May 4, 2002
MIDDLEBURY, VT - The fourth-seeded Amherst College men's lacrosse team was downed by top-seeded host Middlebury College, 16-5, Saturday afternoon at Youngman Field. Junior middie Matt Margolis (Short Hills, NJ) tallied a goal and an assist to lead Amherst. The Panthers will now move on to the NESCAC Championship game to be played Sunday at noon.
Middlebury tallied a trio of unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Middlebury's Matt Dunn notched his second goal of the game, extending the Panthers advantage to 7-4 at the half. The hosts recorded seven unanswered goals in the final quarter to seal the 16-5 win.
Amherst first-year goaltender Cushing Donelan (Noroton, CT) finished with 10 saves, while Panther goalie Eric Kreiger turned away 16 Jeff shots.
With the loss, Amherst falls to 9-7, while Middlebury will enter tomorrow's championship game against either Bowdoin or Colby with a record of 13-1.
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Saturday, May 4, 2002
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Amherst (9-7)
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GOALS:
AC: Matt Margolis, Harlow Voorhees, Joaquin Walker, Colby Griffith, Bryan Hiller
M: Matt Dunn (6), Peter Albro (3), Mike Saraceni (3), Charley Howe (2), Zach Herbert, Chris Davis
ASSISTS:
AC: Matt Margolis, Mike Allison
M: Matt Dunn, Peter Albro, Mike Saraceni, Zach Herbert, John West, Andrew Helming
GOALTENDING:
AC: Cushing Donelan (10 saves, 15 GA, 53:52), Jay Garvey (0 saves, 1 GA, 6:08)
M: Eric Kreiger (16 saves, 5 GA, 56:39), Matt Levy (1 save, 0 GA, 3:21)
