Tufts vs. Amherst
March 30, 2005

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Mark Warner | (0, 3) |
| Mike O’brien | (2, 1) |
| Billy Granger | (3, 0) |
| Michael Hughes | (2, 0) |
| Bryan Griffin | (1, 0) |
| Devin Clarke | (0, 1) |
| Rory Doucette | (0, 1) |
| Brett Holm | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Andy Starr | 15 (0.882) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Tufts | 4-0 |
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| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Alex Casertano | (1, 1) |
| Derek Cherney | (0, 1) |
| Josh Cherney | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Cushing Donelan | 9 (0.500) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Amherst | 3-1 |
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| The Game Story: | |||||
| MEDFORD ^S The fourth-ranked Tufts Jumbos held #12 Amherst scoreless for 49 minutes behind superb goaltending from senior Andy Starr (Weston, MA) as they posted a 9-2 NESCAC men^Ys lacrosse victory at Bello Field on Wednesday afternoon. After a scoreless first period in which Starr made five saves and his Amherst counterpart Cushing Donelan (Noroton, CT) had two, Tufts junior Mike O^YBrien (Concord, MA) broke the stalemate at 13:34 of the second period with a man-up goal. He added another man-up goal and an assist in the period as Tufts took a 4-0 lead by halftime. The Jumbos pushed the margin to 8-0 in the third quarter behind junior Billy Granger (East Setauket, NY), who scored three of their four goals in the period. The Lord Jeffs finally scored at the 11:00 mark of the final period on senior Alex Casertano^Ys (Millbrook, NY) ninth goal of the season. The teams traded goals in the final 10 minutes for the 9-2 final. Starr, who finished with 15 saves, was at his best in the second half when he made five saves in both the third and fourth quarters. He had plenty of help, as the Tufts defense held the Jeffs scoreless on 11 extra-man opportunities. The Jumbos converted three man-up chances of their own. The two goals allowed are the fewest by the Jumbos since a 22-2 win against Assumption on April 21, 1999. It is also the fewest goals scored by a NESCAC team against Tufts since the Jumbos beat Wesleyan 13-1 in 1976. Granger with three goals, O^YBrien with two goals and an assist and sophomore Mark Warner (Wading River, NY) with three assists led Tufts with three-point games. Casertano finished with a goal and an assist for Amherst, which got nine saves overall from Donelan. |
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