Hartford, Conn. – Senior Joe Brock (Cumming, Ga.) scored the go-ahead goal, and added an empty netter in the waning seconds to lead the Amherst College Lord Jeffs to a 4-2 victory over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's ice hockey action at Williams Rink today.  Trinity drops to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in the league to start the young season, while Amherst jumps to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the league, after the opening weekend of action.   

Trinity was first to strike in today's game, when sophomore Sebastion Kimmel (Chico, Calif.) scored on a one-timer from senior Derek Sandberg (St. Lazare, Quebeck) just two minutes into the game.  Later in the period, with less than five minutes remaining, Amherst senior co-captain Trip Wray (Walpole, Mass.) ripped a slap shot on Trinity's net, but senior goaltender Wesley Vesprini (Lexington, Mass.) made a glove save to preserve the Bantam lead.  Moments after the highlight stop, Amherst first-year Andrew Kurlandski (Kirkwood, Mo.) put a shot to the right side of the Trinity net, just out of Vesprini's reach, to tie the game at 1-1, with less than two minutes remaining in the period. 

After a dry start to the second period, Brock gave the Lord Jeffs their first lead of the game, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with 7:11 on the clock.  Less than one minute later, Amherst added another goal, courtesy of Brian Safstrom, to go up 3-1.   

Midway through the final period, junior Sean McCarthy (Duxbury, Mass.), scored to pull the Bantams within a goal, giving Trinity a chance at a late comeback.  With the Amherst offense controlling the final two minutes, the Bantams were unable to pull Vesprini out of net until just :37 seconds remained on the clock, and after a strong defensive play on a late effort by Trinity, Brock would score a long distance empty-net goal - his second of the game, and the fourth for Amherst - with five seconds remaining on the clock. 

Vesprini finished the game with 15 saves for the Bantams, while Amherst senior goaltender Cole Anderson (Sylvan Lake, Alberta), coming off a shutout over Wesleyan in his first start this season, collected 16 saves in today's game.   

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