The Amherst College football team had a pair of goal-line stands as the Mammoths beat Bowdoin, 24-14, Saturday in Brunswick, Maine.
The Polar Bears drove to the Amherst 1-yard line on the first possession of the game, but the Mammoths forced a fumble and recovered it on fourth down.
Holding a 17-7 lead in the fourth, Bowdoin drove to the Amherst 4, but went four-and-out. Amherst (3-0 NESCAC) then went 96 yards in 10 plays as quarterback Ollie Eberth found Bo Berluti to make it 24-7.
Eberth finished 19-for-26 for 251 yards and three touchdowns. Berluti had 97 yards receiving. Justin Berry and Jack Hickey also caught TD passes.
Eberth led the team with 78 yards on the ground. Hickey had 64 yards rushing.
St. Bonaventure 2, UMass 1 — The Minutemen (4-4-2, 0-1-0 Atlantic 10) outshot the Bonnies 17-2, but fell at home, Saturday.
Davis Smith (Amherst) scored from Eli Cronin and Casey Hamill for UMass.
Amherst 2, Bates 1 — German Giammattei scored the game-winner in the 80th minute as the Mammoths (4-3, 2-3 NESCAC) won at home, Sunday.
Tufts 2, Amherst 1 — Sebastian Derby headed home a pass from Dane Lind, but the Mammoths fell on the road, Saturday.
UMass 3, La Salle 1 — Jenna Thomas scored twice, while Jenny Hipp added one goal as the Minutewomen (9-2, 4-0 Atlantic 10) won on the road, Sunday.
Amherst 4, Bates 1 — Caleigh Plaut, Marve McNamara, Natalie Landau and Alexa Juarez each scored as the Mammoths (7-1-1, 3-1-1 NESCAC) won at home, Sunday.
Amherst College 3, Tufts 0 — Sloan Askins, Ruby Hastie and Juarez each scored the Mammoths on Saturday.
Springfield 2, Mount Holyoke 0 — Amanda Manaster made nine saves, but the Mammoths (3-5-1, 1-2 NEWMAC) fell on the road, Saturday.
WPIT 2, Smith 0 — Naomi Falkenberg had seven saves, but the Pioneers (6-5, 1-2 NEWMAC) fell on the road, Saturday.
Queens 7, Coker 0 — Alexandra Bertuch-Wallace (Florence) made her first appearce for the Royals and scored her first collegiate goal as Queens University of Charlotte (North Carolina) rolled on the road, Saturday.
Endicott 3, Amherst 1; Wesleyan 3, Amherst 0 — Emily Kolsky had a combined 25 kills, while Jamie Dailey had 20, but the Mammoths (10-2, 3-1 NESCAC) fell at home, Saturday.
Smith 3, Plymouth State 0; Wheaton 3, Smith 0 — Amy Hagen had a combined 23 kills, Jody Huang had seven aces, Kimani Freeman added 45 assists and Helena Wiatrowski added 19 digs as the Pioneers (2-13) split at home, Saturday.
Elms 3, Salem State 0 — A pair of former Frontier Regional players faced off as Hannah Adams’ Blazers swept Sara Corey’s Vikings at home, Saturday.
Corey had four digs for Salem (10-5). Adams had eight digs for Elms (10-3).
Tufts 3, Amherst 2 — Franny Daniels and Kendall Codey each scored, but the Mammoths (4-3, 1-3 NESCAC) fell on the road, Saturday.
Babson 7, Mount Holyoke 1 — Kylie Brooks scored, but the Lyons (5-5, 1-2 NEWMAC) fell on the road, Saturday.
MIT 3, Smith 1 — Alex Larosee scored but the Pioneers (5-4, 2-1 NEWMAC) fell on the road, Saturday.
Williams College Fall Invitational — Morgan Yurosek placed second (80-71–151) as Amherst finished third behind New York University and Williams, Sunday.
Susan Lee (83-95–178) led Mount Holyoke, which finished 11th.
Westfield State 3, RIC 2 — Kyla Murphy (Westhampton) won her No. 2 match 2-up and Makenze Felty (Southampton) won at No. 3 1-up as the Owls won a Ryder Cup-style match on the road, Sunday.
NESCAC qualifier — Cameron Clark shot a 144 (74-75) as Amherst placed sixth, Sunday.
Women’s Cross Country
Paul Short Invitational — Olivia Polischeck was 34th (22:37) as Amherst placed 21st at Lehigh University, Saturday.
Paul Short Invitational — Cosmo Brossy placed 41st (25:12) as Amherst finished 22nd at Lehigh University, Saturday.