Williamstown, Mass. - Three unanswered goals at the end of the fourth quarter allowed the Williams College Eph men's lacrosse team to fight off the visiting New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Trinity College Bantams, 7-4, this afternoon at Renzie Lamb Field.  Trinity drops to 6-3 overall and 1-3 in the NESCAC, while the Ephs improve to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the league.

Williams led, 3-1, at the half, but Trinity fought back tied the game when freshman Nick Shaheen whistled a quick shot past Vrla with 8:44 remaining in the game, knotting things at 4-all.  Williams senior captain Richard Reuter found a small opening and threaded a pass to Tommy Murray, who quickly fired a shot past Bantam sophomore goalie Peter Johnson to give the Ephs a 5-4 lead with 7:10 left.  Senior Bryan Wrapp gave the Ephs a 6-4 advantage late with a shot in the top corner on the near side, and fired a shot from about 15 yards out 53 seconds later that beat Johnson to account for the 7-4 final tally.

Trinity held many of the statistical advantages, including a 30-21 shot advantage and a 32-30 slim lead in groundballs. Johnson finished with nine saves, while senior captain attackman Harper Cullen scored twice for Trinity, and rookie Steve Manning added two assists.  Senior face-off man Corey Jacobs won 10 of 14 face-offs, while Wrapp scored three times, and senior goalie Stephen Vrla made 14 saves.

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