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The 2001 Trinity College men's squash team continued its domination of the sport with its third consecutive National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets' Association (NISRA) Team Championship. On the way, the Bantams compiled a 17-0 record and extended their consecutive match, winning streak to 52 dating back to 1998. The Bantams, under the direction of Head Coach Paul Assaiante, also won their fourth consecutive Intercollegiate Squash Association dual season title and were ranked No. 1 in the nation from start to finish.
The Bantams hit the ground running as the season began with a pair of 9-0 shutouts of MIT Engineers and Tufts. Sophomore Nickolas Kyme won two matches as Trinity won both of his matches, 3-0.
With wins over Franklin & Marshall, Denison, and Yale, the Bantams had improved to 5-0 by January 17. Sophomore Jonathan Smith and senior Akhil Behl were among several players who excelled early in the season, along with senior co-captains Loua Coetzee and Duncan Pearson. The latter duo each won two 3-0 matches over visiting Dartmouth and Bowdoin to help give Assaiante his 99th and 100th career win at the helm. Assaiante had compiled an impressive 100-10 (.909) mark in seven years as head coach.
In the last week of January, the Bantams posted wins against Amherst and Williams. The Bantams received dominant performances by freshman Nadeem Osman against Amherst and junior Rohan Bhappu versus Williams.
With their No. 1 and No. 9 players unavailable, the Bantams faced their toughest challenge in recent memory at second-ranked Harvard. Playing in the vacated No.1 spot, freshman Michael Ferriera gave his team a huge lift with a definitive 3-0 triumph. With shutouts against Colby, Bates, and Hobart and a regular season-ending win over Princeton, the Bantams finished at 14-0 and extended their home winning steak 36 straight matches heading into the NISRA tournament.
The Bantams rolled with a 9-0 quarterfinal win over Cornell and 9-0 blanking in the semi-finals against Yale. Trinity faced off against Harvard for the fifth straight season, and won five of the first seven matches to clinch the match and the title. Junior Lefike Ragontse, who went on to reach the NISRA Singles Championship finals the following week, and freshman Pat Malloy posted two of the Trinity wins in a hard-fought 6-3 victory. The Bantams and Coach Assaiante fully expect to continue the program's unprecedented success next year.
Football
Following an outstanding 1999-2000 campaign in which they chalked up their 20th consecutive winning season, the Trinity College women’s squash team looked to continue their dominance in 2000-2001. Under the direction of Head Coach Wendy Bartlett and the leadership of senior captain Janine Thompson, the Bantams posted yet another tremendous season. Trinity finished, 11-1, including the program’s first undefeated dual match season and a first ever appearance in the Howe Cup Finals.
The Bantams opened the season against Williams, and Thompson did not yield a single point in a 3-0 win at No. 1 to lead Trinity to a 6-3 victory. Freshmen Elizabeth Frank, Carolynne Minkowski, Barbara Escobar and Pamela Saunders each posted their first collegiate victories in the match.
Trinity followed with a marginal upset of second-ranked Pennsylvania on January 14. Freshman Amina Helal made her collegiate debut at the No. 1 position with a 3-1 victory over the No. 4 player in the country. Thompson, Saunders, Frank, Minkowski and sophomore Amy Brown also posted victories in another 6-3 triumph.
Three days later, Trinity posted an 8-1 victory over visiting Yale. Sophomore Clare Austin dominated in her win at the No. 5 position, allowing just one point in three games. Both Helal and Thompson also blanked ranked opponents, while Saunders, Anderson and Frank notched 3-0 victories.
Traveling to Dartmouth the following weekend, Trinity continued their roll, topping Bowdoin, 8-1, and Dartmouth, 6-3. Junior Samantha Lewins and Minkowski each won a pair of 3-0 matches, while Helal, Saunders and junior Mollie Anderson posted two victories on the day. The Bantams, ranked No. 3 in the country, moved to 5-0 for the season.
