BRUNSWICK

The Bowdoin College athletic teams are still busy with regular-season and postseason play.

The football team looks to improve on a 1-6 season Saturday at Colby, while the women’s volleyball, field hockey and soccer squads are still in business.

For 13 football seniors this will be the last hurrah.

It’s been a tough road for the Polar Bears, who have been outscored 163-88 with just six rushing touchdowns.

Quarterback Thomas Romeo has completed 81 of 165 passes for 955 yards, three touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

Zach Donnarumma leads rushers with 523 yards and Greg Pierce has 244, while David Black paces the receivers with 29 catches for 263 yards.

Defensively, Griffin Cardew has 45 solos and 37 assists, followed by Joey Cleary (24-26), Brian Giazewski (26-17), Tom Wells (21-19) and Beau Breton (26-8).

Last Saturday, Bates won its first CBB title since 2002 with a 14-6 win over Bowdoin.

In the loss, junior linebacker Cardew tied the school record with 17 tackles, joining four other Polar Bears with the single-game mark.

Also, Mac Caputi of Brunswick got his first start at QB and was 19 of 30 for 198 yards with no TDs and an interception.

Colby is 2-5 with wins over Tufts and Hamilton and have been outscored 211-110.

Quarterback Justin Ciero has 500 rushing yards and three TDs on 106 carries, and has completed 86 of 176 passes for an average of 135 per game. He has eight INTs and 10 TDs.

Spencer Gopaul has rushed for 278 yards and has 21 receptions for 148 yards.

Defensively, Jason Buco has five INTs, while the leading tacklers include Henry Nelson (47 solos, 24 assists), Daniel Maddox (32-15), Derrick Beasley (26-11) and Phil Amato (24-13).

Women’s soccer

Bowdoin is in the NCAAs for the first time since 2007.

The Polar Bears (11-3-3) earned an at-large bid as the runners-up of the New England

Small College Athletic Conference.

Bowdoin is scheduled to face Scranton (9-7-4) in the opening round at 1:30 p.m. in a regional hosted by Ithaca College. The host Bombers will play UMass-Boston in the other first round contest on Saturday. Winners will meet in the second round at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Polar Bears have outscored opponents 33-17 and are led offensively by Jamie Hofstetter (7 goals, assist), Molly Popolizio (5-7) and Audrey Phillips (4-1), while goaltender Bridget McCarthy has appeared in 17 games with a 1.03 goalsagainst average and .909 saves percentage.

The Scranton Royals won their third straight and fourth Landmark Conference championship in six years with a 2-0 victory over Moravian College on Sunday.

Scranton is making its third straight NCAA Division III appearance and 14th overall.

Samantha Russo leads with five goals and four assists and is followed by Gianna Vitolo (4-1), while goaltender Kelsey McAnelly sports an 0.81 GAA and .728 saves percentage.

Women’s volleyball

The Polar Bears (26-4) will travel to New London, Conn. for a regional at Connecticut College that began today.

Bowdoin was to face Emerson today at 12:30 p.m. in the opening round. The second round is scheduled for Saturday afternoon and the regional final is set for Sunday.

Bowdoin is led in kills by Melissa Haskell (289), followed by Christy Jewett (257), Tory Edelman (181), Ellie Brennan (171) and Hillary Cederna (159), while Taylor Vail has 364 digs, followed by Haskell (306), Sophia Cornew (273), Cederna (259) and Brennan (179). Cornew also has a whopping 904 assists.

On Sunday, Emerson captured its second GNAC Championship with a sweep of the top-ranked Rivier Raiders. With the 25-23, 25-19 and 26-24 win, Emerson improved to 19- 10.

For the Lions, Kat Rice and Jamie Morgan were named to the GNAC All-Tournament Team, and Juliana Tucker was named MVP .

All games are set to be played at the Luce Field House with today’s first round of games scheduled as:

• 12:30 p.m., Emerson vs. BOWDOIN.

• 3 p.m., Springfield vs. Roger Williams.

• 5:30 p.m., UMass Boston vs. MIT.

• 8 p.m., Connecticut College vs. Framingham State.

