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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