Clinton, N.Y. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams scored four of the last five goals in the final 12:03 of the game, but fell short in an 11-10 loss to the Hamilton College Continentals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's lacrosse action this afternoon at Steuben Field.  Trinity, ranked No. 15 in the nation, falls to 2-1, while No. 24-ranked Hamilton is now 2-1.  The Bantams will host No. 13-ranked Wesleyan tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Trailing, 10-6, at the 14-minute mark of the second half, the Bantams scored times in 90 seconds to pull within one with 10:34 on the clock.  Sophomore Lily Ives (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and junior Lilliana Khosrowshahi (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) scored before junior Christine Taylor (Westport, Conn.) netted her fourth goal of the game to make the score, 10-9.  Hamilton's Courtney Pierre (Andover, Mass.) answered with her sixth goal of the contest to put the Continentals back ahead, 11-9, one minute later.  Trinity junior goalie Gabriella Young (Raleigh, N.C.) made four clutch saves down the stretch and senior tri-captain Olivia Weckwerth (Westborough, Mass.) converted on a Taylor feed to bring the Bantams back within one at 11-10 with 1:04 left to play.  Trinity junior Samantha Booma (Marblehead, Mass.) forced a turnover and senior Sophie Berger (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) got off one last shot for the visitors, but Continental goalie Megan O'Hara (Reston, Va.) made the stop in the final seconds.  

Hamilton had used a 4-0 run to turn a 3-3 tie into a 7-3 to close out the first half.  The Continentals scored twice in a row to open the second stanza, but Trinity rattled off three goals in a row to make the score to 9-6 at the 14:39 mark.  Berger scored the first goal in the run, Booma scored the second, and Berger assisted senior tri-captain Marcella Flibotte (Cohasset, Mass.) on the third. Pierre gave Hamilton a 10-6 lead 39 seconds later.  Hamilton finished with a slight edge in shots, ground balls, and draw controls, while the Bantams committed 15 turnovers to 11 for Hamilton.  Young finished with 15 saves and O'Hara had 11 stops.  Booma collected two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls, while senior Sydney Bell (Falmouth, Maine) added two ground balls and two caused turnovers.  Hamilton's Megan Lane (Wilton, Conn.) notched two ground balls, two caused turnovers, and seven draw controls.