Waltham, Mass. - The Trinity College Bantams dropped their 2012-13 season opener, 54-50, against the Springfield College Pride in the first round of the Brandeis University Women's Basketball Invitational this afternoon.  Springfield held Trinity to just one field goal over the final 5:36 as the Pride erased a 10-point deficit. Trailing, 47-37, Springfield forced four turnovers and grabbed three offensive rebounds down the stretch, going ahead on a Meghan Biondolillo trifecta with 1:07 left. 

Trinity had three players score in double figures, including two off the bench. Sophomore forward Hannah Brickley (Melrose, Mass.) and rookie guard Christina Raiti (Plainview, N.Y.) each had 11 points in reserve, while junior guard Abby Hancock (Casco, Maine/Lake) had 10 as a starter. Junior forward Shantel Hanniford (Nantucket, Mass.) led the Bantams with eight rebounds, six offensive, while junior Moriah Sweeney (Ramsey, N.J.) had seven boards and matched Raiti with four assists each.  Springfield sophomore Jaimie Bickelhaupt (Brookfield, Conn.) came off the bench to score a game-high 15 points in 23 minutes. She connected on 5-of-7 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line, with nine of her points coming in the second half. Biondolillo added 10 points and the Pride's only two 3-pointers, including the dagger at the end of the game.     

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