Willimantic, Conn. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams scored 12 consecutive goals, the final seven of the first half and first four of the second half, to defeat the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in women's lacrosse action this afternoon.  Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the nation, improves to 11-1 with its third consecutive victory, while the Warriots drop to 4-8.

Eight different Trinity players contributed at least one of the 12 straight goals and 11 players in the game had at least a goal or assist.  Junior midfielder Alison Urquhart (Redding, Conn.) of Trinity had three goals and won five of seven faceoffs, with junior attacker Caitlin Irvine (Westwood, Mass.) and freshman Kaitlin Hildebrand (Berwyn, Pa.) each won three draws. Freshman  Haley Thompson (Ipswich, Mass.) scored the first three goals of her career for the Bantams. Five different players scored a free-position goal for Trinity, which missed only one of those shots in the match.

Eastern freshman goalie Nancy Ibrahim made eight saves, seven coming when Trinity outshot Eastern 19-4 over the first 30 minutes. Eastern had a 14-10 edge in shots in the second half, outscoring the Bantams, 7-4, over the final  17 minutes. Sophomore Ashley Prizio won four draws for Eastern and senior Taylor MacDonald won five faceoffs and three draws. MacDonald and senior Courtney Bedocs each had two goals for the Warriors.

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