Maria Williamson enters her third season as Trinity's Head Women's Basketball Coach in 2026-27. Williamson owns a career record of 88-42, including a 35-18 mark at Trinity.
In her second season at Trinity, Williamson guided the Bantams to a 16-9 record and a 5-5 mark in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), earning the fourth seed in the NESCAC Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. Trinity reached the conference quarterfinals for its eighth consecutive postseason appearance before falling to fifth-seeded Williams, 75-55. The Bantams finished the season with two All-NESCAC selections, as juniors Marlo Simms and Avery Marzo earned Second Team honors. Simms averaged 11.9 points and a league-high 11.3 rebounds per game, recording 14 double-doubles, while Marzo established career highs in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.
In her first season at Trinity, Williamson posted a 19-9 record with a 6-4 mark in NESCAC play, earning the third seed in the conference tournament. The Bantams defeated Tufts in double overtime to reach the semifinals before falling to second-seeded Colby, 90-69. Trinity received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship for the third consecutive season and fifth time in program history. The Bantams defeated UMass-Dartmouth, 59-56, in the first round before falling to eventual national champion New York University in the second round, 83-45.
Williamson joined Trinity after three seasons at the University of Chicago, where she compiled a 53-24 record. In 2022-23, she led the Maroons to a 23-5 record and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. The 23-win campaign ranked fourth in program history, and Williamson and her staff earned University Athletic Association (UAA) Coaching Staff of the Year honors. Seven players earned All-UAA recognition, including three First Team selections, while two received D3hoops.com All-Region Second Team honors.
Prior to her appointment as head coach at Chicago, Williamson served as an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago, Dartmouth College, and the United States Naval Academy. At Loyola, she served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for four years, helping develop six Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team selections and contributing to a 13-win improvement over her tenure. At Dartmouth, she spent three seasons as assistant coach, guard coach, and recruiting coordinator. The Big Green defense ranked among the top three in the Ivy League and the top 100 nationally for two seasons, and Williamson helped bring in the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history in 2016. At Navy, she helped the Midshipmen capture a Patriot League championship and make three NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship appearances while working under former Bowdoin head coach Stefanie Pemper.
As a student-athlete at Bowdoin College, Williamson helped the Polar Bears win three NESCAC championships and make four NCAA Division III Championship appearances, including consecutive trips to the Elite Eight in 2006 and 2007. She earned First Team All-NESCAC honors as a senior after leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.79) and ranking third in assists, averaging 4.85 per game. Williamson ranks 10th in Bowdoin history with 300 career assists and recorded the fourth-best single-season three-point field goal percentage in program history, shooting 48.9 percent (45-of-92) in 2007-08.
Williamson graduated from Bowdoin with a bachelor's degree in sociology and earned a master's degree in coaching and leadership from Ohio University in 2013.
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