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Chloe Agigpan FH WES 10524
Kris Dufour
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Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN (7-4, 2-4)
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Winner Amherst AMHERST (7-4, 3-4)
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
(7-4, 2-4)
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Final
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Amherst AMHERST
(7-4, 3-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 0 0 0 1 1
Amherst AMHERST 2 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

#13 Mammoths Survive Frenetic Final Seconds for 2-1 win over #12 Wesleyan

AMHERST, Mass. – Two early goals from Chloe Agopian and Sam Maynard paired with strong defense against 4 penalty corners in the final seconds led the #13-ranked Amherst to beat #12-ranked Wesleyan 2-1 at Hill Field on Saturday. The match was dedicated to the memory of former player Katherine Ryan '03.

Amherst is now 6-4 overall and 2-4 in NESCAC, while Wesleyan dropped to 7-3 and 2-3 in the conference. The Mammoths will return to action on Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they host NESCAC-rival Tufts back on Hill Field.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* Sophomore Chloe Agopian got Amherst on the scoreboard only 4 minutes into the match after fellow sophomore Maya Harrington hit the ball downfield and past the Cardinals' defensive line to find Agopian wide-open. The speedy forward dribbled the ball into the circle for a 1 vs. 1 with Wesleyan goaltender Audrey Pace. Agopian scooped the ball past Pace and into the lower left corner to notch Amherst's first goal of the game.

* Just 2 minutes later senior Sam Maynard lifted the Mammoths to 2-0 off a breakaway led by junior Molly Donegan. Flanked by 2 Cardinal defenders at the 23m line, Donegan hooked the ball back to Agopian, who quickly slipped the ball left to an open Maynard. The senior then dribbled the ball into the circle and through the Wesleyan defense, firing the ball into the center of the net to take the Mammoths to a 2-0 lead.

* The second quarter saw an inspired performance by the Amherst defense that left Wesleyan scoreless going into the second half. The Cardinals only managed 1 shot in the entire quarter, which slid wide after facing a tight defensive effort from Harrington.

* The Mammoth offense forced Cardinal goaltender Pace to make 5 saves in the third quarter. Both Maynard and Agopian routinely exploited Wesleyan's defense down the left aisle of the field, cutting the ball inside to produce several goal-scoring opportunities for Amherst.

*Wesleyan's best chance of the quarter arrived in the 10th minute off a penalty corner, but a strong running challenge from Harrington at the top of the circle deflected the ball up and over the net.

*With 27 seconds left in the game, Wesleyan notched its only goal of the match after two yellow cards dropped Amherst down to 8 players against Wesleyan's 10. Cardinal Georgia Adams slotted the ball left to find Leila Feldman in front of goal, who slipped the ball past Puchalski to take the game to 2-1.

* 4 penalty corners awarded to Wesleyan in the final 8 seconds of the game brought the Cardinals to search for the equalizer, but 2 saves by Puchalski and a final clearance by Harrington won the match for the Mammoths.

BY THE NUMBERS:

*While both teams each took 10 shots on goal, Amherst had the advantage in shots on goal, 9 to 6.

*Sam Maynard notched her 3rd goal of the season and Agopian netted her 1st of the season.

*Wesleyan was awarded twice the amount of penalty corners as Amherst, 8 to 4.
 
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