AMHERST, Mass. - The Amherst College men's soccer team scored twice in the final 9:44 to stun Bowdoin in a 2-1 comeback victory in the NESCAC semifinals on Saturday afternoon.

The top-seeded Purple & White (15-1-1) advance to Sunday's NESCAC title match while seventh-seeded Bowdoin (9-4-4) loses a NESCAC Tournament contest for the first time since 2013, snapping its string of back-to-back conference championships.

Game Highlights

• In an evenly matched opening 45 minutes featuring staunch defense, each side was only able to put one shot on frame.
• One of Amherst's best offensive chances of the first half came with 9:57 on the clock. Bolting across the box in a bid to get a foot on Andrew Orozco's header, Christopher Martin's attempt went just wide left of the goal as he collided with a Bowdoin defender.
• Noah Safian came up big for the Polar Bears with 33:56 on the clock in the second half. Safian jumped and reached behind himself to get his fingertips on a ball and record the save to preserve the deadlock.
• Less than a minute later Amherst goalie Lee Owen returned the favor, making a diving save to thwart Moctar Niang header attempt after a corner kick by Matt Dias Costa in the 57th minute.
• Will Herman gave the Polar Bears a 1-0 lead with 15:49 remaining in the matchup. Capitalizing on their second corner kick of the game, Herman one-touched a centering header by Dias Costa into the bottom right over of the goal.
• Justin Aoyama launched a ball towards net from 40 yards out in the 80^th minute. Misplaying the angle, a Bowdoin defender's attempted clearing header in the box ricocheted behind him and tucked just inside the right post to even the score at 1-1.
• Amherst notched what proved to be the game-winner two minutes later at the 82:21 mark. Gathering a pass from Martin at the top left of the box, Weller Hlinomaz  cut across the field and ripped a low, hard shot past Safian and into the bottom left corner of the net.
• Lee Owen recorded four saves for Amherst in the winning effort, while  Safian made four saves in the loss.
• Amherst owned a 14-10 edge in shot differential, while each side earned four corner kick opportunities.