Hartford, Conn. - The Amherst College Lord Jeffs defeated the Trinity College Bantams 3-0 today at Campus Field, eliminating Trinity's chance at home field advantage in the first round of the NESCAC Championship Tournament.  The Bantams finish their regular season at 9-5 overall and 4-5 in the league, while Amherst, ranked No. 7 in the nation, will head into postseason play with a record of 9-1-3  and 7-0-2 in the league. 

The Amherst defense was able to frustrate Trinity's offense all day long, and Amherst goalkeepers, junior Lili Ferguson (Winnetka, Ill.) and freshmen Claire Bennett (Westfield, N.J.) and Allie Horwitz (Woodbridge, Conn.), combined to make six saves for the shutout. 

Senior Natalie Ferraiolo (Palo Alto, Calif.) opened the gates with a first half goal assisted by sophomore Kyla Woodhouse (Topsham, Maine), which was the only goal Amherst would need.  Junior Jillian Whiting (Clark, N.J.) added a goal in the second half, and first-year Livia Rizzo (Dover, Mass.) followed that up to pad the Amherst advantage to 3-0. 

Trinity freshmen Jenny Ley (Warwick, R.I.) perhaps had the best opportunity in the game for Trinity, sending a shot off the cross bar in the waning minutes of the game in a bid to break up the Amherst shut out.  Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Weedon (Wellesley, Mass.) seven stops for the Bantams. 

Trinity is the No. 6 seed in the NESCAC Tournament and will travel to Middlebury College, No. 3 seed, for a 12:30 match this Sunday, Nov. 2.

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