The Middlebury women's hockey team was knocked off by a score of 4-3 at Trinity on Saturday evening. The fourth-ranked Panthers move to 2-1 on the year and will face-off against the Bantams (1-1-1) again Sunday with a 4:00 p.m. face-off time.

Trinity goaltender Claudia Escue made 35 saves and Shannon Farrell notched a goal and an assist to lead the Bantams. The back-and-forth contest saw three lead changes and two ties as Trinity erased an early two-goal deficit for the come-from-behind win.

With the score tied at three late in the second period, Farrell and Lauren Fitzgerald came in on a two-on-one break and Fitzgerald found the back of the net for the eventual game-winning goal.

Middlebury came out aggressive, scoring twice in the first five minutes of play to steal the momentum away from the hosts. The Panthers took advantage of an early Trinity body-checking penalty as Hannah Bielawski slammed a rebound past Escue. Just over a minute later, Middlebury added to its lead as Kelly Sherman scored on a deflection.

Trailing by two, the Bantams responded by scoring two unanswered goals one minute apart to tie the game. Farrell corralled a failed clear attempt and fired a shot from in between the circles that found the back of the net. After a Middlebury penalty, Cheeky Herr tallied her first marker of the season as Fitzgerald and Kelcie Finn picked up the assists.

Thirty-three seconds after Herr's game-tying goal, Sherman struck again to give the Panthers back the lead at 3-2 and close out the scoring in the opening period.

Less than two minutes into the second period, Trinity's Emma Tani came flying in on the wing and took a backhand that beat Middlebury goaltender Annabelle Jones short side to tie the game at 3-3.

In the final period, both teams had opportunities, but both Escue and Jones stood their ground.

Escue made 35 saves to earn her second career victory, while Jones turned aside 24 shots in a losing effort.

Special teams played a big factor in the game as the Bantams killed nine of Middlebury's 10 power play opportunities, while Trinity went 1-5 on the power play.