Springfield, Mass - The visiting Trinity College Bantam field hockey team used two goals in the opening 13 minutes of play to defeat the Springfield College Pride, 2-0, in at Stagg Field this evening.  Trinity, ranked No. 15 in the nation, improves to 9-3, while Springfield falls to 3-12.

The Bantams registered the first goal of the night just 5:19 into the contest. Junior forward Hadley Duncan (Rye, N.Y.) broke away from the Pride defense and carried the ball 30 yards on a breakaway before blasting home a goal to give the visitors an early 1-0 lead.  Trinity added to their lead at the 12:41 mark on Duncan's second marker of the game. This time, she was on the receiving end of an Alanna Capasso (Weston, Mass.) centering pass from the endline which she slammed home on the doorstep. 

Trinity finished the contest with a 22-1 advantage in shots and took 15 of the game's 17 corners.  Grace Bibber kept Springfield in the game with 12 saves, including 10 in the second half. Senior captain goalkeeper Gina Dinallo (West Hartford, Conn.) wasn't forced to make a save in the victory.

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