At the Constable Tournament at Princeton, several Bantams had strong individual performances, led by a finals appearance by Helal. She won three matches before falling in the finals to Julia Beaver of Princeton, the champion from the 1998 and 1999. Thompson, who defeated Beaver in the Constable finals last spring, was upset in the second round. Austin posted four victories in winning the Level 4.5 tournament, and senior Sarah Greenwood went 3-2 en route to the level 3.5 consolation semifinals.
Returning to dual match competition, Trinity won their third consecutive match against the Harvard Crimson, which was top- ranked team in the nation at the time. Helal, who had climbed to No. 2 in the national individual rankings, blanked the No. 5 player in the country to lead the Bantams to a 5-4 victory. In the No. 2 position, Thompson avenged a defeat in the Constable Tournament, topping sixth-ranked Margaret Elias, while sophomore Clare Austin, Lewins and Minkowski also posted victories in the match. Minkowski rallied to win the clincher after losing the first two games.
After a pair 9-0 drubbings against Against and Cornell the Bantams were officially crowned as Dual Match Season (Barhite Trophy) champions with a perfect 8-0 mark. Earning the top seed in the Howe Cup Team Championship, Trinity bounced Brown, 8-1, in the quarterfinals. Helal easily won her match at No. 1, while Thompson and Saunders allowed just four total points in their matches.
Trinity followed with an 8-1 win over Princeton in the semi-finals, led by dominance at the top of the lineup. Helal, Thompson, and Saunders each wins at the top three spots and Austin dominated her match at No. 5 to lift the Bantams into the finals. Helal avenged her Constable Tournament defeat with a win over Beaver.
In the finals, it was Harvard that exacted revenge, edging Trinity, 6-3, in a thrilling match. Helal, Lewins and Frank posted the Bantam victories, including a 3-0 shutout by Helal winning by a 3-0 score. Trinity kept its heads held high, receiving the Clarence Chaffee Trophy given for outstanding sportsmanship, teamwork, character, friendliness, work ethic and improvement.
At the National Singles Championships, Helal won four matches, including a 3-0 win over Thompson in the semi-finals, to reach the finals before falling to Princeton’s Beaver. Anderson won the Consolation I title with four victories.
The team will miss the contributions of Thompson and Greenwood next year, but the 2001-02 team will add experience to its mix of youth, talent, and depth as it strives for the Howe Cup title.
Men's Basketball
After losing All-NESCAC forward Rory Neal to graduation from last season's 14-8 squad, the Trinity College men's basketball team, under the direction of head coach Stan Ogrodnik returned a veteran group in 2000-01. Led by the senior guard trio of Mike Keohane, Michael LaBella, and Scott Wallach, Trinity vied for a NESCAC title and its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four seasons.
The Bantams opened the 2000-01 season in Oneonta, N.Y, taking part in the Coaches’ vs. Cancer Holiday Inn invitational. In the opening game, Trinity faced Midwest Region power Baldwin-Wallace. Trinity fell short in a two-point loss, but bounced back the following night behind junior captain Colin Tabb’s 22 points and six rebounds against Hartwick College in the consolation game.
Trinity won its remaining five games in the first semester and entered January with a tough stretch of five games in nine days. On January 11, the Bantams were surprised at Springfield, despite 12 points apiece by Tabb and LaBella, in an 81-57 defeat.
The Bantams rebounded at home with a sound victory over Villa Julie, 95-74, as junior forward Bryan Dion scored 21 points. And on January 15th, Trinity added an 83-80 win at Ursinus behind 23 points by Tabb.
Four days later Trinity hosted Middlebury in its first NESCAC game of the season. After spotting the Panthers a 36-28 lead at the half, the Bantams fought its way back with a stingy defensive effort, including four blocked shots by senior center Julian Bah.. The 76-69 victory improved Bantams record to 9-2 and 1-0 in the NESCAC. After two more home wins, 73-59, over eventual ECAC champion Williams, and, 88-64, over upstate New York foe Keuka College.
