The Bowdoin College and Bates men’s soccer teams exchanged goals in the final 11 minutes of regulation and ended in a 1-1 deadlock on Tuesday afternoon at Pickard Field.

The Polar Bears moved to 3-1- 1 (1-1-1 NESCAC) this season, while the Bobcats stand at 2-2-2 (0-2-1 NESCAC) .

The teams traded great chances in the opening half, including a fantastic opportunity for Bates with under 18 minutes to go in the period. Eric Opoku came loose on the left side of the box and curved a hard shot towards the right post that was swept aside by Bowdoin’s Stevie Van Siclen (five saves). Bates’ Robbie Montanaro (seven stops) returned the favor with 10:30 remaining in the half as a header by Bowdoin’s Moctar Niang seemed destined for the net, only to be punched out by the Bobcat netminder, sending the game scoreless into the half.

Bowdoin looked to secure the win with 10:31 left in regulation after a lengthy possession saw Ethan Ellsworth rifle a low, hard shot towards Montanaro. The Bates netminder made the initial stop, but the ball bounced loose in front where Levi Morant hammered home the rebound to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.

Bowdoin will travel to Middlebury for an 11 a.m. contest on Saturday.

Field hockey

Five different players accounted for goals in Bowdoin’s 6-1 win against Colby in Tuesday night NESCAC action at Waterville.

The top-ranked Polar Bears (5-0, 4-0 NESCAC) have not lost a regular season conference game since Oct. 2014.

The Mules (2-4, 1-3 NESCAC) tied the game in the 11th minute, but were unable to stifle the Bowdoin attack.

Kimmy Ganong became just the eighth Bowdoin player to reach the 100-point plateau after scoring a pair of goals against Colby. The Bowdoin offense came out firing with a four-goal second half, beginning with back-to-back Ganong goals in the 45th and 55th minutes of play. Elizabeth Bennewitz set up both goals.

Johna Cook scored the first goal of the day at 6:39 off a feed from Rachel Mann. Cook tipped Mann’s shot for her third tally of the season.

The Mules responded, evening the game five minutes later as Kallie Hutchinson bested Clara Belitz with a drive to the right corner. The goal was the first scored against Bowdoin since the season opener.

The Polar Bears took a lead into halftime thanks to a late goal by Emily McColgan.

Juliana Fiore and Mettler Growney rounded out the day’s scoring with tallies in the final 10 minutes. Fiore cleaned up her own rebound after taking an initial shot.

Belitz made four saves to earn the win, while Emily Buckman stopped 12 shots for the Mules. Bowdoin outshot Colby by a 32-7 margin with a 15-3 edge in penalty corners.

Bowdoin visits Middlebury in a rematch of the 2015 Division III National Championship on Saturday at noon.