Against Clark, which was ranked No. 3 in New England and No. 19 in the nation entering the game, freshman forward Darren Baker (Lakehurst, N.J.) led all scorers with a career-high 26 points, while senior tri-captain forward Bryan Dion (East Haven, Conn.) notched 18 points and eight rebounds and senior tri-captain swingman Colin Tabb (Somers, Conn.) added 13 points and six assists.

Tabb drained a three-pointer with three seconds left in the win at Amherst, which was ranked No. 5 in New England entering the game. Bantam freshman reserve guard John Halas (White Plains, N.Y.) made a long three-point shot with two seconds left in regulation to force the first overtime, and junior forward Ryan Uszenski (Woodbridge, N.J.) sent the game into a second extra session with a driving layup in the closing seconds of the first extra period. Tabb finished with a season-high 34 points, along with six assists, while Dion chipped in with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Uszenski, Halas, and Baker added 19, 16 and 11 points, respectively, for the Bantams.

Tabb was named to the NESCAC honor roll for his performance in the two games last weeks, after averaging 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.0 blocks.

Trinity, coached by Stan Ogrodnik, is currently in third place in the NESCAC with a 4-1 league record. Tabb leads the league in scoring with 24.7 ppg, is second in free throw shooting with an 85.5 percentage (112-131), fifth in assists with 4.0 per game, seventh in rebounding with 7.1 per game, and ninth in three-point shooting with a 38.0 percentage (46-121). Tabb’s point total also put him fifth in the nation in scoring. Dion is second in the NESCAC rankings in rebounding with 9.4 per game, fourth in blocked shots with 0.9 per game, sixth in field goal shooting with a 52.3 percentage (112-214), and 10th in scoring at 16.7 ppg. As a team, Trinity is third in the league in field goal shooting at 46.9 percent (488-1,040) and free throw shooting at 70.1 percent (251-358).

Trinity is currently ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Division III Northeast regional poll. The Bantams will host NESCAC rival Connecticut College on Fri., Feb. 8 and visit league foe Wesleyan, ranked in the Northeast regional top ten, on Sat., Feb. 9 at 3 p.m.

This week’s NCAA Division III Northeast regional poll:

1. Keene State 18-1

2. Clark 16-3

3. Williams 17-3

4. Babson 17-3

5. Trinity (Conn.) 13-4

6. Amherst 13-5

Also: Bowdoin (15-5), Colby-Sawyer (14-5), Mass.-Dartmouth (14-6), Wesleyan (13-6)

Women’s Basketball (11-7, 4-1) Continues Winning in the League

The Trinity College women’s basketball team lost to Western Connecticut, 65-54, on Jan. 29, but routed Endicott, 63-35, on Jan. 31 and outscored NESCAC rival Amherst, 53-48, on Feb. 2.

Junior center Kate McCloskey (Uxbridge, Mass.) led all scorers with 22 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds against Western Connecticut, while freshman forward Michelle McCaffrey (West Springfield, Mass.) had eight points, nine boards, four assists, and five steals for the Bantams.

Against Endicott, freshman forward Rebecca Bell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) totaled 11 points and six rebounds off the bench. McCloskey scored all 12 of her points in the first half and senior forward Kate Toman (Santa Margarita, Calif.) tallied a team-high 13 points for the Bantams.

McCloskey scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the win over Amherst. Trinity senior guard Alison Hadden (Drexel Hill, Pa.) joined McCloskey in double figures with 10 points, and senior co-captain guard Bridget Dullea (Longmeadow, Mass.) dished out nine assists.

McCloskey was named to the NESCAC honor roll for her play in the three games last week. She averaged 17.7 points and 11.0 rebounds, while shooting 53.4 percent from the field (23-43).

Trinity, coached by Maureen Pine, is currently tied with Bates for second place in the NESCAC at 4-1 in the league. McCloskey leads the league in scoring at 19.5 ppg, rebounding at 11.0 per game, and field goal shooting at 59.0 percent (147-249). McCloskey’s totals also put her 21st in the nation in scoring, 30th in rebounding, and 14th in field goal shooting. Dullea is third in the league and 18th in the nation in assists with 5.3 per game, McCaffrey is third in the NESCAC steals with 2.3 per game and seventh in rebounding at 7.1 per game, and Hadden is seventh in assists with 3.3 per contest.

The Trinity College men’s ice hockey team defeated Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East rival Skidmore, 3-2, in overtime on the road on Feb. 2. The Bantams were leading ECAC East foe Massachusetts College, 4-1, with more than half the game completed, when the lights went out at the Massachusetts College rink. The game was suspended and will be completed at a later date.

