- The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to get back into the win column as it opens a three-game homestand at Kaplan Arena on Friday, Jan. 26 against College of Charleston. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
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- W&M has shot, at least, 45-percent in eight game, has shot 50-percent, or better, in three games this season. The Tribe is 7-1 when shooting better than 45-percent. For the season, the Green and Gold leads the CAA and ranks 35th in the country at 44.9-percent.
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- The Tribe has scored 70, or more points, in 11 of its 18 games this season and is averaging 70.9 points per game. The Tribe has only averaged more than 70 points in a season twice in program history. W&M's scoring offense is second in the CAA and 80th 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 15 of 18 games this season. Junior
Bianca Boggs has been in double-figures in 16 of 18 games, including nine in a row to lead the team. Seniors
Abby Rendle (14 times) and
Jenna Green (12 times), as well as sophomores
Victoria Reynolds (10 times) and
Nari Garner (four times), and freshman
Nyla Pollard (twice) 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 12 games and is averaging 10.9 points per game. She has added 118 assists, which is good for 19th in the country, while her 6.6 apg. rank her 12th. Green, who is just 32 assists away from breaking the school record, has 472 that rank her 15th 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 88 blocks and 4.9 bpg. Her 310 career blocks are also the third-most active blocks in the country, and her 3.2 blocks per game are the most active in the country.
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- Junior
Bianca Boggs has become one of the top players in the CAA this season. She has been the team's leading scorer 10 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. The junior is averaging 16.2 points per game, which is third in the CAA, to go along with 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists, and 2.1 steals.
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- A telling sign in Tribe victories this season has been how it shares the basketball. In its 12 wins, W&M has averaged 18.3 assists per contest, but in its six losses, the Green and Gold is only averaging 14.5 helpers.
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- W&M has focused on trying to get to the free throw line more this season. While the team is well on its way to accomplishing that goal, it is more likely to win when it gets to the line. The Tribe gets to the line three more times a game when it wins compared to its losses, and is 8-2 when it gets to line more then its opponents.
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-Â The Tribe ranks in the top three in the CAA in nine statistic categories, including the leading the conference in three. W&M leads the league in assists, blocks, and field goal percentage.