Bates College

Sophomore Luke Protti scored back-to-back goals 39 seconds apart in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and give Bates a 3-1 lead it held for the final result in a win at Hamilton. Protti had not attempted a shot in the other four matches of his career.

In the 69th minute, Protti (Amherst, Mass.) took an entry pass from senior Beaufils Kimpolo-Pene, turned and shot, to see the ball glance off a Hamilton defender and inside the near right post.

Two minutes later, Protti took a lead pass from Kimpolo-Pene, receiving 10 yards outside the box. Protti skillfully drove in on his defender and maintained control on his way toward the baseline, where from the tightest of angles he somehow slotted the ball over Hamilton goalkeeper Thomas Benson's head into the top of the net to give the Bobcats a 3-1 lead. Protti played in his fifth career match and attempted his first three collegiate shots in an eventful day.