Amherst College Women's Hockey

Amherst's Karega Wins 2006 NCAA Division III Statistical Champion Award
May 16 - Amherst first-year women’s ice hockey forward Tarasai Karega earned a 2006 NCAA Division III Statistical Champion Award on Monday after leading the nation in power-play goals this season. Karega notched nine power-play scores on the year en route to 21 points on 16 goals and five assists. Full Story

Women's Hockey Falls To Colby In NESCAC Quarterfinals, 4-2
February 25 - The fifth-seeded Amherst women's hockey team dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 4 Colby College in the opening round of the NESCAC Championship Tournament. Full Story

Women's Hockey Suffers 3-1 Loss to Utica
February 18 - The Amherst women's hockey team closed out its regular season with a 3-1 loss to visiting non-conference foe Utica College on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Clinch Fifth Straight NESCAC Tournament Bid, Blank Conn. College, 3-0
February 17 - The Amherst women’s hockey team clinched its fifth straight NESCAC Tournament bid with a 3-0 shutout victory over visiting Connecticut College on Friday night. The Jeffs (10-13/6-10 NESCAC) secured the No. 6 seed in the tournament and earn the right to face third-seeded archrival Williams College in the opening round, scheduled for next Saturday, February 25. Full Story

Jeffs Stopped at No. 2 Middlebury, 4-1
February 11 - The Amherst women’s hockey team suffered a 4-1 loss at second-ranked Middlebury College on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Jeffs fall to 9-13 on the season and 5-10 in conference while the Panthers improve to 20-2 overall and (13-1 NESCAC). Full Story

Women's Hockey Edged at No. 10 Williams, 6-5
February 10 - The Amherst women's hockey team suffered a narrow 6-5 loss at 10th-ranked NESCAC and Little Three archrival Williams College on Friday night. Full Story

Quinn Leads Women's Hockey Past UMass Boston, 5-2
February 7 - Amherst sophomore Meg Quinn talled a pair of goals to lead the Jeffs to a 5-2 women's hockey victory over visiting non-conference foe UMass Boston on Tuesday night. Full Story

Jeffs Suffer 4-2 Loss at Second-Ranked Plattsburgh St.
February 5 - The Amherst women’s hockey team suffered a 4-2 non-conference loss at second-ranked Plattsburgh State University on Sunday afternoon. The loss marks the second straight for the Jeffs as they fell to 8-11, while Plattsburgh St. improved to 20-1. Full Story

Jeffs Dropped by Elmira, 8-2
February 4 - The Amherst women’s hockey team was beaten 8-2 on Saturday afternoon by visiting ninth-ranked non-conference opponent Elmira College, dropping to 8-10 on the season while the Soaring Eagles improved to 12-7 overall. Full Story

Johnston Named NESCAC Women's Hockey Player of the Week
January 31 - Amherst College sophomore goaltender Stacey Johnston was named New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday, following a 3-0 week for the Jeffs, in which she posted 82 saves and earned her second shutout of the season. Full Story

Jeffs Post 3-2 Power-Play Victory Over Hamilton
January 28 - The Amherst women's hockey team used a pair of power-play scores to push past visiting NESCAC rival Hamilton College on Saturday night. Full Story

Jeffs Blank Trinity, 5-0
January 27 - The Amherst women’s hockey team posted its second shutout of the season on Friday night, routing visiting NESCAC foe Trinity College, 5-0. The win marks the second straight for the Jeffs, who improved to 7-9 (4-9 NESCAC), while Trinity dropped to 6-8-1 overall and 3-7-1 in conference play. Full Story

Women's Hockey Posts 2-1 Come-From-Behind Victory Over St. Anselm
January 24 - Junior Tes Siarnacki netted the game winner in the second period as the women's hockey team outlasted St. Anslem, 2-1, on Tuesday night. Full Story

Women's Hockey Suffers 5-1 Loss to Ninth-Ranked Bowdoin
January 21 - The Amherst women's hockey team suffered a 5-1 NESCAC loss to visiting ninth-ranked Bowdoin College on Saturday. Full Story

Women's Hockey Drops 5-3 Decision to Colby
January 20 - The Amherst women's hockey team dropped a 5-3 NESCAC decision to visiting Colby College on Friday night. Full Story

