The Jeffs head into the NESCAC semifinals seeded fourth against Middlebury College, which is ranked second. Amherst just managed to skid by Connecticut College, 3-2, in overtime this past Saturday. Senior Mike McIntosh received Player of the Week honors for scoring the game-winning goal against the Camels.

Junior Joel Covelli tops Amherst’s list as a leading scorer with 11 goals and 24 assists so far in the season. Senior co-captain Kyle Schoppel has also been a valuable contributor to scoring and assisting, consistently performing strongly for the Jeffs.

However, Middlebury will provide tough competition, as the Panthers defeated the Jeffs 4-2 at their last meeting on Feb. 22. Tom Maldonado ’08, in particular, scored three goals, and lately Charlie Townsend ’10 has been a leading scorer for the Panthers. Amherst faces a challenging NESCAC semifinal but, with good efforts all around, the Jeffs could earn a spot in the finals.