On January 26th, the Bantams traveled to Medford, Mass. to take on NESCAC rival Tufts University. Trinity took a 77-70 lead on a late three-point basket by Keohane, but was outscored, 9-0, the rest of the way in a 79-77 loss to end a five-game winning streak.
The next day, Dion paced the Bantams with 20 points, sinking 10 out of 14 shots from the field, in an 87-84 triumph over Bates that featured seven ties and 22 lead changes.
After consecutive wins over NCAA-bound opponenrts Clark and Amherst and a victory over Rensselaer Trinity strood at15-3 with four games remaining in the regular season..
On February 9, The Bantams faced league and state rival Connecticut College. In an 83-64 defeat, Keohane paced Trinity with 16 points and had five assists, while LaBella added 14 points.
The Bantams sandwiched wins over Wesleyan and Bowdoin around a loss at Colby to finish the regular season at 17-5 overall and in a five-way tie for the best record in the NESCAC with Amherst, Colby, Wesleyan, and Williams. Because of the Bantams' 3-1 record against the tied teams, Trinity earned the top seed and a bye to the semi-finals in the inaugural NESCAC Championship Tournament to determine the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship.
In the semi-final, Tabb scored 26 points and Bah totaled 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bantams to a 76-72 win over Connecticut College in the semifinal round of NESCAC Championship
The following night, Trinity took on Amherst College with the NCAA automatic bid at stake. The Bantam offense went cold in the second stanza, shooting 35.5 percent from the field and missing all 10 of their three-point tries. Tabb paced Trinity in scoring with 21 points, sinking 13 out of 17 shots from the foul line, as Trinity finished the year with a record of 18-6.
Despite losing four seniors to graduation, the Bantams will return a formidable group of players, which should again contend for the NESCAC title and NCAA bid.
Wrestling
The Trinity College wrestling team finished the 2000-01 season with a dual match record of 15-9-1. The Bantams were lead by four talented senior captains Riad deFreitas, Ted Govola, Michael, Marcucio, and Steven Mulvihill, whose experience and leadership lead the team to new heights as they won their first ever New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) championships. Under the direction of NECCWA Coach of the Year Sebastian Amato two Bantams were selected to attend the NCAA Division III National Championship, Michael Marcucio received an automatic bid and sophomore Mark Foresi was given a wild card birth for the second consecutive year.
After earning a Pre-Season 28 ranking in the Brute-Adidas NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Poll, the first in its history the team was prepared for a solid run. The season started out with a finish of 14 out of a possible 17 at the Doug Parker Invitational, but was followed by a solid 31-21 win over Western New England. Then after three consecutive loses and an overall 2-4 record, the Bantams pulled off a sweep at Worcester Tech winning three dual matches including a win over NESCAC rival Williams, its first ever at this venue. Contributing to the success of the weekend were the four captains, and freshmen Wes Connell and Mike Doros
The Bantam season went up and down after this as the team posted a 15-9-1 regular season getting strong performances out of many including the steady wrestling of sophomore Lucas McKittrick.
Heading into the NECCWA Championships Trinity was a favorite and was riding high after defeating Rhode Island College and Bridgewater State to give head coach Amato his 100th win in the final dual match of the season. Moving up from a mid season number 5 coaches ranking, the Bantams saw themselves moved up to the number 1 seed for the NECCWA Championships.
Following great performances from Mulvihill, Marcucio, and sophomore Mark Foresi, the Trinity College wrestlers brought home their first ever New England Championship title. Mulvihill was presented the fastest fall award in the tournament with a pin of eight seconds. While Marcucio and Foresi advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships for the second straight year. Foresi would go on to receive All-American honors after finishing sixth.
