SAD NEWS : Bowdoin defeated men’s ice hockey 4-1……….

Middletown, Connecticut On Friday night at Spurrier-Snyder Arena, the Wesleyan men’s ice hockey team lost to Bowdoin College 4-1 in NESCAC competition, despite a power play goal by sophomore forward Jack Marottolo ’26.

After less than five minutes of play, the Bears (13-4-4 overall, 9-2-4 NESCAC) took the lead thanks to a short-handed goal from Mattie Wierl. Meanwhile, the Cardinals (5-15-1 overall, 3-11-1 NESCAC) were given the power play after a hooking minor call. The Bears had a one-goal advantage going into the second half.

Richard Davis nearly gave the Bears a two-goal lead inside the 11-minute mark of the second period when his shot from the blue line danced behind Erik Voloshin ’24 and over the line. Voloshin was  caught up with another player and was unable to make the save, resulting in the goal being disallowed.

At 8:08, Marottolo scored his third goal of the season while the Cardinals had the man advantage. With the Bears charged for boarding, Daniel Lurie ’26 set up Marottolo’s goal after obtaining possession at the top of the unit and gliding the ball down to the goal line. Alex Kozic stopped the first shot that Lurie attempted, but Marottolo recovered from out center and whacked the puck across the line to level the score at one.

The Bears led by one goal after Wierl’s goal at 14:36 in the third quarter, but Voloshin was substituted in.