AMHERST, Mass. -- Sophomore Rylee Glennon had a goal and assist Sunday while Caitlin Walker made 26 saves, leading the Amherst College women's hockey team to a big conference win over rival Bowdoin at Orr Rink, 3-0. 

Amherst improved yo 9-7-1 overall and 6-5-1 in the NESCAC, landing in sole possession of fourth place. Bowdoin slipped to 9-7-1 overall and 5-6-1 in the conference with its loss. Amherst hosts Trinity Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in another NESCAC contest,

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

* Glennon opened the scoring at the 10:50 mark of the second period with Amherst on the power-play. Avery Flynn's shot from the blueline was wide of the left post, but the puck bounced to Angelina Wiater, who instinctively back slid a pass from just left of the crease behind her to Glennon at the bottom of the face-off circle. Glennon craftily placed a wrist shot over the pad on the short side of the goal for the lead. 

* Only 62 seconds later, the Mammoths boosted their lead to 2-0. Wiater won the face-off at the right circle. Leslie Schwartz collected the puck and slid a pass to Avery Flynn. After the pair boomeranged their passes to each other, Flynn found Glennon in the left circle. Glennon slid the puck into the slot and Xu re-directed it into the bottom right corner of the goal. 

* First year Julia Weiss added an empty-net goal with 1:50 left on the clock in the third period to seal the victory. It was her first collegiate goal.



BY THE NUMBERS:

* Amherst is 4-0-1 in its last five games, outscoring its opponents 11-4 over that span.

* The Mammoths held a slim 8-7 advantage in shots after one period of play. Both teams had one power-play opportunity in the opening stanza, but neither team could convert. The shots were equal at the end of the contest, 26-26. 

* Walker made 26 saves to post her 3rd shutout of the season, raising her season save percentage to .949 and her lowering her goals against average to 1.34.