HARTFORD, Conn. - The Trinity College Bantams played at home for the first time since December 6 and handed the visiting Plymouth State University Panthers a 3-0 loss in women's ice hockey action this afternoon at Williams Rink in the Koeppel Community Sports Center.  Trinity improves to 5-7 and the Panthers drop to 2-13.  The Bantams will host Johnson and Wales (R.I.) next on Wednesday, January 17 at 7 p.m.

Trinity outshot the Panthers, 38-17, and junior goaltender Hannah Leclair (Kensington, Prince Edward Island) saved all 17 Plymouth State shots to collect her third shutout of the winter.  Trinity sophomore Paige Kehoe (Manasquan, N.J.) nearly got the Bantams on the board early but was stymied one-on-one by Plymouth State's Chris KIlmer.  Bantam junior forward Corinne Bolding (Northfield, Vt.) got the scoring started with a goal 10:55 into the game from rookie Livia Angioletti (Old Tappan, N.J.).

Taylor Thomas' bid for a game-tying tally by the Panthers in the opening seconds of the second period was stopped on a breakaway by Leclair.  Bantam forward Ethel Wilhemssen (Stockholm, Sweden) scored a short-handed goal 6:02 into the middle frame and junior Jenny Guider (Ridgefield, Conn.) scored again for Trinity with 7:44 remaining before the final break.  Senior forward Stephanie Nevers (West Suffield, Conn.) added the final goal unassisted in the third period for the home team.  Julian had 34 saves for Plymouth State.