November 28, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Carole Grills\
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 Trinity Basketball Defeats Smith 57-46

Northampton, MA:  The Bantams of Trinity College won their second game of the season in a come-from-behind 57-46 victory tonight at Smith College.  With the win, Trinity improved to 2-1 while the Pioneers fell to 0-4.

            Smith took an early 10-2 lead in the opening minutes but the Bantams chipped it away to tie it up at 14 and again at 16 with 6:30 remaining. Sophomore guard Rosie Baldwin (South Strafford, VT) converted the only three-pointer of the game to put the Pioneers up three followed by a basket by first year Lisa Marie Vuono (Lyndhurst, NJ) that gave Smith a 21-16 lead. Both teams struggled in the last 5 ½ minutes of play scoring just four points with the Pioneers taking a 23-18 lead into the half.

            Trinity came out strong in the second half outscoring the home team 13-2 in the first five minutes and took the lead for good (36-35)  with 8:16 remaining on a hoop by senior guard Sarah Cox (Norwell, MA) who led all scorers with a game high 17 points. Classmate Catherine Maher (Newtown, CT) chipped in with 11 points while first year Jessica Sims (Peabody, MA) tallied 11 rebounds in the win.

            The Pioneers were led in scoring by Baldwin with 10 points with Courtney Parker (Berlin, MD) pulling down a game high 15 rebounds. Smith will be in action again this weekend when they travel to Haverford, PA to compete in the Seven Sisters Championship.

                                                              1          2          F
Smith (0-4)                                              23        23        46
Trinity (2-1)                                             18        39        57