BRUNSWICK, Maine – Caroline Fiore '18 netted her first collegiate goal, but Bowdoin used a pair of markers from Rachel Kennedy to help pace the top-ranked Bears to a 2-1 victory over the No. 12 Jeffs in Saturday's NESCAC field hockey game.

With the loss, Amherst moves to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in NESCAC play, while Bowdoin improves to 2-0 on the season, 2-0 in league action.

In a tightly contested game, Kennedy broke the scoreless tie just before the halftime break as she found the back of the cage unassisted at the 32:48 mark to give Bowdoin a 1-0 lead. Kennedy struck again just 36 seconds into the second half on a feed from Adrienne O'Donnell giving the reigning national champions a 2-0 advantage. O'Donnell finished with three shots in the victory.

Amherst, which was outshot 8-3 in the first half, held a 4-3 edge in shots in the second stanza highlighted by Fiore's first collegiate score which came late in the game in the 66th minute.

All seven of the Jeffs' shots in the game were on target led by Madeline Tank '15 who drilled four shots on frame, but Bears' goalkeeper Hannah Gartner was equal to the task making six saves to keep the score at 2-1.

Rachel Tannenbaum '15 made three saves between the posts for Amherst in 35:38 of action, while Emily Horwitz '17 turned made one save in the final 34:22.

Amherst is back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Keene State at 6:30 p.m.