Alex Gervais ’28
Managing Editor
It was a successful weekend for the Bantams across fall sports with programs notching strong finishes at invitationals and big wins over rivals.
The men’s tennis team took home a strong four individual wins at the ITA New England Championships, hosted by Middlebury College. A doubles pairing of Luca Garbati ’27 and Maxim Golubenko ’29 advanced to the round of 32 before falling to a pairing from Bowdoin. Golubenko also advanced to the round of 32 in the singles A bracket, but fell to Amherst. The Bantams will next travel to the Wallach Invitational from Oct. 10-11 at Bates to take on more NESCAC competition.
The women’s and men’s golf teams both finished fourth at their respective invitationals. At the Williams Fall Invitational, the women’s team posted their best finish in program history, coming in at 56 over par at the end of the weekend’s competition. The team was led by a strong performance from Zorah Williams ’30, finishing third overall among individuals at 5 over par and posting a one over par finish on Sunday. CC Kaplan ’29 also buoyed the team, highlighted by her 2 over par round on Saturday. At the Bowdoin Invitational, the men’s team finished tied for fourth place at 29 over par. Charlie Mullin ’28 led the Bantams with a third overall finish at three under par. Mullin ultimately birdied six of his last nine holes, including five of his last six. The men’s team will continue their season on Oct. 4-5 at the Matthew Auto Invitational, while the women’s team will compete at the Wesleyan Invitational, also from Oct. 4-5.
Football trounced Bates 43-0 on the road in Lewiston, ME. Trinity now holds a 44-7 lifetime record against Bates dating back to 1915 and have outscored Bates 261-48 over the teams’ last six matchups. The Bantams relied heavily on their run game, gaining 351 yards on the ground across 53 carries. No back did a majority of the work for the Bantams, but Josh Woodford ’28 posted 84 yards on 14 carries, highlighted by two touchdowns. Jack Tosone ’27 led the team in scrimmage yards, posting a combined 125 yards highlighted by a 64 yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. The defense held strong for the Bantams, forcing a shutout and allowing a mere 71 yards of offense. Ethan Krauss ’27 led the Bantams defense with six tackles and Jacob Tobias ’29 wasn’t far behind with five total tackles and one and a half tackles for loss. Football will host undefeated Williams at home on Saturday, currently touting a four game win-streak against the Eephs.
Volleyball swept Johnson & Wales in straight sets at home on Saturday. The Bantams won both sets one and two 25-20, tallying more kills than JWU and handedly outhitting them. They cruised to victory in the third set, 25-12, ultimately closing the match on a dominant 15-0 run. Emma Ewert ’29 posted a double-double (11 kills and 14 digs) and Scarlett Jago ’27 led the team in digs with 19. Volleyball will next play on the road at Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday, before returning to conference play against No. 11 Wesleyan on Friday.
