WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to get back into the win column as they welcome Colonial Athletic Association foe Delaware to Kaplan Arena on Friday, Jan. 27. Tipoff between the Tribe and Blue Hens is set for 7 p.m.
Last Time Out
Elon's Lauren Brown hit a pair of free throws with just over a second left to lift the first-place Phoenix to a 60-58 victory over the William & Mary women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon at Kaplan Arena. Junior
Abby Rendle led four Tribe players in double-figures with 13 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, and four steals. Senior
Marlena Tremba, sophomore
Bianca Boggs, and freshman
Victoria Reynolds each finished with 10 points. Tremba added three rebounds, two assists, one block, and two steals, while Reynolds added three rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
Scouting the Blue Hens
Red-hot Delaware comes to Kaplan Arena looking to extend its winning streak to four games. The Blue Hens, who are tied for the longest active CAA winning streak, have improved their record to 10-8, 4-3 in league action. UD comes into the contest averaging 58.2 points per contest. Nicole Enabosi leads three players in double-figures with 14.0 points per game. Ericka Brown is second on the team with 11.2 points per game, while Sade Chatman rounds out the double-figures scorers with 10.7 points. The Blue Hens bring down 35.7 rebounds a game. They are led by Enabosi, who is just missing a double-double at 9.7 rebounds a night. Chatman is second on the team with 6.5 rebounds. Tina Martin is in her 21st season at Delaware. She recently celebrated her 400th career victory, and is now 402-232.
Series History
The Green and Gold meet Delaware for the 29th time in series history Friday evening. This is the final meeting of the regular season, as the Tribe picked up a 60-49 win in Newark on Jan. 2. The Blue Hens still lead the all-time series 21-7 and have won the last seven trips to Williamsburg. On Jan. 2, Senior
Alexandra Masaquel and junior
Abby Rendle each scored 13 points and grabbed five and seven rebounds, respectively. Sophomore
Bianca Boggs added 10 points, four assists, and four steals.
The Road Ahead
W&M concludes its three-game homestand with the first-ever Golden Game against James Madison on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. All fans are encouraged to wear gold and the first 1,000 will receive free gold rally towels. Next weekend, the Tribe hits the road for a pair of games starting at Northeastern on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.
Rookie Reynolds
Freshman
Victoria Reynolds has wasted little time making an impact in her collegiate career. The Pasadena, Md. native has been in double-figures four times this season, finishing with a new career-high 11 points in the win at ODU. For the season, she is averaging 5.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.6 steals.
