Marlborough, Mass. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams defeated the Becker College Hawks, 5-3, in men's ice hockey action this evening at the New England Sports Center. The win lifts the Bantams record to 9-3, while the Ice Hawks fall to 1-10-2.

Trinity got the scoring started just  4:18 into the game when sophomore forward Jim Burt (Hamden, Conn.) took a pass from rookie T.J. Sherman (Chesterfield, Mo.) and slipped it through the five-hole for a power-play goal.  Becker tied that game 6:29 into the second period when Gerald Owen connected with Fred Hein (North Reading, Mass.), who beat Trinity goalie Nathaniel Heilbron (West Vancouver, BC.) blocker side.  The Bantams took a 2-1 lead 3:21 into the third period when freshman Ethan Holdaway (Glastonbury, Conn.) slipped the puck under Becker goalie Greg Hussey's right leg pad. The Hawks responded 7:36 later when Hein rebounded a Tyler Auricchio (Henderson, Nev.) shot, tipping it past the dive of Heilbron for a power-play goal.

Trinity regained the lead 1:21 later when junior forward Jackson Brewer (Newton, Mass.) netted another power-play goal. Trinity went in front 4-2 with 4:32 remaining on another Brewer goal, with help from rookie forwards Ryan Cole (Anchorage, Alaska) and Sean Orlando (Ivyland, Pa.). With the Hawks' net empty, Trinity was called for high sticking, giving Becker a two man advantage with 1:09 remaining in regulation. Becker capitalized on the two-man advantage when Owen drove a one-timer from Justin Erhart into the net, making the score 4-3. Trinity sealed the victory when Ryan Cole scored an empty-netter with three seconds remaining on the clock.  Heilbron turned away 27 shots, improving his record to 3-1. Becker goalie Greg Hussey (Medford, Mass.) made 36 saves.

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