While the Jeffs haunted keeper Tom Casarella with 17 shots on goal, one too few connected with the net as Amherst came home from Maine with their first loss of the season. The Jeffs are now 2-1-1, but ranked No. 8 in the NSCAA/Umbro New England Division III Poll.

The matchup with the Polar Bears was another physical contest, as refs called 33 fouls, including three yellow cards. Amidst the confusion, Rejji Hayes '97 (Andover, MA) slotted in the Amherst goal just three minutes after Bowdoin's second. But time ran out for the Jeffs too soon, as they now look forward to their next matchup against Middlebury.

Last year, the Panthers slipped a single goal past Amherst to kick off mid-semester break with the Jeffs' first loss of the 1995 season. However, Amherst got revenge in the first round of the NCAA tournament, as the Jeffs won the penalty kick shootout, 3-0, to escape the 1-1 OT tie and advance to face Williams in the regional final.