HARTFORD, Conn. – The third-seeded Trinity College Women's Basketball team will face second-seeded Colby College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals at Morrell Gymnasium, on the campus of Bowdoin College, Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

 
Bantam Bytes

• Trinity enters the matchup with an 18-7 record after capturing a 72-64 double overtime victory over sixth-seeded Tufts University in the NESCAC Women's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals.
• The Bantams are making their fourth straight appearance in the Semifinals in pursuit of the program's first NESCAC Women's Basketball Championship Crown.
• Trinity is the top scoring offense in the league, averaging 70.6 points per game., and lead the league in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.344) and Three-Point Field Goals Made (7.6).
• In the NESCAC, the Bantams rank second in Rebounding Margin (6.4), third in Rebounding (41.8), fourth in Field Goal Percentage (.403), Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.275) and Free Throw Percentage (.736), and sixth in Opponent Field Goal Percentage (.371).
• Sophomore Olivia Vick leads the NESCAC and ranks fifth in the Nation in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.452).
• Vick ranks second in conference in Free Throw Percentage (.827), and fourth in Scoring (16.9).
• Sophomore Madi Forman is the fifth-leading rebounder in the conference, averaging 9.0 boards per game, and ranks seventh in Total Blocks (30).
• Sophomore Avery Marzo is chipping in 8.4 points per game, while junior Melissa Whitmore is adding 8.0 points per game.

 
 
Scouting Colby

• Colby holds a 14-10 record on the season and advanced to the Semifinals after grabbing a 100-97 double-overtime victory over seventh-seeded Middlebury College.
• The Mules are making their first appearance in the Semifinals since the 2016-17 season.
• Colby ranks third in the conference in Scoring, averaging 66.5 points per game, while allowing 59.4 points to opponents, fourth-lowest in the league.
• In the NESCAC, the Mules ranks fourth in Scoring Margin (7.0), fifth in Field Goal Percentage (.403), Opponent Field Goal Percentage (.370), Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.279), and Free Throw Percentage (.731), and eighth in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (.296) and Rebounding Margin (1.4).
• Colby averages a league-low 35.6 rebounds per game.
• Kate Olenik ranks second in Scoring (19.5), fourth in Field Goal Percentage (.474) and Steals (1.9), and ninth in Free Throw Percentage (.724)
• Amelia Hanscom ranks second in conference in Field Goal Percentage (.490) and ninth in Rebounding (7.2).

 
History

• All-time, the Bantams are 22-20 against the Mules, dating back to the first meeting during the 1981-82 season.
• Trinity is riding an eight-game win streak against Colby College.
• The Bantams registered a 67-60 over the Mules on February 14 behind 21 points from Vick, nine points from Marzo, and eight from Whitmore.

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