The William & Mary women's basketball team closes its two-game season opening homestand as it plays host to Howard on Monday, Nov. 12. Tip time between the Tribe and the Bison is set for 7 p.m.
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• The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to pick up its first win of the season as it plays hosts to Howard on Monday night. Tipoff between the Tribe and the Bison is set for 7 p.m.
• Two –
Eva Hodgson and
Emma Krause - of the three freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the season opener against VCU, and both made an impact. Hodgson started and played 28 minutes, adding eight points, three assists, and two steals, while Krause added four points, four rebounds, a block and a steal.
• Senior
Bianca Boggs scored in double figures for the 26th time in her last 31 games as she scored 15 points in the season opener. She also added six rebounds, four assists, five steals, and a block. She now is just 60 points away from becoming the 20th player in school history to score her 1,000th career point.
• The William & Mary women's basketball team was selected to finish sixth in the preseason poll by a vote of league head coaches. James Madison was selected to win the league, while Drexel was picked second. Two-time defending champion Elon and Delaware were picked in a tie for third.
• Boggs was selected to the Preseason All-CAA First-Team after a breakout junior season. Boggs became the first Tribe player in a decade to receive First-Team All-CAA honors as she claimed the award last season. In addition to her first-team selection, Boggs earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team. The Waldorf, Md. native enjoyed a breakout junior season for the Tribe as she scored 456 points, while her 15.2 points ranked second in the CAA. Boggs added 137 rebounds (4.6 per game), 88 assists (2.9 per game), 24 blocks (0.8 per game), and 65 steals (2.2 per game). She was named the CAA Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 29.
• Sophomore
Nyla Pollard returns to the Tribe after being named to the CAA All-Rookie Team as a freshman. Pollard scored 4.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest last year. She was named CAA Rookie of the Week twice and scored a career-high 14 points against USC Upstate.
• Coach Swanson and his staff will have four new players to work into the rotation this season. First is redshirt sophomore
Harper Birdsong, who is eligible for the first time in her Tribe career after sitting out last year after transferring from George Washington. Birdsong appeared in nine games for the Colonials. The Tribe also has three –
Eva Hodgson,
Emma Krause, and
Caroline Stover – that will also look to work into the rotation.
• There are two new members on the Tribe's coaching staff this season as well as
Tierra Rudd joins the Tribe as an assistant coach, while
Michelle Kurowski is the new director of basketball operations. Rudd joins the Tribe staff after three seasons at Western Carolina, while Kurowski starts her coaching career after being an elementary school teacher for the past four years.
• Following her collegiate career,
Abby Rendle inked a professional career with Royal Castors Braine that compete in Belgium's Division I Women's League and in the Euroleague. The Reston, Va. native becomes the fifth Tribe women's basketball player to continue their playing careers since Swanson's arrival prior to the 2013-14 basketball season. She joins Kaitlyn Mathieu '14, Jazmen Boone '15, Mackenzie Morrison '15, and Alexandra Masaquel '17 to move onto to pro basketball.
• Head coach
Ed Swanson announced the 2018-19 season schedule this summer. The slate is highlighted by a pair of 2018 NCAA Tournament teams, five teams that played in postseason tournaments, five in-state rivals, and 14 home games inside of Kaplan Arena.