Junior forward Greg O’Leary (Reading, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal :46 into overtime at Skidmore. Bantam freshman goalie Doug Kisielius (Park Ridge, Ill.) made 21 saves in his first career conference start.

Trinity, coached by John Dunham, is currently in fifth place in the NESCAC with an 9-4-1 league record. Senior goalie Geoff Faulkner (Westerville, Ohio) is third in the league with a 1.92 GAA in net.

The Bantams will host NESCAC rival Middlebury, ranked No. 1 in the nation, on Fri., Feb. 8 and league foe Williams, ranked No. 12 in the nation, on Sat., Feb. 9.

The Trinity College women’s ice hockey team lost, 2-1, at NESCAC rival Amherst on Feb. 1, but rebounded with a 3-2 overtime victory at league foe Hamilton on Feb. 2.

Trinity senior captain defender Jessica Martin (Fort Myers, Fla.) scored the Trinity goal, and sophomore goalie Mimi MacKinnon (Glen Cove, N.Y.) made 29 saves at Amherst.

At Hamilton, freshman forward Kristy Hadeka (Castleton, Vt.) scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, and assisted on a third score. Junior forward Katelyn Bowman (Summit, N.J.) notched a goal and two assists and classmate Victoria Fox (Locust Valley, N.Y.) assisted on three goals for the Bantams. MacKinnon made four of her 54 saves in overtime to preserve the Trinity triumph.

MacKinnon earned a spot on the NESCAC honor roll for her peroformance over the weekend, after totaling 83 saves with a .954 save percentage and a 1.94 GAA in the two games.

Trinity, coached by Katie Busniuk, is currently in eighth place in the NESCAC with a 3-11 league record. The Bantams will host NESCAC rival Middlebury, ranked No. 1 in the nation on Sat., Feb. 9, and league foe Williams, ranked No. 9 in the nation, on Sun., Feb. 10.

The Trinity College men’s squash team defeated Harvard, 8-1, on Feb. 2.

Senior co-captain Rohan Juneja (Bombay, India) dominated in his match at the No. 7 position against Harvard, which was ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the match. Trinity has not lost since the 1998 National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association (NISRA) Championship finals, which it lost to the Crimson, 5-4.

All eight of Trinity’s wins came by 3-0 scores, including a triumphs by Bantam senior co-captain Lefika Ragontse (Gaborone, Botswana), junior Nickolas Kyme (Pembroke, Bermuda), and sophomore Michael Ferreira (Stamford, England) over nationally-ranked crimson opponents.

Trinity boasts seven of the top 20 players in the nation, led by freshman Bernardo Samper (Bogota, Colombia) at No. 1 and Ferreira at No. 2. Bantam junior Jonathan Smith (Leeds, England) is ranked No. 4, Ragontse is No. 7, Kyme is No. 8, senior Rohan Bhappu (Singapore) is No. 17, and sophomore Nadeem Osman (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is No. 20.

Trinity, coached by Paul Assaiante, is ranked No. 1 in the National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association (NISRA) national poll. The Bantams will host Brown, ranked No. 8 in the nation, on Tue., Feb. 5. Trinity will also visit Hobart on Fri., Feb. 8 and Rochester, along with Hamilton, on Feb. 9.

This week’s NISRA national poll:

1. Trinity (Conn.)

2. Harvard

3. Yale

4. Princeton

5. Williams

6. Dartmouth

7. Cornell

8. Brown

9. Western Ontario

10. Pennsylvania

The Trinity College women’s squash team defeated Harvard, 5-4, on Feb. 2.

Freshman Meridy Vollmer (Cincinnati, Ohio) won the deciding match, 3-1, at the No. 7 position in the win over Harvard, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation entering the match. Bantam freshman Lynn Leong (Kota Bharu, Malaysia), the No. 2 player in the nation, won a 3-1 decision over the nation’s No. 5-ranked player, and sophomore Amina Helal (Manchester, England), the No. 1 player in the nation, blanked the nation’s No. 3- ranked player. Vollmer’s match-clinching win came against the No. 26 player in the nation.

Trinity boasts seven of the top 40 players in the nation, led by helal at No. 1 and Leong at No. 2. Bantam sophomore Pam Saunders (Harrare, Zimbabwe) is ranked No. 5, senior co-captain Mollie Anderson (Buffalo, N.Y.) is No. 21, Austin is No. 27, senior co-captain Samantha Lewins (Bromley, Zimbabwe) is No. 33, and freshman Bronwyn Cooper (Harrare, Zimbabwe) is No. 34.

