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Junior goalkeeper Bernie White drives a free kick towards the offensive end in a 2019 Final Four matchup
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Amherst AMHERST (1-1-0, 0-1-0)
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Winner Bowdoin BOWDOIN (2-0-0, 1-0-0)
Amherst AMHERST
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Bowdoin BOWDOIN
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Amherst AMHERST 0 0 0
Bowdoin BOWDOIN 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Mammoths Fall to Bowdoin in Hard Fought Matchup, 1-0

BRUNSWICK, Maine – The No. 2 Amherst College men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday afternoon, with a Polar Bear score with 16:12 remaining standing as the difference maker as the Mammoths were edged by Bowdoin College, 1-0, Saturday afternoon at Pickard Field.

"Credit to Bowdoin for playing great," commented head coach Justin Serpone. "They obviously deserved the win and I thought they were the better team all day today. It's hard to win games in this league, a fact that was just as true fifteen years ago and ten years ago, as it is today."

"We don't have much time to feel sorry for ourselves," continued Serpone. "We're playing a good team on Wednesday night.  No one feels bad for us. We need to regroup and get back to basics."

The Mammoths make their return to the field this Wednesday, September 15 when they travel to Manhattanville for a 7:00pm non-conference matchup.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS
  • Evenly matched through the first 45 minutes of play, neither side was able to set up a solid scoring chance as the first half closed with the teams in a scoreless deadlock and Amherst holding a 5-4 advantage in shots.
  • Lining up for their fifth corner kick of the game, Bowdoin nearly found the back of the net with just under 17 minutes on the clock as Amherst junior netminder Bernie White was forced to come up with a spectacular, one-handed, full extension save on a header to the far post.
  • Earning another corner opportunity following the stop, the Polar Bears potted what stood as the game-winner with Charlie Ward finishing off a lofted cross and redirect to put the home team ahead, 1-0.
  • The Mammoths had a great chance to even the score with 11:14 to go, drawing a free kick 35 yards out. Sending a perfectly placed ball over the Bowdoin defense, Ignacio Cubeddu '24 connected with German Giammattei '23 inside of five-yards, but the Polar Bears keeper was able to knock down Giammattei's volley from point-blank range to keep Amherst scoreless.
BY THE NUMBERS
  • The Mammoths owned the advantage in shots and shots on frame, 13-8 and 8-5, respectively, while Bowdoin held the edge in corner kicks, 8-4.
  • White (1-1) took the loss for Amherst, making four stops on the day, while Michael Webber (2-0) totaled eight saves for the home team in the win.

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