Women's Lacrosse

The Trinity women’s lacrosse team, coached by Kate Livesay, posted an 11-7 overall record and finished third in the NESCAC with a 6-3 league mark. The Bantams downed Bowdoin, 12-9, for the first NESCAC Championship Tournament victory and followed that with a 10-9 triumph in double overtime against Amherst in the NESCAC Semifinals. Trinity lost to Colby, 14-12, in the league title game, but qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Tourney for the second season in a row. The Bantams lost to Babson, 19-10, in the NCAA First Round and finished the season as the No. 12-ranked team in the nation.

Senior captain and attacker C.J. Yanofsky was selected to the 2008 WomensLacrosse.com Division III All-American Second Team, and the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)/US Lacrosse Division III All-American Third Team. Yanofsky and senior captain goalkeeper Michelle Smith each graced the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Conference First Team, while Bantam freshmen attacker Caitlin Irvine and midfielder Rachel Romanowsky were each named to both the All-NESCAC Second Team and the WomensLacrosse.com National All-Rookie Team. Yanofsky and Romanowsky were each selected to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III All-New England First Team and the IWLCA/US Lacrosse All-Berkshire Regional First Team and Smith, Irvine, senior defender Caroline Boiardi and sophomore midfielder Sarah Remes made the All-Berkshire Regional Second Team.