Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain Monica DiFiori (Manhattan Beach, Fla.) made 11 saves to earn her 28th career victory and 17th career shutout, breaking the program's all-time win record and tying its all-time shutout mark, and lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 2-0 win over the visiting Hamilton College Continentals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's soccer action this afternoon.  Trinity improves to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the NESCAC, while the Continentals fall to 0-2-1 overall and 0-3-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the NESCAC.  Trinity visits league foe Tufts tomorrow at noon, and Hamilton plays at NESCAC rival Middlebury tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Trinity junior back Sheena Landy (Durham, Conn.) scored the game-winner with the first marker of her career on a direct kick from 40 yards away on the left side that sailed over the head of Hamilton sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Cooley (Branchburg, N.J.) and bounced into the goal through traffic without being touched in the 37th minute.  Bantam junior midfielder Laura Nee (Duxbury, Mass.) scored the game's other goal from first-year forward Taylor Kirchgessner (Bethesda, Md.) 44 seconds into the second half.  Hamilton had a goal by sophomore forward Amanda Becker (Chappaqua, N.Y.) early in the second stanza nullified on an offsides call, and a free kick by senior midfielder Becca Rees (Framingham, Mass.) in the 83rd minute from just outside the box caromed hard off the cross bar. 

Watch the goal by Sheena Landy

DiFiori surpassed Jeanne Monnes '84 in all-time wins for Trinity goalies, improving her career record to 27-20-3, and she tied Emily Weedon '10 for the Trinity career shutout record.  DiFiori made seven of her 11 saves in the first half, including a highlight-reel denial with her right foot one-on-one against Continental sophomore forward Katie Kreider (Boxford, Mass.) with just under 16 minutes left before the break.  Trinity won despite a 24-to-16 deficit shooting the ball, as the Bantams put 12 on goal and the Continentals managed 11.  Cooley totaled 10 saves, including an excellent stop against Trinity junior forward Andi Nicholson (Grafton, Mass.) during a 2-on-1 chance for the Bantams 14 minutes into the second half.