Amherst, Mass. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams suffered a 3-1 loss against the Amherst College Lord Jeffs in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) volleyball action this evening at LeFrak Gymnasium.  Trinity falls to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the NESCAC with its third setback in a row, while Amherst improves to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in the league.

Trailing, 1-0, after dropping the opening set, 25-21, Trinity took the second set in impressive fashion, 25-16.  The Lord Jeffs rallied to edge Trinity, 25-22, in the third set before taking the clinching fourth set, 25-18.

First-year MH Kate Giddens (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and junior co-captain Hannah Brickley (Melrose, Mass.) combined for 27 kills and 24 digs, while senior co-captain Dani Isaman (West Hartford, Conn.) added nine kills, three aces, and eight digs, and junior S Amy Hackett (Wallingford, Conn.) notched 24 assists for the Bantams.

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