HARTFORD, Conn. - Junior captain Ben Callahan-Gold (New York, N.Y.) had 17 points, five rebounds, and two blocks to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 88-33 win over the visiting City College of New York Beavers in men's basketball action this evening on Ogrodnik Court in Oosting Gymnasium.  Trinity improves to 9-0 for the first time since 2003-04 and will play at Western New England tomorrow at 3 p.m. in its last game for the end of classes.  CCNY falls to 4-5.  

Trinity never trailed against the Beavers, going ahead 2-0 on layup off the oprning tip by sophomore forward Sean Macarchuk (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and opening up a double-digit advantage at 21-9 midway through the first half on a drive by rookie guard Andrew Lazarre (West Haven, Conn.).  Fellow first-year Jarrel Okorougo (Stoneham, Mass.) gave Trinity a 37-13 in the final minute of the first half with a thunderous dunk from senior captain Joe Hoch (South Ozone Park, N.Y.).  Ahmen Luqman made a three-pointer for the Beavers in the closing seconds before the break.

Trinity shot 59.5 percent from the field in the second half, outscoring CCNY, 51-17, after intermission, and finished with a 45-to-20 rebounding advantage in the game.  Okorougo scored 12 points and added two steals and a block off the bench, while junior Gilbert Otoo (Burtonsville, Md.) scored all 10 of his points in the second half, and Lazarre paced the Bantams with eight rebounds.  Amir Assani led the Beavers with 11 points.