Hamilton Edges Bowdoin 11-9 in Non-Conference Women's Lacrosse at Ryan Field

Hamilton College defeated Bowdoin College 11-9 in a non-conference women’s lacrosse game at Howard F. Ryan Field in Brunswick, Maine, on March 7, 2026. The official box score shows Hamilton outscored Bowdoin across the four quarters and closed out the game with a two‑goal margin.

Howard F. Ryan Field, the Bowdoin facility dedicated in the spring of 2001, hosted the contest on its Astroturf 12 surface measuring 225 feet by 380 feet. Ryan Field is used as Bowdoin’s game field for field hockey and women’s lacrosse and has a history of hosting postseason events including NCAA Tournament competitions in field hockey, women’s lacrosse and men’s lacrosse.

Bowdoin arrived at Ryan Field off a dominant performance earlier in the week: on March 1 Bowdoin posted a 17-1 victory over Roger Williams at Ryan Field, taking 41 total shots with 30 on target while Roger Williams managed eight shots, all on target. Bowdoin completed 11-of-12 clears, won the draw control battle 14-5 and collected 20 ground balls to Roger Williams 13. Individual contributions in that March 1 game included Mya Imaeda, three goals and three assists for six points; Grace Schorr, two goals and two assists; and Tate Ryan, three goals and one assist for four points.

The March 7 result echoes a tight history between these programs in Brunswick. In a NESCAC first-round playoff at Ryan Field on May 3, 2013, Hamilton beat Bowdoin 10-9, a matchup in which Carolyn Gorajek ’13 led Bowdoin with four goals on nine shots and one assist. Reflecting on that 2013 season, Gorajek said, “We came into this year with an amazing but different vibe from the very beginning,” and added, “I’m so proud of our team because we never stopped playing once or turned on each other during the game.” Gorajek also acknowledged broader stakes at the time: “However, it was a tough loss and [it] puts us in a difficult place because our fate for getting an NCAA bid is now entirely out of our hands.”

Several key details about the March 7 contest remain unposted. The March 7 report references an official box score but does not provide player-by-player scoring, goalie saves, draw controls, ground balls, per-quarter scoring breakdowns, attendance or a start time. Those lines are needed to evaluate individual performances and the result’s impact on either program’s season records.

There is also an unresolved scheduling note: a March 1 schedule entry captured earlier listed Bowdoin’s next game as Skidmore on 3/7/2026 at 1:00 p.m., a listing that conflicts with the March 7 Hamilton result. Athletic departments have not posted a full box score or an updated schedule reconciliation for March 7, leaving the finer statistical and standing implications of Hamilton’s 11-9 non-conference win pending confirmation.