BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s ice hockey team scored two goals in the final six minutes of regulation to spark a 3-2 overtime win against rival Colby College Saturday in Watson Arena.

Bowdoin improved to 3-1-0 (2-0-0 NESCAC), while sweeping Colby (2- 4-0, 0-4-0 NESCAC) this weekend. The Polar Bears have taken seven of the last eight meetings between the schools.

After a scoreless first period, Colby converted on a powerplay at 6:08 into second. Colby’s Carolyn Fuwa sent a hard shot towards Bowdoin goalie Tara Connolly. Connolly’s initial stop left the puck loose in front of the net where Lauren Guarente quickly picked up the rebound to put away the first goal of the game.

The Mules came out and doubled their lead with a goal just 1:40 into the third period. Natalie Fischer carried the puck down the left side, finally crossing to the right, she found the inside of the right post to net the second goal of the game.

Bowdoin finally answered back, cutting the Colby lead in half, with 5:54 remaining in the game. After a couple quick passes between Rachel Kennedy and Stephanie Ludy, Colleen Finnerty put in her first goal of the season.

The Polar Bears tied the game at 2-2 with 1:07 left in regulation. Taking the feed from Chelsea MacNeil, Kayte Holtz jumped over a sliding Colby defender and lifted a shot toward the top left corner. The puck cleared Colby goalie Brianne Wheeler’s right shoulder and sent the teams into overtime.

Just 53 seconds into overtime, Kenzie Novak netted the winning goal for Bowdoin. Wheeler posted 40 saves in the loss for Colby while Connolly made 14 for Bowdoin. The Polar Bears held a 43-16 edge in shots. Colby was 1-4 on the power play while Bowdoin went 1-6.

On Friday at Alfond Arena in Waterville, Schuyler Nardelli scored a career-high four goals and goaltender Kayla Lessard posted a shutout in her season debut as the Polar Bears cruised to a 7-0 NESCAC win over Colby.

Bowdoin got three assists from Mallory Andrews and two helpers from Ariana Bourque in the victory.

Lessard was solid, stopping all 28 shots she saw, including 14 in the second period, to seal the win.

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin jumped out to an early lead and never trailed en route to a 53-38 win over Colby on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears improved to 2-3, while the Mules fall to 2-3. Saturday’s contest was the non-conference meeting between the NESCAC rivals. The teams will play their conference game in Waterville on Jan. 26.

Megan Phelps led a balanced Bowdoin attack with 16 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and four assists. Kaitlin Donahoe pitched in nine points, five assists and three steals while Anna Prohl had a teamhigh 11 rebounds to go with five points. Colby was led by a gamehigh 18 points from Diana Manduca, who also grabed six rebounds. Jen Nale had seven points for the Mules, who had no other player score more than three in the game.

Bowdoin enjoyed a sparkling first half, connecting on 48 percent of its shots, including 6-for-10 from 3-point range. The Mules only committed four first-half turnovers, but were ice cold from the field, hitting just six of their 29 attempts.

The Polar Bears jumped to a 13-3 lead after five minutes, sparked by 3- pointers from Kirsten Prue and Phelps. Colby was able to trim the lead to five points on a jumper by Nale with 7:41 remaining in the period, but Bowdoin closed the half on a 13-0 run, highlighted by trifectas from Donahoe, Phelps and Sara Binkhorst to carry a commanding 35-17 lead into halftime.

Bowdoin held Colby to 24 percent shooting for the game and held a 45- 33 edge on the glass.

The Polar Bears will return to action at Maine-Farmington on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Men’s basketball

Bowdoin overwhelmed Maine Maritime Academy in an 84-51 nonconference victory on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears moved over .500 with their second straight win and stand at 3-2. The Mariners dropped to 0-4.

Andrew Madlinger led all players with 17 points, including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc, while point guard Bryan Hurley scored 11 points and had 12 assists, tied for the 10th-most in a single game in program history. Maximilian Staiger also saw double figures with 12 points while Matt Palecki pitched in 11 off the bench for the Polar Bears.

Maine Maritime was paced by 14 points from Paul Campbell and 13 points with seven rebounds from Andy Ball.

BThe Polar Bears finished the game at a 55 percent clip and committed just 10 turnovers in the game while holding a decisive 39-20 edge on the boards.

The Polar Bears will look to extend their winning streak at rival Bates College on Thursday at 6 p.m. They will follow that with a home game against Colby on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Swimming

Bowdoin men and women competed at the MIT Invitational this weekend.

In a highly-competitive field, the Polar Bear women finished fifth of seven teams while the men took sixth of seven squads.

Katherine Foley was the top finisher for the women’s team, taking third in the 1,650-yard freestyle race in a time of 18:17.56. Bridget Killian was fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:57.40) while Lela Garner placed fifth in the 200 IM (2:13.58). Foley, Killian and Garner were joined by Tricia Hartley on Bowdoin’s 800 freestyle relay team that finished fifth in a time of 8:09.20.

On the men’s side, Tom Kramer was fifth in the one-meter dive (254.35), while Ryan Kulesza took seventh in the 400 IM (4:22.66). Kevin Koh was eighth in the 100 butterfly (52.15) with Basyl Stuyvesant taking 10th in the 200 backstroke (1:57.95).

In the men’s relay events, Stuyvesant, John Lagasse, Koh and William Shi teamed to finish sixth in the 200 medley (1:38.87) and eighth in the 400 medley (3:36.57).

The Polar Bears will play host to the Bowdoin Open beginning on Dec. 7. Bowdoin’s next intercollegiate meet will be at Bates on Jan.18.