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Women's Basketball Heads to Delaware State for Saturday Matinee

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary women's basketball team returns to action as it hits the road to take on Delaware State on Saturday, Nov. 30. The matinee tips off at 2 p.m. at Memorial Hall in Dover, Del.
 
Game Day Information | Game 7 at Delaware State
When Saturday, Nov. 30 | 2 PM
Where Dover, Del.
Venue Memorial Hall
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- The Tribe and Delaware State meet for the seventh time in series history on Saturday afternoon. W&M has won the previous six meetings, including the last meet and trip to Delaware State. That night, the Tribe picked up an 82-48 victory on Nov. 28, 2016.
 
- For the fourth time in the last five seasons, W&M has started the season 5-1. The Green and Gold improved to 6-1 in each of the previous three attempts.
 
- Despite scoring a season-low 61 points on Tuesday night against Hartford, W&M still leads the CAA and ranks 85th in the country averaging 73.8 points per contest. W&M has eclipsed the 70-point mark in five of its first six games.
 
- W&M is also off to a great start shooting the basketball as it leads the CAA and ranks 73rd in the country shooting 44.1-percent from the field. The Tribe has shot better than 40-percent in four of its six games.
                                             
- Freshman Bre Bellamy earned the Tribe's first weekly award honor as she was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for the week of Nov. 25 averaging 8.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Sophomore Eva Hodgson was also honored by the league as the honorable mention player of the week after averaging a league-best 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.
 
Hodgson continues her hot start to the season as she has been the Tribe's leading scorer in all five games. After scoring the most points in the Division I era in a season opener (27), Hodgson reset her career-high with 29 points at Richmond. She is averaging 19.2 points per game, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. The sophomore also leads the CAA and ranks 28th in the country with 18 steals.
 
Furthermore, Hodgson is one of seven players national (as of Nov. 29) to be perfect from the free-throw line this season, as she has connected on her first 25 from the free throw. Dating to back to March 1 of last season, Hodgson has hit 35 consecutive from the free-throw line.
 
Starting with her third career double-double at ECU, senior Victoria Reynolds has been in double-figures in three of the last four games. In the game against the Pirates, she recorded season-highs with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and six steals. A Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention selection, Reynolds is averaging 11.7 points per game and 4.8 rebounds a night. She has been in double-figures in 42 career games and needs 141 more points to become the 21st player in school history with 1,000 career points.
 
Bellamy, who is the reigning CAA Rookie of the Week, became the third straight true freshman to earn an opening night start at Army in the opener. During coach Swanson's tenure with the Tribe, he has started at least one true freshman in five of the seven seasons he has been the coach. The rookie has been in double-figures three times, including the last two games and is averaging 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.
 
Junior Bailey Eichner has enjoyed her enhanced role during her junior campaign and is off to a career start. Eichner first scored a career-high 11 points in the win at East Carolina, before adding a career-high eight rebounds at Richmond. The Cudahy, Wisc. native has been the first Tribe post player off of the bench in each contest, and in her new role is averaging 4.7 points, and a team-high 5.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.8 steals per game. During the last three contests, the junior is averaging 7.0 rebounds a game.
 
Redshirt sophomore, transfer Sydney Wagner hasn't missed a beat after having to sit out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Coming off the bench, she is averaging 9.8 points per game and 2.0 3-pointers per contest.
 
A constant in the Tribe lineup since starting her Tribe career, junior Nyla Pollard ranks eighth in the country and leads the CAA with a 4.60 assist-to-turnover ratio. Pollard is tied for a team-best 19 assists, while only having four miscues this season. Pollard, who will make her 51st career start tonight, is averaging 6.0 points per game and is coming off a season-high 10 points against Hartford.
 
W&M head coach Ed Swanson became the 69th head coach in Division I history to win his 500th career game on Tuesday night against Hartford. The win also pushed him back to .500 winning percentage at W&M (94-94). With six more wins, he will become just the third coach in W&M women's basketball history to win more than 100 games. 
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Players Mentioned

Bailey  Eichner

#21 Bailey Eichner

G/F
6' 1"
Junior
Eva  Hodgson

#10 Eva Hodgson

G
5' 9"
Sophomore
Nyla Pollard

#11 Nyla Pollard

G
5' 9"
Junior
Victoria Reynolds

#30 Victoria Reynolds

F
5' 10"
Senior
Sydney Wagner

#1 Sydney Wagner

G
5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Bre Bellamy

#20 Bre Bellamy

G/F
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bailey  Eichner

#21 Bailey Eichner

6' 1"
Junior
G/F
Eva  Hodgson

#10 Eva Hodgson

5' 9"
Sophomore
G
Nyla Pollard

#11 Nyla Pollard

5' 9"
Junior
G
Victoria Reynolds

#30 Victoria Reynolds

5' 10"
Senior
F
Sydney Wagner

#1 Sydney Wagner

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Bre Bellamy

#20 Bre Bellamy

6' 0"
Freshman
G/F