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Camels Drop Two In Lacrosse Action

Connecticut College teams defeated by Keene State, Amherst

Connecticut College's lacrosse teams were defeated by Keene State College and Amherst College in games on Tuesday. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Lacrosse: Keene State 15, Conn College 13

Junior attackman Taylor Jette (Simsbury, Conn.) and the Keene State College men's lacrosse team picked the right time to have their best offensive game of the year, as the Owls defeated the Connecticut College Camels 15-13, in a roller coaster non-conference win on Tuesday night at Owl Athletic Complex.

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The Owls scored the contest's first three goals in the first quarter, capped by junior JT Galloway's (Simsbury, Conn.) goal from Jette with 34 second remaining in the quarter.

After Connecticut College's junior midfielder John Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) scored to give the Camels their first lead of the game at 5-4, KSC senior captain Matt Schairer (Wrentham, Mass.) scored with 2:32 left in the half on a rise ball to beat Connecticut College netminder Rob Moccia (Malvern, Pa.) for the 6-4 advantage.

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Connecticut College tried to cut into the KSC lead with just seconds remaining in the half, but KSC junior goalie Jason Leser (Brewster, N.Y.) set aside sophomore midfielder Thomas Woessner's (Old Lyme, Conn.) point-blank shot to keep the 6-4 lead.

The Camels stormed out to a lead in the 2nd half, rattling five straight goals, including two goals in a matter of 33 seconds, from junior attackman Andrew Berry (Moorestown, N.J.) at the 8:16 and 7:43 marks of the 3rd quarter for the 9-6 advantage.

KSC would answer with a run of their own, with five straight goals, as Schairer would add a man-up goal with 14:11 in the fourth quarter. Jette would cap the run with an unassisted goal, squeezing his way through a few Camel defenders for his fourth goal of the game.

Trailing 14-10, Connecticut College looked to cut into the lead, as junior midfielder Stephen Eicher (Northport, N.Y.) was all alone near the crease, but Leser came up with one of his six saves to keep the Owls ahead by four.

On the ensuing possession, the Owls would run down the field, as Ian Hart (Richmond, N.H.) would find Jette for the 15-10 lead.

Connecticut College, continuing the fight, scored three consecutive goals, two coming from Tyler Corcoran (Simsbury, Conn.), for the 15-13 final score.

Schairer and Ian Hart each had four points in the game behind Jette's seven. Galloway also netted multiple goals for the Owls in the win. Sophomore long-pole midfielder Andrew Fazio (Shrub Oak, N.Y.) and face-off man David Shaw (Acton, Mass.) each had five groundballs, while senior defender Sean LeBlanc (Simsbury, Conn.) scooped up a team-high six.

Lyons, Corcoran and Andrew Freedman (Sudbury, Mass.) each had three scores for the Camels. Corcoran also dished out two assists for a team-high five points. Face-off man Chuck Czerkawski (Cohasset, Mass.) went 17-of-31 for Conn. College with a game-high 11 groundballs.

Leser finished the game with six saves in the win for the Owls to improve to 4-3 on the year, while Moccia made 10 saves in the losing effort for Connecticut College.

The Owls return to action this Saturday, as they will host Salem State in a Little East Conference matchup at 1 p.m. at Owl Athletic Complex. Connecticut College returns home for Alumni and Senior day on Saturday, as they will host Hamilton College for a 1 p.m. NESCAC contest.

Women's College: Amherst 12, Conn College 5

The 11th-ranked Amherst College women's lacrosse team scored the first six goals and never let its lead slip away during Tuesday night's 12-5 win over Connecticut College at Gooding Field.

Amherst (7-3, 4-3 NESCAC) has now won 14 consecutive games against the Camels, who dropped to 4-7 overall and 1-6 in conference play.

Marta Randall '13 recorded a hat trick as one of four Amherst players with multiple goals on the night, while Lowell Abbott scored twice and added an assist as the only Camel with more than one point. Lamia Harik '12 made five saves in the win, with Kelsey Burke stopping seven shots for the visitors.

Claire Bennett '12 picked up three ground balls and caused five turnovers to lead an Amherst defense that held the Camels scoreless for the first 18:01 and the final 14:29. The Lord Jeffs finished with a 26-17 advantage in shots, including a 16-6 edge in the opening half.

Amherst built a 6-0 lead in the first 14:26 of the game, with Allie Horwitz '12 accounting for two of those goals and Elizabeth Ludlow '14 capping off the run on a beautiful spin move for an unassisted tally. The Camels got on the board at 11:58 when they capitalized on an Amherst turnover, as Abbott assisted Ashley Crutchfield on a quick counterattack.

The Jeffs responded 22 seconds later when Horwitz held the ball and patiently waited behind the net for Meghan Mills '15, who came crashing in and finished off a nice pass to make it a 7-1 game. Abbott would get one back when she scored on a free-position attempt at 8:25, giving the hosts a 7-2 lead at the break.

The Camels were able to cut their deficit to four goals on three occasions in the second half, with Abbott, Bri Miller and Katelyn Driscoll scoring during a 10:26 span. Neither team put together back-to-back goals in the period until Amherst broke a 9-5 game open, as Randall, Caroline Holliday '14 and Alex Philie '14 scored down the stretch to give the Jeffs breathing room.

Ludlow, Horwitz and Philie each scored twice for the Jeffs, while Wyatt Davis '13 had a goal and two assists. Randall's hat trick was her fifth of the season, giving her a team-high 25 goals on the year.

The Lord Jeffs will return to action this Saturday when they host Tufts University at noon. The Camels will travel to take on Eastern Connecticut State University on Thursday.


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