WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team hits the road to close out a stretch of three of four games away from Williamsburg as they travel to Delaware.
For the second time the game has been rescheduled and will now be played on Tuesday, Jan. 26 with tipoff set for 7 p.m. OPENING TIP The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to build momentum off of a victory over UNCW on Friday night as they conclude a stretch of three of four on the road as they travel to Delaware on Monday, Jan. 25. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. The Tribe enters tonight's contest with a 3-3 league record, which is good for a tie for fifth place with Elon. The Blue Hens are just ahead of W&M in the standings with a 4-2 CAA record. The Tribe and Delaware for the 26th time in series history on Monday evening. It is the first of two regular season meetings as the Blue Hens return to Williamsburg on Sunday, Feb. 14. Delaware holds a 19-6 advantage in the all-time series, but the team's have split the series each of the last two seasons. Both years the visitors won all four games.
LAST TIME OUTSophomore
Abby Rendle recorded the first triple-double in William & Mary women's basketball history with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 blocks, all of which were career highs, as W&M defeated UNCW 77-65 on Friday night in Kaplan Arena. Overall, the Tribe had a balanced scoring attack on the night. Freshman
Bianca Boggs turned in a career-high 16 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from the field to go along with two assists, and three steals. Junior
Marlena Tremba added 15 points, six rebounds, and six assists, while classmate
Alexandra Masaquel added 12 points, five rebounds, four blocks, and two steals. As a team, the Tribe finished the night with 16 blocks, led by Rendle's school record 10. Masaquel added four of her own, while sophomore
Jenna Green and junior
Kasey Curtis each had block. The 16-block performance was the most in single-game school history, and the third most this season in NCAA play.
SCOUTING THE BLUE HENSDelaware enters Monday's contest looking to get back into the win column following a tough one-point home loss to Drexel on Friday night. The Blue Hens enter the game with a 9-8 record, but hold a 4-2 mark in the CAA. UD is averaging 59.7 points per game so far this season. Individually, Erika Brown, who scored 1,000th career-point against Drexel, leads the team with 12.9 points a game. Courtni Green is also in double-figures with 11.1 points per game, while Hannah Jardine is just off of the pace with 9.9 points. On the glass, the Blue Hens are bringing home 39.5 rebounds a game. Nicole Enaboai leads the team with 7.4 rebounds a game, while Makeda Nicolas is second on the squad with 5.4 boards a night. Tina Martin is in her 20th season at the helm of the Blue Hens. She owns a 385-217 record during her time in Newark.
SERIES HISTORY The Tribe and Delaware for the 26th time in series history on Monday evening. It is the first of two regular season meetings as the Blue Hens return to Williamsburg on Sunday, Feb. 14. Delaware holds a 19-6 advantage in the all-time series, but the team's have split the series each of the last two seasons. Both years the visitors won all four games. Last season, junior
Marlena Tremba led the Tribe in the series by averaging 14.5 points, including a 19-point performance in Kaplan Arena. Sophomore
Abby Rendle also averaged double-figures with 11.0 points and 7.5 rebounds.
THE ROAD AHEADW&M closes out the month of January with two home games. The Green and Gold welcomes the College of Charleston on Friday, Jan. 29, before hosting Northeastern on Sunday, Jan. 31. The games are set for a 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. tipoff, respectively. Following the two game home stand, W&M hits the road for two straight as the head to North Carolina for a pair of contests. The Tribe heads to Elon on Friday, Feb. 6, before returning a game to UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 8.
BLOCK PARTYW&M set the school record for blocked shots against UNCW with 16 on Jan. 22. Sophomore
Abby Rendle led the way with a school record 10 blocks, while junior
Alexandra Masaquel also swatted a career-best four shots. For the season, W&M leads the CAA with 5.5, and also ranks 19th in the country.
HISTORY IN THE MAKINGSophomore
Abby Rendle made school history by recording the first triple-double in W&M women's basketball history with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Her 10 blocks are the most in single-game W&M history, for a both a player and a team, and are tied for the second-most in CAA history. It was the first triple-double in CAA play since Abby Riddick (Drexel) did it in 2013, and it was the first points, rebounds, and block triple-double in the CAA since 2006. The Reston, Virginia native also added two assists and three steals in 34 minutes of work. The last three triple-doubles in the CAA (men's and women's ) have occurred in W&M's Kaplan Arena as Drexel's Abby Riddick accomplished the feat in 2013, and W&M's Terry Tarpey did the same last season.
SETTING SCHOOL RECORDSSince taking over the reigns of the William & Mary women's basketball program three years ago,
Ed Swanson and his team have begun to rewrite the record book. During his tenure, W&M has set 10 different school records as both a team or individual performances. This year, the Tribe has set the school record for blocks (16) and individual blocked shots (
Abby Rendle, 10)
BREAKING BIANCAFreshman
Bianca Boggs has made her presence known in just 17 games of her rookie season. She has started 12 games this season for W&M, including the last 11. The rookie won the game at Loyola with a free throw, before hitting a clutch free throw to send the game to overtime at Northeastern. She was tabbed CAA Rookie of the Week for the week of Dec. 21. She registered a career-high 16 points on a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor against UNCW on Jan. 22. For the season the Waldorf, Md. native is averaging 7.2 points per game, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game, and 2.3 steals per game.
SCORING IN THE SEVENTIESSo far this season getting over the 70-point clip has been a great sign for the Green and Gold. The six times the Tribe has reached that plateau they have won. W&M is 11-1 this season when they score 60, or more, points.
SHARING IS CARINGA key to success this season for W&M has been they have shared the rock. W&M ranks 19th in the country in assists per game with 17.2. Furthermore, the Tribe has averaged 18.4 assists per game in its 12 wins this season. In its five losses, the Green and Gold has averaged just 14.2 assists.
ABBY ROADSophomore
Abby Rendle is starting to come into her own as the Tribe's center. She has had a strong season averaging 13.2 points per game, with 7.3 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks. In her last five home games, Rendle is averaging 18.6 points per game, added the first triple-double in W&M school history, and has 25 blocks. The Reston, Va. native has scored in double-figures in seven consecutive contests, which is the longest such streak of her career. Furthermore, she has scored in double digits in 10 of the last 11 ball games.
FORCING TURNOVERS For the season, W&M is averaging 18.7 turnovers per game, which ranks 59th in the country and first in the CAA. W&M has forced five opponents into 20, or more turnovers this season.
DOUBLE DIGIT DEFICITSW&M has only trailed by double-figures on six separate occasions this season. However, the Green and Gold has rallied to win three of those six games. W&M overcame double-digit deficits against Clemson, Old Dominion, and James Madison.
MAKES YOU WANNA STAYThe Green and Gold played its second overtime on Friday night in Boston, falling to Northeastern 69-68. The Tribe is now 1-1 in overtime games this season. W&M played four overtime games a season ago, going 2-2. The loss against Northeastern in overtime also snapped a three-game winning streak in games that go to overtime.
TAKING CARE OF THE ROCKOne of the Tribe's greatest strengths this season has been taking care of the basketball. Through 16 games, W&M has only turned the ball over 249 times (14.6 tpg.), which ranks them 50th in the country. The Green and Gold has had just one game this season where they have committed 20, or more turnovers. In terms of assist to turnover ratio, the Tribe is second in the CAA with a 1.2 assist to turnover ratio, which is 28th-best in the NCAA.