Men's Ice Hockey
The 2000-01 Trinity College men’s ice hockey team looked to rebound from a disappointing season and fight its way back into the playoffs in the tough New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Bantams returned a solid group of players, including senior forward Denis Petrov, junior goalie Geoff Faulkner, junior forwards Mark Colwell and Matt Greason, and junior defensemen Martins Lans, Brian Fenwick, and Mike Sayre. Head Coach John Dunham entered his 27th varsity season with high hopes for the upcoming campaign.
The Bantam regular season was its most successful in recent memory but the post-season was cut short with an overtime loss to Bowdoin in the NESCAC quarterfinals. Trinity ended up 15-6-3, 12-4-1 in the league finishing in fourth place.
In the season opener, Lans scored a goal and assisted on three others to lead the Bantams to 6-2 win over the visiting league and state rival Wesleyan Cardinals. After a 4-1 win against Connecticut College, Greason notched a natural hat trick and added an assist to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 9-4 win over Salve Regina to give Trinity a 3-0 start.
In the McCabe Tournament at Amherst on November 25, Greason scored the game’s first goal on a breakaway before Amherst netted six unanswered goals. Faulkner made 42 saves in a losing effort. Bantam sophomore forward Greg O'Leary scored the team's only goal in a 1-1 tie against Wesleyan in the consolation game.
On December 1, Faulkner stopped all 35 shots he faced to lead the visiting Bantams to a 5-0 win over St. Anselm, breaking a two-game winless streak to improve to 4-1-1 overall and 3-0 in the NESCAC. Five different players found the net the next day in a 5-3 win over New England College, including junior forward Jeffrey Griffin and freshman defenseman Sean Doherty. Fenwick scored the game-winning goal late 5:59 remaining in the third period in a 5-3 win over Johnson and Wales to finish up the fall semester.
The Bantams, ranked No. 13 in the nation, entering the Argus Invitational at defending NCAA champion Norwich on December 28 and 29. Faulkner made 29 saves in the team’s second straight win over Johnson and Wales, 4-2, in the semi-finals. Freshmen forwards Kevin Dmochowsky and Dan Gyllstrom each notched a goal and an assist for Trinity.
The Bantams suffered a 5-4 loss to the hosts in the finals, despite 34 saves by Faulkner, a goal and two assists by Greason and a goal and an assist each Petrov and Gyllstrom. Gyllstrom and Sayre represented Trinity on the All-Tournament team.
Faulkner stopped 28 Cadet shots to lead the Bantams to a 5-2 win over Norwich University a week later in a conference match-up. O’Leary scored the game-winning goal the next day in a 3-2 triumph against previously undefeated Middlebury. Trinity, improved to 9-2-1 and a perfect 6-0 in the NESCAC, with its sixth win the last seven games.
Faulkner continued his stellar play with a career-high 56 saves while carrying Trinity to a 2-2 tie at Amherst. The Bantams rose to a best ever No. 7 in the nation entering a short trip to play Mass.-Boston and Babson. Faulkner, the reigning USCHO National Player of the Week, made 29 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Mass.-Boston. Colwell and Doherty notched unassisted goals in the victory.
The success came to an abrupt halt at Babson with a 10-1 loss, but Trinity rallied at home, 7-1, against Skidmore. O’Leary had two goals and an assist and Faulkner stopped 21 shots for the Bantams. Hamilton stymied the Trinity offense the next day, handing Trinity a 2-1 loss. Bantam freshman forward Tom Pierandri netted the Trinity goal.
After a 5-2 win at Southern Maine, Trinity defeated nationally ranked Salem State, 6-3, on February 3. O’Leary scored twice and Faulkner made 25 saves in the win.
Following a tough 0-2 homestand against Colby and Bowdoin, the Bantams needed road wins at Williams and Massachusetts College to ensure a home game in the first round of the NESCAC Championship Tournament. Fenwick scored on a power play with 2:23 remaining to lift the Bantams to a 3-2 win at Williams, while Trinity raced to a 6-0 lead at Massachusetts College en route to a 6-3 triumph the next night. Faulkner made 27 saves and six Bantams found the net to give Trinity a 15-6-2 final mark for the regular season.
