By KATE MCGOWEN
Sports Editor
 

Bowdoin scored in the first half on a quarterback keeper, but the Bobcats looked to have a chance to redeem themselves on a 64 yard kickof return by junior Shawn Nee, but a fourth down conversion attempt failed.

First year cornerback Kevin Jackson made his third interception of the year and a 50 yard touchdown in the third play of the second half. The extra point made the score 21-7.

In the second half, junior Shawn Nee returned , but a fourth down conversion failed. Bates then played well from the first down, with a touchdown by Alexi Whitnay from the two yard line19 plays later. The extra point failed and left the score at 21-13.

With a fumble recovery from Bowdoin's 45, the Bobcats took intiative. Five plays later a fantastic touchdown catch by wide receiver Jason Coulie `00 made the score 21-19. A two-point conversion failed however, and the game was closed when Bowdoin made another touchdown for a finish of 28-19.

"That touchdown was only my second one in college, and I thought it was important since it was in the fourth quarter and we were making our comeback," sophomore Jason Coulie said. "I was just excited that I could help out the team. It's indescribable."

Some Bobcat players felt that the game was not really a loss. A first-year player remarked, "We beat ourselves in the first half, but I think that we were really so pumped that we made a lot of mistakes that we hadn't made all season."

"I think this game was very important for the seniors. They wanted to win a title, and it was their last chance of BBC," Coulie said.