Amherst, Mass. - Junior co-captain Kristen Anderson (West Haven, Conn.) totaled 15 kills and 17 assists to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 3-1 victory over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) volleyball season finale for both teams this afternoon at Amherst College.  Trinity, ranked No. 15 among over 70 Division III teams in the New England region, finishes at 13-9 overall and 6-4 in the NESCAC with its second win in as many days, while the Jumbos, ranked No. 13 in New England, closes the regular campaign at 19-10 overall and 5-5 in the league.  The Bantams finished tied with Amherst for fifth place in the NESCAC Final Standings, but drop to the No. 6 seed the NESCAC Championship Tournament due to its regular season loss to the Lord Jeffs.  The Bantams will play No. 3-seeded Connecticut College in the NESCAC Quarterfinals at Tufts on Friday, Nov. 6 and the NESCAC Semifinals and Finals will take place Nov. 7 and 8. 

The first three sets were closely contested with Trinity winning the first and third by identical scores of 25-23 and the Polar Bears taking the second, 26-24, before the Bantams secured the match with a 25-19 triumph in the fourth set. Trinity sophomore L Alexandra Pell (San Diego, Calif.) totaled 19 digs and did not have an error in 43 reception attempts, while sophomore S Jennifer Low (San Francisco, Calif.)  added 14 digs and 23 assists, and sophomore MH Courtney Chaloff (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) had six blocks and six kills.