Trinity drew Bowdoin in the NESCAC first round, and the teams played to a 3-3 tie after regulation. Trinity freshman forward Steven LaBrie scored the game’s first two goals, and Colwell gave the Bantams a 3-2 advantage in the third period, but Bowdoin tied the game in the final five minutes and won it in overtime to end the Trinity season a bit prematurely.
The Bantams still completed its best season since moving up to the ECAC East in the early 1990’s, and have the foundation for even more improvement next season. Faulkner and a host of top defenders will lead the determined group in 2001-02.
Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field
The 2000-01 Trinity College indoor track and field team finished another successful season with both teams finishing 12th at the Division III New England Championships.
Senior co-captain Todd Markelz placed sixth in the 5,000-meter run at 15:10.80, while sophomore Ryan Bak finished fourth in the mile with a time of 3:58.24. Freshman sprinter James Porter added third-place finish in the 55-meter dash with a personal and team season-best time of 6.33.
For the women's squad senior co-captain Amanda Rival won the New England Pentathlon Championship for the second consecutive year. With a score of 3,310 in the five events, including a first-place finish in the high jump in which she cleared a height of 5-foot-6 inches, Rival was an impressive 366 points higher than the second place finisher. Fellow senior co-captain Marisa Eddy finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.15, and junior Beth Landry leaped a distance of 10.41 m to claim seventh place in the triple jump. Eddy also teamed up with sophomore Kate Klein, and freshmen Liz Brown and Karen Roy to place sixth in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 958.26.
Bak went on to finish sixth in the mile run with a time of 4:13.87 in the New England Open Championship at Boston University. Markelz raced to a seventh-place finish in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:58.38, and Eddy finished ninth in the 800-meter run at the New England Women's Open Championships, achieving a personal best time of 2:17.63 in her preliminary heat.
Eddy went on to finish fourth in the 800-meter and Markelz finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the ECAC Division III Men's Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. The women's 4x800 team ran to a sixth-place finish and Porter came in eighth in the 55-meter dash.
At the NCAA Division III Track and Field National Championships, Bak finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a career-high time of 3:54.50. He earned All-American honors for his performance. Bak leads a long list of returning athletes who look to continue climbing the ladder in the New England region in 2001-02
Women's Basketball
The 2000-01 women’s basketball team, coached by Maureen Pine, finished the 2000-01 season with a record of 7-15 and a 2-7 record in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Bantams, coming off an ECAC Championship year in 1998-99 were victimized by a depleted roster and several close losses but remained competitive until the end.
The Bantams started the season in the Lady Spartan Classic, hosted by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Boosted by the play of junior guard Alison Hadden, Trinity trounced Oswego State, 84-46. Hadden had 16 points, shooting a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line and sophomore Kate McCloskey recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards. Freshman Nora Chlupsa added 10 points and seven rebounds in her first collegiate game.
The next day, in a tightly contest, the Bantams fell to host Case Western Reserve, 89-76, after leading for much of the game. McCloskey led the team with 29 points and 16 rebounds and junior Bridget Dullea added 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Hadden and McCloskey were named to the All-Tournament squad.
After a 78-76 defeat at Albertus Magnus, the Bantams rallied to edge Coast Guard for the 12th straight time, 58-52. Both Dullea and McCloskey had 20 points, and senior guard Jackie Siscone dished out a career-high 13 assists.
Playing in their first game in front of the home crowd, the Bantams fell to Springfield 71-50. Dullea paced Trinity with 16 points and six assists. Once again, Trinity rebounded quickly, pounding Smith on the road just two days later, 55-26, behind 24 points and 14 rebounds by McCloskey.
