- The William & Mary women's basketball team opens a two-game homestand when it welcomes Northeastern to Kaplan Arena for the Golden Game on Sunday, Feb. 11. Tip-off between the Tribe and the Huskies is set for 2 p.m.Â
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- Senior
Abby Rendle became the 19th player in school history to record her 1,000th career point with her second quarter lay-up at Delaware on Feb. 9. She becomes the third player in the last three years reach the clip, and is the second player (Marlena Tremba) in the last two years to reach the milestone at Delaware.
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- The Tribe celebrates its second annual Golden Game on Sunday afternoon in conjunction with the celebration of the school's 325th birthday. Although, W&M suffered a setback in the first Golden Game to James Madison, the Tribe is 1-1 this season when donning its gold uniforms.
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- W&M, the nation's leaders in blocks, set a school record and tied a CAA record with 17 block shots in the victory. Five of the nine players that played recorded, at least, one rejection led by 11 from senior
Abby Rendle. The 17 blocks were the most in a game this season nationally, while Rendle's 11 were the second most.
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- This season, W&M is 8-1 when shooting better than 45-percent. For the year, the Green and Gold leads the CAA and ranks 57th in the country at 43.6-percent.
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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 19 of 23 games this season. Junior
Bianca Boggs has been in double-figures in 21 of 23 games, including 14 in a row to lead the team. Seniors
Jenna Green (16 times) and
Abby Rendle (16 times), as well as sophomores
Victoria Reynolds (13 times) and
Nari Garner (eight 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 16 games and is averaging 11.3 points per game. She has added 152 assists, which is good for 17th in the country, while her 6.4 apg. rank her 18th. Green, who is just three assists away from breaking the school record, has 501 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. She added another school and conference record as she had a single-game record of 11 blocks against Charleston on Jan. 26. Rendle is the nation's top shot blocker and is leading the country with 113 blocks and 4.9 bpg. Her 335 career blocks are also the third-most active blocks in the country, and her 3.3 blocks per game are the most active in the country. The senior has reset her single-season at 113 blocks this year and counting.
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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 13 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 16.9 points per game, which is second in the CAA, to go along with 4.8 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, and 2.4 steals. The Waldorf, Md. native has scored 389 points needs just nine more points to move into 20th place on the single-season scoring chart.
-Â A big key to the Tribe's success this season has been well they share the basketball. W&M is averaging 18.1 assists per game in its victories, but just 13.3 in its losses.