Teams: Field Hockey: Schedule & Results

TUFTS DOMINATES, BUT AMHERST STEALS 2-1 NESCAC VICTORY

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY FINAL SCORE
Amherst 2, Tufts 1

At Medford, MA
Saturday, September 22, 2007

Box Score

Marlee Kutcher scored the only Tufts goal early in the second half

MEDFORD -- Opportunistic Amherst College scored twice in the first half and held on for a 2-1 victory at Tufts in a NESCAC field hockey game on Bello Field Saturday morning.

Tufts dominated possession, resulting in a 19-3 advantage in shots and a 22-1 final count in penalty corners. However, the Amherst duo of senior tri-captain Christa Porcaro (Pelham, NY) and sophomore Molly Malloy (Stamford, CT) combined for both goals and the Jumbos could not get an equalizer past Amherst keeper Kathleen Boucher (Washington, DC) despite swarming the cage in the second half.

Porcaro scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Malloy, almost 12 minutes into the game to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Later in the half, in the aftermath of their only penalty corner opportunity of the game, Malloy scored her sixth goal of the season from Porcaro and Amherst led 2-0. Tufts had a 9-3 margin in shots and 12-1 in corners after the first 35 minutes.

The Jumbos seemed poised to come back when they scored just two minutes into the second half to make the score 2-1. Junior Marlee Kutcher (Chevy Chase, MD) knocked in her first goal of the year amidst a crowd of Jumbos in front of the net at 36:59.

Tufts continued to threaten on offense while not allowing an Amherst shot in the second half. Boucher was steady if not spectacular in the Amherst cage, helping the Jeffs hold on to the victory. She finished with seven saves. Tufts recorded 10-0 advantages in both shots and penalty corners for the second half.

The win was Amherst's first over the Jumbos since 2004. Both teams are now 3-2 overall and 2-1 in NESCAC.

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