AMHERST, Mass. -- Marek Hill's fourth-down pass from the 3-yard line fell incomplete as time expired Saturday as the Amherst College football team dropped a 13-9 decision to Colby College in front of a Family Weekend crowd on Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium.

The loss brought an end to the Mammoths' four-game win streak. Amherst dropped to 4-2 overall and will return to action next Saturday in an away game against Wesleyan University. Colby improved to 3-3. 

Hill completed 35 of 62 passes for 306 yards and a touchdown during the game. Junior wideout Christian Moore had a strong performance with 10 receptions for 114 yards and a TD. Senior Carter Jung added 6 catches for 66 yards. Hill set a new Amherst record for pass attempts in a singe game. 

The Mammoths outgained Colby 387-96 in total yards and held a massive 36:53 to 23:07 edge in time of possession, but struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* Colby struck first when Brody Rice intercepted Marek Hill's pass on Amherst's opening drive and returned it 19 yards to the Amherst 16. Two plays later, Colby's Miles Drake rushed in from 1 yard out to give the Polar Bears a 7-0 lead with 13:19 left in the first quarter.

* The Mammoths answered with a methodical 12-play, 66-yard drive that consumed nearly six minutes of the second quarter. Hill connected with Moore for 11 yards and the touchdown with 6:46 remaining in the half. Hudson Fulcher-Melendy's extra point tied the game at 7-7.

* Colby regained the lead early in the third quarter when Corey Aubuchon blocked Efe Ilgar's punt at the Amherst 3-yard line and returned it for a touchdown at the 3:22 mark. The extra point attempt failed, giving Colby a 13-7 advantage.

* Amherst closed the gap in the fourth quarter when Colby was called for a holding penalty in the end zone, resulting in a safety with 8:41 remaining. The score made it 13-9, but that would be as close as the Mammoths would get.

* Amherst drove deep into Colby's territory on their final possession, reaching the Colby 3-yard line with under 10 seconds remaining. However, Hill's fourth-down pass to Jung fell incomplete as time expired, ending the comeback attempt.

BY THE NUMBERS:

* Demitrius Smith rushed for 28 yards on 7 carries to lead Amherst on the ground. Hill added 34 yards on 11 carries.

* Miles Drake led Colby with 17 yards rushing and a touchdown on 8 carries. He completed 9 of 17 passes for 65 yards. The Polar Bears managed just 36 yards rushing on 23 attempts and 60 yards passing.

* Amherst's defense limited Colby to 96 total yards and forced 11 punts. Wyatt Morgan had 2 sacks for 16 yards, while Carson Skotak led the team with 7 tackles. Luke Harmon and Niles Riding each recorded 4 tackles, with Riding adding 2 pass break-ups.

* Colby's Eli Soehren had a strong punting performance with 11 punts for 465 yards, averaging 42.3 yards per punt and pinning 5 kicks inside the 20-yard line.