April 17, 2002
MEDFORD, MA - The Amherst College men's lacrosse team downed NESCAC foe Tufts University, 13-7, Wednesday afternoon. Jeff senior attackman Harlow Voorhees (Chevy Chase, MD) and first-year teammate Alex Casertano (Millbrook, NY) paced the visitors with four goals apeice.
Amherst never trailed in the game and jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening quarter behind a pair of goals by Casertano. The Jumbos rallied to even the score at 3-3, but Voorhees and Casertano countered to put the Jeffs up 5-3, heading into halftime.
The Jeffs pulled away in the final quarter with a trio of unanswered goals to extend their lead to 10-6. First-year goaltender Cushing Donelan (Noroton, CT) was stellar in net and finished with nine saves, while Tufts netminder Kirk Lutwyler recorded 13.
With the victory, Amherst improved to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play, while the Jumbos dropped to 6-4 and 3-3. The Jeffs return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. at NESCAC foe Bowdoin College.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Amherst (5-5/2-3)
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GOALS:
AC: Harlow Voorhees (4), Alex Casertano (4), Tucker Sowers (2), Bryan Hiller, Joaquin Walker, Graham Lake
T: Bryan Griffin (2), Jon Zissi (2), Jim Mandller, Jack Palmer, Devin Clarke
ASSISTS:
AC: Josh Cherney (3), Walker (2), Casertano (2), Hiller, Voorhees, Gene Nogi, Sowers, Craig McBeth
T: Supple, Alex Kerwin, Mandler
GOALTENDING:
AC: Cushing Donelan (9 saves, 7 GA, 60:00)
T: Kirk Lutwyler (13 saves, 13 GA, 60:00)
