I'd say a beating was a good description of the Trinity dominance over Colby. Except for a goal on a 5 on 3 power play, Colby never established any offense all weekend, and the scores could easily have been 6 or 8 goals for Trinity in each game.
In the first game I thought that Trinity came out a little nervous, but that went away when Abby Ostrom opened the scoring in the first with a nice backhander over Wheeler's blocker shoulder. Trinity gave the Mules a gift with a give away in the zone early in the second, and you could see the tension come back, but then Emma Tani came back 3 minutes later to tie the score. Trinity hit the post a couple of times and missed the net on good opportunities until Cheeky Herr took a nice feed from Robinson and Heron for the lead. Then we had a play I have not seen in 40 years playing, coaching, and refereeing the game -- Herr had an easy shot at the empty net when a Colby player threw her stick and deflected the puck. The referee in the zone was clueless about the rule and let play continue, signalling a penalty shot. Luckily the second ref knew the rules and Herr's goal was awarded and a penalty assessed. I have to say that week in and week out we have some horrifyingly bad refereeing...
Trinity came out flying in the Saturday contest - Lauren Glynn scored earlyon a rebound of a Tani shot, and when Shannion Farrell rushed the puck the length of the rink for a second quick goal Colby was rattled and took their time out. In the second period the referees took over with some horrible calls and some horrible non-calls, and Trinity ended up on the short end of a two-man down play. Colby scored to make it 3-1, but Lauren Fitzgerald's goal soon after reinstated the 3 goal lead. Brooke Heron added an insurance goal in the third.
We'll see if it holds up this weekend at Bowdoin, but the Trinity team seems to have made dramatic step forward since losing to Williams and then drubbing Manhattanville. It seems like the entire team is playing at a higher level, and there seems to be a consistent intensity level that's sometimes been missing.
If they can maintain this play, my prediction is that they go either 5-1 or 5-0-1 with a loss or tie to Amherst while sweeping both Bowdoin and Wesleyan.
