The #9 Middlebury women's soccer team finished in a 0-0 draw with #2 Amherst in a battle between a pair of top-10 nationally ranked teams.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mammoth goaltender Mika Fisher made a diving catch to smother Chloe Swindle's early attempt at 19:13 to keep the Panthers off the board. 
• Middlebury threatened again just 38 seconds later, but an Amherst defender headed away Fanny Lodge's attempt. 
• At the 38:02 mark, the Mammoth's looked to break the scoreless tie when Halle Hanna had a header chance, but goalie Sydney Poppinga made a diving save to deny Amherst.
• Carolina Espinosa made a breaking attempt off of a pass from Joely Virzi at the 48:15 mark. Espinosa moved past two Amherst defenders, but Fisher thwarted her shot. 
• Patience Kum looked for the golden goal for Amherst during the 54th minute, but Abby Ward came barreling in to block the shot, sending the ball over the crossbar. 
• Poppinga made a clutch catching save when Brooke Ingemi's shot soared from outside the box at 59:25.
• Minutes later, Amherst had its closest try when Abby Schwartz's shot off of the freekick bounced off of the crossbar with 68:05 into the game.
• At the 82:30 mark, Poppinga made a sliding save off Schwartz's shot to keep her shutout intact. 

NOTES

• For the second-consecutive game, Poppinga recorded nine saves, while also recording her ninth career shutout.
• The programs played for the 46th time in a series where the Mammoths own a 21-15-10 advantage.

The Panthers remain on the road to close out their NESCAC weekend with an 11:00 am start at Wesleyan on Sunday.