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.