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Date: April 2, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

12th-ranked Amherst men's lacrosse stops Colby

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Chris Hofmann (New Canaan, Conn.) had three goals and two assists in powering 12th-ranked Amherst College to an 11-4 win over Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference men's lacrosse Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.

Amherst (4-1, 2-1 NESCAC) led 4-1 after the first quarter and 6-2 at halftime. Hofmann had two goals and one assist in helping the Lord Jeffs score the only three goals of the third quarter. Colby (1-4, 0-2 NESCAC) and Amherst each had two goals in the final quarter.

Derek Cherney (Chappaqua, N.Y.) had three goals and one assist and Josh Cherney (Chappaqua, N.Y.) added two goals for Amherst.

Ryan Scott (Columbia, N.J.) led the Mules with three goals. Tim Brown (Manchester, Mass.) had one goal and one assist.

Amherst goaltender Cushing Donelan (Noroton, Conn.) had nine stops and allowed just two goals in 55 minutes of work. Colby goalie Jeff Miller (Marshfield, Mass.) made 13 saves.

Amherst 11, Colby 4

Colby College 1#1#0#2-----4

Amherst 4#2#3#2------11

Goals-Assists: Amherst: Chris Hofmann 3-2, Derek Cherney 3-1, Josh Cherney 2-0, Alex Casertano 1-1, Kevin Boova 1-1, Graham Lake 1-1, Bryan Hiller 0-1, Andrew Syfu 0-1. Colby: Ryan Scott 3-0, Tim Brown 1-1, Rob Dudley 0-1, Matt Roland 0-1.

Shots: Amherst 32, Colby 21. Goalies: Cushing Donelan (Amherst, 55 minutes, 2 GA, 9 saves) and Raul Altreche (Amherst, 5 minutes, 2 GA, 2 saves); Jeff Miller (Colby, 60 minutes, 11 GA, 13 saves).