Trinity, coached by Wendy Bartlett, is ranked No. 2 in the National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association (NISRA) national poll. The Bantams will host Brown, ranked No. 5 in the nation, on Tue., Feb. 5., and will visit Cornell, ranked No. 8 in the nation, on Sat., Feb. 9.

This week’s NISRA national poll:

1. Harvard

2. Trinity (Conn.)

3. Princeton

4. Yale

5. Brown

6. Dartmouth

7. Williams

8. Cornell

9. Bates

10. Pennsylvania

The Trinity College women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams each competed against Bowdoin and Colby at Wesleyan on Feb. 2. The Bantam women downed Bowdoin, 149-141, but lost to Colby, 188-101. The Trinity men lost to Bowdoin, 179-88, and to Colby, 155-102.

Sophomore Julia Kaye (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) took first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 11:06.19 in the meet. For the men, senior captain Christian Sterling (Glastonbury, Conn.) won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles with times of 5:09.99 and 10:08.50. Both times were season-bests for Sterling. Junior Chris Rorer (Villanova, Pa.) won the 400-yard individual medley at a season-best 4:32.96 for the Bantams.

Three different relay squads posted the best Trinity times of the season over the weekend. The women’s 200-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of Kaye, sophomores Caroline Molitor (Berwyn, Pa.) and Elizabeth Stoker (Westwood, Mass.) and freshman Elizabeth Ramaley (Old Greenwich, Conn.), swam a time of 1:47.99 against Bowdoin and Colby. The women’s 200-yard medley relay squad, consisting of senior co-captain Katie Lafleur (Belchertown, Mass.), sophomores Molitor and Jennifer Bartlett (Marblehead, Mass.), and freshman Katherine Mortensen (Bedford, N.H.), swam a time of 2:01.19 in the 200-yard medley relay. The men’s 200-yard medley relay team, consisting of Sterling, Rorer, junior Jesse Hammond (New London, Conn.), and freshman Matt DeRosa (Setauket, N.Y.) finished with a time of 1:44.17.

Stoker has posted the team’s top time in four events this season, while Kaye, Bartlett and Mortensen have each posted the team’s top time in three events. Stoker finished the 50-yard freestyle in 26.35, the 100-yard freestyle in 57.49, the 50-yard butterfly in 29.80, and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.63. Kaye posted times of 2:03.56 in the 200-yard freestyle, 5:24.97 in the 500-yard freestyle, and 11:06.19 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Bartlett swam a times of 35.16 in the 50-yard breaststroke, 1:15.31 in the 100-yard breaststroke, and 2:41.52 in the 200-yard breaststroke, while Mortensen had times of 30.08 in the 50-yard backstroke, 1:05.18 in the 100-yard backstroke, and 2:225.94 in the 200-yard backstroke.

For the men’s team, Rorer has each posted the team-best time in five events, while Sterling and Hammond have posted team-best times in four events each. Rorer finished the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.88, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.23, the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:19.54, the 200-yard individual medley in 2:08.09, and the 400-yard individual medley in 4:32.96. Sterling swam a 1:53.10 in the 200-yard freestyle, a 5:09.99 in the 500-yard freestyle, a 10:24.76 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and a 2:06.50 in the 200-yard butterfly. Hammond finished the 50-yard freestyle in 22.31, the 100-yard freestyle in 50.03, the 50-yard butterfly in 25.79, and the 100-yard butterfly in 58.03.

Trinity will host Clark on Sat., Feb 9.

The Trinity College women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at the Tufts Invitational on Feb. 9.

Senior women’s tri-captain Jennifer Villa (West Hyannisport, Mass.) won the triple jump with a distance of 34’09.75” and sophomore Kristina DePeau (Stafford, Conn.) won the 3,000-meter run at 10:32.28, while men’s junior co-captain Ryan Bak (Suffield, Conn.) won both the 1,000- (2:31.64) and the 1,500-meter (3:54.56) runs, qualifying provisionally for the NCAA Division III National Championships in each. Junior Josh Griffis (Templeton, Mass.) placed second in the shot put at (47’03.50”) and freshman Jarod Bullock (Mattapan, Mass.) came in second in the long jump (21’02.75”) for the Bantams. Freshman Christina Kane (Springfield, Mass.) finished second in the 1,500-meter run (4:45.05) and qualified provisionally for the National Championships as well.

Trinity is ranked nationally in the 2002 M-F Company Women’s and Men’s Indoor Track and Field national polls.