#13 Trinity Sprints Past Men’s Basketball
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Mitchell (0-7,0-1 Great No) | 19 | 12 | 31 |
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Trinity (Conn.) (10-0,0-0 NESCAC) | 46 | 41 | 87 |
HARTFORD, Conn. – The #13 Trinity College men's basketball team rolled past Mitchell College 87-31 on Wednesday night in a non-conference action at Ray Oosting Gymnasium. The game marked the third time this season which the Bantams scored at least 85 points, and improved their record against Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponents to 6-0, 10-0 overall. With the loss, the Mariners fall to 0-7 to begin the winter.
Junior Jaylyn Clardy (Pensacola, Fla.) paced the Mariners with 15 points, six rebounds, and five steals. Clardy was the lone Mitchell player to finish in double-figures scoring, while freshman Elijah Miller (Ellington, Conn.) chipped in six points, two rebounds, and one assist off the bench.
After Clardy made a jump shot 55 seconds into the game to tie the score at 2-2, Trinity would promptly answer with a 9-0 run to grab the lead, never looking back. The Bantams outscored the Mariners 46-19 in the opening half, and held the visiting squad to just 12 points in the second stanza, building a lead in the waning moments that grew at large as 56 points.
Jarrel Okorougo and Ben Callahan-Gold poured in 15 points apiece for Trinity, with the former grabbing seven rebounds and handing out three assists. Callahan-Gold added six rebounds and three blocks of his own, while Henry Vetter also contributed 11 points, seven rebounds, and three assists in the win.
While the Bantams shot a red-hot 50.7% from the floor, the Mariners shot just 22.8% from the floor, 25% from three-point range, and 40% from the free throw line. Trinity also held a sizable rebounding advantage (59-25), which led to 56 points in the paint, and forced 20 Mitchell turnovers.
The Mariners (0-7, 0-1 GNAC) will look for their first win of the season when they host Pratt Institute in a non-conference showdown on Saturday, December 9th, at the Yarnall Athletic Center with tip-off scheduled for 1:00 pm. Trinity (10-0, 0-0 NESCAC) returns to the court on Saturday, December 9th, and will look to stay unbeaten when they host Western New England University.
