Back-to-Back shutouts mark the end of Bowdoin’s undefeated season

Bowdoin’s relentless defense led to back-to-back shutouts for the A-side the past two weekends. Bowdoin just slipped past Colby 3-0, but put twenty points up against UMaine Farmington yesterday. We conclude the regular season 6-0, undefeated!

There were a few common threads in both of the games: (1) For 15 minutes, we kept our opponents from crossing the try line, playing terrific and tenacious goal line defense. (2) Matthew “Merlin” Marr ’13 visited the sin bin twice in two weeks. (3) And finally, president Taylor “Joyride” Vozniak ’12 has still not gotten laid.

It was hard to get any offense going on Colby’s short and narrow field. It was a wet and muddy day—neither team was destined to score. Kicking for points off posed great difficulty for fly-half David “Hankerchief” Bruce who left 9 points out on the field, going 1 for 4 on penalty attempts. The offense, we lacked last week, however, came together very well yesterday.

We attacked Farmington out-wide through the back line and our kicking game provided the side with great territory. The forwards were aggressive at the breakdowns per usual and controlled the ball around the rucks. Our scrummaging completely dominated Farmington and Colby.

The seniors who enjoyed their last home game yesterday all had match performances that will be remembered for a long time. Connor “Jehovah” Gallagher ’12 played the best game he has ever played in a Bowdoin jersey. Ian “Siggy” Brandon ’12 felt how great it feels to be a back and be able to control the ball in hand when he faked out a Farmington player with a dummy pass then assisted Jay “Dino” Query ’14 on a try. Bobby “Radio” Shaw ’12 was rock solid at fullback, Tommy “Twinkle Toes” Cabrera’s ‘12 cleats sparked as he twirled up the pitch, and Chase “Grizzly” Taylor ’12 and Freedom “Oedipussy” Holland ’12 played excellent rugby as the subbed into the game for the last twenty minutes.

Tpain ’12 cried.

The rest of Bowdoin’s points came from tries by Phil “Mr. Cuddles” Cuddeback ’13 Angel Cobos ’13.5, and Bruce’s right foot.

The B-side has dominated its past two opponents. Rookies #4, #11, and #10 are really showing their potential to be extraordinary rugby players.  Asian Sensation, John “Shortround” Song ’13 played in a Farmington Jersey as scrum-half but single handedly kept them in the game. Chase Taylor, Uchenna, and a few rookies added tries. The second side has looked outstanding, scoring about 50 points in the past two games.