CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College's
Haley Cramer '28 found
Lila Sullivan '29 for a goal in the 17th minute and the Continentals collected their sixth shutout of the season with a 1-0 NESCAC win over the Amherst College Mammoths at Hamilton's Love Field on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Season Update
- No. 23 Hamilton (8-2-1, 5-2-1 NESCAC), which entered the IWSOC Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time on Tuesday, improved to 6-1 at home.
- The Mammoths (4-6, 0-6), were coming off a 3-1 loss at home against No. 3 Tufts on Oct. 3.
How It Happened
- Hamilton scored the game's lone goal with 28:26 left in the first half. Cramer received a pass in the right side of the box, spun away from her defender towards the goal line and drove a pass across the face of the goal to the far post where Sullivan redirected the ball out of the air with her right foot into the net.
- Amherst's Ani Populoh fired a shot from well outside the box in the 31st minute, but Corah Boller '29 scooped up the attempt as it skipped toward goal.
- Boller dove to her left and recorded her fourth save of the first half with just over three minutes remaining on a shot by Populoh.
- Hamilton's Brooke St. John '30 volleyed a shot from inside the six-yard box off a corner kick taken by Kate Giglio '28 in the 43rd minute but her shot sailed wide.
- With just over 40 minutes left in the second half, Hamilton's Ryan Manning '27 carried the ball forward and drove a shot on goal that was caught by Corina Bellermann.
- Amherst's Katerina Davis got behind the Hamilton defense with 30 minutes remaining and took a touch into the middle of the box. Boller saved her initial left-footed shot, and Ava Chiappinelli '29 cleared Davis' rebound attempt off the goal line to preserve Hamilton's lead.
- Bellermann turned aside attempts by St. John, Ella Van Norman '30 and Giglio during the final 30 minutes to keep Amherst within one, but the Mammoths could not find the equalizer.
Notes
- Sullivan ranks second in the NESCAC in goals (9), shots on goal (21) and points (19) and is first in game-winning goals with four.
- Cramer and Giglio are both tied for second in the NESCAC with five assists.
- Cramer and Giglio recorded two shots on goal apiece for the Continentals.
- Boller finished with five saves and collected her first career shutout.
- Hamilton finished with a 17-13 advantage in shots and a 9-6 edge in shots on goal.
- Isabel Harvey '28 tallied two shots in her 40th career start for Hamilton.
- Populoh led Amherst with five shots.
- Bellermann tallied eight saves for the Mammoths.
Next Match
Hamilton travels to Union College (4-3-5 overall) for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
