Football Claims Sixth Win To Set Up Battle of the Unbeatens
Issue 6 for athletic events from October 20 - October 26
Football Claims Sixth Win To Set Up Battle of the UnbeatensTodd Haggerty '98 (Albany, NY) caught 7 of 9 Rich Willard '98 (Johnstown, NY) completions for 139-yards and the opening touchdown against the Jumbos. Haggerty has claimed for the season 350-yards in 19 catches, the most of any Jeff receiver. With Haggertyıs fifth catch, Willard surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He has already thrown eight touchdown passes with a 62.3% completion rate to lead the NESCAC.
The Jeffs jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead behind the sharp passing of Willard and the ground-game of five running backs. Tri-Captain Josh Mason '97 (Greenfield, MA) led all rushers with 22 carries and 90 hard-fought yards, while Bob DiSabato '99 (Westwood, MA) continued his rushing rampage, scoring his fifth and sixth touchdowns of the season. He has a total of 90 carries for 373 yards to lead the running backs.
Despite a tenacious Tufts defense, Amherst ran three touchdowns and a field goal past the Jumbos. Quarterback Dan Morse generated the Tufts offense as he rushed for 70 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown run. Also throwing a 14-yard touchdown, Morse was under attack by the Amherst defense. Breaking up seven of 19 attempts, the Jeff defense registered three sacks and two fumble recoveries to keep control of their Family Weekend game.
Seth Zimmerman '98 (Lewistown, PA) and Alex Bernstein '97 (Edina, MA) again led the Amherst defense which still holds league bests in yards allowed (1,034) and points allowed (41). Zimmerman had 9 tackles (5 solo) and a 2-yard fumble recovery, while the Pre-Season All-American registered 11 hits (4 solo), a pass break up and assisted a sack.
While the young but talented Tufts team falls to 1-5, Amherst climbs to a 6-0 record for the first time in 12 years. Facing the only other undefeated NESCAC team in Hartford on Saturday, Amherst prepares for what promises to be an exciting day of football. "We're both 6-0, and you donıt get opportunities like that often," commented Head Coach Jack Siedlecki. "It's got to be a great week of preparation and game plans and staying focused in practice. It's a pretty even game, but once we come into the game, we're going to have to just let them play."
Saturday, October 26, 1996 at Pratt Field, Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst (6-0) 14 3 7 7 -- 31 Tufts (1-5) 0 0 6 6 -- 12Game Notes: Amherst (6-0) at Trinity (6-0)First Quarter 7:46 A Todd Haggerty 14 pass from Rich Willard (David Bobruff kick) 0:17 A Bob DiSabato 2 run (Bobruff kick) Second Quarter 0:04 A Bobruff 24 field goal Third Quarter 11:09 T Dan Morse 18 run (Nate Herpich kick blocked) Fourth Quarter 9:10 A DiSabato 4 run (Bobruff kick) 0:53 T Matt Godfrey 14 pass from Morse (Morse pass failed) Attendance: 2,620
Tufts Amherst First Downs: 10 18 Rushes-yards 42-124 57-236 Passing yards 104 173 Att-Comp-Int 19-11-0 16-9-1 Sacks 4 3 Punts-yards 8-313 6-182 Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-yards 10-80 6-55 Time of possession 27:20 32:40
Individual Statistics Rushing: A Josh Mason 22-90, Bob DiSabato 11-34, Josh Carroll 8-91, Rich Willard 6-16, Jeff Coviello 4-23, Darin Byrne 3-6, Mike Sweeney 2- -3. T Tim Kaufman 22-53. Dan Morse 19-70. Jon Troy 1-1. Passing: A Rich Willard 16-9-1 173 yards, T Dan Morse 19-11-0 104 yards. Receiving: A Todd Haggerty 7-139, Mike Brendler 1-28, Shaun Quigley 1-6. T Jon Troy 5-38, Richard Staff 3-24, Matt Godfrey 1-17, Steve Lee 1-20, John Glover 1-5.
However, facing No. 7 Tufts at Amherstıs Family Weekend, the Jeffs weren't quite so lucky. Amherst fell 3-2 in overtime to the 11th goal of NESCAC Player of the Week Chris Vriavas. However, they put up a strong fight, scoring an equalizer 39 seconds after Tufts went up 1-0 early in the second half. Co-Captain Rejji Hayes '97 (Andover, MA) slotted a pass from Christian into the lower left corner before rookie Gary Kegal '00 (Woodway, WA) sent a floater over the defense to give Amherst a 2-1 lead with 30 minutes to play. But Vriavas countered 11 seconds later to push the match into overtime. Larner had 14 saves for the day.
Just days after she was named the NESCAC Player of the Week, Shaunette Richards '98 (Mays Landing, NJ) sparked the Amherst offense with her two goals and an assist against Nichols. Richards takes over as the teamıs leading scorer with seven goals and three assists, followed closely by Katie Hersey '99 (Westford, MA), who has registered six goals and five assists. Katie Connelly '00 (East Granby, CT) scored her sixth goal of her rookie season before turning in her field uniform for keeperıs gloves. She also had two saves against the Lady Bison.
However, this lethal offensive pair could not sneak anything past Tufts before a packed Family Weekend crowd. Though the teams combined for 42 shots, both goalies stood their ground for 120 minutes. Sarah Fabian '98 (Dalton, MA) has allowed only four goals for an amazing 94.3% save percentage 13 games into the season.
Current Record: 9-1-3
Last Week: @Nichols, W 6-0
Tufts, T 0-0 (OT)
This Week: Sat 11/2 Colby
But this elation lasted only a few days before the Jeffs fell to Tufts. Though they took nine shots inside the circle, none would enter the box for them. Rich made 12 saves before letting in only her sixth goal of the season.
