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Player Profile of the Week: KAYLA LAWSON

Major: Human Rights Studies, Anthropology
Year: Senior
Position: defense
Uniform #: 16
High School: Phillips Academy






Post Trinity Plans: I am a Fulbright Scholarship Alternate and I applied to the Peace Corps so I am waiting to hear back from both. Ideally I would like to teach and/or volunteer abroad or work for a human rights organization.


Favorite Sports Quote: "Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It’s the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs and the voice inside you that yells can't. But you don't listen. You just push harder, and then you hear the voice whisper can. And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are."

Favorite Practice Drill: 5v4 Must Go


Why did you choose Trinity? The Human Rights program really interested me and I wanted to play competitive lacrosse while getting a good well-rounded education.


What does Trin Lax mean to you? Putting my heart and soul into everything and never giving up, and knowing that my teammates are doing the same.


Favorite Trin lax memory? Winning in double OT at Washington & Lee!


Any advice for your teammates? Enjoy every possible moment and never take anything for granted. Love and appreciate everything because time flies and it will be over before you know it!

Trinity Tested in Non-Conference Contest

The Trinity Bantams hosted non-conference opponent Springfield College on the Robin L. Sheppard Field on Wednesday night. It turned out to be a low scoring affair, as both teams settled it down on attack and looked for perfect opportunities. Alisen registered the first goal of the game after receiving a nice feed from Lenny and placing the ball around the goalkeeper. Springfield responded, also with an assisted tally, before the Bantams rattled off three straight to take a 4-1 lead. Bruno and Lenny both scored on free positions, while Alisen added her second of the game. Springfield did not back down though, showing patience on attack and finding the back of the cage twice on assisted goals. Hadley rounded out the first half scoring with an assist from Alisen.

In the second, the Bantam defense looked to cut the cutters and stay stick to stick as all three of Springfield's first half goals were assisted. We also focused on collapsing on Springfield attackers in the 8. The attack looked to be more threatening in the second half, challenging the Springfield defense and then moving the ball to teammates to find open opportunities. Springfield's goalie was stellar in cage, forcing us to take smart shots. Bruno did just that, scoring her second of the contest on her second shot, but Springfield rolled off the next three to take a 7-6 lead with only 8 minutes remaining. Lenny found the back of the cage with 5 minutes later to even the score.

The last two minutes of the game were nerve-wracking, as the Bantams found themselves looking for a defensive stop while Springfield controlled the ball. Springfield settled things down and looked to take time off the clock before going to cage. The defense slightly extended the pressure, looking to prevent Springfield from going to goal. With the D pushing the Springfield attacker towards the restraining line, Rachel was able to come up with a HUGE caused turnover by getting a clean check off. Rachel then scooped up the ground ball and headed down the other end with Springfield on her heels. With under a minute to play, Rachel circled the crease and found herself open inside the 8. She shot with a purpose, and scored with only 52 seconds left. The Bantams were able to hang on for the last minute, squeaking out an 8-7 victory. Liv finished with 4 saves in cage.




Senior Captain Rachel scored the game winning goal with only 52 seconds left in the game.

Bantams Defeat Jumbos, 9-8

Sophomore Megan Leonhard led the Bantam attack with 5 goals






In a battle of nationally-ranked teams, #4 Trinity came away with an exciting one goal win over #12 Tufts on Tufts turf in Medford, MA. Tufts got on board first, with a free position goal, but the Bantams responded with three goals in a row, a beautifully assisted tally by Bruno, sandwiched by free position goals by Kaitlin and Madeleine. Free positions would prove to be the theme of the day, as Tufts added two more free position goals before the end of the first half. Nine of the seventeen goals of the contest were the result of free positions. With some great defensive play on both ends, the score remained low at the half, with Tufts maintaining a slight 5-4 advantage.

We looked to keep the ball moving on offense in the second half, while capitalizing on high percentage plays. In the first, we were guilty of forcing passes and taking the first decent opportunity, instead of waiting for a great opportunity. With some great patience, Lenny went on a tear, scoring 4 goals, two assisted by Rachel and one assisted by Haley, while the forth was a free position goal. The assisted goals were beautifully executed, with Lenny driving on the catch and placing the ball just inside the crossbar and out of the goalkeepers reach. The Bantams took a 9-6 lead with 15 minutes left, but Tufts chipped away with under 5 minutes to pull within one goal. However, the attack, with help from those defenders behind the restraining line, was able to stall for the last two minutes of the game to come away with a 9-8 victory.

The defensive unit held strong, limiting Tufts to just a single goal for the first 15 minutes of the second half. Mal and Emma were stellar on defense, with two grounds balls and two caused turnovers each. The defense also did a great job in transition, successfully clearing the ball 14 times, out of 16 tries, while breaking up Tufts offensive transition 5 times. Liv was great in goal, coming up with 4 saves in each half for a total of 8 stops. Next week, we will continue to work on draw controls, as the Jumbos recorded 11 to our 8.

Trinity Survives Strong Showing by the Cardinals

First-Year Lyndsey Shepard picked up 5 ground balls for the Bantams.


