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AMHERST, Mass - The Williams College men's lacrosse team
suffered a decisive 17-8 defeat to NESCAC and Little Three
archrival Amherst Saturday at Gooding Field in a crucial conference
matchup. The loss snaps a two-game winning streak for the Ephs
(4-5, 2-5 NESCAC) and forces them to settle for a three-way split
of the 2008 Little Three title.
Amherst (7-5, and 2-4 NESCAC) set the tone early -scoring the
game's first four goals, and the Ephs could never make it close
again. The Lord Jeff's were led by T.J. Jackson and Will Ferrer,
who tallied five and four goals respectively, and Brett Miller's
six assists; while Dixon Hargrove, Michael Vrla, and David Hawley
each recorded a pair of goals for the Ephs in the losing effort.
John-Thomas Milone scored the first two goals of the contest as
the Lord Jeff's jumped out to a four goal lead in only the games
first seven minutes. The Ephs were able to get on the board with
only 18 seconds remaining in the period, off of Hargrove's first
score, to make it 4-1 after one.
Michael Vrla converted an Andy Camposeo pass to pull the Ephs
within two only 30 seconds into the second period, but that proved
to be the closest they would come as the Lord Jeffs peeled off the
three next goals and four of the next five to close out the first
half leading 8-3.
In the third quarter, the two rivals traded scores for the first
six goals of the frame but Amherst would expand their lead by two
before the period was through, leaving the Ephs with a mountainous
13-6 deficit.
The Lord Jeffs outscored the Ephs 4-2 in the final stanza to
balloon the final score to 17-8.
Amherst had an edge in nearly every statistical category
including shots (Williams 38, Amherst 42), ground balls (Williams
22, Amherst 38), and saves (Amherst 18, Williams 11), but the Ephs
were able to earn a stalemate in faceoff wins with 27 apiece.
The Ephs look to rebound this Thursday when Keene State travels
to Williamstown. The game is scheduled for 6:30 PM.
