WESTON, Mass. – The Trinity College Men's Basketball team opened their 2023-24 season with a 71-56 non-conference victory over host Regis College Friday night at Higgins Court. The Bantams begin the season with a 1-0 mark, while Regis sits at 0-1.

The Bantams grabbed an early edge over the Pride as a fast break layup from graduate Dana Smith (Providence, R.I.) handed Trinity a 14-7 advantage with 13:58 remaining in the first half. Regis used a 7-0 run over the next three minutes to even the game at 14-14, but the Bantams regained control with a 9-0 run, featuring five points from junior Sean Macarchuk (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) to lead 23-14 with 8:15 on the clock. Sophomore Henry Vetter (Kenilworth, N.Y.) and senior Ben Callahan-Gold (New York, N.Y.) knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to push the Bantams lead to double digits, 29-19, and then junior Will Dorion (Needham, Mass.) buried a jumper at the 2:17 mark to give Trinity a 35-21 lead. The Pride added a pair of late buckets to trim the deficit to 36-25 at the break.

Regis looked to close the gap in the opening minutes of the second half, as a pair of free throws from Joshua Perez made it a 42-34 game with 15:56 to play. Leading 51-42 at the 10:27 mark, the Bantams pulled away behind a 12-2 run over the next four minutes, paced by six-point efforts from Vetter and Callahan-Gold, to balloon the lead to 63-44. The Pride responded with a 9-0 run, but Trinity outscored Regis 8-3 down the stretch to secure the 71-56 victory.

Trinity outrebounded Regis, 41-26, and controlled the paint, 40-28, while the Pride bench edged the Bantams, 18-15, during the game. Trinity connected on 28-of-61 (45.9%) attempts from the field, including 6-for-22 (27.3%) from three-point range, and 9-of-15 from the free throw line. Regis went 20-for-52 (38.5%) from the floor, 6-of-18 (33.3%) from three-point, and 10-of-11 (90.9%) from the charity stripe.

The Bantams were led by a game-high 19 points from Vetter, who shot 7-of-12 from the floor and 3-of-5 from three-point, with five rebounds. Callahan-Gold registered 17 points, connecting on 7-of-17 attempts, with a game-high seven rebounds. Sophomore Jarrel Okorougo (Stoneham, Mass.) added eight points and five rebounds, while Dorion and Smith chipped in six points and a game-high four assists each. Dorion added five rebounds and Smith grabbed four boards.

Justin Evelyn paced the Pride offense with a team-high 14 points and three assists. Russell Rau logged 11 points with five rebounds, while Cameron Wilkins had nine points and five rebounds in the loss.

The Bantams will look to remain in the win column when they host the University of Hartford in their 2023-24 home opener at Oosting Gymnasium Sunday at 2:00 p.m.