Men's soccer falls to Amherst

AMHERST, Mass. --- Despite going 2-for-2 on penalty kicks, the  Colby College men’s soccer team fell 5-2 to Amherst College in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday.

Andrew Cheit and Nate Seiberling each drilled penalty kicks for the Mules (4-5 overall, 1-4 NESCAC).

Amherst (6-3, 3-3) had five players score goals, including four in the opening half to take a 4-1 margin.

Amherst 5, Colby 2

Colby...............  1  1 -  2

Amherst College.....  4  1 -  5

 SCORING SUMMARY:

 1.   5:51 AMH Rory O'Connor Penalty kick

 2.  11:37 AMH Jake Duker (G.L. Genco)

 3.  21:10 AMH Reid Wilson (Chris Skayne)

 4.  23:33 AMH Sam Kaplan (unassisted)

 5.  35:40 COL Andrew Cheit Penalty kick

 6.  80:31 COL Nate Seiberling Penalty kick

 7.  87:30 AMH Chris Linsmayer (Jake Duker)

Shots: Colby 7, Amherst College 16; Saves: Colby 7 (Dan Marden 5; Doug Sibor 2), Amherst College 2  (Lennard Kovacs 2).