Bobcats Celebrate Senior Class Prior to Women’s Lacrosse Clash vs. Amherst

LEWISTON, Maine — Despite yielding seven fourth-quarter goals, #16 Amherst College managed to hold off host-Bates College, 16-13, Saturday in NESCAC women’s lacrosse action. The Bobcats celebrated Senior Day prior to the opening draw, as the garnet and white honored Class of 2024 members Emma Austin , Isla Cotter , Madeleine Donovan , Hanna Matthews , Sadie O’Neil , and Maddy Roelofs . After coming out of the initial period with a 5-3 lead, the Mammoths (6-5, 3-4 NESCAC) owned the second quarter by out-scoring the Bobcats, 5-0, and presumably coasting into intermission with a comfy 10-3 cushion. Taking the…