WATERVILLE, Maine – The No. 2 Amherst College men's soccer team used a pair of second half goals to secure a 2-0 victory over NESCAC foe Colby College Saturday afternoon at the Colby Soccer Field in Waterville, Maine. 

RECORDS
Amherst (12-0-0, 7-0-0 NESCAC)
Colby (3-7-2, 1-5-1 NESCAC)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst held a 6-1 lead in shots during the first half, but Colby goalkeeper made five saves in the first 45 minutes of action as the sides went into intermission tied at 0-0.
• In the 72nd minute, Nico Pascual-Leone '16 netted his seventh goal of the season to give the Purple & White a 1-0 lead.
• At the 86:57 mark, Greg Singer '16 put the game out of reach with his fifth tally of the campaign to seal the 2-0 win for Amherst. Aidan Murray '18 provided the assist on the play.
• Goalkeeper Thomas Bull '16 made two saves to preserve his 10th shutout of the season.
• Pascual-Leone finished with six shots in the winning effort, followed by three from Christopher Martin '17, and two each from Singer and Milton Rico '16.
• Colby's Jansen Aoyama notched two of the Mules' four shots in the losing effort, while Pappas made two more saves in the second half to finish with seven for the contest.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Amherst has now outscored its opponents, 29-2 with three regular season games remaining.  

UP NEXT

• Amherst has a quick turnaround as it travels to Lewiston, Maine Sunday afternoon for a 3 p.m. tilt against league rival Bates College.
• Colby returns to the pitch Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Bowdoin College for a 3 p.m. match in Brunswick, Maine.