BRUNSWICK, MA (October 24, 2023) -- First-year forward
Waverly Sumner posted her first collegiate multi-goal game Tuesday evening on the road at Bowdoin College, but the Jumbos would fall 3-2 in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) action in the regular season finale for both squads.
The Polar Bears (8-3-4, 5-2-3 NESCAC) got on the board first at the 18:18 mark of the opening half as Kyra Hacker jumped on a loose ball in the box off a free kick and fired it home to the right of Tufts first-year keeper
Gigi Edwards for the goal.
Bowdoin's lead would double in the 36th minute, as Morgan Smiley scored unassisted after a corner kick. The Jumbos would trim the lead in half with under three minutes remaining in the opening half, as Sumner beat a defender on the left wing and ripped a shot into the far right netting for the goal.
After the intermission, Tufts saw its deficit increase back up to two as Greta Farkas scored on a penalty kick at the 55:44 mark of the game. Less than three minutes later,
Thalia Greenberg fed a through ball into Sumner inside the box, who took one touch and fired inside the left post for the goal at 57:09.
The Jumbos had another strong chance to tie the game in the 71st minute, as a header off a free kick by
Lena Sugrue was stopped by Bowdoin keeper Charlotte Iannone.
Caroline Kelly would have a good chance as well in the final 10 minutes, but the Jumbos would be unable to find the equalizer.
Tufts finished the contest with a 16-15 lead in shot attempts for the contest, including a 9-2 edge in the second half. Both teams earned three corner kicks for the game, while Edwards finished with eight saves in the game. The eight saves were the second-most in a game for the first-year Tufts goalkeeper.
For the game, Tufts was led in shot attempts by Sumner and
Madelyn Silveira with three, while
Caroline O'Neill also fired two shots on goal.
The Jumbos will play in the 2023 NESCAC Tournament this weekend, heading on the road Saturday at a time and place to be announced in the coming days. Check back to gotuftsjumbos.com for updated information after the announcement of the NESCAC Tournament field.
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