BRUNSWICK

The Tufts University women’s lacrosse team used a big run to open the second half and held off a late rally to defeat Bowdoin, 11-10, on Wednesday evening on the final day of the regular season in the NESCAC.

Regardless of the result, both teams will host NESCAC quarterfinals on Saturday. Tufts (12-3, 8-2) will be the third seed and will host Trinity. Bowdoin won a random draw to break a three-way tie for the fourth seed and will host fifth-seeded Wesleyan on Saturday at noon.

In a torrential rainstorm, Tufts gained an early lead, scoring the first three goals of the contest, including a pair from Emily Games.

Bowdoin answered with a four-goal surge to take the lead, sparked by two goals from Eliza Denious.

The squads traded goals to end the half as the Polar Bears owned a 6-5 lead at the break.

Tufts rolled off a decisive 5-0 run to open the second half, extending its lead to 10- 6 with 22:04 remaining following consecutive goals from Dakota Adamec.

Bowdoin rallied, scoring four of the next five goals, closing to within 11-10 with 1:08 left on a Kara Finnerty goal.

Tufts won the ensuing draw and maintained possession for the final minute to claim the victory.

The statistics were nearly as even as the final score, with Bowdoin holding a 34- 31 edge in shots and Tufts owning a 12-11 edge in draws. Both teams committed 16 turnovers.

Finnerty had two goals and two assists for Bowdoin, while Denious had a hat trick.

Men’s lacrosse

Bowdoin suffered a loss to Tufts in the final game of the regular season on Wednesday evening, 19-11.

The Polar Bears end the regular season with an 8-6 (4-6 NESCAC) record and will be the seventh seed for the upcoming NESCAC Championship. They will head to second seeded Amherst on Saturday for the quarterfinals.

Bowdoin scored the first two goals of the game — from Jimmy Young and Brett Kujala — before Tufts scored three straight to end the first period with a 3-2 lead.

The Polar Bears evened the score on a Daniel Buckman goal to start the second quarter, but Tufts took command from there, outscoring Bowdoin 8-1 over the final 12:31 of the first half to take an 11-4 lead at the break.

The Jumbos extended their lead to 17-7 after three quarters.

Bowdoin won 22-of-34 faceoffs, thanks in great part to Sam Carlin. Kendall Rogers had a game-high three goals for Bowdoin.

Bowdoin will play at Amherst at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Bowdoin Hall

Former Brunswick High School coach Dick Leavitt leads a group of six into the Bowdoin College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

The ceremony takes place over Homecoming Weekend on Oct. 6.

In its 16th year of existence, the Bowdoin College Athletic Hall of Honor was founded in 2002 to perpetuate the memory of those persons who have brought distinction, honor and excellence to Bowdoin through their accomplishments in athletics.

The Class of 2018 includes:

National champion thrower and pro football lineman Dick Leavitt (1976) — one of the finest multi-sport athletes in Bowdoin’s history — Leavitt was a multi-time All- American and national champion shot putter, claiming the NCAA title in 1975. He graduated holding the indoor and outdoor shot put records at Bowdoin and was also an offensive lineman for the Polar Bears, where he went on to play three seasons professionally for the New York Giants.

He later coached the Dragons, leading the team to a state championship final in 2003.

Legendary track and field coach Frank Sabasteanski (1941) — Sabasteanski was the head coach of the Polar Bear track and field teams from 1955-1983 following a stellar career as a football and track athlete at Bowdoin. The coach of seven All- Americans and two national champion hammer throwers, he also was a member of the U.S. Track and Field Committee and coached the Ghanian national Olympic track team in 1964.

Record-breaking defensive back Dana Verrill (1972) — one of the finest defensive backs in the history of the NESCAC, Verrill still holds the Bowdoin school record for interceptions in a season (eight, 1970) and in a career (16). A captain of the 1971 squad, his teams won three CBB Championships and came within two points of a perfect season in 1970.

Softball, basketball and soccer standout Christine Craig (1986) — Craig dominated in all three sports for Bowdoin and still ranks among the top hitters in softball program history with a career .388 batting average and .543 slugging percentage. She led the 1985-86 basketball team in scoring (16 points per game) and, in her one year as a soccer goaltender, won 11 games with a 0.65 goals against average, still ranking second all-time in school history.

Field hockey and ice hockey star Marissa O’Neil (2005) — a standout on the field and the ice, O’Neil graduated as the most prolific scorer in Bowdoin field hockey history, scoring an unprecedented 125 points, including 47 career goals while earning NESCAC Player of the Year and First Team All- American recognition. She was also a three-time All- NESCAC honoree in ice hockey, where she helped lead the most successful senior class in Polar Bear women’s ice hockey history (85 wins, two NESCAC Championships, two Final Fours).

Women’s basketball National Player of the Year Eileen (Flaherty) Moore (2007) — the most decorated player in Bowdoin basketball history, Flaherty scored 1,864 points in becoming the first four-time First Team All-NESCAC player in NESCAC history. She was a two-time First Team All- American and was named as the 2007 NCAA Division III WBCA Player of the Year while leading her class to a program-best 112 wins and four straight NESCAC Championships.

For more information about past inductees, visit the Athletic Hall of Honor Website. More information about Homecoming Weekend and the Hall of Honor Ceremony will be available in the coming months.