Box Score KEENE, N.H. – Amherst College entered tonight's game off a road win over then-No. 7 Bowdoin last weekend that propelled them to a national No. 15 ranking this week and did not slow down, defeating the Keene State College field hockey team 7-0 on Tuesday night at Owl Athletic Complex to wrap up the Owls' season-long four-game homestand.
Records
- Keene State: 1-5
- No. 15 Amherst: 3-0
How It Happened
Muffie Mazambani got the scoring started in the 13th minute and finished with two goals and two assists for Amherst, who scored twice in 23 seconds to take a 2-0 lead late in the opening quarter and added another just 2:23 into the second quarter on Kat Mason's goal. Mazambani added her second tally in the final five minutes of the first half, and the Mammoths were well on their way to a win, leading 4-0 at the break. Prior to her tally, KSC did have a chance to get on the board down three when they had three consecutive penalty corners, but
Clara Hunkins' shot was stopped by Amherst goalkeeper Kaitlin Broda and
Emma Cahoon's try went wide. The Mammoths' fourth tally came just 1:57 after that succession of Keene State penalty corners.
Molly Edmark (1-5) made four of her 13 saves in the third quarter to keep the score at 4-0, but Amherst tacked on three more in the final quarter, including scoring twice in 1:09 early in the period.
Broda (3-0) made a pair of stops in 52:29 of action before Sara Nidus played the final 7:31.
Penalty Strokes
- Keene State has been blanked in six of the past seven head-to-head meetings in the series dating back to a 3-2 loss in Massachusetts in 2013.
- Edmark has stopped 43 shots in six contests this season.
- KSC has allowed 14 or more corners in three of six games this season. In their win over the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth this past Saturday, they enjoyed a 20-7 advantage in such opportunities.
Up Next
- The Owls will be going on the road a fair amount for the rest of the regular season, including in six of the next eight outings beginning with a Little East Conference matchup at Eastern Connecticut State University (1-1, 1-0 LEC) this Saturday, September 18 at 12:00 p.m.
- Amherst hosts Hamilton College (2-0, 1-0 NESCAC; receiving votes in NFHCA poll) at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex, their temporary home on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, on Sunday, September 19 at 11:00 a.m.
