Amherst holds off Bridgeport, advances to C2 semis

LINCOLN, Neb. — Amherst turned it on late to advance to the the semis on Wednesday morning.

Leading by three to start the fourth quarter, the Broncos outscored Bridgeport 17-12 in the final period to earn a 55-47 victory.

Amherst's Tayje Hadwiger led all scorers with 16. Nikolas Weibert led Bridgeport with 9.

Amherst will face Cross County in the semfinals at the Devnaey Center on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT.

AMHERST (24-2) 17 9 12 17 - 55

BRIDGEPORT (21-6) 16 8 11 12 - 47

SCORING

AM: Austin Adelung-20, Braylon Russell-4, Carter Riessland-10, Tayje Hadwiger-16, Gavin Davis-5

BR: Kolby Lussetto-7, Hayes Watts-7, Zachary Lussetto-3, Logan Metz-2, Gage Nein-6, Nikolas Weibert-9, Bodhi Dohse-3, Colton Carrier-2, Lanson Dean-8