Conference Roundup 2/13/16

Tufts 1 Amherst 2
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Tufts (8-8-5;4-7-4) senior Stewart Bell's team leading seventh goal in the third wasn't enough as Amherst (8-9-4;6-6-3) sophomore Thomas Lidstrom's team leading eight goal earlier in the third proved to be the game winner. Connor Girard made 33 saves for his second straight win and fourth straight start since Dave Cunningham left in the 1st period in a January 30th loss at Wesleyan. For Tufts, Mason Pulde had 39 saves in defeat. Pulde has made 35+ saves in six of his twelve starts this season.

The win keeps Amherst in sixth place with 15 points headed into the final three games, one point behind Middlebury for fifth and a commanding three points ahead of seventh place Tufts, who they hold the tiebreaker over after the Purple and White swept the season series with Saturday's win.

Wesleyan 2 Bowdoin 8 
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Matt Yablog and Daniel McMullan had their first goals of the year, Matt Lison scored twice and Bowdoin (11-7-3-7-5-3) scored early and often as a group to rout Wesleyan (2-11-8-; 2-6-7) for the Polar Bears' seventh straight. Dawson Sprigings and Nolan Daley each gave up four goals apiece on 31 total Bowdoin shots, while Peter Cronin made 16 saves for the victory. The win moves Bowdoin into the fourth and final playoff spot and just one point behind Hamilton for the third seed. The Cardinals remain in the eight and final playoff spot, one point ahead of Colby, whom the Cardinals play on Sunday.

Conn College 2  Hamilton 9 
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All three Conn College (3-16-2; 0-13-2) goalies gave up at least one goal as Hamilton (13-6-2;8-5-2) moved into sole possession of third place with the blowout. The slew of scoring including first collegiate goals from the Ians (Nichols and Chen), a four point game from Brandon Willett (1-3-4) and Robbie Murden's team leading 14th goal.  The Camels, who were eliminated from playoff contention last weekend at Tufts have now been outscored 17-3 in their last two games.

Trinity 4 Colby 2
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Anthony Sabitsky scored with 1:22 left to give Trinity (16-4-1; 12-3-0) their first lead of the game over Colby (7-10-4; 4-9-2), who held 1-0 and 2-1 leads in their bid for an upset. Alex Morin made 28 saves for the win while Emerson Verrier gave up three goals and made 31 saves in defeat. The win keeps Trinity in the hunt for the top spot three points behind Williams with three to play for the Bants and two to play for Williams. For the Mules, they are on the outside looking in at the playoffs, just one point behind eighth place Wesleyan, who the Mules play in Waterville on Sunday.