AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst College men's lacrosse team scored seven third-quarter goals to pull away for a 17-8 win over Springfield College on Wednesday evening at Gooding Field.

The Mammoths, ranked ninth in the nation in the latest USILA Division III poll, improved to 4-1 this season with their third straight win, while the Pride fell to 2-5.

The Mammoths are back in action on Saturday (March 25), hosting reigning Empire 8 champion St. John Fisher at noon on Pratt Field at Lehrman Stadium.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS:

* The game started slow offensively as each team scored only once in the first quarter. Senior attack Tanyr Krummenacher scored his 16th goal of the season midway through the first period for the Mammoths before senior attack Riley Burgmyer leveled the score at 1-1 late in the quarter for the Pride.

* The Mammoths took control of the game in the second quarter with four unanswered goals. Senior midfielder Matt Adams started the spurt five minutes into the frame. Junior attack Jake Bennett and first-year attack Bob Gross added to the Amherst lead before Adams closed the half with a goal with 11 seconds on the clock.

* Senior midfielder Jackson Lane opened the third quarter with a goal for the Pride but the Mammoths responded with four goals in 70 seconds. Sophomore attack Dylan Hsu opened the run before Adams, senior midfielder Brodie Rayment and Bennett scored in quick succession to give the Mammoths a 9-2 lead.

* Senior midfielder Bayard DeMallie, Bennett and Gross scored before the third quarter ended, giving the Mammoths a 12-4 lead after seven third-quarter tallies.

* Just like the third, the Pride scored in the first minute of the fourth quarter with a goal from graduate student attack Conor Tracy but once again the Mammoths answered with a run, netting five straight goals to put the game out of reach, including a pair from Gross and the second goal of the season for senior midfielder Thomas Ehret. The Pride scored three goals in the final five minutes but could not get any closer.



BY THE NUMBERS:

* Gross tallied his first collegiate four-goal game to lead the Mammoths. Bennett (3g, 3a) and DeMallie (2g, 4a) each posted six-point games for Amherst, while Adams netted his third hat trick of the season.

* The Mammoths won 17-of-28 face-offs, led by sophomore Nicholas Kopp, who won 16-of-23 face-offs and picked up eight ground balls.

* Sophomore defenseman Lawson Laverty caused four turnovers and tallied five ground balls.

* Sophomore goalkeeper Mitch Likins made 12 saves while allowing only 5 goals to earn the win before first-year Ayden Santi came on for the final six minutes, making his collegiate debut.

* The Mammoths had a 51-41 advantage in shots and a 26-22 edge in shots on goal.

* Amherst was 23-for-25 on clear attempts while Springfield was a perfect 20-for-20.