WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball returns to action in opens a stretch of three games in five days as it travels to Delaware State for a tilt on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Tipoff for the game is set for 5:30 p.m.
OPENING TIP The William & Mary women's basketball opens a stretch of three games in five days prior to the exam break when they travel to Delaware State for a tilt on Tuesday, Dec. 1. W&M enters tonight's game with a 4-1 record, which is the best start to a season since the 1998-99 campaign. The Tribe meets Delaware State for the fifth time in series history in Dover, Delaware on Tuesday night. W&M leads the series 4-0, but this will be the first meeting since Dec, 30. 2009.
LAST TIME OUTJunior
Marlena Tremba led four players in double-figures with 22 points as the William & Mary women's basketball team dropped 2014-15 NCAA Tournament team American 62-51 on Wednesday night in Kaplan Arena. Tremba scored 22 points on 6-10 of shooting, 2-of-3 from 3-point land, and 8-of-8 from the free throw line. She added a rebound, a steal, and two assists. Freshman
Bianca Boggs chipped in a career-high 12 points, with five rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Junior
Alexandra Masaquel and sophomore
Jenna Green each added 10 points apiece. Green finished with six assists, two steals, and three rebounds, while Masaquel had four boards, and two steals. After struggling to force steals in its first two games, the Tribe forced its second-straight opponent into double-digit steals. W&M forced 10 thefts led by a pair each from Masaquel and Rendle.
SCOUTING THE HORNETSComing off of its first victory of the season on Sunday, Delaware State looks to build off its recent success when they host William & Mary on Tuesday night. The Hornets picked up their first win 76-69 against Appalachian State on Sunday. The 76 points accounted for the most points DSU had scored all season. The Hornets are averaging 49.7 points per night. Amber Bogard leads the team with 10.5 points per game. Mikah Aldridge is just off of the double-figure pace with 9.5 points a night. On the glass DSU is brining home 32.0 rebounds a game. NaJai Pllard leads the team with 5.7 rebounds a game, while Bogard is second on the squad 4.2 rpg. Barbara Burgess is in her first season coaching her alma mater. The Richmond, Virginia native holds a 1-5 record.
SERIES HISTORY The Tribe meets Delaware State for the fifth time in series history in Dover, Delaware on Tuesday night. W&M leads the series 4-0, but this will be the first meeting since Dec, 30. 2009. In the last meeting, W&M picked up a 55-47 victory in Memorial Hall gym. Janine Aldridge led the Tribe with 17 points, while Emily Correal was also in double-figures with 15 points.
THE ROAD AHEADW&M is in a stretch of three games in five days. The conclusion of that stretch will include a home game against Wofford on Dec. 3, before a trip to Clemson on Dec. 5. Following a 12-day break for exams, the Tribe returns home to face in-state rival Norfolk State at Kaplan Arena on Dec. 17. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOTThe first half has been very kind to the Tribe in the early stages of this season. W&M has held the lead in the first half in all five contests. The Tribe is outscoring its opponents 178-136 in the first half. A large part of the first half success, is the Tribe's second quarter performance, where they are outscoring opponents 93-59. The Green and Gold is yet to be outscored in the second quarter as well.
STEALING THE SHOWAfter struggling to force steals in its first three games this season, W&M had double-digit thefts against Loyola and American in its last two outings. For the season, the Tribe is averaging 8.0 steals a game. Sophomores
Jenna Green and
Abby Rendle lead the team with 1.6 steals a game.
ABBY ROADSophomore
Abby Rendle is starting to come into her own as the Tribe's center. She has had a strong start to the campaign averaging 10.0 points per game, with 7.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks. Rendle has scored in double-figures in the three of the last four contests for the Green and Gold. Not only has she be strong defensively, she's also helped facilitate the Tribe offense. She is averaging 1.4 assists, including a career-high four dimes against Grambling State.
WEEKLY AWARDSJunior
Marlena Tremba became the Tribe's first player to earn a weekly award when she was tabbed the CAA's first player of the week on the week of Nov. 16. The junior poured in a career-high 26 points in the season opener against Mount St. Mary's on her way to the award.
GRAND COUNTDOWNWith her second quarter layup against Grambling State junior
Marlena Tremba eclipsed the 800-point mark of her just over two year career. Entering tonight's game against American she is just 149 from her 1,000 career point. She would become the 17th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau.
COMMONWEALTH CLASHOnce again the William & Mary schedule is full of natural rivals including six-games against schools from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Tribe plays Richmond (Nov. 20), Norfolk State (Dec. 17), VCU (Dec. 21), Old Dominion (Dec. 29), and James Madison (Jan. 3 & Feb. 19). The Tribe is currently 0-1 against teams from Virginia.
STRONG STARTFor just the seventh time in the Division I history of the program, and the 22nd time in school history the Tribe women's basketball program opened a season with back-to-back wins. The strong start continued as the Tribe improved the 4-1 for the first time since 1998-99 season and are off to, at least a 4-1 start for the 16th time in school history. With a victory tonight, the Tribe would be 5-1 for the frist time since 1998-99, when the Tribe started 7-1. It would be the 10th time in school history that the College has started, at least 5-1.
