Andre Deckrow

Though the first period remained relatively even, Amherst outshot Conn. 17-16, and Nelson gave the Jeffs an early 1-0 lead, as Conn. goaltender Steve Oven was unable to put his mitt on the hot puck. Nelson’s power-play goal at the 9:10 mark of the first period was a

On Friday night, Head Coach Jack Arena’s squad took on the defending national champion and sixth-ranked Middlebury College Panthers at Orr Rink. The Jeffs entered the game trailing the Panthers by a point in the NESCAC standings, and Amherst hoped to improve its standing with a win. However, after

This Norwich squad had handed Connecticut College a 6-1 defeat earlier this year, the same Connecticut College team that had beaten the Jeffs only one week earlier. When the two teams faced off last year, Norwich shut down the Amherst squad, cruising to a 6-0 victory. On paper, hardly anyone

The next night, the Jeffs tied the Beavers of Babson College in another high-scoring game, 6-6. Again, six different players scored the six Amherst goals. Junior forward AJ Greco joined Kretzman and Schoppel in finding the back of the net for the second night in a row. First-year forward Andrew

Last year’s team began the season with a 9-4-2 start, winning the Ben McCabe Memorial Tournament, and rising to an impressive 14th in the national rankings. However, a disappointing midseason five-game losing streak evened the Jeffs’ record. Down but not out, the squad recovered, qualifying as the seventh seed