WILLIAMSTOWN, MA -- Williams (2-3) came home after a road win last week to face Trinity, who sat in a tie atop the NESCAC at 4-1. The Bantams boasted the top scoring offense (37.6 points per game) and total defense (13.4 points allowed per game) in the conference through the first five weeks.
Williams received the ball to the start the game, and immediately went on a 75-yard touchdown drive in 7 plays capped off by a 26-yard pass on play action over the middle from freshman quarterback Owen McHugh to Brady Stahelski. On the following drive, the Ephs defense responded with a tackle for loss on the Bantams' first play from scrimmage and then an interception by Justice McGrail on a tipped pass on the following snap. This was McGrail's third interception on the year, the most for any Eph. Trinity managed to force a stop after a failed 4th-down conversion by the Ephs from inside the red zone, then responded with a 9-play, 79-yard touchdown drive led by quarterback Spencer Fetter. The score came on an 18-yard slant over the middle to Sean Clapp and evened the game at 7-7. It stayed tied through the end of the first quarter, with Trinity driving as time expired in the first.
The Trinity air raid continued right at the start of the second quarter, as Fetter led a 6-play, 43-yard scoring drive that ended in another slant over the middle, this time to to Max Roche, to bring the score to 14-7. Clapp then added another long touchdown reception, a 52-yarder on a rollout from Fetter, to put Trinity up by two scores. Another long touchdown drive with yet another touchdown catch by Clapp brought the store to 27-7 after a missed point after attempt with five minutes to play in the first half. Clapp's day featured the 3 scores and 129 yards receiving. The Trinity defense, after allowing the early touchdown, tightened up and forced four straight three-and-outs in the second quarter. In the meantime, the offense continued to churn, as the score came to 34-7 heading into the break.
Trinity's ground game opened the second half, with a 61-yard rush from Colin McCabe raising the score to 41-7 on Trinity's first drive. McCabe had 103 yards and the score on the day. Williams responded later in the third on a deep ball from McHugh to Cameron Lee, the Ephs' leading receiver with 103 yards. This moved the game to 41-14, where it stayed. McHugh ended with 200 yards through the air and 33 more on the ground.
Trinity quarterback Spencer Fetter earned 242 yards passing with four touchdowns, three of which went to Clapp and the other to Max Roche.
Drew Michalek was the Ephs' leading tackler with seven tackles in the game. George Papadapolous added six more, and Nathan Rodi had five.
Williams (2-4) will go on the road to Bates next weekend, and Trinity (5-1) will also travel to Maine to take on Bowdoin.
