Hartford, Conn. – Goals in the first and second quarter sent the Amherst College field hockey team past Trinity Tuesday on Robin L. Sheppard Field. The #19-ranked Mammoths won in a 2-1 decision against Trinity College in NESCAC play. The Mammoths' record now stands at 9-6 overall and 4-6 in the conference to conclude the regular season.
The Mammoths' victory will likely result in the Mammoths securing a berth to the NESCAC tournament, dates to be determined.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
* The Mammoths' offense played an aggressive first quarter, with
Abbey Kays firing a shot off of a penalty corner from
Kate Smith that the Bantams blocked
* Roughly eight seconds later,
Justine Liguori gained possession of the ball, firing a perfectly-timed shot, scoring the game's first goal [6:40]
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Sam Maynard fired two promising shots, roughly two minutes apart in the later part of the first quarter, both of which were blocked by Trinity's goalie
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Grace Puchalski continued her incredible season as the Mammoth's goalie, blocking a rocket fired by Trinity's Izzy Deveney
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Kate Smith was inserted for a penalty corner, and over the course of a few seconds, both
Justine Liguori and
Kate Smith fired promising shots that Trinity blocked. The Mammoths continued to battle, scoring a goal when
Kate Smith passed the ball to Caroline Bussler, setting her up to score an insurance goal for the Mammoths [27:33]
* Trinity's offense eventually found a hold in the Mammoths' defense, scoring a goal in the third quarter that lifted the score to 2-1 [37:40].
* The Mammoths' defense had an incredible fourth quarter, with Puchalski saving two back-to-back shots in the middle of the final quarter and the Mammoths' defense blocking three shots to secure victory over Trinity.
BY THE NUMBERS:
* The Mammoths had a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 5-4 edge in penalty corners.
* Amherst's record against Trinity now stands at 14-12 overall
