. Bowdoin responded with a three goal surge to take its first lead of the game, sparked by a pair from Chris Fowler. Zach Larsen scored midway through the quarter as the Continentals closed out the first half of action with four unanswered goals. Trailing 7-5, Bowdoin stormed back with four goals in the third quarter while keeping Hamilton off the board. Sam Langan and Fowler scored just 23 seconds apart to open the frame. Bowdoin rattled off two more quick goals in the final quarter for an 11-7 lead before Hamilton's Clay McCollum found the back of the net at 9:19. The Continentals scored three of the game's last four goals, but the Polar Bears held on for the win. By the Numbers Chris Conley led both teams with four goals. Larsen and McCollum each pitched in a pair. Fowler paced the Polar Bears with three goals. Murtagh, Langan, and Jake Crossman all tallied two. Max Scheidl made 13 stops in net for the Continentals. Jack O'Connor made 17 saves for Bowdoin. Sam Carlin went 12-26 in faceoffs, while Quinlan Crowley was 14-26. Hamilton held a slight 38-36 edge in shots. Up Next The Polar Bears play St. Lawrence in Florida on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Hamilton hosts Nazareth on March 20 at 4:00 p.m.