JAMIE Wood (pictured) gave Saints a single goal victory when he scored with a tap in, after Team Bath 'keeper Gibson had parried the ball on 19 minutes.
Ken McKenna again rotated his squad and, in addition to Wood, gave starts to three other triallists in Jimmy Aggrey (ex-Yeovil Town), Lee Chaffey (Ipswich) and Alex Stacey (Wrexham).
Another Wrexham youngster, Gareth Sudlow, who played on loan at Buckley Town last term, came on in the second half.
Although played at the tempo of a friendly, the students gave TNS a very useful workout as the squad prepares for the new season.
It was a pleasing result for the Saints against a team containing several ex-Premiership and Nationwide starlets.