With Leon Plumer, the unofficial head of the hockey program, having graduated, the school decided to bring in a coach to guide the team for the first time.
While the difficult preamble set the team back a bit, the Jeffmen were well sorted as a result and ready to take on Massachusetts Agricultural when they started the heart of their season.
In their first home game at the end of January, Amherst dispatched YMCA College with another round of solid defensive play.
In the third 5-minute frame, Titus' second put Amherst in the lead while Sylveser sealed the win with his marker in the fourth overtime.
Martin earned his third shutout of the season while a clean sheet of ice let Titus and Sylvester skate rings around the Ephs.
The visitors scored the lone goal of the evening and prevented Amherst from posting its second consecutive winning season.