Stevens wins
Dec
2008
What a match this was. No on ehad scored more than a goal or two on Amherst all season long and here is Stevens puttng up two in the first half. After the break, a third goal by Stevens resulted in some problems for the refs. After the goal by Johnson, the goal was announced, but then waved off. It seems that an Amherst player was injured and down, but the play continued. Both Johnson and his Lord Jeff defenders continued play as there was no whistle. Some of the Amherst team behind the play had slowed down in anticipation of play stoppage. After the goal, it was argued that the goal shouldn’t count due to the injured player on the field.
This situation was a tough one as both coaches knew that the play should stop, but yet there was no way to communicate that to the players involved downfield. The goal ultimately counted as there was no whistle, but there was no love lost between benches after that incident.
Amherst came back with a goal minutes later off a strike by Ducker, but Stevens could not be kept off the board. They scored again to make it 4-1. It was not a score nor a loss that Amherst had experienced this season. And it was a departure from the last two matches for the Ducks.
And now it is Stevens and Messiah in the finals tomorrow at 1:00. Stevens knows that it has it’s hands full with the Falcons. But Stevens should match up well as they have more speed and offensive power than Messiah saw today in Loras.
Greensboro College staff is doing an excellent job hosting this event. Kudos all around to the Pride!
