BRUNSWICK, Me. -- Niall Murphy's goal in the 55th minute Sunday afternoon put the #3 NESCAC ranked Amherst men's soccer team on top, against the #2 NESCAC ranked Bowdoin men's soccer in a 1-0 win.
 
"It was great having Jonny Novak and Ben Clark Eden back in the lineup today. Both those guys are integral to our energy and toughness and they played like the all league players they are today." said head coach Justin Serpone.  "This has been a crazy stretch of games. I think it was twelve games in 32 days. We've had to play away at Middlebury, Conn, Tufts and Bowdoin – all of which are some of the best teams in the country so far. I'm proud of the guys for staying focused through it all."
 
The Mammoths are now 8-3-2 overall, and return to play on October 15th at 3pm against #3 Montclair State University in Montclair NJ.
 
In preparation for next weekend's game Serpone said, "I know we have Montclair State next Sunday but it's fall break so I told the guys to get away from soccer for a few days. It's hard to win games in this league and we're going to enjoy this one a little longer than usual."
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
 
* The Mammoths had a strong start to the game with 9 shots in the first half and Bowdoin with only two, however, neither team was able to put one in the back of the net by the end of the first half.
 
* Amherst got an early corner kick by Declan Sung that led to a shot by Ada Okorogheye that was saved by Bowdoin goalie Alex Ainsworth. Amherst and Bowdoin went back and forth with free kicks until Amherst's Wyatt McCarthy got a good shot off in the 21st minute that was saved by Alex Ainsworth. Shortly after Declan Sung got two good shots off one that went wide and another shortly after that went over the crossbar. After a Bowdoin corner kick and a shot by Bowdoin's Luke Macaione, the half ended with nothing on the scoreboard.
 
* Again, Amherst started off strong in the second half with a shot 2 minutes into the half by Declan Sung that was blocked by Bowdoin. Amherst tried again with a corner kick and shot by Ada Okorogheye that was saved by Alex Ainsworth.
 
* After a shot by Okorogheye that deflected off the post, Murphy was able to put the ball in the back of the net and get his team on the board making the score 1-0. Amherst kept attacking and keeping Bowdoin at bay for the rest of the 90 minutes to end the game 1-0.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

* Amherst also came out on top with shots on goal with a 6-1 edge over Bowdoin.