Box Score
Parts of this recap courtesy of Amherst College Sports Information
AMHERST, Mass. – Senior co-captain Stewart Bell tallied his team-leading seventh goal of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Tufts men's hockey team fell to Amherst College in Saturday night NESCAC hockey action.
With the loss the Jumbos move to 8-8-5 overall with a 4-7-4 mark in NESCAC play. The Purple and White are now 8-9-4 overall this season with a NESCAC record of 6-6-3.
The Purple & White never had to pay catch-up in the outing, taking and holding onto a lead midway through the opening period. Amherst was first to strike as Roll got Amherst on the scoreboard at the 8:02 mark in the opening period. Collecting a pass from Austin Ho near the left face off dot, Roll ripped a snap shot into the netting.
Amherst and Tufts battled to a scoreless second period, with Amherst holding a slight 6-5 edge in shots on goal in the stanza. Up a skater, sophomore Will Vosejpka had one of the Purple & White's best opportunities of the second period at the 14:10 mark, sending a shot from the high slot off of the shoulder of Mason Pulde.
Lindstrom tallied his team-leading eighth goal of the season three minutes into the third stanza, sending a low hard shot past the Jumbo netminder from the high slot area. Conor Brown and Tyler Granara were credited with the assists on the scoring play.
Junior Mike Leary nearly brought Tufts within one less than two minutes later, corralling a rebound and rifling a shot from point blank range off the right pad of Girard. Bell made it a 2-1 contest with 10:49 remaining in the final period of action, finding a loose puck near the top of the left circle and sending a wrist shot into the goal short side.
Tufts threatened once again at the 9:06 mark, but Girard was up to the task, making a stellar glove save on a point blank shot from freshman David Lackner.
Roll led all skaters with seven shots on target in the game, while Brian Brown led the Jumbos with five shots on goal. The Purple & White finished the game with a 41-34 advantage in shots on goal. Amherst finished the matchup 1-for-5 on man-up opportunities, while Tufts finished the game 0-for-3 on the power play. Connor Girard (3-6-0) racked up 33 saves in a stellar game in between the pipes for Amherst, while Mason Pulde (5-5-3) recorded 39 saves for the Jumbos in net.
Tufts University takes the ice against Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. on Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. Amherst returns to Orr Rink on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. to face off against Connecticut College in a NESCAC tilt.
