WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team hits the road to close the road portion of its schedule as it travels to the City of Brotherly Love to take on Drexel on Sunday, Feb. 28. Tipoff between the Tribe and the Dragons is set for 2 p.m.
OPENING TIP The William & Mary women's basketball looks to move a winning streak to three-games as they conclude the road portion of their regular season at Drexel on Sunday, Feb. 26. Tipoff in Philadelphia is set for 2 p.m. W&M is looking to move its winning streak to three games for the third time this season. The Green and Gold has consecutive wins over College of Charleston and Towson. The Tribe meets Drexel for the 36th time in series history on Sunday afternoon. It is the final meeting of the regular season series.
Drexel leads the all-time series by a 35-20 mark. The Dragons picked up a 67-50 victory on Jan. 10 in the first meeting.
LAST TIME OUTThe William & Mary women's basketball erased a 13-point first half deficit and stormed to a 78-65 victory over Towson on Senior Day Friday at Kaplan Arena. Junior
Alexandra Masaquel scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-15 from the floor leading three W&M players in double-figures. Masaquel added four rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and one steal to go along with her 28 points, which were the most for a Tribe player this season. Junior
Marlena Tremba poured in 22 points on a season-high five 3-pointers. She added seven assists, and two steals. Sophomore
Jenna Green added a season-high 12 points, four rebounds and four assists off the bench. The game also served as the Tribe's Senior Day, which honored senior student manager Lauren DeBisschop and senior guard
Brooke Stewart prior to the contest. Stewart finished the game with three points, three rebounds, one assist, and a steal, making the start and playing 20 minutes. For the second consecutive game the Tribe shot over 50-percent from the field, shooting 54.7-percent (29-of-53) from the floor. In the second half, the Green and Gold shot 66.7-percent (16-of-24). Also W&M was exceptional from 3-point range shooting 60-percent (9-of-15) from behind the arc.
SCOUTING THE DRAGONSDrexel enters Sunday afternoon's contest looking to rebound from a hard fought loss at Hofstra on Friday night. The Dragons had won three and a row prior to the setback in Hempstead. DU is averaging 59.2 points per game this season. The offense is led by Sarah Curran, who is averaging 15.4 points per game this season. Rachel Pearson is the only other Dragon in double-figures averaging 11.7 points a game, while Jessica Pellechio is just off of the double-figure pace with 8.6 points per game. On the glass, the Dragons are bringing down 32.8 rebounds a night. Curran leads the team with 5.4 boards a night, while Meghan Creighton is second on the team with 4.4 rebounds a game. Sunday will serve as Drexel's senior night, and they will honor senior Rachel Pearson and sixth-year senior Jackie Schluth.Denise Dillion is in her13th year on the sideline at Drexel. The former Villanova star owns a 229-174 career record.
SERIES HISTORY The Tribe meets Drexel for the 36th time in series history on Sunday afternoon. It is the final meeting of the regular season series. Drexel leads the all-time series by a 35-20 mark. The Dragons picked up a 67-50 victory on Jan. 10 in the first meeting. The William & Mary women's basketball team suffered a 67-50 setback to Drexel on Sunday afternoon, snapping a three-game winning streak. W&M (11-3, 2-1 CAA) cut a 15-point halftime deficit to as little as four in the third quarter, but the Dragons (6-8, 2-1 CAA) responded with a 14-3 run led by Sarah Curran to put the game away. Sophomore
Abby Rendle led W&M with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the floor. Classmate
Jeanne Gaumont also added a career performance, scoring 10 points to go with a team-high five rebounds. Gaumont was 3-of-6 from 3-point range, blocked two shots and took a pair of charges.
THE ROAD AHEADThe final game of the regular season is set for Wednesday, March 2 as the Tribe will square off with Elon. Tip time from Kaplan Arena is set for 7 p.m. The 2016 CAA Women's Basketball Championship will be held at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The event will be held on March 9-12.
20-20 VISIONFor the first time in over two calendar years the Tribe had two players score more than 20 points against Towson on Feb. 26. Juniors
Alexandra Masaquel (28) and
Marlena Tremba (22) each eclipsed the 20-point mark. The last time it happened was on Feb. 2, 2014 in a game against College of Charleston when Kaitlyn Mathieu '14 and Tremba, then a freshman, each scored 21 points.
NOTHING FROM RANGEFor the fourth consecutive season the Tribe held an opponent without a 3-pointer in the game when they shutout Charleston from range on Feb. 21. The last two times the Tribe has played at TD Arena, they have held the Cougars without a 3-pointer.
BATTLE OF THE GLASSFor the first time in CAA play and just the sixth time overall, the Tribe won the rebounding battle at Charleston on Feb. 21. The Tribe limited the Cougars to season-low 24 rebounds allowed. W&M is 5-1 this season when they win the battle of the boards.
MOVING ON UP Junior
Marlena Tremba has started her assent up the career-scoring list at the College. Against Towson on Feb. 26 she moved into 14th place with 1130 points.
HELPING HANDS Sophomore
Jenna Green moved into a tie for 13th in single-season history with her 106th assist of the season against Towson. It is the second straight season she clipped the century mark in helpers. She is five assists away from entering the top 10 in single-season school history. Junior
Marlena Tremba is just off of the pace with 105 assists, which already a career-high for her. It is the first-time in school history that two players have eclipsed the 100 assist mark for the season.
FIRST POINTS OF THE GAMEJunior
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 12 of the 27 games, including the six of the last eight games. Overall, the Green and Gold has scored the first basket of 15 of 27 games.
O' CANADASophomore
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. 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 MARKSenior
Brooke Stewart will participate in her 100th career game as a member of the Tribe when she checked in the game against UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 7. The lone senior on the team, she will become 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 LATRICEJunior
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 four games for the Green and Gold, is averaging 5.0 points per game to go with 1.6 assists in 17.0 minutes.
RAINING THREESW&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.Against Towson on Feb. 26 just missed the double-figure triple mark with nine made 3-pointers. The Tribe shot 60-percent (9-for-15) from behind the arc in the game.
