Women's Soccer (1-1-1, 1-0) Beats Connecticut

The Trinity College women's soccer team lost, 1-0, against the United States Coast Guard Academy Bears on Sept. 11, but rallied to defeat the Connecticut College Camels on September 16 in the Bantams' New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener.

Against Coast Guard, Trinity lost despite outshooting the Bears, 21-4. Trinity junior goalie Sarah Bradley (Mansfield, Conn.) made three saves in the game.

Freshman midfielder Lindsay Aquilina (Buffalo, N.Y.) and freshman forward Courtney Doyle (Simsbury, Conn.) each scored their first career goals against the Camels. Aquilina, who also assisted junior forward Bridget Dullea (Longmeadow, Mass.) on a third goal, netted the first goal of the season for Trinity. Bradley made six saves in the game.

Trinity is currently tied with Bates College and Williams College for second place in the NESCAC at 1-0. For the week ending on Sept. 9, Bradley was awarded the NESCAC Co-Player of the Week for her performance in a double-overtime 0-0 tie at Eastern Connecticut State University in the season opener. Bradley made 12 saves and held Eastern scoreless for 120 minutes.

Trinity will host NESCAC rival Bates College, ranked No. 6 in New England, on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.

Men's Soccer (0-1-2, 0-1) Suffers Scoring Drought

The Trinity College men's soccer team tied, 0-0, against the Albertus Magnus College Falcons on Sept. 13, and lost, 1-0, to the Connecticut College Camels on September 16 in the Bantams' New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener.

Against Albertus, Trinity lost despite outshooting the Falcons, 30-18. Trinity senior tri-captain goalie Tom Hambrick-Stowe (Lancaster, Pa.) made 11 saves in the game.

Against the Camels, Hambrick-Stowe stopped two shots, as the teams combined for 10 shots between them in the game. The Bantams have not scored in more than 250 minutes.

Trinity is currently tied with Bowdoin College for fifth place in the NESCAC at 0-1. Sophomore Morgan Sandell (Cohasset, Mass.) is tied for fifth in scoring in the NESCAC with two goals, while Hambrick-Stowe is the fifth-ranked goalkeeper with a 0.82 GAA. Hambrick-Stowe was named to the NESCAC honor roll for his play against Albertus and Connecticut College, totaling 13 saves and allowing one goal in 210 minutes.

Trinity will host NESCAC rival Bates College, ranked No. 3 in New England and No. 24 in the nation, on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.

Volleyball (3-3, 1-2) Wins one of Three at Hamilton

The Trinity College volleyball team won, 3-0, against the Hamilton College Continentals but dropped 3-1 decisions against Middlebury College and Williams College at Hamilton in the first of three NESCAC seeding tournaments this fall.

Junior co-captain Kristin Hagan (San Francisco, Calif.) totaled 37 kills and 28 digs in the three matches, while sophomore Christine Horton (Los Angeles, Calif.) had 107 assists and 32 digs and classmate Molly Roach (Fort Worth, Texas) notched 31 kills and 31 digs.

Trinity is currently tied with Colby College and Wesleyan University for fourth place in the NESCAC at 1-2. Hagan leads the NESCAC with 64 kills and is fourth in digs with 54, while sophomore Isabelle Krusen (Tampa, Fla.) is first in digs with 68. Junior Beth Landry (Troy, Mich.) is second in the league in kills with 54 and eighth in both digs and blocks with 40 and 13, respectively. Freshman is fourth in the NESCAC in blocks with 16 and seventh in kills with 44, while Roach is fourth in the league in kills with 39 and Horton is second in digs with 59.

Field Hockey (1-1-2, 0-1) Drops League Opener

The Trinity College field hockey team lost, 1-0, against the Connecticut College Camels on Sept. 16 in the Bantams' New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener.

In the game, Trinity freshman goalkeeper Gwen Gillespie (Gates Mills, Ohio) made five saves. Gillespie has played well in goal in place of injured junior and two-year starter Jessica Martin (Fort Myers, Fla.), totaling 16 saves in two games. The Camels were ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division III entering Saturday's contest.

Trinity is currently tied with Bates College and Tufts University for fourth place in the NESCAC at 0-1. The Bantams will host NESCAC rival Bates College, ranked No. 3 in New England and No. 24 in the nation, on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.

Men's Cross Country Wins First Two Meets

The Trinity College men's cross country squad took first place in both the Amherst Invitational on Sept. 9 and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 16 in the first two weeks of the 2000 season. The Bantam women's squad finished third at Amherst and sixth at Mass.-Dartmouth.

Sophomore Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) finished second in both races, including a career-best and team season-best time of 25:21 at Mass.-Dartmouth. Bak broke his previous career-best time by 27 seconds.

Senior co-captain Todd Markelz (Homer, Alaska), a national qualifier in 1999, finished fourth at Amherst and fifth at Mass.-Dartmouth, while sophomore James Emord (Bridgewater, Mass.) placed fifth at Amherst and sixth at Mass.-Dartmouth. Emord finished one second behind Markelz at 27:43 at Amherst and seven seconds behind at 25:44 at Mass.-Dartmouth.

Sophomore Leanne Rheaume (Pittsfield, Mass.) paced the women's squad, finishing fifth at Amherst and 13th at Mass.-Dartmouth. She posted a career-best and team season-best time of 18:48 at Mass.-Dartmouth. She eclipsed her career-best time by 26 seconds at Mass.-Dartmouth.

Women's Tennis (1-1) Splits Week

The Trinity College women's tennis team defeated NESCAC rival Connecticut College in its season opener on Sept. 14, but fell, 8-1, at league opponent Amherst College, 8-1, on Sept. 16

Freshman Diana Goldman (Braintree, Mass.) won her Trinity debut against Connecticut College, while playing No. 1 singles. Goldman also teamed with sophomore Courtney Sargeant (Attleboro, Mass.) to win at No. 1 doubles. Sargeant also won her singles match at the No. 2 position. Sophomores Karen Huebner (Burlington, Mass.) and Aimee Hecht (Aspen, Colo.) and freshman Sarah Krueger (Burlington, Vt.) also won their first collegiate debuts singles matches.