NEW LONDON, Conn.--Sophomore Amy Craig (Denver, Colo.) exploded with five goals and Alyssa Briody (Hopewell, N.J.) contributed three goals and two assists, powering seventh ranked Amherst College (5-1, 3-0) to a 13-7 NESCAC victory at Connecticut College (1-4, 0-3) Saturday. Lauren Dudley (Baltimore, Md.) chipped in with three goals and an assist for the Lord Jeffs, who scored 10 of the first 11 goals in the game.

Connecticut College junior Aly Ridgway (South Berwick, Maine) tallied two goals for the hosts. Sarah Chandler (Durham, N.H.) corralled a team-high four ground balls to go with an assist for the Camels.

Amherst built a 5-1 lead at the break. Craig scored two of the first three goals in a span of 4:03 in the second half and the Jeffs opened up a comfortable nine goal advantage. The Camels scored three times in the final seven minutes but it was not nearly enough and the visitors held on for the 13-7 triumph.

Junior Linda McEvoy (Rochester, N.Y.) had seven saves for Amherst. Rookie net-minder Jenna Ross (Longmeadow, Mass.) stopped 11 shots for the Camels.

Numerous Camel alumni were in attendance to support head coach Heather McClelland and the women's lacrosse program. 2006 co-captains Maggie Driscoll and Kelsey Sullivan made their return to the Artificial Turf at Silfen Field Saturday afternoon.

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NEW LONDON, CT – The Amherst College women's lacrosse team moved to 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in NESCAC play with an impressive 13-7 win at Connecticut College this afternoon. Sophomore Amy Craig (Denver, CO) scored five goals for the second straight game, and the third time in the last four contests.

The Lord Jeffs took a 5-1 lead into halftime by carrying momentum off a come-from-behind victory at Springfield on Thursday night. Amherst continued high-pressure on offense in the beginning of the second half, stretching the lead to a game-high nine goals at 10-1 with 19 minutes remaining in the game.

Conn. College would not give up and turned the second half of the game into a battle of scoring runs. The Camels answered with a trio of goals to cut the lead to 10-4, with around 15 minutes showing on the clock.

Amherst responded with three unanswered goals to bring the lead back to 13-4 with just eight minutes in regulation. A number of younger players were able to get some valuable minutes for Amherst and held off a final Camel charge for the 13-7 win.

Senior Alyssa Briody (Hopewell, NJ) recorded a hat-trick for Amherst, but the young Craig would steal the show once again. The outstanding game will make a great case for conference Player of the Week honors, and brings the sophomore's season totals to 20 goals in just 6 games.

Junior Linda McEvoy (Rochester, NY) made 10 saves in net for the Jeffs, picking up the win. Amherst returns to action when its hosts Trinity on Wednesday, April 4 for a 4:30 game at Hitchcock Fields.

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#7 Amherst College (5-1, 3-0) 5-8--13
Connecticut College (1-4, 0-3) 1-6--7

Goals:
AC: Amy Craig 5, Alyssa Briody 3, Lauren Dudley 3, Maddie Hoag 1, Rachel Lewis 1.
CC: Aly Ridgway 2, Paige Pascarelli, Sarah Miner, Sara Christopher, Angela Keller, Emily Mason.

Assists:
AC: Alyssa Briody 2, Lauren Dudley, Maddie Hoag.
CC: Sarah Chandler.

Saves
Amherst-Linda McEvoy, 7 GA, 8 saves.
CC-Jenna Ross, 13 GA, 11 saves.

Shots
Amherst-26, CC 18

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