COLLEGE
WOMEN'S SOCCER FINAL SCORE
Amherst 1, Tufts 0
At Somerville, MA
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Game
Box Score
SOMERVILLE -- On a windy day where scoring chances were limited,
the #5 Amherst College Lord Jeffs came away with a 1-0 victory over
the Tufts University Jumbos in NESCAC women's soccer action
Saturday afternoon at Kraft Field.
The match entered the second half scoreless, but Tufts had
chances in the first half including a shot that went wide left off
the foot of senior Cara Cadigan (Nahant, MA) in
the 27th minute. Amherst led in the shot department after the first
half due to a late flurry, 5-4.
The Lord Jeffs would strike with the lone goal of the contest in
the 52nd minute when the initial shot from junior Kyla Woodhouse
(Topsham, ME) was saved and deflected to the right by Tufts senior
keeper Kate Minnehan (Hopkinton, MA). Junior
Jackie Hirsch (Wilmette, IL) pounced on the loose ball and
deposited it into the back of the net to give Amherst the 1-0
lead.
Tufts had an opportunity to tie the match up in the 70th minute
with the Amherst keeper, sophomore Allie Horowitz (Woodbridge, CT),
out of position, but the back line of the Lord Jeffs defense was
able to clear the ball away to keep it 1-0 in favor of Amherst.
Both Minnehan and Horowitz went the full 90 minutes for their
respective clubs. Minnehan made seven saves on ten shots from
Amherst. Horowitz stopped six of ten shots in shutting out the
Jumbos. Amherst has yet to allow a goal in its first two games this
year.
This is the second consecutive victory for Amherst over Tufts
after having not earned a win over the Jumbos since 2001.
Amherst is now 2-0 in the NESCAC and 2-0 overall, while the
Jumbos fall to 0-2 in conference play and 1-2 overall. Tufts takes
on non-conference foe Wheaton at Kraft Field on Wednesday afternoon
at 4:30 pm. Amherst is at Skidmore tomorrow for a 2 pm contest.
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