AMHERST — The second-ranked Amherst College men’s lacrosse team rolled past defending national champions Wesleyan, 14-9, Wednesday at Pratt Field.
The Mammoths (10-0, 5-0 NESCAC) scored three goals in the first three minutes of play, two of which were scored by Jon Coffey and assisted by Evan Wolf.
Wolf finished the game with four goals and two assists. Coffey had three goals.
Andrew Ford, Jack Norton (two), Jimmy McAfee, Ethan Kazmierski (two) and Grant Chryssicas also scored for Amherst.
“We knew Wesleyan was a really good team coming in,” Wolf said. “They’re the defending national champion, so we just had to show up for the game no matter who we were playing.”
Amherst led 7-4 at halftime and held a 21-17 edge in ground balls.
“I think it always comes down to our riding, it’s one of the things we put most importance in creating more chances for our offense,” Wolf said. “I think we road the ball really hard tonight which showed in the final score.”
The sixth-ranked Cardinals pulled within two twice in the third period, but Amherst answered each time.
“I don’t think we are anywhere close to our full potential,” he said. “Probably focus this week on shooting, I don’t think we shot super well tonight, but we’re excited to get back to work tomorrow”
Wesleyan (7-2, 3-2 NESCAC) was led by Ronan Jacoby with five goals.
Amherst is back in action at 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams.
Amherst 10, WPI 7 — Kai Terada-Herzer (triple) and Stephen Burke each had two hits and three RBIs for the Mammoths. Daniel Qin (two hits), Nick Nardone and Tyler Marshall had an RBI each.
Springfield 11, Becker 10 — Noah Bleakley (Granby) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored as the Pride (10-9) held on for the road win.
Western New England 32, Keene State 11 — Jake Balderston (Hadley) was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored as the Golden Bears (12-6) set a program record for runs in a game with
UMass 13, UConn 3 — Erin Stacevicz had five of the Minutewomen’s season-high 20 hits and drove in five runs.
Melissa Garcia had there RBIs, while Caroline Videtto singled four times.
Jackie Kelley scored three runs.
Springfield 4, Amherst 3 (8); Amherst 2, Springfield 0 — Lorena Ukanwa struck out six in a two-hit shutout in Game 2. She issued just one walk. Kyra Naftel hit an RBI single in the fifth, scoring Julia Turner. Nicole Trezza scored Amherst’s first run on an error in the fourth.
Kate Kopatic and Andrea Sanders had RBIs in Game 1.
Trinity 3, Coast Guard 0 — Madeline Spencer-Orell tossed a five-hit shutout as the Bantams (10-5) won at home.
Framingham State 12, Smith 4 — Aubrey Duhaime (Belchertown) scored and grabbed a ground ball in the win for the Rams.
Emily Biggs (Northampton) had two goals for Smith (7-4). Bella Ferraro added two assists. Alyssa Schams stopped six shots.
Wesleyan 11, Amherst 10 (OT) — Isabelle Sennett (assist), Becky Kendall (assist), Hannah Gustafson and Hannah Fox each scored twice for the Mammoths (6-3, 2-3 NESCAC). Sydney Prokupek scored the OT winner with 5:19 left.
Springfield 15, Westfield State 8 — Kate Sarnacki (Granby) had five goals as the Pride (4-6) rolled at home.