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NESCAC Women's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Preview: #5 Williams

| By: Chris Kendrick
HARTFORD, Conn. – The fourth-seeded Trinity College Women's Basketball team will welcome fifth-seeded Williams College to Ray Oosting Gymnasium for the Quarterfinals of the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Basketball Championship on Saturday, February 21 at 4:30 p.m.
 
Bantams Bytes:
  • The Bantams finished the regular season with a 16-8 record, featuring a 5-5 record in NESCAC play.
  • The Bantams are making their eighth straight NESCAC Championship Tournament appearance after advancing to the Semifinals last season.
  • Trinity is 3-3 over their last six games entering the playoffs.
  • Offensively, the Bantams rank fourth in the NESCAC in scoring (63.9), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (29.7), sixth in three-point field goals made (127).
  • On the defensive side, Trinity ranks second in opponent three-point percentage, limiting opponents to just 25.5% from long-range. The Bantams are allowing 58.4 points per game with foes shooting 35.7% from the floor.
  • Trinity leads the conference in rebounding, averaging 44.6 boards per game with an 8.2 rebounding margin, but ranks second in the conference in turnovers (387).
  • The Bantams are converting 70.4% from the foul line, third-best mark in the league.
  • Junior Marlo Simms is averaging a double-double of 12.0 points and a team-high 11.3 rebounds. Simms leads the NESCAC in rebounds (259), while ranking second in field goal percentage (53.7) and tenth in blocks (18).
  • Simms has logged 14 double-doubles on the season, fourth most in a season in program history.
  • Junior Avery Marzo is posting a team-high 12.4 points per game on a career-high 297 points, shooting 44.2% from the field, including 38.6% from three-point, with 117 rebounds, 45 assists and 35 steals.
  • Junior Kiki Fossbender is adding 9.8 points and nearly three rebounds, while senior Melissa Whitmore is tallying 8.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • Senior Lucy Dorion logged career-highs in points (168), assists (47), field goals made (61), and three-point field goals made (28) in a career-high 24 starts.
  • Senior Maya Carnes posted career-highs in minutes (705), field goals made (63), field goal percentage (42.3), points (155), rebounds (96), assists (62), and steals (36).
 
Scouting Williams:
  • The Ephs closed the regular season campaign with a 12-12 record and a 5-5 mark in conference.
  • Williams is making their second straight NESCAC Championship Tournament appearance after falling to Bowdoin, 71-46, in the Quarterfinals last season.
  • The Ephs have won three of their last five games, including a two-game win streak entering the postseason.
  • Williams is generating 60.2 points per game, while surrendering 59.3 points to opponents.
  • As an offense, the Ephs are shooting 41.1% from the field, third-highest mark in the league.
  • The Ephs have attempted the fewest three-pointers in the conference, averaging 2.9 triples per contest, and connecting at just a 27.7% rate.
  • Opponents are shooting the third-highest percentage from the field in the conference (39.3) against Williams, but the Ephs three-point defense ranks third with foes shooting 26.7% from long-range.
  • Williams has struggled from the foul line, connecting on 65.6% from the charity stripe, the second-lowest mark in the NESCAC.
  • Micah Walton helms the Williams offense with a team-high 14.6 points, shooting 43% from the floor, with team-highs in assists (67) and steals (44).
  • Walton paces the conference in minutes played (890), and ranks fourth in scoring, assists per game (2.9) and free throw percentage (69.8).
  • Kathleen Smith is registering 12.9 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds with 31 assists, 24 steals and a team-high 18 blocks.
  • Logan Coster is adding 7.2 points, behind a team-high 18 three-pointers, and 4.3 rebounds with 31 assists, 19 steals and nine blocks, while Hanorah Murphy is tallying 6.5 points with 2.5 rebounds.
 
 
History:
  • All-time, the Bantams possess a 19-33 record against the Ephs, dating back to their inaugural meeting during the 1975-76 season.
  • This will be the first postseason meeting between the two teams since the Bantams defeated Williams, 60-42, in the 2022 NESCAC Championship Semifinals.
  • Trinity has won six of their last seven meetings against Williams and are currently riding a four-game winning streak versus the Ephs.
  • Earlier this season, the Bantams captured a 76-63 victory over Williams at Ray Oosting Gymnasium.
  • Fossbender led the Bantams with a career-high 21 points, connecting on a career-high 9-of-13 from the field, with a career-high three assists.
  • Marzo netted 17 points, shooting 4-of-6 from three-point, with four rebounds and three assists. Simms added 13 points with a team-high eight rebounds, while Maya Carnes and Lucy Dorion added seven points apiece.
  • Williams had four scorers in double figures, led by Smith with a team-high 12 points and nine rebounds. Evelyn Walcott and Costner added a team-high 12 points and five rebounds, while Walton chipped in 11 points.
 
 
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