Hartford, CT --- Junior forward Dan Mayernick (Gladwyne, PA) assisted on goals by sophomore midfielder Anthony El-Hachem (Vernon, CT) and junior forward Chris Binnie (Kingston, Jamaica) to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 2-1 win over the visiting Worcester State University Lancers in men's soccer action this afternoon. 

Trinity defeats the Lancers by a 2-1 count for the second year in a row to even its season mark at 1-1. Worcester State falls to 2-4.

The game started slowly with the first shot coming off the foot Bantam senior midfielder Matt O'Connell (Cohasset, MA) in the 13th minute and the first Lancer shot following almost 15 minutes later.  Neither goalkeeper recorded a save in the first half, but El-Hachem netted the first Bantam goal of the season thanks to a pass through traffic by Mayernick with 12:20 left before the break.

Mayernick passed to Binnie along the right side to give Trinity a 2-0 lead and Binnie, a reserve goalkeeper last fall, his first career tally in the 60th minute. The Lancers got on the board just over eight minutes later when junior midfielder D.J. Gustafson (Webster, MA) sent the ball high into the sun on a direct kick from just over the midfield line that Trinity junior goalkeeper Grant Schonberg (Mendham, NJ) could not prevent from slipping over his arms and into the goal. 

Worcester State fired off a handful of shots over the final 20 minutes, but could not tie the game. Trinity outshot the Lancers, 14-6, while Schonberg made two saves, and Lancer junior tri-captain goalie Evan Wilga (Webster, MA) had five stops.

Both teams will play conference opponents on Saturday afternoon. The Blue and Gold will open MASCAC play with MCLA at 1 PM while the Bantams travel to Middlebury for a 2:30 NESCAC contest.

Release Courtesy of Trinity College Sports Information