The Middlebury men's soccer team conceded in the 43rd minute of Saturday's contest against Bowdoin to drop a 1-0 decision on South Street Field. Before the match, the squad honored seniors Eduardo Casanova, Alem Muris Hadzic, Pablo Gonzalez, Daniel Kaye, Tyler Milne, Gavin Randolph and Joey Waterman.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The initial Panther bid came with 10:15 elapsed. Antonio Cosentino stepped into a feed from Keagan Harder and aimed for the lower-left corner. Polar Bear goalie Oliver King made a diving save to his right.
• The visitors grabbed the lead with 3:03 remaining in the first half. Keito Ishibashi delivered a feed to a darting Donovan Sinicropi, who redirected the ball with his right foot to push Bowdoin ahead 1-0.
• Middlebury looked for the equalizer in the 49th minute. Harder sent a long throw-in to a crowd that Pablo Gonzalez headed backwards to the right corner, but King jumped to his left to make the save.
• Eduardo Casanova nearly leveled the match with 53:56 remaining, racing to a loose ball in the penalty box and sending a shot that sailed over the crossbar.
• Bowdoin nearly added a second tally at the 61:30 mark. Adam Prince redirected a high bid from Tyler Huck that Waterman stopped.
• With 19:22 left, Charlie Johnson sent a diving header for the right-side netting. King slid to his left to pluck the bid.
• The final chance for the equalizer came in the 87th minute. Cosentino received the ball on the right side of the box and eyed the upper-right 90, but King made the stop to secure the 1-0 decision.

NOTES

• The Polar Bears are coached by Scott Wiercinski '99, who was a four-year letter winner and two-time All-NESCAC goalkeeper for Middlebury. The program went 48-10-3 over his career with four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
• The programs squared off for the 45th time with the Panthers owning a 20-15-10 edge.

Middlebury is back on South Street Field tomorrow to face Thomas (Maine) at 2:00 p.m.