WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team opens up a stretch of three of four games on the road starting at James Madison on Friday, Feb. 19. Tipoff between the Tribe and the Dukes is set for 7 p.m.
 

Game Day Information - Game 25 - at James Madison
When	Friday, Feb. 19 - 7 p.m.
Where	Harrisonburg, Va.
Venue	James Madison Convocation Center
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OPENING TIP
The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to get back into the win column as they open a stretch of three of four on the road to close out February starting at James Madison on Friday, Feb. 19. Tipoff between the Tribe and the Dukes is set for 7 p.m. W&M is looking to get back in the win column after suffering four straight losses. It is the Tribe's longest losing streak of the season. The Tribe meets James Madison for the 83rd time in program history as they close out the regular season series on Friday. James Madison leads the all-time series 66-16, but the Tribe picked up a 65-59 overtime victory in the first meeting in Williamsburg.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomore Jeanne Gaumont equaled a career-high with 10 points, but the William & Mary women's basketball team could not overcome a hot-shooting first half from Delaware as they fell 69-53 at Kaplan Arena on Valentine's Day. Gaumont added two rebounds, a block, an assist, and two steals in her return to the starting lineup. Junior Alexandra Masaquel added 14 points and five boards, while classmate Marlena Tremba added 11 points, five rebounds, five assists, and two steals rounding out the double-digit performers. Sophomore Jenna Green enjoyed another strong offensive outing for W&M. The sophomore scored eight points, added a career-high six rebounds, had four dimes, and three thefts.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES
James Madison enters Friday's game leading the CAA standings and riding an 11-game winning streak. The Dukes haven't lost since the Tribe picked up an overtime victory against them on Jan. 3. JMU leads the CAA in scoring at 69.9 points per game. CAA Preseason Player of the Year Jazmon Gwathmey leads the team and the CAA with 21.1 points per game.  Ashley Perez, who hasn't played since Jan. 15 and Angela Mickens are both averaging double-figures with 15.3 ppg. and 11.6 ppg., respectively. On the glass, the Dukes lead the league with 45.3 rebounds a game. Da'Lisha Griffin leads the charge on the glass with 9.7 rebounds per game, while Kayla Cooper-Williams is second on the team with 7.8 rebounds a night. Kenny Brooks is in his 14th season at the helm of his alma mater. He has posted a 328-121 record in Harrisonburg. Also all of his staff are graduates of James Madison.
 
SERIES HISTORY   
The Tribe meets James Madison for the 83rd time in program history as they close out the regular season series Friday evening. James Madison leads the all-time series 66-16, but the Tribe picked up a 65-59 overtime victory in the first meeting in Williamsburg. The William & Mary women's basketball team battled back from a late deficit in regulation and scored the first seven points in overtime to knock off the two-time defending Colonial Athletic Association Champions in the teams' first meeting at Kaplan Arena. Over the final 35 minutes, the Tribe limited JMU, which lost only its third regular season game in the last three years, to just 19.7% shooting (12-of-61) and turned 24 Dukes' turnovers into 33 points. Junior Alexandra Masaquel and sophomore Abby Rendle each registered a double-double to lead the benchmark win for the Green and Gold.
 
THE ROAD AHEAD
W&M continues its stretch of three of four on the road when they head to College of Charleston on Feb. 21. Next weekend, W&M returns home for a game against Towson on Friday, Feb. 26. The Tribe then closes out its three of the four games on the road as they travel to Drexel for a game on Sunday, Feb. 28.

MOVING ON UP  
Junior Marlena Tremba has started her assent up the career-scoring list at the College. Against Delaware on Feb. 14 she entered the top 15 in school history with 1079 points. She is 34 points from moving into 14th place all-time.

FIRST POINTS OF THE GAME
Junior Alexandra Masaquel has had a knack this season of scoring the Tribe's first points of the game. The Honolulu, Hawaii native has scored the first W&M bucket in 11 of the 24 games, including the last six games. Overall, the Green and Gold has scored the first basket of 14 of 24 games.
 
O' CANADA
Sophomore Jeanne Gaumont returned to the lineup after missing five games with an injury and has been a staple on the floor, including returning to the starting lineup against Delaware on Feb. 14. Over her last seven appearances she has really started to score the ball. She is averaging 6.1 points per game. Gaumont has set her career-high twice during the stretch with 10 points, and also has played a career in minutes (31) twice.
 
THE CENTURY MARK
Senior Brooke Stewart participated in her 100th career game as a member of the Tribe when she checked in against UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 7. The lone senior on the team, she is the fourth player in the last three years to eclipse the 100 game mark of their career joining Kaitlyn Mathieu '14, Jazmen Boone '15, and Kyla Kerstetter, '15.
 
BIG SHOT LATRICE
Junior Latrice Hunter enjoyed her best game since her freshman season against Northeastern on Jan. 31. She hit five 3-pointers to finish the game with a season-high 15 points. Hunter, who has started the past two games for the Green and Gold,  is averaging 5.2 points per game to go with 1.7 assists in 17.1 minutes.
 
RAINING THREES
W&M drained a season-high 10, 3-pointers against Northeastern on Jan. 31. The 10, 3-pointers is the most in a game since they hit 10 triples against Longwood on Nov. 29, 2014. That game was the only time during the 2014-15 season that the Tribe hit more than 10 triples.
 
FORCING TURNOVERS
For the season, W&M is averaging 17.7 turnovers per game, which is first in the CAA. W&M has forced six opponents into 20, or more turnovers this season, including Hofstra on Feb. 12.
 
BLOCK PARTY
W&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. The Tribe put together the second-most blocks in school history against Charleston with 13 rejections. Junior Kasey Curtis led the charge with seven blocked shots. For the season, W&M leads the CAA with 5.3, and also ranks 29th in the country.
 
A GRAND OCCASION
With her fourth quarter right-wing triple in the game against Delaware junior Marlena Tremba became the 17th player in W&M school history to record her 1,000th career-point. In 78 games she is the fifth fastest player to reach the mark.
 
SETTING SCHOOL RECORDS
Since 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 BIANCA
Freshman Bianca Boggs has made her presence known in her rookie season. She has started 19 games this season for W&M, including the last 18. 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 has been tabbed CAA Rookie of the Week for the weeks of Dec. 21, Jan. 25, and Feb. 1. For the season the Waldorf, Md. native is averaging 8.0 points per game, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game, and 1.9 steals per game.