Clermont, Fla. –  A no-hitter by senior Kristen Anderson (West Haven, Conn.) and an offensive attack of 16 runs combined gave the Trinity College Bantams an 8-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies and an 8-7 win over Buffalo State in softball action today at the National Training Center.  Trinity improves to 5-3 with the wins.

Anderson walked the very first batter she faced and allowed just one other base-runner against the Huskies, but was otherwise perfect en route to the team's first no-hitter in four years.  The offense scored all Anderson needed, picking up a 2-0 lead in the opening frame, highlighted by a 2-run double by senior co-captain Nicole Nardella (Beverly, Mass.), who later added a homerun to finish with four RBI in the game. 

Nerves did not lower in Game 2, as the Bantams, riding the momentum of Anderson's Game 1 gem, built an 8-1 lead over Buffalo State in Game 2, but nearly lost it late in the game.   Buffalo State posted a six-run rally with just two outs remaining in the final inning.   Trinity starter junior Katherine Poulos (Wilton, Conn.) picked up a crucial strikeout before walking sophomore Sam Strapson (Williamsville, N.Y.) and allowing a two-RBI single to Kaylee Lekki (N. Tonawanda, N.Y.), who advanced to second on a throw to the plate.  With Lekki sitting just 180-feet from home plate on second base, Poulos extinguished the red hot Buffalo bats by inducing a game-ending flyout, capping Trinity's third straight win in Florida.  Sophomore Caroline Blanchard (Norwich, Conn.) came up a homerun shy of the cycle, and added a walk, three RBI, and two runs scored in the game. 

The Game 1 no-hitter by Anderson was the first of her career, and the first since Gabrielle Sergi pitched a one-walk no-hitter in a 10-0 win over Thomas College on March 22, 2007.  Poulos pitched a one-hitter in a 2-0 shutout over Buena Vista earlier in the week. 

Southern Maine box score

Trinity v. Buffalo State
Trinity (Conn.) (5-3)        101 312 0  8-11-2
Buffalo State                      000 010 6   7-7-3

TC- Kristen Poulos.
BS – Homan, Ka. Lekki (5)
WP: Poulos (3-1)
LP: Homan