In their next game but their last of the fall semester, Trinity visited then-undefeated Babson, falling short, 73-67. Trinity led until the final minute as sophomore guard Shannon Herold notched 19 points and seven rebounds and McCloskey totaled 17 points and 12 boards.
Almost a full month later, Trinity returned to action with a 69-67 victory over Clark in Hartford. Down by a point, Siscone drilled a three-pointer from the top of the key with only 2.8 seconds remaining to give the Bantams the win. Junior forwards Angela Iandioli and McKenzie Corby made triumphant returns from a semester abroad with eight points and 12 points and five rebounds, respectively.
After McCloskey led the Bantams to a 74-59 win over Worcester tech with 17 points and nine rebounds to push the team over .500 at 5-4, Trinity went cold with a nine-game losing streak. Trinity saw a number of strong individual performances despite the losses. Corby scored 25 points and seven rebounds by Corby against Western Connecticut and junior guard Liz Bontempo emerged as a solid contributor off the bench with 11 points against Bates.
Trinity finally broke out with a home victory over NESCAC foe Connecticut College. McCloskey paced the Bantam women with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while Dullea added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Siscone scored 19 points, including five three-pointers.
The next night Trinity traveled to Middletown and picked up their second consecutive NESCAC win, 62-52, over Wesleyan. Corby led all scorers with 21 points and the Bantams held Wesleyan to only 23.1 percent shooting in the first half. McCloskey and Siscone each had 14 points for the Bantams. The following weekend Trinity hosted Colby and Bowdoin, and with a sweep could have earned a bid to the NESCAC Championship Tournament. However, Trinity fell to Colby, 80-66, and to Bowdoin, 75-66. The Bantams will have Corby, Iandoli, and Hadden, all of whom were abroad for part of the 2000-01 season, back for all of 2001-02, which should help McCloskey and Dullea lead a return to the top of the NESCAC next winter.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Under the direction of first year Head Coach Kristen Noone and the leadership of tri-captains Nate Folkemer, Chris Nicholas and Matt Schiller, the Bantams finished the season with a 3-6 record, and a 10th place finish at the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships.
The men kicked off the season against Bates, dropping a 208-89 decision. Sophomore Chris Rorer finished first in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes for the Trinity men, while Nicholas took first in the 200-yard backstroke and freshman Adam Casavant won the 100-yard backstroke in his first collegiate race.
Traveling to Brandeis, the men dropped to 0-2 by a score of 138-99. Senior diver Bradford Albus dominated with first-place finishes in the one-meter and three-meter dives. Rorer was solid once again, winning the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley, and junior Christian Sterling turned out a first-place performance in the 200-yard butterfly.
The Bantams scored their first win of the season against NESCAC rival Connecticut College, 150-116, on December 5. Sterling collected three wins, including the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles, and the 200-yard butterfly. Rorer captured the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, while Nicholas was first in the 100- and 200- yard backstroke. Nicholas and Rorer teamed with junior Alex Blanchard and sophomore Coley Dale to win the 200-yard medley relay.
After a 178-81 loss at Wesleyan, during which Albus, set a new College record in the three-meter dive with a score of 264.68, and a 169-64 defeat against Tufts, the men got back on the winning track at Wheaton with a 149-100 triumph. Albus won both diving events, and received a provisionally qualifying score for the NCAA Championship. He tallied a 275.75 in the 3-meter event. Nicholas won the 50- and 100-yard backstrokes and the 100-yard individual medley, and teamed with Blanchard and Dale and Rorer to take first in both the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay for the Bantams. Dale also won the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyles, while Blanchard won the 100-yard butterfly and Rorer won the 50-yard breaststroke. Sterling continued his winning ways, as he took both the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 50-yard butterfly.
Both Bowdoin and Colby topped Trinity the following week, 156-124, and, 158-125, respectively. Sterling, in addition to taking first in the 500- and the 1,000-yard freestyle events, teamed with Blanchard and sophomores Maurice Lee and Dale to tie for first place in the 200-yard individual medley relay.
