HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Women's Basketball team will look to build upon a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championship Semifinal appearance as the Bantams seek to return to their first NESCAC Championship game since 2022-23. The Bantams will kick off the 2025-26 season when they welcome The College of New Jersey to Ray Oosting Gymnasium on Friday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m.
Bantam Bytes:
- Head Coach Maria Williamson enters her second season after leading the Bantams to a 19-9 record with a 6-4 mark in the NESCAC, earning the third-seed in the Championship Tournament.
- Trinity defeated sixth-seeded Tufts University in double overtime, 72-64, before falling to Colby College, 90-69, in the Semifinals.
- The Bantams earned an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship field, where Trinity claimed a thrilling comeback victory over UMass-Dartmouth in the First Round, and then fell to top-ranked NYU in the Second Round.
- The Bantams were the top scoring offense in the league, generating 69.2 points per game, shooting 39.8% from the field, including a league-high 33.1% from three-point range.
- Trinity paced the conference in three-point field goals made (194) and three-point field goals per game (6.4).
- Defensively, the Bantams ranked first in rebounding, averaging 41.8 boards per game, while limiting opponents to 63.9 points per game.
- Opponent shot 38.3% from the field against Trinity, including 28.2% from three-point range.
- The Bantams ranked second in assists (382), and third in blocks (112) and assist-turnover ratio (.89).
- Trinity will be without Olivia Vick, a 2025 WBCA All-American Honorable Mention and a 2025 NESCAC First Team All-Conference selection.
- Avery Marzo had a breakout sophomore campaign, registering career-high in points (235), scoring (8.4), rebounds (90), assists (38), steals (20) and blocks (18), while shooting 42.2% from the floor and 32.5% from beyond the arc.
- Madi Forman ranked fifth in the conference in rebounding (8.8) and blocks (33), along with a 7.3 scoring average shooting 41.6% from the floor.
- Melissa Whitmore averaged 7.8 points and 5.1 rebounds in 28 games started, shooting 35.1% from the field and 32.6% from three-point.
- Samantha Slofkiss appeared in 28 games off the bench, chipping in 5.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while shooting a team-high 49.6% from the floor.
- The Bantams will look to returners Lucy Dorion, Kiki Fossbender, Lucy Palmer and Maya Carnes to fill the void left by Vick.
- Dorion posted 130 points and 59 rebounds in 27 games, Fossbender added 117 points shooting 38.9% from three-point, and Palmer dished out 50 assists in 24 games.
- Trinity will bring depth back to their frontcourt with Marlo Simms, Amaya Pendleton and Hannah Boone.
Schedule:
- Friday, November 14: vs. The College of New Jersey (5:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: First Meeting
- Last Meeting: First Meeting
- Saturday, November 15: vs. SUNY-Brockport (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: First Meeting
- Last Meeting: First Meeting
- Wednesday, November 19: vs. Skidmore (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 5-0
- Last Meeting: W, 51-38
- Saturday, November 22: at Western Connecticut State (3:30 PM)
- All-Time Record: 8-26
- Last Meeting: W, 65-61
- Monday, November 24: vs. University of Hartford (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 6-7
- Last Meeting: W, 55-54 (1983-84)
- Sunday, November 30: at Smith (4:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 32-14
- Last Meeting: L, 74-49
- Wednesday, December 3: vs. Vassar (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 19-1
- Last Meeting: W, 75-63
- Saturday, December 6: at Rivier (2:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 11-0
- Last Meeting: W, 91-82
- Monday, December 8: at Springfield (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 4-5
- Last Meeting: W, 75-62
- Tuesday, December 30: at Penn State-Abington (12:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: First Meeting
- Last Meeting: First Meeting
- Wednesday, December 31: at Johns Hopkins (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: First Meeting
- Last Meeting: First Meeting
- Saturday, January 3: vs. Clark (2:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 10-14
- Last Meeting: W, 74-47 (2010-11)
- Tuesday, January 6: vs. M.I.T. (6:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 5-2
- Last Meeting: W, 70-64
- Friday, January 9: vs. Middlebury (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 15-17
- Last Meeting: L, 65-52
- Saturday, January 10: vs. Williams (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 18-33
- Last Meeting: W, 80-65
- Tuesday, January 13: at Babson (5:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 9-8
- Last Meeting: W, 63-49 (2023-24)
- Friday, January 16: at Amherst (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 19-32
- Last Meeting: W, 70-56
- Saturday, January 17: at Hamilton (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 13-3
- Last Meeting: W, 55-44
- Saturday, January 24: vs. Wesleyan (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 47-24
- Last Meeting: W, 63-50
- Friday, January 30: vs. Connecticut College (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 27-8
- Last Meeting: W, 75-50
- Saturday, January 31: vs. Tufts (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 18-25
- Last Meeting: L, 68-59
- Friday, February 6: at Bates (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 13-26
- Last Meeting: L, 63-46
- Friday, February 13: at Colby (7:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 22-21
- Last Meeting: L, 90-69
- Saturday, February 14: at Bowdoin (3:00 PM)
- All-Time Record: 10-32
- Last Meeting: L, 57-37
