LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates women's soccer traveled to Maine Maritime Academy Wednesday night and picked up a 3-1 victory over the Mariners in non-conference play.
Bates (5-3-1) got on the board in the 18th minute when senior
Rachel Suh (Seattle, Wash.) found the back of the net, assisted by junior captain
Gwyn Jamison (Steamboat Springs, Colo.). The Bobcats doubled their lead 10 minutes later when senior
Nicole Tandetnitskiy (Newton, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season, assisted by fellow senior
Olivia Becker (Woodbridge, Va.).
Bates carried a 2-0 advantage into halftime.
Maine Maritime Academy (6-5) cut the deficit in half in the 59th minute when Harlow O'Leary found the back of the net, making it a 2-1 game.
The Bobcats answered in the 74th minute when junior
Eleanor Martin scored her sixth goal of the season to restore Bates' two-goal advantage. The goal marks a new single-season career high for Martin and extends her scoring streak to three consecutive games.
Bates controlled play throughout the match, outshooting the Mariners 21-5 and putting 12 shots on goal compared to Maine Maritime's three.
Senior goalkeeper
Sydney Litney (Schaumburg, Ill.) earned the win in goal for the Bobcats, recording two saves.
Bates returns to NESCAC play Saturday, traveling to Connecticut College for an 11 a.m. match.