On senior day and the final dual meet of the year, the Bantams downed Worcester tech, 151-113. Albus again received an NCAA-qualifying score of 286.95 in the three-meter event while Blanchard won three events, including the 100- and 200-yard freestyles and the 100-yard butterfly. Fellow Bantam junior Sterling took first in the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles and the 200-yard butterfly, as the Bantams wrapped up their season with a final record of 6-3.
Trinity finished 10th at the NESCAC Championships at Bowdoin College, highlighted a strong performance by Albus in the diving events. Albus finished seventh in the three-meter dive and eighth in the one-meter dive, while Rorer placed ninth in the 50-yard breaststroke. The 400-yard medley relay team of Rorer, Blanchard, Dale and Nicholas also finished also with a time of 3:45.06.
Women's Swimming and Diving
The 2000-01 Trinity College women’s swimming and diving team finished the season with a record of 2-7, and an 11th place finish at the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships. Led by first-year head coach Kristen Noone and senior tri-captains Cory Bernard, Jennifer Benjamin and Katie Bryant, the young Bantams showed potential despite falling short in a number of dual meets by a small margin.
The Bantams opened the season at NESCAC rival Bates, falling to the Bobcats, 219-79. Bryant turned in a great performance in the three-meter dive, winning the event with a score of 118.10. Strong debut performances were also given by freshmen Julia Kaye, who finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle in a time of 2:03.94 and Elizabeth Stoker, who placed second in the 50-yard freestyle at 27.33.
Trinity suffered a narrow defeat in their next meet, 135-105, to Brandeis. Kaye was a winner in both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle, and Bernard took first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:30.08.
Against Mount Holyoke, the women came even closer to victory, dropping a 152-147 decision to the visiting Lyons. Competing in their home opener, the Bantams led, 139-124, before losing points in the 200-yard freestyle relay to end the meet. Freshman Jennifer Bartlett swam exceptionally well, collecting wins in the 50- and 100-yard breaststrokes. Kaye won the 200-yard freestyle and Bernard took first in the 200-yard individual medley. Bartlett and classmate Katherine Youngberg combined with Stoker and Bernard to capture the 200-yard medley relay.
Connecticut College visited Hartford the following weekend, taking home a 163-134 win. Once again Kaye was solid, posting back-to-back wins in the 1000- and 200-yard freestyle and later adding her third win of the meet in the 500-yard freestyle. Other Trinity winners included Bernard in the 200-yard butterfly, Bartlett in the 200-yard breaststroke, and Bryant in the 3-meter dive.
Kaye continued her winning ways against another NESCAC foe, Wesleyan, posting dominant first-place finishes in the 500- and 1000-yard. Junior Jessica Harmon, returning from a semester abroad, swept the one- and three-meter dives, but the Bantams lost the meet, 135-98.
In a 121-103 loss to Tufts, Bernard won the 100-yard butterfly while both Kaye and Stoker took first in the 500-yard freestyle and 50-yard freestyle, respectively. Bryant won the three-meter dive, and the 200-yard freestyle relay team of freshman Caroline Molitor, Bartlett, Youngberg and Kaye also won its race.
The women posted their first dual meet win against Wheaton, 154-145, on Jan. 27. Bernard won both the 50- and the 100-yard butterfly, junior Lydia Barrett won the 200- and the 500- yard freestyles, and Kaye took first in the 1,650- and the 100-yard freestyle events for the Bantams. Bryant turned in another winning performance in the three-meter dive to help Noone win her first career women’s victory.
The women wasted no time in racking up their second win, topping Bowdoin on the road, 156-142. Bartlett won the 200-yard breaststroke and Kaye took first in the 200-yard freestyle. The women lost to Colby, however, 193-102, in the tri-meet.
The Bantams wrapped up the season at the NESCAC Championships and Bernard finished her career on a high note with a sixth-place finish in the 50-yard. Kaye also swam well, placing seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle, while the 200-yard medley relay team, consisting of Younberg, Bartlett, Bernard, and Stoker, finished eighth.
