Hamilton College’s Abby Smith ’24 scored 2:13 into the sudden-victory overtime period and the Continentals posted a 2-1 NESCAC win against the Trinity College Bantams at Trinity’s Koeppel Community Sports Center.
How It Happened
Trinity’s Stephanie Nevers put the Bantams on the board 4:50 into the first period on a pass from Martina Exnerova. Maura Holden ’23 scored the equalizer with 5:36 remaining in the second period. Abby Kuhns ’23 gathered possession and fired a pass to Maddie Hong ’23. Hong sent it ahead to Holden who navigated through the defense and sent a high shot into the back of the net. The teams combined for 18 shots in the third period but no goals, and the teams went to overtime. With a little under three minutes left, the Continentals sparked a counter-attack, and Hyla Mosher ’23 and Kuhns sent passes to Smith. She danced around the Bantam defenders and slung a no-doubter to the upper right-hand corner. Hamilton held a 36-21 shot advantage. Notes
Hamilton (3-2-0, 2-1 NESCAC) received votes in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll. Trinity (3-3-0, 0-3 NESCAC) also received votes in the USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll. The Continentals have won five consecutive games against the Bantams and are 7-1-1 in the last nine. Holden netted her first goal of this season and the 11th of her career. Smith tallied her second goal of the season and the sixth of her career. Kuhns registered her first assist of the season. Hyla Mosher ’23 won a team-best 10 faceoffs and tallied her second assist of the season. Hong won 6 of 10 faceoffs. Hamilton’s Evie Sheridan ’26 picked up her second win in goal with 20 saves. The Bantams’ Hannah Leclair collected 34 saves including 15 in the second period. Next Game
Hamilton will face Trinity in Hartford, Conn., again on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
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