WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team concludes its stretch of three games in five days when they travel to Clemson for a Saturday, Dec. 5 matinee. Tipoff between the Tribe and Tigers is set for 2 p.m.
 

Game Day Information - Game 8 - Clemson
When	Saturday, Dec. 5 - 2:00 p.m.
Where	Clemson, S.C.
Venue	Jervey Gym
How to Follow	Live Stats | Live Video
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Stats	William & Mary | Clemson | CAA
Game Notes	William & Mary | Clemson  | CAA
Highlights	Wofford | at Delaware State
Tickets	Not available online

OPENING TIP
The William & Mary women's basketball concludes a stretch of three games in five days prior to the exam break as they travel to Atlantic Coast Conference foe Clemson in a Saturday matinee. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. W&M enters today's game with a 6-1 record, which continues to be the team's best start to a season since the 1998-99 campaign. That year, the Tribe posted a 7-1 mark through eight games. The Tribe meets Clemson for just the second time in series history when they travel to South Carolina on Saturday. Clemson holds a 1-0 advantage in the series, but the two teams have not met since Jan. 10, 1979.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The William & Mary women's basketball team used a stifling defensive effort to pick up its fourth straight victory, downing Wofford, 75-55, on Thursday night at Kaplan Arena. Junior Alexandra Masaquel notched her second-straight double-double, matching a career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with a game-high 10 rebounds. Junior Marlena Tremba and freshman Bianca Boggs each scored 13 points. Tremba added seven rebounds, while the point total was a career-best for Boggs. Sophomore Abby Rendle tallied 11 points off the bench and turned in a strong defensive effort with a season-high five blocked shots and three steals. The Tribe shot 46 percent (29-of-63) on the evening and was 14-of-23 (60.9 percent) from the free throw line. W&M held a 40-34 on the glass and held Wofford to just 34.7 percent (17-of-49) from the floor. No Wofford player reached double figures and the Green and Gold limited the visitors to just 0.71 points per possession.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Clemson returns to the court for the first time since Tuesday night when they host the Tribe on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are coming off their second win of the season a 63-54 victory over South Carolina State. Clemson is averaging 50.0 points per game to start the season. Nelly Perry has returned to the lineup and played the last four games and leads the team with 15.5 points per game. The only other player in double-figures is Danielle Edwards, who is averaging 12.3 points a night. On the glass, the Tigers are bringing down 38.9 rebounds a game. Edwards is the team leading's rebounder at 7.1 rpg. Aliyah Collier is second on the team grabbing 4.9 boards a game.  Audra Smith is in her third at the helm of Clemson. She has posted a 24-46 third season with Tigers, while she has 162-184 record overall in her 12 seasons as a head coach.
 
SERIES HISTORY   
The Tribe meets Clemson for just the second time in series history when they travel to South Carolina on Saturday. Clemson holds a 1-0 advantage in the series, but the two teams have not met since Jan. 10, 1979. The Tigers won that game 102-49 in the Clemson Invitational. 
 
THE ROAD AHEAD
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. W&M then continues a stretch agains three straight teams from the Commonwealth to conclude the non-conference. The Green and Gold travels to VCU on Dec. 21, before returning home to face Old Dominion on Dec. 29.

NON-CONFERENCE WINS
With four regular season non-conference games remaining, the Tribe's six regular season non-conference wins are already tied for the 10th most since the Tribe became a Division I program in 1982-83. The school record for regular season non-conference wins is eight (2011-12 & 1989-90). W&M has won seven non-conference games on seven different occasions, while picked up six win in four different seasons. 

BATTLE OF BOARDS
W&M has won the battle of the boards in back-to-back games against Delaware State and Wofford. The Tribe has posted a 2-1 record when they have the battle of the glass. For the year the Green and Gold has a narrow 36.3-36.1 advantage on out rebounding opponents
 
FIVE FOR FIGHTING
With a win today, W&M would have its first five-game winning streak since the 2008-09 season. The Tribe has posted three, four-game winning streaks since the five-game winning streak, including two four-game winning streak under coach Swanson.
 
DOUBLE THE FUN
Junior Alexandra Masaquel has posted back-to-back double-doubles during the Tribe's last two contests. In the last game against Wofford she tied a career-high with 18 points, while grabbing 10 boards. Against Delaware State, she scored 10 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds. The Honolulu, Hawaii native has recorded five career double-doubles.
 
GREEN THUMB
Sophomore Jenna Green has helped the Tribe offense grow of late with her assist numbers. The sophomore has already had two games this season with eight assists, which tied a career-high. Green has had more than three assists in all but one game this season, and has 20 career games with three, or more, dimes. 
 
STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT
The 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 seven contests. The Tribe is outscoring its opponents 252-187 in the first half. A large part of the first half success, is the Tribe's second quarter performance, where they are outscoring opponents 132-76. The Green and Gold is yet to be outscored in the second quarter as well.
 
STEALING THE SHOW
After struggling to force steals in its first three games this season, W&M has recorded 51 steals in its last four contests including, at least, 10 steals in the last three games. For the season, the Tribe is averaging 10.1 steals a game, which ranks first in the CAA. Sophomore Abby Rendle leads the team with 2.1 steals a game, while junior Marlena Tremba and freshman Bianca Boggs rank second with 1.7 thefts a game.
 
ABBY ROAD
Sophomore Abby Rendle is starting to come into her own as the Tribe's center. She has had a strong start to the campaign averaging 9.4 points per game, with 6.9 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks. Not only has she be strong defensively, she's also helped facilitate the Tribe offense. She is averaging 1.1 assists, including a career-high four dimes against Grambling State.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Junior 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 COUNTDOWN
With 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 Wofford she is just 115 from her 1,000 career point. She would become the 17th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau.