BRUNSWICK, ME – Geneva Lloyd '13 (Calgary, Alberta) scored the game-winning goal 11:44 into the third period to give the fifth-ranked Amherst College women's ice hockey team a 3-2 win over Bowdoin College at Watson Arena Friday evening.  Amherst improves to 13-4-2 (11-1-1 NESCAC), while the Polar Bears drop to 11-6-2 (6-4-1 NESCAC).

Lloyd had two goals and an assist for the Jeffs, while Emily Tang and Kayte Holtz scored for Bowdoin. Jill Campbell also had two assists for the Polar Bears.

Bowdoin struck first with a power-play goal scored by Tang just 1:38 into the game. Amherst tied the score early in the second period with a goal by Courtney Hanlon '11 (Fullerton, CA), assisted by Lloyd at 1:56. Amherst took the lead a few minutes later at the end of a long power-play opportunity when Lloyd beat Tara Connolly with a shot over the left shoulder.

Bowdoin would tie the game before intermission when Holtz slammed home a rebound in front of the net at 12:04. Lloyd's game winner came midway through the final frame when she knocked home a rebound in front of the goal on the power play.

Tara Connolly had a strong game between the pipes with 38 saves for the Polar Bears, while Caroline Hu '11 (Cerritos, CA) made 13 saves in net for the Jeffs. The Polar Bears and Jeffs will face off again tomorrow at 4 p.m.