LEWISTON – Bates College and Tufts College of Medford, Mass., battled to a scoreless tie over two overtimes here Thursday in field hockey.

The 2-3-2 Bobcats hung on for the tie despite playing short one player for the last 3 minutes of the second overtime. Bates goalie Kristin McCarthy had 16 saves on 37 shots.

For the visitor, 2-2-2, Tricia Burke had 14 stops on 19 shots.