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Date: October 11, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Amherst beats Colby in men's soccer

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Amherst College sophomore forward Adrien de Bontin (Kenilworth, Ill.) scored two first-half goals as the Lord Jeffs held on for a 3-1 victory over Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference men's soccer Saturday.

Amherst, ranked sixth in the country, is 7-2-1 overall and 4-1-1 in league play. The Mules drop to 5-4-1 and 1-4-1 in the conference.

Amherst went ahead 2-0 at intermission when de Bontin scored two goals in a span of 1:26 late in the first half. He scored with 5:41 to play off an assist from Josh Holt (Carlisle, Mass.) and then tallied unassisted with 4:15 remaining.

Franklin Perry (Hartford, Conn.) added an insurance goal in the second half for Amherst.

Trevor McWilliams (Millbrook, N.Y.) had the lone goal for Colby.

Amherst College 3, Colby College 1

Amherst 2-1---3

Colby 0-1---1

Scoring:

1: Amherst: Adrien de Bontin (Josh Holt), 39:19 in

1: Amherst: de Bontin, 40:45

2: Amherst: Franklin Perry (Jeff Cantwell), 51:00

2: Colby: Trevor McWilliams, 88:50

Shots: Amherst 9, Colby 9. Corner kicks: Amherst 8, Colby 9. Goalies: Greg Lockwood (A) 7; Brian Davidson (Colby) 5.