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.