- The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to get back into the win column as it welcomes defending league champion Elon to Kaplan Arena to close a three-game homestand on Sunday, Jan. 14. Tipoff between the Tribe and the Dragons is set for 2 p.m.
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- The Tribe has shot, at least, 45-percent in eight of its 15 games.. Furthermore, W&M has shot 50-percent, or better, in three games. For the season, the Green and Gold leads the CAA and ranks 29th in the country at 45.7-percent.
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- Â W&M has scored 70, or more points, in 10 of its 15 games this season and is averaging 73.0 points per game. The Tribe has only averaged more than 70 points in a season twice in program history, and the 73.0 would be a school record if the season ended today. W&M's scoring offense is second in the CAA and 64th in the country.
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- After losing its top two scorers from last season, W&M has put, at least, three players in double-figures in 14 of 15 games this season. Senior
Abby Rendle and junior
Bianca Boggs lead the team with 13 double-figure games this season. Senior
Jenna Green (11 times), as well as sophomores
Victoria Reynolds (seven times) and
Nari Garner (three times) have also scored in double-figures, in at least one game, this season.
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- Not only is senior
Jenna Green scoring at a higher rate this season, but she is also finding her teammates at a higher clip. The Clifton, Virginia native has been in double-figures in 11 games and is averaging 11.3 points per game. She has added 100 assists, which is good for 18th in the country, while her 6.7 apg. rank her 10th. Green, who is just 50 assists away from breaking the school record, has 454 that rank her 14th among active players in the country.
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- W&M's and the CAA's new all-time blocks leader senior
Abby Rendle broke the school record with her 256th career block in the game against Davidson, and then topped the league's record with her 274th career block versus ODU. Rendle is the nation's top shot blocker and is leading the country with 75 blocks and 5.0 bpg. Her 297 career blocks are also the third-most active blocks in the country. Not only has her shot blocking been impressive, but she is also getting it done offensively. In games she has played more than 10 minutes, she is averaging 16.6 ppg., 8.8 rpg., and 5.7 bpg. She has also been in double-figures in all 13 of those contests.
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- Junior
Bianca Boggs has had a strong start to the season. She has been the team's leading scorer five times, and recorded the most points in a game by a CAA player this season when she scored a career-high 33 points at St. Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 2. For the year she is averaging a team-high 16.1 points per game, which is third in the CAA, to go along with 4.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.
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- For the past four seasons, W&M has led the CAA in steals each year. This season, W&M has 154 thefts, which is second in the CAA and ranks 55th nationally. The Tribe's 10.3 spg. are second in the CAA and 50th in the NCAA.
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- Halfway through the season, W&M has already gotten to the free throw 292 times this season after getting there just 443 times last season. The Tribe is fourth in the CAA in getting to the foul line, and is 8-2 this season when shooting more free throws than its opponents.