BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Amherst College football team made a big fourth quarter goal line stand to hold off Bowdoin in a 27-23 victory on Saturday at Whittier Field. The Mammoths snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 3-5 while the Polar Bears drop below .500 for the first time this season and stand at 3-4.
 
Game Highlights

• Amherst, who came into Saturday averaging 11 points per game this season, jumped ahead early, getting a 72-yard pass play from Mike Piazza to Gabe dos Santos to set up a one-yard touchdown by Louie Eckelkamp just 2:22 into the contest.
• Bowdoin answered later in the quarter, marching 82 yards in ten plays and scoring on a 15-yard pass from Andrew Boel to Brendan King early in the second period to tie the game at 7-7.
• After an Amherst field goal, Bowdoin took the lead on another long drive, covering 75 yards in ten plays and scoring on a Robbie Long six-yard run at 7:26, and adding a 27-yard field goal from Jotham Casey to take a 16-10 edge.
• The Mammoths trimmed the lead at halftime, going 58 yards right before the break to cash in a 34-yard field goal by Matthew Kelley that would prove to be consequential, making it 16-13 Bowdoin at the break.
• The teams traded the lead three times in the third quarter, as a six-yard pass from Piazza to Owen Gaydos regained the lead for Amherst at 12:14, only to have Bowdoin take it back on a two-yard plunge from Andre Eden at 4:38.
• Moments later, Carter Jung hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass from Piazza to give Amherst a 27-23 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
• The decisive sequence of the game began with Bowdoin at their own two yard line with 14:00 on the clock. The Polar Bears marched 95 yards to the Amherst three, only to be turned away on fourth and goal when Luke Harmon tackled Robbie Long for a loss, preserving the four-point lead for the Mammoths.
• Bowdoin got the ball back again with 2:15 to play, but a Kevin Agnew interception ended all hopes of a comeback.

By The Numbers

• Mike Piazza finished 25-35 with 374 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Mammoths in their largest offensive explosion of the year.
• Andrew Boel went 13-14 for 129 yards before having to leave due to injury, giving way to Robbie Long, who went 8-16 for 117 yards through the air.
• Bowdoin's Andre Eden finished with 79 yards rushing on the day, becoming just the seventh player in school history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards.
• Long also rushed for 72 yards on the day while Brendan King caught eight balls for 69 yards. Colton Fahey hauled in four passes for 69 yards as well.
• Nick Viscusi made five tackles for the Polar Bear defense while Kanoa Young and five stops, including three for a loss.
• Bowdoin owned a 35:06-24:54 edge in time of possession.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will look to rebound next week in Waterville as they battle Colby for the CBB crown at 5:00 p.m.