Mammoths Make the Most of Their Opportunities

AMHERST — Amherst College was able to keep their unbeaten streak alive, pushing it to 8 games defeating Bowdoin 5-2 on Saturday.

All five goals were scored by a different player for Amherst, Sean Wrenn, Joey Verkerke, Patrick Daly, and Matteo Mangiardi all scored one while Connor Merrill scored a goal and added an assist.

More than half of the game was competed by special teams as the Mammoths and Polar Bears combined for 17 total penalties. Amherst Goalie Giancarlo Ventre had this to say about the penalties, “You can get a lot of momentum off of penalty kills, obviously you hate taking penalties . . . but the fact that we were able to battle through created some energy for us and I think it really helped us win this game.”

Despite there being 17 penalties, the only Power Play Goal came on a nifty move where Senior Forward, Patrick Daly was able to slide one past Bowdoin’s goalie.

Since there was such a heavy special teams presence, Assistant Coach T.J. Syner was asked how that affected the Mammoths line changes. “Different guys kill penalties . . . Some guys go on the power play, so you’ve got to make sure those guys get enough rest in between shifts and make sure you get into a rhythm. . . our guys managed it really well . . . we’re really happy with how they did.” said Syner.

Although Amherst won 5-2 they were outshot 36-26, meaning Ventre made 35 saves. Here’s what he had to say about his night, “You can’t really dwell on it too much, sure you enjoy it . . . but every game is a new game and you have to treat it like that everytime.” 

The Mammoth’s next game will come on Friday, February 14th when they take on Connecticut College at Orr Arena.