Hartford, Conn – In its first NESCAC matchup of the year, the Trinity College volleyball team lost in five sets Friday night to Williams College. The Bantams are now 2-4 overall with a 0-1 mark in conference play. Williams remains unbeaten, improving to 5-0 and 1-0 against conference opponents. Trinity head coach Jennifer Bowman and company will continue with NESCAC action tomorrow afternoon, hosting Hamilton College at 1:00 p.m.
 
After losing by 15 points in the opening set, Trinity took sets two and four while reaching the 20-point mark in the third. Down 7-3 in the fifth set, the Bantams ripped off three-straight points pulling themselves to within one, thanks to a service ace by sophomore Lola Craig. Williams would later answer with three-straight points of its own to secure the 15-9 set victory. 
 
Craig and junior Molly Bernstein each registered 10 kills and combined for 24 points. Craig also tallied three service aces tying freshman Grace Sullivan who chalked-up three of her own. Senior Natalia Ortiz recorded a season-high 19 digs while Sullivan and senior Locke Luhnow combined for 30 assists.