Box Score Williams College scored five consecutive goals during the latter stages of the third quarter and pulled away for a 15-6 victory over Colorado College on Wednesday afternoon at Washburn Field.

Less than three minutes after junior midfielder Austin Davie struck for the second of his three goals to get the Tigers to within 7-5 with 10:33 remaining in the third quarter, junior long-stick midfielder Riley Hoffman scored on a bouncing shot from the left wing to ignite the pivotal run that gave the Ephs the separation they had been working to secure.

Junior attackman Thomas Fowler continued the surge when he found the net twice in a span of 61 seconds, the second coming with an extra man with 1:09 to play. Junior attackman Michael Fahey struck for two more goals just 15 seconds apart during the final minute to give Williams a 12-5 lead with one quarter to play.

Fowler led Williams with five goals and six points, while Fahey scored three times and set up two other markers.

Davie trimmed Colorado College's deficit to six when he scored 50 seconds into the fourth quarter, but the Ephs answered a little more than four minutes later with a tally by freshman midfielder Calvin Collins.

With an eye on Sunday's game against Carthage College that will have major NCAA Tournament implications, head coach Sean Woods rested his first and second units during the final 10 minutes to avoid any further damage to CC's injury-ravaged roster.

The Tigers took their only lead 2:17 into the contest on markers by senior midfielder Eric Neumeyer and Davie, but Williams answered with four in a row to build a 5-2 lead early in the second quarter.

Just when CC appeared to have gained some much-needed momentum on a goal by freshman midfielder Tom Haller late in the second quarter, Fowler responded 63 seconds later to give the Ephs a 6-3 cushion after 30 minutes.

Davie led the Tigers with three tallies, while freshman midfielder Tyler Borko added a goal and two assists.

Williams finished with a 51-30 advantage in total shots and 41-23 margin in ground balls. The Ephs also won 19 of 24 faceoffs.

Colorado College senior goaltender Chase Murphy made 15 saves before giving way to sophomore Brice Tucker with 6:02 remaining in the fourth quarter. It marked the eighth time this year and the 29 time in his career that Murphy stopped double-digit shots.

Senior Miles McCarthy finished with six saves for Williams, which improved to 4-3.

CC (6-4) plays host to Carthage in a key 'Pool B' game on Sunday at noon.