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Date: October 15, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby, Amherst play to 0-0 tie in women's soccer

WATERVILLE, Maine --- In a game played in a driving rain and a rough field, Colby College and Amherst College battled to a 0-0 overtime tie in New England Small College Athletic Conference women's soccer Saturday.

Besides playing in the rain, the women's game was played after the Colby and Amherst men had tore up the field during the earlier contest.

Liza Benson (Orchid, Fla.) was credited with 14 saves for Colby (5-2-3, 2-2-3 NESCAC), while Amherst goalkeeper Piper Crowell (Rafael, Calif.) made 12 stops.

Colby 0, Amherst 0, 2 OT

Amherst: 0#0#0#0-----0

Colby: 0#0#0#0-----0

Shots: Amherst 15, Colby 15. Corner kicks: Amherst 4, Colby 2.

Goalies: Piper Crowell (Amherst, 110 minutes, 12 saves); Liza Benson (Colby, 110 minutes, 14 saves).