Hartford, Conn. - Junior co-captain guard Claire Arnstein (Hicksville, N.Y.) totaled 16 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 86-40 win over the visiting Becker College Hawks in women's basketball action this evening at Oosting Gymnasium.  Trinity improves to 6-0 with the win in its home opener, while the Hawks drop to 1-4 with their second loss in a row.  The Bantams are off to their best start since 1999-00.

Trinity trailed, 12-10, seven minutes into the game but Arnstein and freshman guard Michelle Royals (Torrington, Conn.) combined to rattle off 11 points in a row for an 21-12 Bantam lead halfway through the first half.  Trinity cruised to a 47-26 lead at the break and held the Hawks to 14 points and five field goals in the second half.

Royals came off the bench to lead all scorers with 18 points, making seven out of nine shots from the field, while fellow rookie Kaitlin Ciarleglio (Waterbury, Conn.) added 10 points and five assists, and freshman forward Brianne Cowden (Jamison, Pa.) scored 10 points.  Senior forward Catherine Doyle (Cambridge, Mass.) led a dominant effort on the boards with 10, as Trinity outrebounded Becker, 54-19.  Bantam sophomore guard Kristen Fahey (Cumberland, R.I.) dished out a game-high seven assists and added six rebounds.  Senior center Beth Pion (Enfield, Conn.) scored nine of her team-high 13 points in the first seven minutes, and added four rebounds, three assists, and four blocked shots for Becker.

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