NEW LONDON, Conn. - Junior Jackie Frank (Longmeadow, Mass.) notched two goals and an assist to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 5-1 victory over the Connecticut College Camels in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) field hockey action this evening on Silfen Field.  Trinity, ranked No. 5 in the nation, improves to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the NESCAC, while the Camels drop to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference.  The Bantams will visit No. 13-ranked Bates on Saturday at 11 a.m. and No. 3-ranked Tufts the next day at noon in a pivotal NESCAC weekend road trip.  

After an early penalty corner and shot-on-goal by the Camels that was stopped by Bantam junior goalie Olivia McMichael (Glenside, Pa.), Trinity turned the tables and struck first on a goal by rookie Maeve Hymovitz (Needham Heights, Mass.) from Caelin Flaherty (Upton, Mass.) with 3:08 left in the opening quarter. Trinity dominated play in the second quarter, forcing Camel goalie Sophia Moniz to make three saves in addition to Frank's first goal of the contest to give the visitors a 2-0 lead at halftime.

Frank fed classmate Katrina Winfield (Wilmington, Del.) for a goal less than a minute into the third frame and converted on a pass by senior tri-captain Elle Fair (Westport, Conn.) later in the quarter to make it, 4-0, after 45 minutes of play.  Moniz made three more of here seven saves early in the fourth quarter, but sophomore Ashley Ziglar (Falls Church, Va.) broke through with Trinity's fifth goal at the 12:08 mark.  Trinity sophomore back Izzy Deveney (Westport, Conn.) collected an assist on the play.  The Camels avoided a shutout on a goal by Margaret Sadak from Bridget McGann with 1:10 on the clock.  McMichael made one save in the fourth to finish two for the game.