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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – A strong second period for Trinity
College (11-2-2), currently ranked eighth in the country, proved to
be the deciding factor in this evening's NESCAC game. Despite
a better performance in the third period, the Ephs (1-9-2) were
unable to recover from the four goals they allowed in the second,
losing by a final score of 5-2.
The Ephs played well in the first period, holding the Bantams to
only one goal. The goal came at 12:23 when Kim Weiss blasted the
puck at Eph goaltender Denise McCulloch from the right side of the
ice. The puck ricocheted off McCulloch's helmet, falling into
the net. Michelle Benjamin and Laura Komarek each picked up an
assist on the play.
The Bantams came out firing in the second period, with Kara
Douglas scoring within the first three minutes of play. She was
assisted by Jill Roloff and Benjamin. Kait McCarthy, assisted by
Emilie Wiggin and Emily Weedon, followed with a goal of her own,
coming from behind the net to put the Bantams up 3-0 at the 9:00
mark. The Ephs' first goal of the game came less than two
minutes later when sophomore Torrey Taussig converted a Catherine
Mullen pass to put the Ephs on the board. The Bantams, however,
were not to be deterred, as they quickly responded with another
goal. This time Michelle Chee scored for Trinity, knocking in a
pass from Weiss at 10:52. The final goal of the period came at
17:58 when Roloff sent the puck flying into the top left corner of
the goal, extending the Bantams' lead to four.
The Ephs opened the third period with a short-handed goal to bring
the game within three. First year Jacqueline Berglass passed to a
wide open Tracey Ferriter, who then used some impressive stick
handling skills to beat Bantam goaltender Isabel Iwachiw to her
left. While Williams was unable to scrape together another goal,
the Ephs defense held the Bantams to a scoreless third period for a
final score of 5-2.
Eph goaltenders Denise McCulloch and Betsy Laurin combined for a
total of 23 saves in tonight's loss, while Isabel Iwachiw
blocked 37 shots for Trinity.
Commenting on the second period, Coach Shannon Bryant said,
“When playing against a good team like Trinity they are going
to capitalize on any mistake. The mistake that we were making in
the second period is that the first person on the puck was not
doing a good job consistently every time. This then leads to
breakdowns.”
As for the game as a whole, Bryant said, “We had some good
offensive opportunities throughout the game. We have been
generating some more offensive opportunities in the last week,
which is a really good sign. We just need to keep chipping
away.”
The Ephs will face the Bantams again tomorrow at 3:00 pm.
