BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College’s Dan Hanley scored the game-winning goal with 3:40 remaining to give the Polar Bear men’s lacrosse team its first conference win of the season, 12-11, over Bates on Wednesday evening at Ryan Field.

The Polar Bears improved to 2-2 (1-2 NESCAC), while the Bobcats fell to 3-3 (2-2 NESCAC). Bowdoin has won five of the last six contests between the schools dating back to 2008. Bates, which took a 11-5 win in Lewiston last spring, was looking to beat Bowdoin in consecutive meetings for the first time in school history.

Franklin Reis sparked the Bowdoin offense with five assists to go with a goal. Will Wise had three goals while Hanley, Connor O’Toole and Peter Reuter had two each. Bates was paced by three goals from Jack Strain. Conor Henrie, Will Gilkeson and Nick Ford had two goals apiece for the Bobcats.

The match featured several runs by each team, with a 4-0 Bates surge that overlapped the first and second quarter giving the visitors to a 6-3 lead. Bowdoin used a 3-0 run later in the frame to tie the contest at 7-7, but a score by Jack Allard before intermission gave the Bobcats a 8-7 lead at the break.

Bowdoin dominated the third quarter, scoring all three goals in the period, and added a marker from O’Toole to open a 11-8 lead early in the fourth. But Bates answered with a 3-0 run of its own to tie the game on a goal from Ford with 4:32 on the clock.

The Bobcats won the ensuing face-off but immediately turned the ball over. Hanley scooped the ground ball and, after a sustained possession, took a feed from Reis behind the cage and deposited the game-winner with 3:40 to go.

Christopher Williamson made the lead stand for Bowdoin, and finished with seven saves and four groundballs for the game. Mac Caputi had a game-high five groundballs for the Polar Bears, while Rob Talcott went 13-for-26 in faceoffs.

Bowdoin will return to action Saturday with a home game against Hamilton at noon.

Baseball

Bowdoin was victimized by five errors in an 11-3 loss to Endicott on Tuesday.

Endicott built a seven-run lead by the fifth inning and tacked on three more in the seventh and another in the ninth to seal the win.

Bowdoin (6-4) got three hits from Duncan Taylor. Tim McGarry had two hits, while Luke Regan had a two-run double in the loss.

Erik Jacobson went four innings, allowing three earned runs in the loss.

Women’s tennis

Bowdoin remained unbeaten with a 9-0 win over Chapman University 9-0 on Monday evening.

The Polar Bears (6-0) are currently ranked 10th in the latest Division III national poll.

Bowdoin grabbed a commanding 3-0 lead following doubles play thanks to wins from Emma Chow/Chantalle Lavertu (8-6), Emma Lewis/Kellen Alberstone (8-2) and Tiffany Cheng/Kate Winingham (8-2).

The Polar Bears continued to dominate in singles action, clinching the sweep without losing a set. Alberstone (6-0, 6- 1), Lavertu (6-3, 6-0), Cheng (6- 1, 6-2), Lewis (7-5, 6-2), Winingham (6-0, 6-0) and Chow (6-1, 6- 0) took wins down the ladder for Bowdoin.