Amherst battled back from an early 3-1 deficit to Tufts to claim a 4-3 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half. The teams flip-flopped leads until midway through the second half when Jen Corso (Collingswood, NJ) tied the game at 8-8 and sparked a three-goal rally by Amherst to take the lead for good. Corso posted three of those four goals as Amherst outshot Tufts 37-22, along with causing 17 of the Jumbos' 25 turnovers while making only 12 of its own.
The team led by as much as 14-5 midway through the second half at Wesleyan as Amherst used a pair of four-goal runs to pull away from the Cardinals. Kestner led the team with four goals, while senior tri-captain Heidi Cline (Andover, MA) and sophomores Alie Stechenberg (Longmeadow, MA) and Katherine Poulin (St. Davids, PA) each notched three a piece. Netminder Sarah Evans (Columbus, OH) made 10 saves in 46 minutes, followed by four by rookie Jess Thaxton (Wayland, MA) in the closing 14 minutes.
No. Name G A P 15 Heidi Cline '98 29 5 34 24 Heather Kestner '98 22 5 27 23 Jen Corso '99 16 7 23 17 Kristin Osborn '01 12 9 21 11 Alie Stechenberg '00 16 4 20 16 Katherine Poulin '00 10 3 13 10 Rachel Bernstein '00 7 1 8 12 Sarah Scheessele '01 5 2 7 4 Irene Permut '99 2 5 7 3 Julia Powell '01 1 0 1 19 Jess Flynn '98 0 1 1 20 Alexa Faigen '01 0 1 1 Amherst Totals 120 44 164 Opponent Totals 67 18 85 Goalkeeping GP W L Min Svs GA Sv% GAA 33 Sarah Evans '99 8 6 2 397 55 52 .514 7.86 32 Jess Thaxton '01 5 1 0 143 18 15 .545 6.29 Amherst Totals 9 7 2 540 73 67 .521 7.44 Opponent Totals 9 2 7 540 137 120 .533 13.33 Current Record: 7-2 Last Week: Tufts, W 11-9 at Wesleyan, W 17-10 This Week: Tue Apr 21 at Wellesley, 4:30pm Sat Apr 25 Trinity, 2:00pm