The Jeffs face top ranked and undefeated Trinity at home on Halloween.
Goalkeeping GP/GS Saves Save % PC GA GAA SOs
99 Jessica Rich '99 11/11 74 92.5% 73 6 0.55 7
34 Courtney Munch '97 1/1 0 .- % 0 0 0.00 1
Amherst Totals 12 74 92.5% 73 6 0.50 8
Opponent Totals 12 96 87.3% 115 14 1.17 3
Current Record: 10-2
Last Week: @Wesleyan W 1-0 (OT)
Tufts, L 0-1
This Week: Thu 10/31 Trinity
Sat 11/2 Colby
For the second time in two weeks, the Jeffs upset a top-10 ranked team in New England. Last week No. 2 Wheaton fell to Amherst, and this week it was No. 5 Babson. The Beavers were charged with a handball to set up a penalty kick for the Jeffs. Tim Christian '98 (Agawam, MA) scored his second goal of the season for the 1-0 win, the fourth shutout this season for goalie Kevin Larner '99 (Short Hills, NJ).
Men's Soccer Splits Games with New England's Best
No. Player GS* Goals Assists Points
2 Benjamin Haley '99 2 0 1 1
4 Timothy Christian '98 10 2 2 6
5 Devin Talbott '98 1 1 0 2
6 Christopher Murphy '97 10 2 2 6
7 Stephen Carr '97 9 2 0 4
9 Rejji Hayes '97 10 4 1 7
11 Mario Watts '97 7 1 1 3
12 Matthew Diggs '99 5 3 1 7
18 Michael Sullivan '98 5 2 0 2
19 Kent Berg '99 0 1 1 3
20 Brian Angelini '99 9 0 2 2
21 Andrew Kay '00 3 0 1 1
22 Gary Kegel '00 2 1 0 2
Amherst Totals 12 18 12 48
Opponent Totals 12 18 13 49
Goalkeeping GP/GS Shots Vs* Saves* Save %* GA GAA SOs
G Kevin Larner 12/12 138 74 80.4% 18 1.50 4
Opponent Totals 12 160 92 83.6% 18 1.50 2
*Does not include Macalester and St. Thomas games
Current Record: 5-6-1
Last Week: @Babson, W 1-0
Tufts, L 3-2 (OT)
This Week: Sat 11/2 Colby
With a win and a tie this week, the Jeffs pass rival Bowdoin to reclaim the No. 2 spot in the New England Division III Poll. A 6-0 rout of Nichols propelled Amherst upwards until a grueling 0-0 overtime tie with Tufts stopped their ascent.
Women's Soccer Rises to No. 2
No. Player GP/GS Shots Goals Assists Points
4 Genivieve Furst '00 10/1 5 0 1 1
5 Kathleen Missett '99 13/13 15 0 2 2
6 Lesley Greene '00 12/5 14 0 2 2
8 Katherine Connelly '00 12/1 19 6 0 12
9 Shaunette Richards '98 13/13 29 7 3 17
10 Jennifer Havlik '00 7/2 3 2 0 4
12 Janinne Noel '99 13/13 10 2 0 4
14 Eleanor Hickerson '98 11/11 7 0 1 1
15 Kathryn Hersey '99 13/13 39 6 5 17
16 Arianne Sperry '00 5/0 7 1 1 3
18 Erika Johnson '98 12/10 12 1 1 3
19 Kerry Weeks '98 6/0 4 3 0 6
20 Eliza Meade '99 13/13 12 0 2 2
24 Rachel Bernstein '00 1/0 0 0 1 1
27 Laura Kochansky '98 11/11 15 1 1 3
Amherst Totals 13 209 30 20 80
Opponent Totals 13 112 4 0 8
Goalkeeping GP/GS Saves Save % GA GAA SOs
G Sarah Fabian 13/13 66 94.3% 4 0.31 9
G Katie Connelly 2/0 2 100.0% 0 0.00 0
G Carolina Patino 2/0 0 .- % 0 0.00 0
Amherst Totals 12 66 94.3% 4 0.31 9
Opponent Totals 12 123 80.4% 30 2.31 3
The game took five days to complete, but finally the Little III title was decided. Because of excessively soggy field conditions last Saturday, the Wesleyan matchup was suspended after regulation and slated to continue in sudden death last Wednesday. Through two 15-minute periods the teams battled, pushing the contest into penalty strokes to decide the victor. Alie Stechenberg '00 (Longmeadow, MA), Jen Corso '99 (Collingswood, NJ) and Irene Permut '99 (Wilmington, DE) eluded the goalie with their strokes, but were matched by three Cardinal scores to re-tie the match. Entering round two of strokes, Corso and Marnie Huffman-Green '99 (Chevy Chase, MD) connected with the cage before the last Cardinal stepped to the line. Hit. Save by Jess Rich '99 (Stillwater, NY), for her seventh shutout. With wins over both Williams and Wesleyan, Amherst claimed the 1996 Little III title.
Field Hockey Wins Little III Title
No. Player GP/GS (in/out) Goals Assists Points
4 Irene Permut '99 12/12 19/23 1 2 4
11 Alie Stechenberg '00 12/8 18/3 3 0 6
12 Sandra Accordino '99 12/12 22/4 6 1 13
14 Tyra Gettleman '00 12/12 43/6 2 2 6
21 Rebecca Levin '99 12/9 13/1 0 1 1
22 Marnie Huffman-Green '99 12/12 62/23 2 4 8
Amherst Totals 12 168/71 14 10 38
Opponent Totals 12 84/37 6 2 14