#10 Wesleyan Falls to #9 Amherst in NESCAC Quarters
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Extending its dominance of Wesleyan to 16 games dating back to 1994, and 24-10 all-time, Amherst broke a 2-2 tie on a strong individual move by sophomore Mary Noonan to slip past two Wesleyan defenders and go on for the go-ahead goal at 17:59 of the first half, igniting a 6-0 run which led to a 13-5 decision in a NESCAC tournament first-round contest. Wesleyan and Amherst had posted identical 5-4 records in conference play and despite a 10-5 victory over Wesleyan on opening day back in March, Amherst was relegated to the sixth-seed while Wesleyan eared the number-three seed as Wesleyan controlled the tie-breaker in a four-way deadlock with Bowdoin and Colby also involved. [full story]
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