Women's hockey shut out by Amherst in 2025-26 regular season finale

CLINTON, N.Y. – Amherst College's Marie-Eve Marleau had a goal and two assists in the Mammoths' 3-0 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Hamilton's Russell Sage Rink on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 22.

Season Update

• The Continentals (11-8-5, 7-6-3 NESCAC) finished the regular season in fifth place in the conference standings with 25.5 points. Hamilton received votes in the Feb. 16 USCHO.com Division III Top 25 poll.

• Nationally ranked No. 6 Amherst (16-2-6, 9-1-6) ended up in second place with 35 points. The Mammoths also recorded a 1-0 overtime victory against the Continentals on Feb. 21.

How It Happened

• Amherst scored one goal in each period. Marleau made it 1-0 at 3:54 of the first period and added the primary assist on the other two goals.

• Cara Mancini notched the second goal 6:07 into the second period and Maeve Reynolds completed the scoring with an empty-net goal with 57.7 seconds left in the third.

• Hamilton's

Grace Puskar '27 thought she had helped the Continentals avert the shutout 12 seconds later, but after a lengthy discussion amongst the officials, her goal was disallowed.

Notes

• Hamilton's

Teagan Brown '27 made 31 saves. Brown turned away 67 of 70 shots on goal in the two games this weekend.

Brooke Heck '28 had four of the Continentals' 16 blocked shots.

• Natalie Stott stopped 19 shots and posted her ninth shutout for the Mammoths.

• Mancini and Reynolds chipped in a goal and an assist apiece.

Next Game

Hamilton travels to No. 4 seed Colby College (16-6-1) for a 2026 NESCAC championship quarterfinal on Saturday, Feb. 28.