WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Jack Forest scored four minutes into overtime Sunday to give the Williams College men's hockey team a 3-2 win over Amherst.

 

Jarin Sutton and Owen Stadheim set up Forest's game-winner to give Williams a 5-3 record (5-1 NESCAC) heading into the holiday break.

 

James Cates and Mac Carso each scored to give the hosts a 2-0 lead late in the second period.

 

Amherst ended up tying the game midway through the third.

 

Evan Ruschil made 27 saves, including 14 in the third period, to earn the win in goal.

 

Williams starts the new year on New Year's Day in Northfield, Vt., against the University of New England.

 

Women's Hockey

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ellia Chang scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to give Williams a 3-2 win and a weekend sweep of William Smith.

 

All three Williams goals came on the power play in the back-and-forth game.

 

Robin Kitazano started the scoring in the third minute of the game. It stayed 1-0 until the Herons tied it 16 minutes into the second, but Meghan Halloran put Williams back on top with a man-up goal with one minute left in the second.

 

William Smith scored at the buzzer to send the teams into intermission tied, 2-2.

 

Amanda Lackmann made 17 saves to earn the win in goal for Williams (5-2), which will take a four-game winning streak into its New Year's Day game at home against Bowdoin.