Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain OH Hannah Brickley (Melrose, Mass.) had 21 kills and just three errors to go with two aces, three blocks, and 11 digs to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 3-2 victory over the Wesleyan University Cardinals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) volleyball action this evening.  Trinity improves to 9-4 overall and 1-2 in the NESCAC with its second win in a row, while Wesleyan drops to 2-9 overall and 0-3 in the league.

In a closely-contested match, Trinity pulled out the fifth set, 15-11, after falling in the fourth set, 25-21.  Trinity won the first set, 25-20, and the third, 25-22, losing the second, 25-22.  Sophomore MH Kate Giddens (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) added 15 kills and only two errors with three blocks, while classmate Katie Stueber (Darien, Conn.) made seven blocks, and senior tri-captain S Amy Hackett (Wallingford, Conn.) contributed 23 assists, four aces, and five digs for the Bantams. Wesleyan was led by senior Kim Farris who had a match-high 31 kills, while senior Kate Centofanti finished with 19 winners and 14 digs.

Trinity came back from an 8-4 deficit in the final set to claim the victory.  The Cardinals took an 8-4 lead in the deciding set after a Centofanti kill.   The Bantams took a timeout and crawled back within one at 8-7.  Farris gave the Cardinals a 9-7 edge with a kill, but Trinity ran off four of the next five points to take an 11-10 lead. An ace by Hackett gave the Bantams a 12-10 lead, before Farris came up big again for Wesleyan with an ace to cut the gap to a single point.  A service error on the Cardinal serve, followed by a kill by Brickley gave the Bantams a match point. Trinity sophomore RS Hunter Drews (Clifton Park, N.Y.) served the deciding point for Trinity and Brickley put it away with her 21st kill.