HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut College fought hard against No. 17 Trinity College on Friday night in a NESCAC women's basketball match-up at Oosting Gymnasium.

The Camels kept things close in the first half and rallied back in the third quarter to tie the game heading into the fourth. However, Trinity outscored Conn 21-16 over the final stanza to secure the win.

Jaycie Rojik (Scituate, Mass.) paced Conn with a game-high 19 points and eight rebounds while Molly Cronin (Wellesley, Mass.) shot 3-for-5 from deep to add 11 points. Bria Fuller led three Bantams in double digits with 15 points.

A slow start forced Conn to play from behind for the entirety of the first half. Trinity led by as many as nine in the second quarter, but a pair of late threes from Cronin helped the Camels trim the deficit to 21-17 at intermission.

Conn came out hot to start the second half and used a 9-2 run to snatch away the lead. Rojik contributed a basket and two free throws during the stretch, and Avery Burns (Orleans, Mass.) drilled the go-ahead three-pointer that put the Camels in front 28-27 with 5:33 left in the third.

With the score tied at 35-35 heading into the final quarter, Trinity took control for good behind a 10-2 run early in the period. Fuller scored seven points during the spurt, which left the Bantams with a 47-39 edge with 5:58 to play.

Layups by Rebecca Oberman-Levine (Hamden, Conn.) and Rojik brought Conn back to within four with 1:33 left, but the Camels came up empty on their next two possessions and were forced to foul. Indianna DelRocco iced the game for the Bantams with four free throws in the final 40 seconds.

Trinity (14-1, 3-0 NESCAC) entered the game ranked 17th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. The Bantams were also receiving votes in the WBCA Division III Top 25 poll.

Conn College (4-10 overall, 0-3 NESCAC) will next host Wesleyan University on Sunday, January 15 at 3:00 p.m.