- The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to make it four in a row as it continues a stretch of five games in 10 days. W&M now embarks on a two-game road swing starting with in-state rival Richmond on Wednesday 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 six games this season and has had four players in double-figures in the last three games. Junior
Bianca Boggs has been in double-figures in every game, while seniors
Jenna Green (five times) and
Abby Rendle (five times) as well as sophomores
Victoria Reynolds (three times) and
Nari Garner have also scored in double-figures, in at least one game, this season.
- One of the Tribe's biggest question marks heading into the season was who was going to hit 3-pointers with the graduation of Marlena Tremba, Latrice Hunter, and Alexandra Masaquel, who combined for 66-percent of the team's 3-pointers last season. W&M has responded by shooting 39.5-percent (34-for-86) from range, which is good for second in the CAA and 28th in the country. Junior
Bianca Boggs and sophomore
Nari Garner have connected on eight triples apiece.
- 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. Since not scoring in the opener, Rendle is averaging 17.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 6.6 blocks a game in the next five games.
- Not only is senior
Jenna Green scoring at a higher rate this season, but she is also finding her teammates at a higher clip through six games. The Clifton, Virginia native has been in double-figures in five games and is averaging 11.0 points per game. She has added 40 assists, which is good for 20th in the country, while her 6.7 apg. rank her 21st.
-W&M's new all-time blocks leader senior
Abby Rendle broke the school record with her 256th career block in the game against Davidson. Rendle leads the country with 34 blocks and 5.7 bpg. this season. She is also just 18 blocks away from passing WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne's CAA career blocked shot record. Her 256 blocks are the fourth most active in the NCAA currently.
- Junior
Bianca Boggs has had a strong start to the season. She has been the team's leading scorer twice, including setting a career high with 26 points and 11 rebounds against Howard. The Waldorf, Md. native has also added nine blocks and 15 steals. For the year she is averaging a team-high 15.8 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.
- 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 six games, W&M has had 66 thefts, which is first in the CAA at 11.0 steals per game and 36th in the NCAA.
-Freshman
Nyla Pollard has started all six games this season for the Tribe and is coming off of her best collegiate game against Davidson. The rookie scored a career-high 10 points, added a rebound, three assists, and four steals.
