Waterville, Maine - The visiting Trinity College Bantams won a battle of unbeatens and top-10 teams against the Colby College Mules with an 8-7 win in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's lacrosse actuion this afternoon on Bill Alfond Field.  Trinity, ranked No. 6 in the nation, stays flawless at 4-0 overall amd 3-0 in the NESCAC, while No. 7-ranked Colby drops to 6-1 overall and 2-1 in the league.

Trinity led, 5-1, at halftime, but the Mules battled back and tied the game at 7-7 when Tess Petesch (Rockville, Md.) scored with 7:53 left in the game off an assist from Lucy Gerrity(Cumberland, Maine).  The Bantams answered with the game-winning goal by freshman Megan Leonhard (Summit, N.J.) with 5:36 to play off a pass from senior captain Sarah Remes (Silver Spring, Md.), and Trinity possessed the ball for the majority of the remainder of play. 

Sophomore midfielder Liz Bruno (Andover, Mass.) had one goal, a game-high six caused turnovers, and four groundballs. Remes had two goals and one assist, junior midfielder Rachel Romanowsky (Hampstead, N.H.) had two goals in the opening three minutes to spark the early Bantam lead, and senior attacker Kristin Phelps (Sudbury, Mass.) had one goal and one assist.  Petesch had two goals and one assist to lead the Mules. Gerrity added one goal and one assist, while Amy Campbell (North Andover, Mass.) dished two assists.  Sophomore Gina Dinallo (West Hartford, Conn.) stopped seven shots in her season debut in goal for Trinity, while Sarah Warnke (Lakeville, Conn.) finished with 11 saves for Colby.

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