Jeffs Upset No. 9 UW-River Falls, 2-1
January 15 - The Amherst women’s hockey team upset ninth-ranked visiting non-conference opponent University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Sunday afternoon, 2-1. Rookie Anna MacLean allied the unassisted game-winner to give the Jeffs their first win over a ranked opponent in program history as they improved to 5-7 overall, while UW-River Falls fell to 9-6-1. Full Story

Jeffs Blanked By St. Thomas, 7-0
January 14 - The Amherst women’s hockey team was blanked by fifth-ranked visiting non-conference foe University of St. Thomas on Saturday night, 7-0. The Tommies outshot the Jeffs 44-15 and remained undefeated at 10-0, while Amherst dropped to 4-7. Full Story

Jeffs Crush Holy Cross, 5-2
January 11 - The Amherst women's hockey team outshot non-conference host Holy Cross 49-13 en route to a 5-2 victory on Wednesday night. Junior Kirsten Forsberg paced Amherst with a pair of goals as the Jeffs improved to 4-7, while Holy Cross fell to 5-7-1. Full Story

Amherst's Harrington Named NESCAC Women's Hockey Player of the Week
January 9 - Amherst first-year Lindsey Harrington was named the NESCAC women's hockey player of the week on Monday after having a hand in all five of the Jeffs' goals over the weekend. Full Story

Women's Hockey Edged By Trinity, 3-2
January 7- Trinity College scored with less than three minutes remaining to break a 2-2 tie and defeat Amherst in women's hockey action on Saturday night. Full Story

Women's Hockey Downs Hamilton in Overtime, 3-2
January 6 - Rookie Tarasai Karega scored two goals, including the overtime game winner to lead the Amherst women's hockey team over NESCAC rival Hamilton College. Full Story

Jeffs Upended at Conn. College, 3-2
December 9 - The Amherst women's hockey team suffered a 3-2 loss at conference rival Connecticut College on Friday night. The Jeffs drop to 2-5 overall (2-5 NESCAC). Full Story

Jeffs Fall to Williams, 5-2
December 3 -The Amherst women's hockey team lost to visiting Little Three and NESCAC rival Williams College on Saturday afternoon at Orr Rink, 5-2. Despite outshooting Williams 49-33, Amherst was unable to muster enough offense to grab a victory, dropping to 2-4 overall and 2-4 in conference play, while Williams improved to 3-2-1 overall (3-0-1 NESCAC). Full Story

Jeffs Edged by Top-Ranked Middlebury, 4-3
December 2 - The Amherst women's hockey team battled visiting top-ranked Middlebury College to 55 minutes of deadlocked action, but suffered a narrow 4-3 loss on Friday night. Full Story

Harrington's Hat Trick Guides Jeffs Past Wesleyan, 5-1
November 27 - The Amherst women's hockey team completed a weekend sweep of visiting Little Three and NESCAC rival Wesleyan University with a 5-1 victory at Orr Rink on Sunday. Rookie forward Lindsey Harrington led the Jeffs with her first career hat trick as Amherst improved to 2-2 overall and 2-2 in conference play, while Wesleyan falls to 0-4 overall (0-4 NESCAC). Full Story

Jeffs Post 6-0 Home-Opening Rout Over Wesleyan
November 26 - The Amherst women's hockey team outshot visiting NESCAC and Little Three rival Wesleyan University 52-8 en route to the Jeffs' first victory of the year, a 6-0 rout in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Edged at Colby, 2-1
November 19 - Rookie Lindsey Harrington scored her first collegiate goal, but the Amherst women's hockey team fell to Colby on Saturday afternoon. Full Story

Jeffs Drop Season Opener at Seventh-Ranked Bowdoin, 4-2
November 18 - The Amherst women's hockey team opened their 2005-06 slate with a loss to seventh-ranked Bowdoin College. Full Story

Speedy Jeffs Skate Into 2005-06 Season
November 11 - Boasting 18 returners from last winter, including all top scorers and the entire starting lineup, Amherst Women's Hockey begins its 2005-06 slate at NESCAC rival Bowdoin College on November 18. Full Story