Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain guard Kaitlin Ciarleglio (Waterbury, Conn.) had 18 points and four assists to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 67-42 win over the visiting Hamitlon College Continentals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's basketball action this afternoon on Ogrodnik Court at Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 6-7 overall and 1-2 in the NESCAC while snapping a three-game losing streak. Hamilton fall to 5-9 overall and 0-4 in the league with fifth setback in a row.

Trinity led from wire to wire as junior guard Carly Napier (Pittsford, N.Y.) drained a three less than a minute into the game, and back-to-back long balls by Ciarleglio and sophomore guard Abby Hancock (Casco, Maine) gave the Bantams a 9-2 lead less than four minutes into the contest. Ciarleglio scored a layup and converted the free throw after a foul was called on the shot to increase the early lead to 12-2. The Bantams led, 36-23, at the break thanks to 12 points by Ciarleglio, and cruised to as large as a 27-point advantage in the second half.

The 25-point margin of victory was the largest for Trinity this season, as the Bantams held Hamilton to 31 percent field goal shooting (13-for-42) and forced 19 turnovers. Napier and sophomore reserve forward Moriah Sweeney (Ramsey, N.J.) added 10 points apiece and combined for seven steals, while junior Heather Lyhne (Wethersfield, Conn.) came off the bench to grab a game-high seven rebounds and block a shot. Junior forward Eliza Howe (Westport, Conn.) was the lone Continental in double figures in scoring with 10 points, while junior center Claire Hunsinger (Moravia, N.Y.) pulled down a team-high six boards, and junior guard Kim Goidell (Centerport, N.Y.) dished out a four assists.