Brunswick, Maine – The Trinity College Bantams forced 28 turnovers and held the Clark University Cougars to 31 percent field-goal shooting and rolled to a convincing 74-47 win over the in the nightcap of the Bowdoin College Women's Basketball Classic this afternoon.  Trinity improves to 8-3 with its second consecutive victory, while Clark, which has lost three straight games and seven of its last eight, slips to 2-8 on the year.  Trinity plays Wellesley, which lost, 71-39, to the host Bowdoin Polar Bears tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. to close out the Classic.  Clark plays Bowdoin tomorrow.

The Bantams led by as many as 33 in the contest, as they collected 15 steals, handed out 17 assists and outrebounded Clark 47-42 on the glass.  Trinity had a 39-25 halftime lead and put the game away with a 20-7 run over the first seven minutes of the second half as both junior guard Michelle Royals (Torrington, Conn.) and sophomore swing player Carly Napier (Pittsford, N.Y.) each had seven points during the scoring spree.  Once the lead ballooned to 27 at 59-32, Clark never got closer than 24 again, as the Bantams held the Cougars to 30 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes.

Napier came off the bench to score a game-high 16 points (7-for-11 field goals) in just 14 minutes, while Royals posted 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in 21 minutes.  Clark was paced by freshman Megan Grondin (Cumberland, Maine) who finished with 12 points. No other Cougar reached double figures.

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