Hartford, Conn. - First-year Leigh Howard (Bethany, Conn.) scored late in the first half on a corner kick from senior co-captain Erika Maciaszczyk (Milton, Mass.), and senior co-captain Devin Nwanagu (Westborough, Mass.) added a second-half, penalty kick goal to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 2-0 victory over the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Bates College Bobcats this afternoon.  The Bantams improve to 5-4 overall and 1-4 in the league with their first win in five games, while the Bobcats slip to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in the NESCAC.     

Bates had control early in the match, but as the first half progressed, Trinity gained momentum and retained possession on the offensive end for the majority of play before intermission.  Howard and fellow first-year Jenny Ley (Warwick, R.I.) created opportunities on the offensive end, sophomores Morgan Sackman (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) and Maika Scifo (River Edge, N.J.) controlled the ball in the middle of the field, and sophomroe Caroline Washburne (Medfield, Mass.) made things difficult for Bates forwards while anchoring a defense that allowed just eight shots on the afternoon.  Bates first-year goalkeeper Annie Burns (Topsfield, Mass.) made 11 saves in net, while Emily Weedon (Wellesley, Mass.) made six saves for the Bantams in the shutout.