STANDISH, ME - Bowdoin College (3-1) defeated Saint Joseph's (4-3-1, 2-0 GNAC), 2-0, in non-conference men's soccer action at Westerlea Way Field on Sunday afternoon. A late goal in each half propelled the Polar Bears to victory in just the second meeting between the Maine programs.

Bowdoin has now won three in a row and has not allowed a score in nearly 200 minutes of play. The result snaps a three-game winning streak for St. Joe's.

The game was scoreless until the 44:49 mark of the first half when Eddie Jones '12 (Scarborough, ME) tallied an unassisted goal, his third marker of the season, to lift the visitors to a 1-0 edge heading into intermission.

The Monks went on to hold the Polar Bears without a goal for the next 40 minutes of play, but managed few scoring chances during the same span. Tim Prior '11 (Georgetown, MA) scored the final goal of the game off a Nick Powell '12 (Enfield, NH) pass with 5:52 remaining.

Monks keeper Will Pike '10 (Gorham, ME) made 11 saves and Paul Robins '11 (Cornwall, England) had two shots in the loss.

For Bowdoin, Garrick Sheldon '10 (Cabin John, MD) made two stops to record his first shutout of the fall and Jones (10) and Powell (6) combined to post 16 shots in the win.

St. Joe's will host University of Maine-Farmington on Thursday at 4:00 PM, while Bowdoin is set to host NESCAC opponent Middlebury on Saturday at noon.

Bowdoin (2-1) vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) (4-3-1)
Date: Sep 20, 2009  Attendance: 150
Weather: sunny

Goals by period       1  2  Tot
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Bowdoin.............  1  1 -  2
St. Joseph's (Me.)..  0  0 -  0

SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  44:49 BOW-MS Eddie Jones (13) (unassisted)
  2.  84:08 BOW-MS Tim Prior (Nick Powell)

Shots: Bowdoin 23, St. Joseph's (Me.) 5
Saves: Bowdoin 2 (Garrick Sheldon 2), St. Joseph's (Me.) 11 (Will Pike
11)