Men’s Lacrosse Closes Out Season In NCAA Semifinal Loss to Tufts

MEDFORD, Mass. – One of the most successful seasons in Bowdoin men’s lacrosse history came to a close on Sunday night, as the Polar Bears fell to Tufts in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament, 26-11. Bowdoin finishes its season with a record of 16-4 while the Jumbos (21-0) advance to the national title game next Sunday against Dickinson College.
 
Game Highlights

• The game was tight in the early going, with Bowdoin holding a 2-1 lead eight minutes into the contest following a pair of Patrick Fitzgerald goals.
• But Tufts took control with a 7-1 run over a nine-minute stretch that gave them the lead for good, 8-3, early in the second quarter.
• Bowdoin was able to cut the lead to three goals on a pair of occasions, but a quick 5-1 Jumbos run right before the half made it 14-7 at the break.
• Tufts scored eight of the first nine goals out of intermission to put the contest out of reach.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin’s 16 wins are the second most in a season in program history, trailing only the 2022 squad (18), which makes the 2025 Bowdoin men’s lacrosse class the winningest in program history (59).
• Patrick Fitzgerald’s five goals in the game extended his single-season goal scoring mark to 84, and gives him 207 for his career, trailing only teammate Jason Lach, who finishes as Bowdoin’s all-time leading goal scorer with 208.
• With 12 saves goaltender Robert Hobbs ends with a school-record 948 saves in his career and a program-best 59 wins.
• Casey Ryan had two goals and three assists for Bowdoin, finishing the season with 65 assists to break the school’s single-season record set by Will Byrne last year (63).
• The Polar Bears finish the year as NCAA semifinalists for the second straight season.