HARTFORD, Conn. - Sophomore forward Gerard Maretta (Brick, N.J.) scored twice and classmate Patrick Pugliese (Pasadena, Calif.) recorded a shutout in net with 29 saves to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Middlebury College Panthers in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's ice hockey action this evening at Williams Rink in the Koeppel Community Sports Center.  Trinity, playing for the first time since December 11, improves to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the NESCAC, while the Panthers drop to 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the league with their third loss in a row.  The Bantams host NESCAC rival Williams tomorrow at 4 p.m. and Middlebury visits Wesleyan tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Trinity led, 2-0, after one period thanks to Maretta who scored the game's first marker 5:29 into the game on a rebound of his own shot and the second on a deflection of a shot by sophomore defenseman John Campomenosi (Wayne, N.J.) with 3:27 on the clock during a Trinity power play.  The second period was scoreless, including the two minutes of a Panther power play when the Trinity defense did not allow a shot, and the Bantams broke the game open in the third frame with three goals.  Trinity junior forward Paul Selleck (Laguna Hills, Calif.) scored the first goal 2:33 into the third period and assisted sophomore Devan Tongue (Hampden, Mass.) on a power-play goal less than two minutes later.  Bantam rookie Nick Siffringer (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) added his first career goal to round out the scoring.  Goaltender Adam Wisco had 38 saves and Cole Joslin took a team-high five shots for the Panthers.