Trinity College

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Women's Basketball cruised past visiting Western Connecticut State University, 73-46, in their 2026-27 season opener at Ray Oosting Gymnasium Friday night. The Bantams open at 1-0, while the Wolves dip to 1-2 overall.
 
What Happened:

• Avery Marzo converted three straight layups to knot the game at 8-8 with 5:20 remaining in the first quarter. The Bantams began to pull away, using a 12-2 run over next four minutes, featuring four-point spurts from Kiki Fossbender and Marlo Simms, to help build a 20-12 lead after the first quarter.
• The Wolves used a three-pointer from Graci Hawkins to trim the gap to 25-19 midway through the frame. Seven points from Marzo helped ignite a 13-4 run by Trinity to close the half with a 39-23 lead.
• Trinity maintained a double-digit lead through the remainder of the contest, opening the second half with buckets from Madeline Zuppe, Madi Forman and Michelle Azzun. Simms tallied six points, while Marzo added a pair of baskets to push the Bantams to a 59-38 lead.
• Marzo continued her torrid scoring pace with six points to open the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 67-40 at the 5:34 mark. The Bantams wrapped the win with a three-pointer from Kayla Cuthbertson, along with points from Angie Djoko and Janelle Gyampo.

 
Inside the Boxscore:

• Field Goals: Trinity 29-68 (42.6%), WestConn 18-51 (35.3%)
• 3-PT Field Goals: Trinity 2-21 (9.5%), WestConn 1-8 (12.5%)
• Free Throws: Trinity 13-16 (81.3%), WestConn 9-13 (69.2%)
• Rebounds: Trinity 40, WestConn 32
• Steals: Trinity 17, WestConn 2
• Turnovers: Trinity 17, WestConn 27
• Points off Turnovers: Trinity 28, WestConn 8
• Points in the Paint: Trinity 52, WestConn 24
• Bench Points: Trinity 17, WestConn 8
• Marzo posted a double-double, pouring in a career-high 31 points, shooting 13-of-21 from the floor, with a career-high 10 steals, seven rebounds and four assists. Marzo logged the third-most steals in a game in program history, and tied Reilly Campbell for third-most field goals made in a game.
• Simms tallied 12 points, six rebounds and a block, while Fossbender registered eight points, two assists, a rebound and a steal. Forman grabbed eight rebounds with five points, and Gyampo pulled down a game-high nine rebounds, including five offensive boards, with two points and two steals.
• Jayle Evins-Mosely led WestConn with a team-high 14 points and four rebounds. Kenzi DeJesus added eight points, four rebounds and two assists, while Janaya Prince Baquero chipped in eight points.

 
Up Next:

• The Bantams will be back on the hardwood when they travel to the University of Hartford for a non-conference tilt on Saturday, November 14 at 6:00 p.m.
• All-time, Trinity owns a 7-7 record against the Hawks, dating back to the first meeting during the 1976-77 season.
• The Bantams defeated the Hawks, 70-50, last season at Ray Oosting Gymnasium.