We had our hands full with the Lady Jeffs from the very first whistle yesterday afternoon. They came out strong, notching the first two goals of the game. After some long defensive stints, we finally moved the ball to the attack and converted on a nice assisted goal from Rachel to CJ. This did not phase Amherst as they continued to possess the ball, finding the net two more times. After a few adjustments on our end, we were able to force some turnovers on the defensive end, yet we continued to struggle getting the ball to our attacking third. Amherst was relentless in their midfield pressure and we fell victim several times to their strong pressure. Our resilient Bants did not give up and made a late rally in the first half, to close the gap to a four goal deficit.
In the second half we tightened up the defense, only allowing 2 goals over the 30 minutes of play. Ellen Cohn had some tremendous play in the defensive transition, blocking up the Amherst fast break. It was an impressive performance. Our offense began to click and closed the gap to 2 goals late in the second half, 6-8 but couldn't get any closer. Amherst tacked on a late tally to make the final score 9-6
It was a great effort by the Bants today. We will cap off our busy week of NESCAC competition with an away game at Bowdoin on Saturday. The game will be played at Noon.
*On a side note - the Amherst game was particularly disappointing as Jenn Calver suffered a very serious ankle injury very early in the contest. We are not sure how long this will sideline Jenn but we are wishing her a speedy recovery!
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