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Ryan McDowell

Contributing Writer

Jeffs look to close strong

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

Thirteen days off give Jeffs needed rest to mutilate Lyons, tie up Mules

“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 lead

Women's soccer can't find the offense against two of the region's top squads

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 netminder serves up 11th no-no

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

Jeffs bring out brooms against Midd.

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,

Rain better than Owls at stopping Jeffs

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

Men's soccer suffers first season loss against Middlebury

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 of