Following a second-place finish at last week’s Springfield Invitational, Amherst women’s volleyball returned to action in the Johnson & Wales Invitational this past weekend. The Firedogs dominated throughout, claiming four straight-set victories en route to first place.
Amherst opened the tournament on Friday night against hosts Johnson & Wales. Having already defeated JWU last weekend in straight sets, the Firedogs entered the match confident.
They claimed a 3-0 victory once again (25-18, 25-19, 25-13) to open on a commanding note.
In the team’s home opener last Wednesday, Amherst women’s soccer (2-1-0) sailed to a 6-0 victory over Mount Holyoke (1-3-0). Entering the week ranked 20th in the country, the Jeffs came out firing, wasting no time to find their way onto the scoreboard.
Just nine minutes into action, senior co-captain Mel Stier crossed the ball from the left side of the box to connect with junior Rachael Abernethy. Abernethy headed the ball into the net to push Amherst ahead. From there, Amherst never looked back.
In a rematch of a double-overtime thriller from the 2013 NESCAC Semifinals, the men’s soccer team secured its first NESCAC victory of 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Bowdoin Polar Bears this past Saturday. With the win, the Jeffs improve to 2-0-1 on the season.
Throughout the first five minutes, the Jeffs had two shots and a corner kick but came up empty in those efforts. The Polar Bears responded with a corner kick and a shot attempt of their own, but goalkeeper Thomas Bull ’16 was there to make the save.
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The Amherst field hockey team faced another setback this weekend, falling 2-1 to the defending national champions, Bowdoin. Despite first-year Caroline Fiore scoring her first collegiate goal, Amherst couldn’t top the Polar Bears and drops to 2-2 on the year and 1-2 in NESCAC competition.
The men’s golf team opened up their season this past weekend at the Trinity Invitational, where they finished in 10th out of 13 teams. The Trinity A and B teams took first and second, respectively, while a number of out-of-conference schools, such as Nichols and Babson, took the next few spots.
Replicating the start of last season, the Amherst women’s cross country team took first place at the Smith Invitational on Saturday. In the 196-runner field, the Jeffs’ top seven finishers were all in the top-25, securing Amherst’s first place finish with 42 points. Rounding out the top three were Conn. College (84) and Wellesley (100).
