Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain midfielder Olivia Weckwerth (Westborough, Mass.) had two goals and an assist and junior Gabriella Young (Raleigh, N.C.) made 14 saves in goal to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 12-5 victory over the visiting Endicott College Gulls in women's lacrosse season opener for both teams this evening on Sheppard Field.  Trinity, ranked No. 18 in the nation, avenges an 11-10 loss to Gulls in last year's home opener and will visit the Connecticut College Camels in a non-conference game on Saturday at noon.  Endicott hosts Salve Regina on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Trinity outscored Endicott, 8-1, after halftime and closed the game with a 7-0 run as Young had eight of her stops in the second half.  Endicott went ahead, 5-4, just 2:21 over halftime when Katy Garvin (Mansfield, Mass.) assisted Carly Pierce (Exeter, N.H.) for the Gulls final goal.  Trinity senior tri-captain midfielder Katrina Angelucci (Weston, Mass.) tied at 5-all on a goal from classmate Sophie Berger (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) 89 seconds later and senior attacker Kendall Milligan (Needham, Mass.) fed junior attacker Christine Taylor (Westport, Conn.) for the game-winner at the 25:39 mark.  Milligan assisted Bantam junior Lilianna Khosrowshahi (Braircliff Manor, N.Y.) 1:17 after that to make the score, 7-5, and the score remained there until Trinity scored five times in the last 17 minutes unanswered.

Eight different Bantams scored a goal, including two each for Weckwerth, Taylor, senior tri-captain Marcella Flibotte (Cohasset, Mass.), and junior midfielder Samantha Booma (Marblehead, Mass.).  Milligan had three points on a goal and two assists, while Khosrowshahi had a goal and an assist, and Berger notched two assists.  Flibotte and rookie midfielder Casey Ward (Norwell, Mass.) won five draws apiece, while junior defender Anna Costello (Milton, Mass.) added two caused turnovers.  Trinity outshot Endicott, 35-24, and won 13 of 18 draws but committed 15 turnovers to just 10 for the Gulls.  Nora Stanton (Bloomfield, Conn.) scored twice in the first half, while Maya Feigenbaum (West Hartford, Conn.) recorded an assist, two ground balls, and three caused turnovers for the visitors.  Endicott goalie Alexandra Rose (East Lyme, Conn.) made 16 saves.