Women's Ice Hockey
The Trinity College women’s hockey fell short in terms of final record in its third varsity season, despite a solid core of talented veterans and the addition of some talented young players. The Bantams posted a 1-19-3 mark under Head Coach Joe Snecinski, led by senior co-captain forward Vanessa Heaton and junior co-captain defender Jessica Martin.
The season began with a 5-1 loss to the Rensselaer, as sophomore forward Lindsay Peet scored the lone Trinity goal from classmate Katie Bowman. A bright spot in the loss was the 58-save debut of freshman goalie Mimi MacKinnon.
After three losses to top ECAC opponents Vermont, Hamilton, and Rochester Tech, Trinity snapped a four-game winless streak with a 1-1 tie against Buffalo State. Peet was again the source of the Bantam offense, finding the net on a feed from Bowman.
A 2-2 tie against Union on January 7 followed an 8-0 defeat against Colgate a day earlier. Freshman forward Samantha Lee and Peet provided the scoring, while Martin, Bowman, and junior forward Eliza Nordeman notched assists. MacKinnon made 32 saves in goal.
The Bantams suffered back-to-back 5-0 losses to Wesleyan and Cortland State before posting its only victory, 9-0, at home game against MIT. Promising freshman forward Sarah Shoukimas recorded her first career hat trick, while classmate Kristen Grabowski scored twice. Junior defender Kim Willis, Peet, and freshman forward Jillian Nelsen each scored a Bantam goal as well.
After a difficult stretch of nine straight losses, the Bantams tied Amherst, 2-2, at home in a well-played game. Bowman got the team on the board in the first on an assist from Peet, and Heaton fed Nelsen on the game-tying shot. MacKinnon stopped 33 shots and didn’t allow a goal in the last 39:17 to preserve the tie.
The 2000-01 campaign ended with three defeats at the hands of NESCAC powers Middlebury, Bowdoin, and Colby, although the young Bantams made Colby earn a 3-1 win in the season finale thanks to 41saves by Trinity freshman netminder Blair Kurtz. With a young core of talented players gaining experience this season the Bantams look poised to climb the ladder in the grueling NESCAC next winter.
2000-01 Winter Honors
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Colin Tabb
All-ECAC (2nd)
All-NESCAC (1st)
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
John Dunham
NESCAC Coach of the Year
Geoff Faulkner
All-NESCAC (2nd)
Matt Greason
All-NESCAC (2nd)
MEN’S SQUASH
Akhil Behl
All-American (1st)
Michael Ferriera
All-American (1st)
Nickolas Kyme
All-American (1st)
Lefike Ragontse
All-American (1st)
Rohan Juneja
All-American (2nd)
WOMEN’S SQUASH
Janine Thompson
All-American (1st)
Amina Helal
All-American (1st)
Pam Saunders
All-American (2nd)
Samantha Lewins
All-American (Honorable Mention)
WRESTLING
Sebastian Amato
New England Coach of the Year
Mark Foresi
All-American
All-New England
Michael Marcucio
All-New England
Steve Mulvihill
All-New England
Ted Govola
All-New England
Wesley Connell
All-New England
Michael Doros
All-New England
Lucas McKittrick
All-New England
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Ryan Bak
All-American
All-New England (Open)
All-New England
Todd Markelz
All-New England (Open)
All-ECAC
All-New England
James Porter
All-ECAC
All-New England
James Emord
All-New England
Francis Vincent
All-New England
4x400 Relay
All-New England
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Amanda Rival
New England Pentathlon Champion
Marisa Eddy
All-ECAC
All-New England
Beth Landry
All-New England
Kate Klein
All-New England
Liz Brown
All-New England
Karen Roy
All-New England
4x800 Relay (Brown, Eddy, Klein, Roy)
All-ECAC