Ryan McDowell

Ranked 18th nationally in the pre-season poll, the Jeffs began their quest for the NESCAC Championship with a 2-0 opening-day victory over visiting Trinity College on September 10th. Rookies Stephanie Yesnik and Mary Marvel quickly made their names known across the league, each recording their first career goal in the

“Mt. Holyoke was the first game we had in 13 days and we just unleashed,” said junior goalkeeper Piper Crowell. Amherst applied pressure all game long, as junior midfielder Lesley Pruzansky led the attack from the opening whistle. Her pair of assists helped Amherst open up a 3-0

On Wednesday, the women came out firing, applying tremendous early pressure on visiting Wheaton (6-4), but could not find the net on any of their seven first-half attempts on goal. With the count deadlocked after the break, Lyon forward Lauren Konopka took a deep pass and beat the Jeff defense

While the experienced defense had high hopes coming into the season, the offense had much to prove. After losing its top three scorers from last year, Amherst had many concerns about its offensive attack as the 2005 campaign commenced. The Jeffs silenced any potential critics, though, as they out-shot the

The Jeffs headed into their contest against the Eastern Connecticut State Warriors (12-6) amidst an offensive onslaught, and appeared to be continuing that trend early in the contest. After left fielder Dave Powers ’05 ripped a double in the top of the first inning to start the Amherst attack,

Amherst wasted no time getting on the board, posting three runs in the bottom of the first inning. After sophomore second baseman Mark Mazzone and junior first baseman Dave Levinson reached base on consecutive singles, senior left fielder Dave Powers was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Junior

Amherst entered last Saturday’s NESCAC showdown at Middlebury ranked 17th in the nation and third in New England, and was at the top of the league standings. Middlebury stood near the top of the standings, but had just suffered its first loss of the year at the hands

And that is exactly what Amherst did, taking a pair of wins over non-conference foe Springfield College (3-6) and nationally ranked NESCAC rival Bowdoin College (6-2, 4-1) to remain unbeaten and maintain its lead in the NESCAC standings. Amherst started the week off on Wednesday, hosting Springfield in a non-conference

Earlier in the week, however, the Jeffs kicked up a storm of their own, thrashing visiting Rivier College 6-1. Amherst, coming off of a pair of offensively-dominating wins, wasted no time in getting on the board. Just 1:36 into the game, senior Joaquin Walker crossed the ball into the

The Lord Jeffs traveled to Hartford to kick off their season and wasted no time in getting on the board. Sophomore forward Mike Wohl scored in the fourth minute off assists by forward Joaquin Walker ’05 and defender Benjamin Bridges ’07. Amherst carried that lead throughout the first

Pitcher Brant Ford ’06 expressed the team’s frustration over the cancellations. “It’s been hard because we are all so anxious to play,” he said. “We’ve been preparing for so long that we should be ready to play when the weather

The Jeffs opened up the season with a 3-1 victory over Clarkson University. Standout pitching by co-captain starter Duncan Webb ’04 earned him his first win of the season. Webb gave up only two hits in five innings. Brian Donahue ’07 struck out the side in the sixth,

With the leadership of captain Amy Randall ’04 for the women and Steve Hollister ’05 on the men’s side, both squads were able to consistently place in the top five. The men finished in the top five six times, while the women were able to earn