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11
Winner Amherst AMW 3-1
10
McDaniel College MCD 5-1
Winner
Amherst AMW
3-1
11
Final
10
McDaniel College MCD
5-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT F
Amherst AMW 4 4 1 1 1 11
McDaniel College MCD 4 1 1 4 0 10

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse |

Heroics from Friedman and Kendall lift Mammoths over McDaniel in OT, 11-10

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. -- Lauren Friedman scored a free position goal with 3:34 left in overtime Thursday to help the Amherst College women's lacrosse team defeat previously unbeaten McDaniel, 11-10, on the campus of Colorado College. 

Friedman's game-winner was only possible after senior Becky Kendall tallied a tying goal with only 34 seconds remaining in the game. It was the Mammoths only tally in the fourth quarter, a period which saw the Green Terror live up to their nickname by scoring four straight goals to overcome a 9-6 deficit and take a 10-9 lead into the final minute. 

Friedman (4), Kendall (3) and Elizabeth Rose (3) combined to score 10 of Amherst's 11 goals in the win, which improved its record to 3-1. Fiona Jones had the other Mammoth goal in the game. Amherst is off until Sunday as the Mammoths travel back to New England to take on conference rival Bates in Lewiston, Me. 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* Amherst trailed 4-1 in the first quarter but free-position goals from Friedman and Kendall made it 4-3 before Friedman would score off a pass from Kendyl Stewart to tie the game 4-all. The two teams traded early second quarter goals before Amherst ended the half with a run of three straight tallies, the final one by Kendall coming with two ticks left on the clock, for an 8-5 halftime lead.

* Friedman scored another free-position goal with 9:37 left in the third quarter to put the Mammoths up 9-5, but that would be the final goal until Kendall's dramatic game-tying score with 34 seconds left. McDaniel outscored Amherst 5-0 over the next 22 minutes and 38 seconds to take a 10-9 lead. 

* In overtime, Colleen Mooney scooped up a key groundball and helped the Mammoths clear and get the ball across midfield. Coach Christine Paradis called a timeout, and 18 seconds later, McDaniel was whistled for a foul which set up Friedman for a free-position shot to win the game, which she did. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

* The Mammoths had a 31-24 edge in shots taken, a 27-20 advantage in groundballs, and 14-11 advantage in draw controls.

* Amherst forced McDaniel into 23 turnovers, including 18 caused turnovers. The Mammoths were successful in 19 of 20 clear attempts. 

* Mammoth goalies Caroline Stole (4) and Caroline Fischer (3) combined for seven saves in the victory.

 
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