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MLAX HAM WIN 22826
Kris Dufour
5
Hamilton HAMILTON 0-1, 0-1
9
Winner Amherst AMHERST 1-0, 1-0
Hamilton HAMILTON
0-1, 0-1
5
Final
9
Amherst AMHERST
1-0, 1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hamilton HAMILTON 1 0 4 0 5
Amherst AMHERST 1 3 1 4 9

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Doyle’s 4-Point Day Lifts Mammoths to 9-5 Season-Opening Win Over Hamilton

AMHERST, Mass. – Willie Doyle scored three goals and added an assist as the Amherst College men's lacrosse team opened its season with a 9-5 win over Hamilton College on Saturday afternoon at Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium.

Amherst used a strong second quarter to build separation, turning a 1-1 game after one into a 4-1 halftime lead. After Doyle tied the game late in the first, the Mammoths got second-quarter goals from Matthew Sheinberg (assist Brendan Reilly), Reilly (assist Doyle), and Bob Gross to take control heading into the break.

Hamilton responded with its best stretch coming out of halftime, scoring four times in the third quarter to erase the deficit. Carson Kraus and Frank Coyle each finished with two goals, and Hamilton drew even at 5-5 on Coyle's unassisted tally at 4:09 of the third.

But Amherst had the answer in the fourth, converting four straight goals in a span of just 3 minutes to put the game out of reach for the Continentals. Doyle scored twice in the opening 2 minutes of the period, including an unassisted finish at 14:04, before Alex Vlacich (assist Nico Berger) and Max Youssefnia added insurance to close out the 9-5 win.

With the win, Amherst improved to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in NESCAC play.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Hamilton opened the scoring at 6:37 of the first quarter, but Amherst answered late as Doyle scored unassisted at 2:32 to make it 1-1 after one.

  • Amherst took control in the second quarter with three unanswered goals: Sheinberg finished at 14:27 (assist Reilly), Reilly scored at 11:36 (assist Doyle), and Gross added an unassisted goal at 4:51 to send the Mammoths into halftime up 4-1.

  • Hamilton's third-quarter surge tied the game, with Kraus scoring at 13:22 (assist Ryan Olivo) and adding an assist on a man-up goal by Finn Vaccaro at 7:12. Amherst briefly halted the run with Bennett Chow's unassisted goal at 11:39, but Coyle's second at 4:09 knotted it 5-5.

  • Amherst took over in the fourth: Doyle scored unassisted at 14:04, then struck again at 12:49 off a feed from Vlacich. Vlacich scored at 11:27 (assist Berger), and Youssefnia capped the run at 10:59 to close the scoring.

BY THE NUMBERS:

  • Amherst held a 49-32 edge in shots and a 29-14 advantage in shots on goal.

  • The Mammoths went 23-for-25 on clears and won ground balls 30-29 

  • Amherst received goals from seven different players and finished with four assists on the afternoon.

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