• The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to make it two in a row as it open a stretch of five games in 10 days. The stretch starts with a two-game homestand opening with Loyola on Saturday afternoon.
• The Green and Gold was selected to finish third in the preseason poll by a vote of league's 10 head coaches. W&M was only selected finish behind only James Madison and defending league champion Elon.
• After losing its top two scorers from last season, W&M has put, at least, three players in double-figures in all four games this season. Senior
Jenna Green and junior
Bianca Boggs have been in double-figures in all four games, while senior
Abby Rendle (three times) and sophomore
Victoria Reynolds (twice) have also scored in double-figures, in at least one game, this season.
• Senior
Abby Rendle recorded her and W&M's third-ever triple double in the win against East Carolina on Tuesday night with career-highs of 25 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Rendle also recorded a triple-double in the win versus East Carolina last season. It was just the sixth triple-double in the country this season. In her last three games, Rendle is averaging 19.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 7.3 blocks per contest.
• W&M is getting to the free throw line in an increased rate this season. The Tribe has already gotten to the stripe 116 times, including going 42 times in two games, which is tied for fourth most in school history in a single-game. Last season, the Green and Gold went to the free throw line 473 times.
• The Tribe played its first overtime games since Feb. 17, 2017 in the victory against East Carolina on Tuesday night. It was the Green and Gold's first overtime victory since Jan. 3, 2015 when the Tribe dropped James Madison in Kaplan Arena.
• Junior
Bianca Boggs has had a strong start to the season. She has been the team's leading scorer in two of the four contests, including setting a career high with 26 points and 11 rebounds against Howard. The Waldorf, Md. native has also added three blocks and 10 steals. For the year she is averaging a team-high 17.5 points per game.
• Sophomore
Victoria Reynolds has made the most of her first four career starts this season. She is third on the team averaging 12.3 points, and 7.5 rebounds per contest. Reynolds set a career-high with 19 points in the season opening win at Howard, while she also leads the team with 15 steals.
• For the past four seasons, W&M has led the league in steals each year. So far this season, the Tribe is doing much of the same. Through three games, W&M has had 47 thefts, which is first in the CAA at 11.8 steals per game.
• Not only is senior
Abby Rendle, who was a Preseason All-CAA Second-Team selection is closing in on the school record for blocks, but she is also nearing the league's block mark as well. The senior, who has 245 career blocks, needs 11 to pass Tiffany Benson for W&M's record, while she needs 29 to surpass WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne for the league's mark.
• The Tribe has won the rebounding battle two of its four games this season. The last 20 times the Tribe has won or tied the battle of the boards it has posted a 16-4 record.
