AMHERST, Massachusetts -- Amherst men's and women's lacrosse took their first steps towards Little III titles by posting wins over Wesleyan. This is the first of three matchups among Amherst-Wesleyan and Williams, the three NESCAC schools that comprise the trivalry. Wesleyan will host Williams next Saturday, while Amherst travels to face the Ephs on May 3rd.
Men's Lacrosse
Stephen Carr (Concord, MA) had two goals and eight assists to lead Amherst to a 16-3 rout over Wesleyan. Nine Lord Jeffs scored as Amherst held a 7-2 edge at the break before rattling off five goals in the third quarter. Wesleyan's David Jenkins (Mahwah, NJ) made 14 saves for the Cardinals, who fall to 5-5 for the season. The Jeffs better their record to 7-2 as the No. 21 team in the nation. Amherst will next host Connecticut College on Thursday while Wesleyan faces Trinity in Middletown, Connecticut on Wednesday.
Wesleyan (5-5) 0 2 0 1 -- 3
Amherst (7-2) 5 2 5 4 -- 16
Wesleyan G A P Amherst G A P
Ethan Sack 2 0 2 Stephen Carr 2 8 10
Tim Spencer 1 0 1 Mike Fitzpatrick 3 0 3
Davis Thompson-Moss 0 1 1 Todd Nichols 2 0 2
Wesleyan Totals 3 1 4 Sam Altman 2 0 2
John Laufer 2 0 2
Andy Neviaser 2 0 2
George Vrattos 1 0 1
Darren Malhame 1 0 1
Jamie Deluca 1 0 1
Todd Robin 0 1 1
Payson Bullard 0 1 1
Matt Roy 0 1 1
Amherst Totals 16 11 37
Shots: A 48, W 26.
Goalie Saves: A Bryan Goldstein (54 min) 7, Pat Korody (6 min) 1. W David Jenkins 14, Vince Martin 3.
Penalties: A 7, W 9.
Women's Lacrosse
Amherst survived a late-game scare to prevail 10-7 over Wesleyan at the final buzzer. Amherst led by as much as 9-1 late in the first half, before the Cardinals scored three in the six minutes around the halftime break. Jess Flynn (Newton, NJ) scored the Jeffs' lone goal of the 2nd half off Heidi Cline's (Andover, MA) third assist to bring the score to 10-4 with 21:20 to play. Margaret Metz (Sharon, CT), Andrea McKnight (Falmouth, MA) and Sarah Graboys (Brookline, MA) netted Cardinal goals in the final 13 minutes of play.
Wesleyan (5-4) 2 5 -- 7
Amherst (6-2) 9 1 -- 10
Wesleyan G A P Amherst G A P
Margaret Metz 3 0 3 Katherine Poulin 3 1 4
Andrea McKnight 2 0 2 Heidi Cline 1 3 4
Nicole Smith 1 0 1 Eliza Meade 2 1 3
Sarah Graboys 1 0 1 Christina Smith 1 1 2
Clair Mikolayunas 0 1 1 Alie Stechenberg 1 0 1
Susie Belizzi 0 1 1 Jess Flynn 1 0 1
Wesleyan Totals 7 2 9 Heather Kestner 1 0 1
Amherst Totals 10 6 16
Shots on Goal: A 16, W 17.
Free Position Shots on Goal: A 2, W 3.
Goalie Saves: A Molly Auth 9, W Michelle Cho 8.
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4/19/97