Bowdoin has faced Springfield, Rogers Williams, UMass-Boston and Framingham State this season

“We are 6-4 versus ranked opponents. I feel we have played a tough schedule and have played some quality volleyball. While we know them, they also know us,” said Bowdoin coach Karen Corey. “I think it is harder to beat a team after you have already played them. Both programs can truly exploit their opponents’ weaknesses.

“This is not the toughest region,” continued Corey. “To win this region, I think it will come down to which team comes to play and win. I have seen all these teams be very successful and also seen quality teams lose focus. Those that are in the moment will win.”

This weekend, Corey will not let her players get too far ahead of themselves.

“One match at a time,” she said. “Having played many of the teams, I don’t have to go too far to do my scouting.”

Bowdoin is coming off a 3-2 loss to Middlebury in NESCAC semifinal play on Saturday.

“I knew this would be a quality team this season,” said Corey of her Polar Bears. “We have a veteran group of starters and an excellent first-year on the court. They have the experience to play tough matches and win.

“The first loss against Middlebury was a great match. Middlebury played excellent volleyball and outright beat us. However, I was disappointed with our loss to them in the conference semifinals. We were up 2-1 going into the fourth set and we played very rushed. We lacked our normal energy and let ourselves get rattled. I think that we can be a more mature team and not let our mental game slide.”

She is also a big fan of the senior Cederna, a Greely (Cumberland) High School graduate.

“I do think that Hillary Cederna is the best volleyball player from Maine,” lauded Corey. “She has had an excellent career with our program and has been a vital component to our team’s success. She is one of our top passers and provides much stability in the backcourt. She is quick and a great jumper … offensively, she has a very strong attack that earns points for us. I will miss her next year.”

Cross country

The Bowdoin harriers are scheduled to compete in the New England Division III Regional in Westfield State, and the top five teams will qualify for the NCAA III Championship in Terre Haute, Ind.

Running for the Bowdoin women will be Olivia Mackenzie, Madelena Rizzo, Gina Stalica, Bri Malanga, Lucy Skinner, Brenna Fisher and Reaha Goyetche, while the men will send Sam Seekins, Greg Talpey, Nick Saba, Kevin Hoose, James Boeding, Marcus Schneider and Coby Horowitz.

Field hockey

After a 6-1 victory over State University of New York/New Paltz on Wednesday in the NCAA Division III first round at Ryan Field in Brunswick, the sixth-ranked Polar Bears (15-3) head to Geneva, N.Y., for Saturday’s second round contest against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 2 p.m.

Host William Smith College takes on Tufts University out of the NESCAC at 11 a.m., with the winners meeting on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

Katie Riley, who scored three goals and dished out an assist in Wednesday’s victory, leads Bowdoin with 16 goals and 11 assists, followed by Rachel Kennedy (15-2), Cathleen Smith (12-7) and Brooke Phinney (12-6).

“As soon as we knew we had been selected for the tournament, the absolute goal needs to be to win it,” said Bowdoin coach Nicky Pearson, whose squad has won three of the past five D-III national championships. “The fact that we played Middlebury so well on Sunday, the number one team in the country, shows that if we can play with the top team, you have to dream about a national championship.”

In goal, Kayla Lessard has appeared in all 18 games for the Polar Bears with an 0.76 goals-against average.

MIT (17-2, ranked 18th) is led on the scoresheet by Molly Duffy (18-9), Kimberly Barker (15-7) and Molly McShane (10- 17), while goaltender Jenna Klein has a 1.61 GAA. The Engineers lost to Bowdoin 3-0 in last year’s quarterfinals.

Host William Smith sports a 16-3 record and the ninthranked squad in D-III, and is led by goaltender Catherine Hare’s 0.76 GAA. On the offensive end, Annie Kietzman has 17 goals and 19 assists, followed by Taylor Cappello (14-2) and Melanie O’Connor (9-6).

Bowdoin rival Tufts (ranked 10th), which defeated the Polar Bears 3-1 in the regular season finale before falling to the Polar Bears 4-1 in the NESCAC semifinals, has a 15-2 mark and is paced by Chelsea Yogerst (11-1), Kelsey Perkins (10-1) and Emily Cannon (7-4). Brianna Keenan has a 0.97 GAA.