The first time the Amherst player throws it in off the Colby
player's face, you figure it's an accident. Maybe trying to play
it off her torso to herself? Whatever, she apologizes, and tries
again. And then, bam, you realize you're watching a true NESCAC
blood feud. Amherst defender Emily Little was assessed a yellow
card for unsportsmanlike conduct, which seems eminently fair
considering she twice did her best to obliterate Colby
midfielder Maddie Tight's face.  The overheard comments from the
spectators are the best—"Class act, classy act!"—not a surprise
considering D-III athletics are usually only attended by family
members of athletes. But one lady's sarcastic "Way to waste
time!" gives us a clue as to what's going on here. Amherst was
up 1-0 in the 89th minute, and at this point was just trying to
run out the clock. If the ploy succeeded, Little would have
repeatedly bounced the ball off of Tight and back out of bounds,
ticking off valuable seconds. But twice was too much, and Little
was assessed a yell