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Date: October 15, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby field hockey earns win over Amherst, 2-1

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Nikki Stadelman (East Falmouth, Mass.) scored with 2:04 left in the game to break a 1-1 tie and send the Colby College field hockey team to a 2-1 win against Amherst College in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday at Bill Alfond Field.

Stadelman scored off a pass from MaryClaire McGovern (Stowe, Vt.) on a penalty corner.

Amherst (5-5, 2-3 NESCAC) scored just 4:01 into the game on a goal by Katherine Skrivan (St. Louis, Mo.) off an assist from Christa Porcaro (Pelham, N.J.).

Frazer Humes (Littleton, Colo.) scored her first collegiate goal to tie the game with 13:20 left to halftime.

Jamie Enos (South Hamilton, Mass.) stopped seven shots for the Colby (4-6, 1-6) victory. Kathleen Boucher made eight saves for Amherst.

Colby 2, Amherst 1

Amherst: 1#0-----1

Colby: 1#1-----2

Scoring:

1st half

A: Katherine Skrivan (Christa Porcaro), 4:01 into

C: Frazer Humes, 21:40

2nd half

C: Nikki Stadelman (MaryClaire McGovern), 67:56

Shots: Amherst 16, Colby 31. Penalty corners: Amherst 6, Colby 13.

Goalies: Kathleen Boucher (Amherst, 70 minutes, 8 saves); Jamie Enos (Colby, 70 minutes, 7 saves).