Eliza Meade scored her second of two goals with 5:35 to play for the game-winner against Connecticut College. Her first had tied the game at 10 a piece 15:08 into the second half.
The Camels had taken as much as a 10-7 lead early in the second half before the Jeffs retaliated with four straight goals while shutting Conn out of the net. Amherst's Molly Auth had 6 saves while Connecticut's Kristen Brooks kept 10 Jeff shots out of the cage. The Camels fall to 3 3 while the Jeffs, ranked No. 3 in the nation, better their record to 4-1. Amherst next hosts Smith on Thursday while Connecticut hosts Mount Holyoke the same day.
Connecticut College (3-3) 5 5 -- 10 Amherst (4-1) 6 5 -- 11Connecticut G A P Amherst G A P Jess Bell 3 1 4 Eliza Meade 2 2 4 Alison Hopcroft 1 2 3 Kate Sullivan 2 1 3 Anna Stancioff 1 1 2 3 Heidi Cline 2 1 3 Siobhan Doherty 1 1 2 Heather Kestner 2 1 3 Christine Seta 1 1 2 Irene Permut 1 0 1 Meg Welsh 1 0 1 Rachel Bernstein 1 0 1 Kim-An Hernandez 1 0 1 Jen Corso 1 0 1 Kelly Whitman 1 0 1 Christina Smith 0 1 1 Jess Aguiar 0 1 1 Jessica Flynn 0 1 1 Conn Totals 10 8 18 Amherst Totals 11 7 18 # # # 4/5/97