Danbury, Conn. — The Trinity College Bantam volleyball team swept the Western Connecticut State University Colonials, 3-0 in at Feldman Arena this evening. The Bantams, 7-2, cruised to victory with scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-20.  The Colonials dip to 11-3. 

Trinity was never threatened in the first game but the Colonials showed some life in the second game, drawing within one point, the last time at 22-21 before squandering the final three points.  In the finale, WestConn trailed by three on three different occasions before taking its first lead of the match, 8-7. The Bantam's Hannah Brickley (Melrose, Mass.) rattled off seven straight service points to put the visitors up, 15-8.

Western Connecticut was led by Kelley Collins (Massapequa, N.Y.) who had 16 digs from her libero position. Sammie Hathaway (Milford, Conn.) dished out 26 assists to lead the offense.  Sophomore Paxton Thornton (Sharon, Conn.) put away 10 kills to head the Colonials attack.  Trinity's well balanced squad, had three players register at least 10 kills. Brickley led the team with 12 put aways while Kristen Anderson (West Haven, Conn.) and Danielle Isaman (West Hartford, Conn.) registered 11 and 10 kills, respectively.  Jennifer Low (San Francisco, Calif.) patrolled the offense, handing out 39 assists for the winners.  Sarah Blagden (Charleston, S.C.) led the defense with 21 digs while Courtney Chaloff (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) recorded four blocks.

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