BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College athletic department recently announced a few assistant coach hires for the 2012/13 season.

First-year Polar Bear men’s lacrosse head coach Jason Archbell announced the hiring of Max Silberlicht to his staff.

Silberlicht comes to the Polar Bears from Lynchburg (Va.) College, where he was an offensive assistant for the last two seasons. He joined the Hornets in 2010 after an outstanding career at Division I Hobart (N.Y.).

A starter for the Statesmen between the pipes, he climbed the ranks of the school’s record books. For his career, he posted a 9.24 goals against average with 18 wins, both program records. He recorded 553 saves with a .576 save percentage, both of which are second all-time at the school.

Ruth Ness will serve in two roles this year at Bowdoin, assisting with field hockey and women’s lacrosse.

A native of Wolfeboro, N.H., and a 2005 graduate of the University of New England, Ness most recently was the head women’s lacrosse coach at Elms College. Prior to her time at Elms, Ness had assistant coaching stints at Smith, Messiah and at UNE.

The Polar Bear men’s basketball team will have a new assistant coach, as Brandon Linton comes aboard.

Linton is a 2010 graduate of Clarkson University, where he was a starting point guard as the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Upon graduation, he ranked among the program leaders in virtually every statistical category including assists (third), steals (sixth) and points (13th).

For the past two seasons, Linton has been an assistant basketball coach at Clarkson.