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The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams both turned in winning results against Bates on Friday evening, ending a drought against the Bobcats dating back several years for both sides.

The women won both relays to highlight a convincing win over Bates as the Polar Bears totaled 145 points to the Bobcats’ 92. The Polar Bear women had not defeated Bates in their annual dual meet since the 2012-13 season.

The men also posted a 131-96 win over the Bobcats, earning the head-to-head victory for the first time since 2013-14.

In the opening 400 medley relay, Marshall Lowery got the Bowdoin women off to a strong start. Mariah Rawding, Mary Laurita and Amanda Banasiak held off the team from Bates as the Polar Bears touched in 3:58.03.

In the 1,000 free, the distance quartet of Nadia Eguchi, Caroline Watt, Claire Wolff and Ellie Wargo finished second through fifth in times. Eguchi (5:16.19) and Watt (5:16.31) later finished second and third behind Sterling Dixon (5:14.29) as the women swept the 500 freestyle. That was Dixon’s third win of the night after topping the 200 free (1:56.23) and the 200 butterfly (2:08.98). Ally Fromson-Ho was third in the 200 fly with a 2:12.12.

Senior captain Linnea Patterson touched in 1:57.29 for third in the 200 free. She was also runner-up in the 100 free in 54.26, just ahead of Rawding in 54.47. Banasiak (24.88) and Laurita (24.98) were second and third in the 50 free. After her quick 100 in the relay, Lowery dominated the 200 backstroke with a 2:06.43. The sophomore was also third in the 200 IM in 2:10.78. In the 200 breaststroke, Wolff touched out fellow first-year Kayla Snyder 2:29.82 to 2:29.99 as the duo were second and third in the event.

Rebecca Stern, Thea Kelsey and Waverly Harden delivered key diving points, finishing first, second and third, respectively on both boards.

To put an exclamation mark on the meet Patterson, Laurita, Rawding and Banasiak combined for a 1:38.01 in the 200 freestyle relay, just three-tenths ahead of the Bobcats.

The Polar Bear men opened the meet with a second- and third-place finish in the 400 medley relay. Will Hutchinson, Michael Tirone, Julian Abaldo and Geoff Chen combined for a 3:31.10, while McClure Brower, Michael Netto, Logan House, and Michael O’Neal touched in 3:37.39.

Daniel Williams cruised to a 9:58.13 in the 1,000, leading Gabriel Siwady (10:11.31) and Andrew MacDonald (10:13.49) to a sweep of the top three spots. Williams was second (4:54.08) in the 500 free. Karl Sarier won the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.04, while first-year Jacob Baltaytis was third in 1:47.45.

In a rematch of last year’s top two finishers in the 100 free at the NESCAC Championships, Sarier emerged on top, touching in 46.93. Baltaytis was fourth in 49.14 and House touched fifth (49.64). Abaldo out-touched Hutchinson 21.69 to 21.70 as the duo finished second and third in the 50 free.

Powered by a strong freestyle leg, Chen earned a 200 IM victory in 1:57.12. He was joined under two minutes by Tirone (1:58.83) in fourth and Stephen Pastoriza (1:59.53) in fifth. Pastoriza placed second in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:09.93. Netto was third in 2:14.73 and first-year Alex Burns picked up fifth place with his 2:17.18.

MacDonald and Jean Baptiste Andre used exceptional back halves to take the top two spots in the 200 butterfly in times of 1:59.69 and 2:00.15, respectively. First-year Jack Barry was fourth with a 2:02.08. Killian Dickson emerged as the team’s top 200 backstroker, finishing fourth in 2:02.32.

Mitchell Ryan won the 1- meter and 3-meter diving events, and Irfan Dotani was second on 1-meter.

Sarier, Hutchinson, Abaldo and Chen captured the final win of the night with a 1:27.10 in the 200 freestyle relay.

Men’s hockey

Bowdoin returned to the win column with a 4-1 upset victory over visiting Williams on Friday evening.

The Ephs came into the game ranked second in the conference and fell 10-5 (6-3 NESCAC).

Bowdoin scored a quick goal to open the game, taking a 1-0 lead 2:58 into the first period. Thomas Dunleavy fired off a shot from the high slot which Stephen Morrissey denied. Matthew Lison cleaned up the rebound and went stick side top shelf for his first of the game.

Williams responded four minutes later as Joe Welch set up Roberto Cellini from the left post. Cellini buried the puck with a one-timer that bested Erik Wurman.

The Polar Bears tallied a pair of power-play goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Cody Todesco handled the puck at the right post, drawing the goalie, and looked to make a wraparound move. Instead of moving behind Morrissey, Todesco dished to Lison in the low slot for a one-timer.

Bradley Ingersoll notched another man-up goal at 13:24, rattling the puck off both posts with a shot from the left point.

The Ephs came out in the third period and immediately pressured Bowdoin. C.J. Shugart split a pair of defenders and earned a close range one-on-goal with Wurman. The junior turned away Shugart’s shot from the edge of the crease.

Camil Blanchet added to Bowdoin’s total late in the final frame. With 3:51 remaining, the senior laid out and put away his own rebound.

Wurman picked up his first win of the season in net for the Polar Bears, making 22 stops. Morrissey turned away 36 shots for Williams.

