Hartford, Conn. -  The Trinity College Bantams returned to game action on the ice after a 27-day layoff with a 6-1 win over the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies in women's hockey action this evening on Williams Rink in the Koeppel Community Sports Center.  Trinity evens its record at 3-3-3, while the Huskies fall to 6-4.  The teams will close out the two-game series in Hartford tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Trinity jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one period and led, 5-0, through 30 minutes before Southern Maine scored its only goal of the game 11:33 into the second frame.  Trinity sophomore forward Emma Tani (Orange, Calif.) scored the first goal of the game and the only Bantam score of the second stanza on power plays, while senior captain forward Emily Kleidon (Oakdale, Minn.) provided assists on both of Tani's tallies.  Kleidon added a third helper in the third period, feeding sophomore forward Brooke Heron (South Salem, N.Y.) to close out the scoring. 

Sophomore forward Shannon Farrell (Kennebunk, Maine), senior forward Abby Ostrom (Carlisle, Mass.), and senior defender Sarah Duncan (Dedham, Mass.) also scored for Trinity, while sophomore blueliner Shelby Labe (Pine Brook, N.J.) added two assists.  Farrell's game-winner came after a beautiful backhand pass from behind the net by Heron.  Junior captain forward Julia Pearl (Essex Junction, Vt.) scored on a rebound after the initial shot by classmate Bridget O'Brien (Boston, Mass.) for Southern Maine.

Both teams were penalized six times for 12 minutes, but Trinity was 3-for-6 with the extra skater and the Huskies were 0-for-5.  Trinity senior goaltender Kristen Maxwell (Nashville, Tenn.) made 23 saves, including 10 in the second period when Southern Maine recorded 11 of its 24 shots on goal.  Husky junior Liz Bergstrom (Chanhassen, Minn.) made 37 stops in net.