The Bantams came out firing against a very athletic Springfield team, scoring the first four goals of the contest with a balanced offensive effort. Alisen, Sarah, Caite, and Rachel all scored. Alisen got things started on a well-placed free position goal after being side-lined for a couple games with an injury. Springfield was able to get on the board, using their speed to score two nice transition goals. However, Trinity rebounded with goals from Caite (who finished with four to lead the Bantams in goals) and Rachel (who finished with two goals, and an impressive four assists, to lead the Bantams in points).
The Bantams headed into the second half holding a 7-4 advantage. After giving up a few fast break goals in the first, the focus of the second half was slowing down the athletic Springfield team in transition. Annie and Carrie were great on defense, using their speed to come up with dropped balls in the midfield. The Bantams were also great off the draw, winning 15 of a possible 22 draws, with Rachel collecting four, Megan three, and Sarah, Caite, and Liz picking up two apiece.
Though the Bantams started the second half strong to take a 10-4 lead with twenty minutes left, the Pride battled back to make the game interesting in the last five minutes. Springfield scored four unanswered goals to close to within two, 10-8, but Trinity added an insurance tally with Caite scoring her fourth goal of the game on a great feed from Rachel with just over ten minutes left. The score remained 11-8 until Springfield scored on a free position with 3 minutes left. The Bantams won the ensuing draw control, but a turnover in the last minute gave the Pride a breakaway opportunity. Gina came up with a huge save, her seventh save of the game, to keep the score at 11-9.
Heading into Saturday’s highly anticipated contest against Middlebury, the Bantams will look to reduce the number of turnovers and take advantage of offensive opportunities.
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