WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The
William and Mary Tribe women's basketball team will host the Navy Midshipmen on
Friday, November 18 at 7 p.m. at Kaplan Arena.
Fans can follow along with the action at TribeAthletics.com with live
video, live audio, and live stats.
Tribe Storylines
- After starting the season with an impressive, 31-point win
over Cornell, the College lost its first road game of the season at Richmond on
Monday. The Tribe returns home to
Williamsburg to host Navy on Friday, looking to start the season at 2-1 for the
sixth time in the last seven seasons.
- Playing well in the loss to the Spiders on Monday was
junior Emily Correal, who tallied her eighth career double-double with 13 points
and a game-high 12 rebounds. Correal
shot 5-of-11 from the floor and also had a steal in 33 minutes of action.
- In the all-time series with the Mids, Navy holds a record
of 7-5 over William and Mary. In
Williamsburg, however, each team has won three times. Overall, the College has won three straight
against Navy, including a 90-50 win the last time the two teams met on November
30, 1993.
Scouting Navy
The 2010-11 season for the Navy Midshipmen was one of the
most successful in program history, with the Mids winning the Patriot League
championship and earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Despite losing a tough first-round game to
DePaul, Navy ended the season with a record of 20-12. This season, the Midshipmen return 10
players, including three starters, and are expected to once again compete for
the Patriot League title.
After earning Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Patriot
Tournament MVP honors last season, sophomore forward Jade Geif was tabbed the
conference's preseason player of the year.
In 2010-11, Geif started all 32 games for the Mids, averaging 9.6 points
and a team-best 7.9 rebounds a game.
Navy comes in to Friday's game with the Tribe with a 0-2
record on the season, having lost to Richmond at home and at Loyola (MD). Geif is leading the team in both points and
rebounds this season at 9.0 PPG and 7.0 RPG, while sophomore forward Audrey
Bauer is second on the team in points, averaging 7.5 per contest. As a team, Navy is averaging 38.5 points per
game while allowing opponents to score 49.0.
Correal Corrals
Double-Double at Richmond
Despite a tough loss to the Spiders on November 14, junior
forward Emily Correal recorded her eighth career double-double at
Richmond. The Venetia, Pennsylvania
native scored 13 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds in the loss. Correal's eight career double-doubles are the
most for any current Tribe player.
Aldridge Named CAA
Player of the Week
After helping lead the Tribe to a season-opening win over
Cornell on November 11, junior guard Janine Aldridge was named CAA Player of
the Week. From the tip against
the Big Red, one could see it was going to be quite the game for junior Janine
Aldridge. After scoring the first seven
points of the contest, Aldridge went on to lead all scorers with a career-high
24 points. The Massapequa, New York
native shot 9-of-11 from the field, including an amazing 5-of-6 from beyond the
arc.
Quick Hands
Through two games this season, the Tribe has made stealing a
habit. The College opened the season
with 16 steals against Cornell and then stole the ball 13 times against
Richmond. On the year, the Green and
Gold is averaging 14.5 steals a game.