Boston, Mass. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams lost a hard-fought match against the University of Massachusetts-Boston Beacons in volleyball action this evening.  Trinity falls to 6-1, putting an end to the fastest start to a season in program history, while the Beacons, ranked No. 18 in the nation, improve to 6-2 with their sixth consecutive victory.  Trinity fell behind in the match, 2-0, with a 25-20 lost in the first set and a 26-24 defeat in the second set, but rallied to take the third set, 25-19.  The Beacons pulled out the fourth and deciding set, 25-22.

Trinity junior OH Danielle Isaman (West Hartford, Conn.) had 19 kills and senior Alexandra Pell (San Diego, Calif.) added 16 kills.  Shanno Thompson recorded 18 kills, three aces, and 15 digs for Mass.-Boston.

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