No.10 Trinity Drop Elite Eight Game Against No.2 Wesleyan

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Box Score

Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY 14-6

Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 18-3

Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY

14-6

Final

May. 17, 2026

Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN

18-3

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Trinity (Conn.) TRINITY	3	1	0	1	5
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN	2	1	3	1	7

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 5/17/2026 5:47:00 PM | DeVaux

No.10 Trinity Drop Elite Eight Game Against No.2 Wesleyan

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — The Trinity College Women's Lacrosse team closed its season in the 2026 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Elite Eight with a 7-5 loss to host and No. 2 Wesleyan University on Sunday afternoon.

The Bantams finish the season 14-6, making their first NCAA Quarterfinal appearance since 2018 and recording their highest win total since 2017 (17-5). Trinity also made its 19th NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, improving its all-time NCAA record to 37-16. Head Coach Katy Szymanski made her eighth NCAA appearance with the Bantams. The Cardinals advance to the NCAA Final Four with an 18-3 record.

How it Happened

The Bantams posted a strong opening quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 3-2. Despite an early goal from Wesleyan's Dylan Green, Trinity's Lily Acerra tossed in back-to-back goals to give the Bantams the lead. Wesleyan tied the score at 2-2 with three minutes remaining in the opening frame, but Trinity's Alex Lesko got around the Cardinals goalkeeper after receiving a feed from Kelsey Restivo to push the Bantams ahead in the final two minutes of the first.
The second quarter was a defensive battle, with both teams playing clean, controlled defense. The Cardinals held a slight edge in shots, 6-5, before breaking through at the 7:39 mark with a player-up goal from Bridget Horst to tie the score, 3-3. Zito recorded her first goal of the game off an assist from Sydney Aitkenhead to give Trinity its third lead change of the game at 4-3.
The field began to tilt in the Cardinals' favor in the third quarter, as Wesleyan scored three unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead.
Wesleyan added its seventh goal of the game at the 12:11 mark in the fourth quarter, building its largest lead of the contest. Trinity's final goal came from Charlotte Troy at 11:18 off an assist from Lesko to cut the deficit back to two.
The final 11 minutes were quiet from both teams, with neither side able to find the back of the net. The Bantams went 0-for-2 on free-position shots in the final frame.