HARTFORD, Conn. – Trinity College took control with a 15-0 surge at the end of the first half and the Bantams remained undefeated with a 77-48 NESCAC win against the Hamilton College Continentals inside Trinity's Ray Oosting Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17.
Season Update
- Hamilton (4-12, 1-2 NESCAC) also fell 69-57 at Wesleyan University on Jan. 16.
- Trinity (16-0, 4-0) is ranked No. 1 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll for Week 6 of the regular season.
How It Happened
- With 11:15 to go in the first half, the Continentals' Jalen Reese '27 swung the ball to Matthew Rideout '27 on the wing and Rideout splashed a 3-pointer while getting fouled. He hit the free throw and completed the rare four-point play for a 9-5 lead.
- The Bantams quickly responded with a 9-0 run capped by Paul Jordan, who grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a putback jumper with 8:16 to go for a 14-9 Trinity lead.
- Rideout picked up the ball at the top of the key and splashed another 3-pointer for a 20-18 Hamilton edge with 5:51 left. It turned out to be the last lead of the day for the Continentals.
- After Rideout's basket, Trinity ended the half with its dominating run. A giveaway with seconds remaining allowed Jarrel Okorougo to chuck up a desperation half-court shot, but Drew Lazarre caught the ball off the miss and put it back for a layup buzzer-beater that capped the spurt and made it 33-20.
- The Bantams didn't slow down in the second half. Henry Vetter made back-to-back three-pointers on consecutive possessions for a 41-21 advantage three minutes into the half.
- Hamilton didn't get closer than 12 points after the break. Femi Ogundijo '29 hit a pair of free throws at the end of the game and tied a season high with four points.
Notes
- Rideout scored all of his team-high 14 points in the first half. He has finished with 14 in five of the last six games.
- Garret Keyhani '26 pulled down a team-high six rebounds for Hamilton.
- Nate Raub '27 handed out a team-best three assists for the Continentals.
- Vetter led all scorers with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range.
- Okorougo pitched in 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
- The Bantams came up with eight steals and scored 15 points off 15 Hamilton turnovers.
- Trinity outrebounded the Continentals 44-29 and outscored them 19-4 in second chance points.
Next Game
Hamilton travels to play SUNY Geneseo (8-6) for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 5 p.m.
