AMHERST, Mass. – Amherst College scored five goals in the third period and the Mammoths posted a 9-6 NESCAC win over the Hamilton College Continentals at Amherst's Gooding Field on Saturday, March 8.
Season Update
- Hamilton (0-2, 0-2) has scored nine goals in two conference games.
- Amherst (1-1, 1-1) is ranked 18th in the IWLCA Division III Top 25 poll.
How It Happened
- Julia Lee '27 netted Hamilton's first goal 3:03 into the opening quarter with a successful free-position shot.
- Amherst and Hamilton exchanged the next three goals, but Lee put the Continentals ahead 3-2 with 2:18 remaining, capitalizing on a feed from Sarah Creamer '26.
- The Mammoths moved ahead 4-3 with the first two goals of the second quarter.
- Hamilton responded with two timely goals -- one by Alex Orlando '25 with 2:14 to go in the second, and the other by Sydney Anzelone '27 with 22 seconds left. Sarah Stonestreet '25 had assists on both goals as the Continentals took a 5-4 lead.
- Amherst went ahead for good with five unanswered goals in the third quarter.
- Creamer capped Hamilton's scoring, converting a woman-up opportunity on an assist from Avery Trach '27 with 6:50 to play in the fourth quarter.
Notes
- Lee tallied the 10th multi-goal game of her career. She picked up three ground balls, won a team-best three draw controls and had two caused turnovers.
- Aine Cleary '25 scored her first goal of the season and tallied a team-high five ground balls.
- Orlando netted her 33rd career goal.
- Creamer tallied two points on her first goal and assist of the season.
- Anzelone scored a goal in her first appearance this season.
- Stonestreet recorded her first two points of the season.
- Trach '27 dished out her first assist of the season.
- Anna Zoccolillo '25 had a team-high three caused turnovers and scooped up three ground balls.
- Grace Martucci '28 picked up three ground balls.
- Clara Paolucci '28 recorded seven saves in the first half, while Eliza Schwarz '27 added four stops in the second half.
- Kate Becker paced Amherst with three goals, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Bridget Finley and Emily Petersen chipped in two goals apiece for the Mammoths.
- Sofia Guttmann and Clara Sosa tallied one goal apiece.
- Mia Raven led Amherst with five draw controls and chipped in three ground balls.
- Emma Crotty and Elizabeth Rose won three draw controls each.
- Lily Samoska made eight saves for the Mammoths.
- Amherst scored five goals on free-position shots.
Next Game
Hamilton faces SUNY Geneseo (1-3 overall) for a non-conference road contest on Wednesday, March 12 at 5 p.m.