The Bantams came out strong against the Wesleyan University Cardinals, taking a commanding 8-1 lead after 25 minutes of play. The attack was led by senior captains Rachel and Alisen, as well as sophomore Hadley, who all scored two goals in the first. Bruno and Kaitlin helped out with a goal apiece to round out the first half scoring. We were great on the free position line, scoring three of our first half goals off 8 meter opportunities. Our defense held strong for most of the first half, though Wesleyan chipped away at the deficit, scoring two goals in the last minute to pull within five at halftime.

The Cardinals would not go away in the second either, with teams trading goals for the first 15 minutes of the half, but we still had a dominating six goal lead with ten minutes left. Refusing to back down, Wesleyan battled back to rally off the next four goals, pulling within two. That would be as close as they would get, however, as we survived with a final score of 12 to 10 in favor of Trinity.

There were a lot of positives to take away from the game, but also some things to work on. We will look to be better off the draw, especially working together and going in twos for those ground balls. We also ran into foul trouble, committing 25 fouls to Wesleyan’s 13. Bruno was impressive defensively, not registering a single foul, while contributing four ground balls and four caused turnovers. Lenny and first-year Lyndsey Shepard were strong on defense as well, picking up 6 and 5 ground balls, respectively. Gina and Liv split time in goal, each making three saves. Offensively, Rachel finished with 4 goals and an assist to lead the team.

Bantams Down Ephs, 9-4

Senior Defender Emma Lynch








We headed to Williamstown, MA on Saturday morning to play NESCAC foe Williams College. Though weather reports early in the week suggested that we would be met with snow, we were pleasantly surprised by the playing conditions – cold and breezy, but precipitation-free. Kaitlin Hildebrand once again got things started for the Bantams. The attack was deliberate and methodical with the plays, working the ball around until a great opportunity opened up. Knowing that the All-NESCAC Williams goaltender would come up with a lot of saves, the Bantams looked for well-placed shots. Lenny found Kaitlin inside the 8 meter for the first goal of the contest, about 5 minutes into the game. Williams responded, but Kaitlin was quick to reestablish the lead, with another assisted goal, this time from Rachel. Three minutes later, Rachel assisted another goal, scored by Lenny. The rest of the half featured some slowed down play, as the Bantams looked for good driving opportunities. Alisen and Hadley both showed that they weren’t afraid to go to goal on a couple nice drives to cage, picking opportune moments to attack the Williams defenders. Our tough Trinity defense allowed only two Williams goals in the half. Senior Emma Lynch was awesome on defense, coming up with four caused turnovers and five ground balls. One notable caused turnover occurred when a Williams attacker was streaking towards cage in transition. Emma stepped up and stayed out of shooting space, then managed to intercept the ball and start the Trinity transition in the other direction.


While Williams got on board first in the second, Trinity rolled out four straight goals to take a 9-3 lead. The pressure was on first-year Lyndsey Shepard after being awarded a free position with the goalie behind. With an open net, Lyndsey took a quick shot that just squeaked by a Williams defender. After some back and forth play, with impressive stops by the defense, the Bantams got on board again. After Bruno caused a turnover in the defensive end, Hillary picked up a ground ball and pushed it in transition, streaking down the field with two Williams players chasing after her. She fed Kaitlin Hildebrand, who quickly released to Hadley. Hadley found the back of the net for her second of the contest. We won the ensuing draw control and settled play in the offensive end. After working the ball around, Shea found herself open for a drive from the top. She took the ball to cage and scored a beautiful goal. The scoring was rounded out by Bruno, who scored on a free-position. The goal capped a terrific game for Bruno, who led all players with five caused turnovers and seven ground balls. She also picked up three draw controls. Great job Bruno! It was a tremendous defensive effort by the entire defense, backboned by Liv in goal who came up with 5 great saves.

Trinity Defeats Skidmore

Junior Madeleine Hardy led the Bantams with three goals against Skidmore.

We travelled to Saratoga Springs on Wednesday night to play non-league opponent Skidmore College. While KP’s pregame talk centered on the words “focus” and “fun”, it took the Bants some time to settle in and play Trinity lacrosse. We scored the first two of the game, with unassisted tallies by Megan and Alisen, but Skidmore rebounded to tie the score at 2 apiece halfway through the first. Madeleine gave us a 4-2 lead by coming off the bench with a focused and determined mindset. She scored two goals in the span of 3 minutes and Hadley chipped in one of her own, giving us a 5-2 advantage at halftime.

Although the defense held Skidmore to only two goals in the first, we were disappointed with our effort and looked to come out in the second with more fire. We focused on winning the 50/50 battles and limiting turnovers, especially unforced turnovers. We had been sloppy with our passing and committed to improving this in the second half. We also focused on using our teammates more and helping out the ball carrier. Rachel, who was face-guarded all game, found the back of the net early in the second for her first point of the game. The goal came off a beautiful cut, with Bruno finding her open in the 8 meter for a nice feed. The reverse happened ten minutes later, as Rachel was fouled just behind the goal and was given possession. She found Bruno cutting into the 8 and Bruno buried the ball.

Madeleine closed out the scoring for the Bantams with her third goal of the game off a free position. Her play was outstanding and brought a high level of intensity to the field. She added a ground ball and a draw control to her three goals (which came off of just 3 shots, for a 100% shooting)! Great job Madeleine.

Mal and Liza led the defense with some great play, coming up with 4 and 3 caused turnovers, respectively. Liv stood tall in goal with 4 saves. We will look to up our game when we see NESCAC opponent Williams in Williamstown, MA on Saturday.