Amherst College Athletics

Junior forward Patience Kum helped the Mammoths win their second straight NESCAC Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in the conference championship game.

In the 81st minute of a tie game against Bowdoin in the NESCAC final on Nov. 5, Kum scored to lift the Mammoths to a 2-1 win, securing a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight season.

Kum assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Wesleyan in the NESCAC semifinals on Nov. 4 and tallied two assists in a 3-1 win over RIT in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 on Nov. 12.

A double major in architectural studies and political science from Takoradi, Ghana, Kum is a two-time First Team All-American who led the Mammoths with 14 goals and 5 assists in 20 games this season, leading the NESCAC with six game-winning goals. In her career, Kum has tallied 36 goals and 11 assists in 57 games.