AMHERST, MA - The College at Florham Devils were defeated by the second ranked team in the nation, Amherst College, by a score of 80-37 in the First Round of the Amherst Tournament on Saturday evening.

With the loss, the Devils dropped to 1-3.

The Lord Jeffs got out to an 8-4 lead before exploding on a run that FDU could never recover from.  With 18:16 left in the first half, Amherst went on a 50-18 run to end the half with a 58-22 lead.  The lead got to as many as 46 points, 73-27, in the second half.

Sophomore forward Shealyn Taggart (Atlantic Highlands, NJ/Middletown South) led the Devils with 12 points while senior forward Danielle Michlovsky (Wind Gap, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

The Devils return to action on Sunday, November 22, 2009, in the Consolation Game of the Amherset Tournament against Staten Island beginning at 2 pm.