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Maria Femia

Maria Femia

  • Award
    Bobcats of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/6/2023
  • Sport
    Field Hockey
  • Bio
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In an emotional and thrilling NESCAC quarterfinal game, the No. 3 seed Bates field hockey team prevailed 2-1 in double overtime over No. 6 Bowdoin Tuesday night at Campus Ave. Field. 

With the victory, the Bobcats secured their most wins in one season since 1982 and advanced to the NESCAC semifinals for the first time in program history.

The No. 7 nationally ranked Bobcats clinched the win in the 77th minute of action. Junior Anna Cote (Auburn, Maine) weaved through a pair of Bowdoin defenders and got the ball ahead to junior Maria Femia (Canton, Mass.), who tried an initial shot from the right side of the shooting circle that was denied by hard-charging Bowdoin goalkeeper Julia Arsenault. Femia was able to collect the rebound, pivot and lace a shot into the lower left corner of the cage for the game-winning goal, her eighth tally of the season and third game-winner.

The game was played in front of a capacity crowd at Campus Ave. Field on a night where the Bobcats honored their home city of Lewiston after a tragic week. Bates fans stormed the field in joy after Femia's game-winner.

"I'm really lucky to be surrounded by such a great community," Femia said in a live post-game interview on Instagram. "I'm not sure we would have gotten through the week without one another. We decided we wanted to play for each other, play for this school, and play for this city. The crowd tonight played a huge role in this win."


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
4/19/2021 Nick Forester Men's Tennis
4/19/2021 Hannah Sweeney Women's Tennis
3/29/2021 Caroline Bass Softball
3/29/2021 Christian Beal Baseball
3/22/2021 Chris Costello Men's Lacrosse
3/22/2021 Ariana Dalia Women's Basketball
3/9/2020 Ryan Nealis Men's Track and Field
3/9/2020 Vanessa Paolella Women's Track and Field
3/2/2020 Amanda Kaufman Women's Track and Field
3/2/2020 Brendan Donahue Men's Track and Field
2/24/2020 Andrew Hall Swimming and Diving
2/24/2020 Gabby Smart Swimming and Diving
2/10/2020 Elise Lambert Women's Track and Field
2/10/2020 John Rex Men's Track and Field
2/3/2020 Kaelyn Woods Nordic Skiing
2/3/2020 Andrew Hall Swimming and Diving
1/27/2020 Benni McComish Men's Squash
1/27/2020 Katie Manternach Women's Squash
1/20/2020 Omar Sarr Men's Basketball
1/20/2020 Hannah West Alpine Skiing
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