Women's soccer: Women defeat Colby in double OT

Montigny, who assisted on both of Amherst’s regulation goals, broke a 2-2 deadlock that had lasted since the White Mules came from behind to tie the game in the 78th minute. “Tracy [Montigny] always stays composed,” said senior tri-captain defender Leslie Curren. “She plays with urgency but a lot more poise than the rest of our team.” The Jeffs had entered the Colby match looking to add a win to their second-place NESCAC mark, then 2-0-3, and the seventh-ranked White Mules looked to be the per

With Honors: Jay Wagstaff '05 and Erin Murphy '05

Just call him “Instant Offense” Wagstaff. The star senior wideout returned a punt for a touchdown and hauled in a deep bomb for another score, singlehandedly beating Colby College’s offensive output with 215 all-purpose yards. After torching the White Mules for a 54-yard touchdown reception off of a first half flea flicker, Wagstaff received a punt early in the second half with Amherst down 10-7 and instantaneously gave the Jeffs the lead on a 64-yard return. The White Mules just couldn’t get th

With Honors: Piper Crowell '07 and Rob Walsh '05

Crowell nearly carried the women’s soccer team all by herself last week, allowing just one goal in 245 minutes to take home NESCAC Player of the Week honors. The sophomore goalkeeper grabbed 20 saves and tallied two shutouts as Amherst went 1-1-1 for the week. Crowell came up big against Bates College on Sunday, making 10 saves in a 0-0 double-overtime tie to salvage a poor offensive effort by the Jeffs. She also made six tremendous saves against second-ranked Wheaton in a 1-0 loss on Wednesday.

Women's soccer highlights strong fall

Women’s Soccer Women’s soccer rebounded from a sub-par 2002 to win the NESCAC Championship and advance to the NCAA Regional Championship game. The Jeffs’ marvelous late-season run-highlighted by an 11-game unbeaten streak which included a 22-3 scoring edge over opponents and two penalty kick playoff victories-ended in a thrilling 3-2 loss to sixth-ranked Wheaton College in the Regional final. After a difficult 2-2-1 start to the season that saw Amherst go 0-2-1 in NESCAC play, the Jeffs regrou

With Honors: Brian Donahue '07 and Kristen Raverta '06

Rookie hurler Donahue allowed just two runs in 11 innings of work last week, highlighted by a baffling eight-inning, two-run performance in a win over hard-hitting Bowdoin on Saturday. The rookie allowed just five hits in his third victory of the season, taking a shutout into the ninth in the process. The first-year is undefeated on the season and leads Amherst with a 1.91 ERA, a .194 batting average allowed and 27 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. Kristen Raverta ’06 In Saturday’s tennis matc

Game of the Week: Baseball vs. Bowdoin (2)

With Honors: Miya Warner '06

Game of the Week: Men's basketball vs. Trinity in NESCAC Playoffs

With Honors: Lyndsey Scott '06 and Meghan Dickoff '07

Scott spearheaded the women’s indoor track team’s fine performance at the Tufts Stampede this Saturday at Tufts University. The sophomore speedster captured first place in the long jump and third in the triple jump. She took the high jump crown with a leap of 1.57 meters and traveled 10.23 meters in the triple jump. Scott also placed sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.68 seconds. Her final achievement came as a member of Amherst’s winning 4×400 relay team, which finished with a time o

Game of the Week: Men's basketball vs. Wesleyan in NESCAC Tournament

Wheaton ends women's soccer team's stellar season

Unfortunately, the Amherst steamroller collided with an even larger one from top-seeded Wheaton, as the Jeffs lost a 3-2 heartbreaker decided in the closing minutes of Sunday’s final. The 23-1 Lyons were winners of 58 of their last 59 games at home and sixth in the nation in scoring, at 4.18 goals per game. They oustshot the Jeffs 29-13, but barely squeaked into the national quarterfinals on an 86th-minute goal from All-American Tracy Prihoda. Wheaton, having beaten Amherst 1-0 in early October

Women's soccer wins NESCAC championship

The win came on the heels of a 1-1 (3-1 PK) double-overtime shootout victory over third-seeded Williams College on Saturday, and gave Amherst an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament. The Lord Jeffs host Bridgewater State College in the first round of the tournament today at 1 p.m. Coming off consecutive postseason shootout victories over Williams and Tufts University, and having scored just one goal in their last three games, the Jeffs took an early lead when defender Kaitlin Hill ’06 lobbed a

Awards: Mike York '04 and Shauneen Garrahan '07

Mike York 2003 College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Academic District 1 College Division Men’s Soccer First Team Senior quad-captain defender Mike York, a Spanish and economics double major, was voted to the CoSida Academic District 1 Men’s Soccer First Team last week. York, who was Amherst’s top defender and fourth-leading scorer with five goals and two assists, is also under consideration for the CoSida All-America team. Shauneen Garrahan Shauneen Garrahan NESCAC Most Outstanding

Women's soccer begins turnaround

After dropping early matches to Connecticut College and Tufts University and barely salvaging a tie against Bates College, the Lord Jeffs have won four of their last five, including three consecutive NESCAC contests. This moves them into sixth place in the conference and only one game out of a five-team first-place tie. The inconsistency and miscommunication that plagued a young Amherst squad during its five-game opening road trip vanished on Sept. 27, when the Jeffs upset then-23rd-ranked Bowd

Crowell shuts out Midd as women's soccer romps, 2-0

The Middlebury win propelled Amherst to sixth in the NESCAC standings at 2-2-1 (5-3-1 overall), one game out of a tie for second place.  After opening the season with two NESCAC losses, the Jeffs have played their way back into contention. Amherst used the momentum from a 3-1 trouncing of 23rd-ranked Bowdoin College on Sept. 27 to come out cruising on all cylinders against Middlebury. After a scoreless first half highlighted by the Jeffs’ defensive pressure and ball control, midfielder Adrienn

Women's soccer leaves Bowdoin stunned

The victories at home over previously undefeated Bowdoin and a solid Springfield squad marked Amherst’s most consistent and intense performances yet. Tri-captain Jenny Rossman ’04 called the week “a turning point in our season.” Amherst took an early 1-0 lead over Bowdoin with a Harmeling goal at 12:00, and zealously defended it until the Polar Bears’ Michal Shapiro headed a well-placed corner kick past goalie Jeanette Crowell ’07 at 84:30. Tied 1-1 with just over five minutes remaining, it loo

Women's soccer defeats Smith, falls to Tufts amidst tough road stretch

Tufts outshot Amherst 22-9 and controlled the tempo for much of the match. Ranked 16th nationally, the Jumbos retained all but three starters from last year’s league championship team. Tufts pressured the Amherst defense from the start, maintaining ball control and an 11-2 edge in first-half shots. In the 15th minute, Jessica Trombly gave the Jumbos an early lead they would not relinquish, arcing the ball over the head of the Lord Jeffs’ rookie goalie, Jeanette Crowell ’07. Amherst regrouped i