Bowdoin made it a weekend sweep with a 2-1 victory over Middlebury on Saturday.

Todesco scored on the power play to give Bowdoin a 1-0 lead in the second period, and Ronnie Lestan finished a pass from Todesco for a 2-0 edge.

Middlebury scored a shorthanded goal in the third, but Wurman made 33 saves for the win.

Bowdoin is 6-11 overall, 4-8 in the NESCAC, heading into Tuesday’s home contest with the University of Southern Maine at 7 p.m.

Women’s hockey

Middlebury swept a weekend NESCAC series, winning 3-0 on Saturday and 1-0 on Friday.

On Saturday, the sixth-ranked Panthers (10-3-1, 6-1-1 NESCAC) scored 1:26 into the game and never looked back. Maddie Winslow scored the opening goal.

Elizabeth Wulf made it 2-0 in the second frame, and Jenna Marotta scored into an empty net late in the third to complete the scoring.

Keri St. Denis had 16 saves in the Bowdoin (7-6-1, 1-6-1 NESCAC).

On Friday, the Panthers earned a 1-0 win.

Middlebury scored the game’s only goal just 4:07 into the contest as Madie Leidt split a pair of Bowdoin defenders before firing a shot past St. Denis (24 saves).

Lin Han had 27 saves for the shutout.

The Polar Bears will look to return to the win column next weekend when they host a two-game set at Watson Arena against Wesleyan, beginning on Friday at 7 p.m.

Nordic skiing

Bowdoin finished fourth at the St. Michael’s Carnival this past weekend, the best-ever finish for the program.

The Polar Bears had 306 team points, trailing only Vermont (483), Dartmouth (437) and Middlebury (407) in the 12- team field.

Elliot Ketchel had one of the finest weekends by a men’s Nordic skier in school history, taking an eighth-place finish in Sunday’s 15K freestyle (39:15.3) — the best-ever finish for a Polar Bear first-year male in an EISA competition. He also recorded a ninth-place showing in Saturday’s 10K classic in 25:08.91.

The Bowdoin women were outstanding in Saturday’s 5K classic as Lily Johnson led the way with an 11th-place finish (14:01.32), closely followed by Renae Anderson (14:04.71) in 13th and Gabrielle Vandendries in 14th (14:09.37). Anderson paced the Polar Bear women in the 10K freestyle race, earning 16th in 30:32.5. Christian Gostout also took a pair of top-20 showings, taking 17th in the classic event (25:40.63) and 14th in the freestyle (39:34.4).

Bowdoin will return to action on the weekend of Feb. 2-3 at the UVM Carnival.

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin cruised to a pair of wins over the weekend.

Against Colby in a NESCAC matchup in Waterville on Saturday, Abby Kelly scored all 17 of her points in the first half as Bowdoin rolled to a 74-33 win over the Mules.

The Polar Bears improved to 4-0 in league play, while Colby fell to 1-3 in the NESCAC, 7-8 overall.

Bowdoin used an early 11-0 run to take control. Kate Kerrigan had 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Taylor Choate chipped in 12 points, four assists and three steals.

On Sunday inside Morrell Gymnasium, Bowdoin scored the game’s first 27 points en route to a 102-29 win over UMaine-Presque Isle.

All 14 Polar Bears scored, led by Kelly’s 16 points.

Bowdoin visits Hamilton on Friday, beginning a six-game stretch of NESCAC contests to close out the regular season.

Men’s basketball

David Reynolds netted a career-high 29 points to lead Bowdoin to an 83-77 victory over Colby on Saturday afternoon in Morrell Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears earned a measure of revenge in the conference matchup between the schools after falling to the Mules in the non-conference game in Waterville a month ago. Bowdoin moved to 12-4 (2-2 NESCAC) with the win, while Colby fell to 10-6 (1-3 NESCAC).

Bowdoin came out firing, connecting on a trio of early 3- pointers, two from Reynolds and another from Liam Farley to take an early 13-6 edge. Colby fought back, going on a 13-6 run of its own, capping the surge with consecutive layups from Pat Dickert to tie the game at 19-19 midway through the opening half.

The Polar Bears used a quick 5-0 surge out of a timeout and never relinquished the lead again, extending their advantage to 13 points at halftime, 46-33, thanks to 51-percent shooting from the field in the first half.

Reynolds hit six treys and added eight rebounds, while Zavier Rucker had 13 points and Jack Simonds 11.

Bowdoin returns to action on Tuesday evening at Pine Manor (7 p.m.).

Squash

The Bowdoin men and women faced Wesleyan on Saturday, with the Polar Bear men earning an 8-1 win and the women falling by the same score.

Of their eight wins in the men’s match, six were 3-0 sweeps for Bowdoin (2-7). Ian Squiers, George Cooley, Tyler Shonrock, Gannon Leech, Uday Khanna and Drew Clark accounted for the Polar Bear shutouts. Satya Butler and Arjun Dravid took the other wins for the Polar Bears against the Cardinals.

The women fell to 4-6, earning the lone win at the No. 4 position as Diya Chopra picked up a 3-1 victory.

The Polar Bears visit Colby on Tuesday at 6 p.m.