HARTFORD, Conn. – The sixth-seeded Trinity College Women's Lacrosse team will square off with third-seeded Colby College in the Quarterfinals of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament at Alfond Field Saturday at Noon.
 
Bantam Bytes

• Trinity enters the postseason with an 8-7 record and a 4-6 mark in NESCAC play to earn the six-seed.
• The Bantams have dropped four of their last five games heading into tournament play.
• Trinity checked in at #15 in the latest edition of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Weekly Poll.
• Offensively, the Bantams are generating 10.86 goals per game, while allowing 11.2 goals to opponents.
• Trinity ranks eighth in points per game (15.6) and assists per game (4.87).
• Defensively, the Bantams rank fifth in groundballs (266), ninth in caused turnovers (129), and tenth in draw controls (171).
• Trinity ranks fifth in save per game (7.47) and ninth in save percentage (.397) and goals against average (11.49).
• Sophomore Kelsey Restivo leads the Bantams offense with a team-high 49 points, with a team-high 32 goals and 17 assists.
• Senior Brooke Kurtz logged 39 points with a team-high 27 assists, third-most in the league, and 12 goals.
• Kaeley Zito registered career highs in points (33), goals (27), draw controls (22) and assists (6).
• Sarah Marvin posted a career-high 29 points with a career-high 25 goals and a career-high four assists with a career-high 15 groundballs.
• Alex Lesko tallied 22 points with 18 goals and four assists, while Grace Denious recorded 22 points with 17 goals and five assists.
• Samantha Hark and Sydney Aitkenhead caused 24 and 22 turnovers, respectively, and Emily Ambrozy grabbed a team-high 32 groundballs.
• Ivy Armentrout produced 21 points with 16 goals and five assists in her debut season.
• Olivia Aguirre has a team-high 66 saves, while Ali Macdougall holds a 9.73 goals against average with a .411 save percentage.

 
Scouting Colby

• Colby finished the regular season with a 13-2 mark, including an 8-2 record in the NESCAC.
• The Mules are riding a five-game winning streak entering postseason play.

• Colby was ranked third in the latest edition of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Weekly Poll.

• Offensively, the Mules tallied 191 goals, fourth-most in the league, while giving up 109 goals, third-fewest in  the NESCAC.
• Colby is scoring 12.73 goals per game, fourth-most in the conference.
• The Mules rank fifth in draw controls (196), eighth in caused turnovers (132), ninth in groundballs (237).
• Julia Jardina paces the Colby offense with a team-high 58 points with a team-high 53 goals, second-most in the NESCAC.
• Jardina ranks second in goals per game (3.53), third in points per game (3.87), and fifth in shots per game (6.00), and posted a team-high 13 groundballs and 44 draw controls.
• Gennie Littlejohn added 35 points with a team-high 24 assists and 11 goals.
• Ashley Dion chipped in 27 points with 22 goals and five assists, along with a team-high 46 draw controls and a team-high 13 caused turnovers.
• Tate Ban had 24 points with 14 goals and 10 assists, while Kins Helmer and Stella Regan notched 21 and 20 points, respectively.
• Jillian Kane started all 15 games in goal for the Mules, delivering a 7.69 goals against average with 86 saves and a .478 save percentage.

 
History

• The Bantams own a 29-15 record all-time against the Mules, dating back to their first meeting in the 1979 season.
• This season, Colby posted a 12-2 victory over the Bantams on April 12.
• Trinity and Colby last met in the postseason during the 2023 NESCAC Championship Tournament with the Mules edging the Bantams, 12-10, in the quarterfinals.