Middlebury Bounces Back; Bounces Amherst
from press release
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Amherst College men's lacrosse team
had its three-game win streak snapped this afternoon with a 14-6
loss to 12th-ranked Middlebury College on the road. With the loss,
Amherst falls to 3-4 overall, and 2-3 in the NESCAC. The Panthers
improve to 5-2 (3-2 NESCAC) with the win. Middlebury out-scored
Amherst 5-1 in the opening quarter, and wasted no time getting
started. After winning the game's opening face-off, the Panthers
scored just 16 seconds into the game as Pete Smith found Brian
Foster for a goal. One minute later, Smith set up Jack Masur for a
score to put the Panthers up 2-0.
Neither team scored for nearly ten minutes, before Amherst
sophomore Evan Redwood (Lutherville, MD) assisted on a score by
senior tri-captain Tom McDonnell (Manhasset, NY). With the margin
cut in half, Middlebury responded with three goals in the final
2:20 of the first period to take control.
The Panthers scored the first two goals of the second quarter to
stretch their lead to 7-1. Amherst sophomore Dan Routh (Allendale,
NJ) assisted on another McDonnell goal with 4:42 to play in the
second quarter.
Redwood added an unassisted goal with 1:50 to play before halftime,
closing the gap to 8-3, but Amherst would never get any closer than
five goals. Sophomore Cole Cherney (Chappaqua, NY) scored Amherst's
only goal of the third quarter on a feed from rookie Ramsey Bates
(McLean, VA).
Routh scored a pair of goals to start and finish the scoring in the
fourth frame for Amherst, but the Panthers tacked on a trio of
scores in between. Routh finished the game with a pair of scores
and an assist, while McDonnell had a pair of scores, and Redwood
chipped in with a goal and an assist. The Panthers were paced by
Smith's two goals and three assists in the win.
Amherst won 13 of the game's 22 face-offs, and was out-shot by
Middlebury just 22-20, but could not beat Panther goalie Ryan Deane
enough to hang in the game. Deane finished the day with 12 saves in
54:16, before giving way to Charles Ward (5:44, 2 saves) in net.
Amherst's Sam Jakimo (Woodburym, NY) made eight saves between the
pipes, taking his first loss of the year (1-3).
The Lord Jeffs will look to rebound this Saturday when NESCAC and
Little Three archrival Williams College comes to town. Amherst and
Williams will take the turf at Gooding Field at 1 p.m.
