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Women's Basketball Opens CAA Play at James Madison on Friday

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William & Mary women's basketball team continues its season-long three-game road trip as it opens 2020 and Colonial Athletic Association play at James Madison on Friday, Jan. 3. Tip time between the Tribe and the Dukes is set for 7 p.m.
 
Game Day Information | Game 12 at James Madison
When Friday, Jan. 3 | 7 PM
Where Harrisonburg, Va.
Venue JMU Convocation Center
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- The Tribe and the Dukes meet for the 90th time in series history on Friday night. The Dukes lead the all-time series 72-17, including a 36-5 mark in Harrisonburg. Tonight's game will be the Tribe's last trip to the Convocation Center. Last season, the Dukes won both contests in the regular season. Taking a 65-48 victory in Harrisonburg in January, before winning 78-65 in Williamsburg in February.
 
- Under head coach Ed Swanson (last six years) W&M is 4-2 in its conference openers, and has won its last four. Furthermore, this is the fourth year in a row the Tribe has opened CAA play on the road, and has now opened conference play on the road in five of the seven seasons under Swanson. All-time the Tribe is 9-24 in CAA openers.
 
- For the third time this season, W&M freshman Bre Bellamy was named the CAA's Rookie of the week after scoring five points, grabbing six rebounds, handing out four assists, two steals in a block in the comeback win at George Washington. The freshman is now just one behind the school record for rookie of the week awards set by current sophomore Eva Hodgson, the school's all-time leading scorer Kyra Kaylor and Dominique Lewis, who each have four.
 
- The Tribe has been honored by the CAA with four weekly awards and an honorable mention citation so far this season. Aside from Bellamy's three weekly honors, senior Victoria Reynolds was named the CAA Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 9, while sophomore Eva Hodgson earned honorable mention player of the week honors for the week of Nov. 25.
 
- W&M's nine non-conference wins this season are tied for the second-most in program history. Only the 2016-17 team, which won 10 non-conference games has more, while the nine is tied with 2017-18 squad. The best three non-conference seasons in school history have all come under head coach Ed Swanson.
 
-For the eighth time in under head coach Ed Swanson, W&M shot better than 55% in a contest, including setting the school record of 64.3% last March against Northeastern. The Tribe's 58.3% field goal percentage at VCU, the season-high, ranks tied for seventh under Swanson and is the seventh-best in school history. For the season, the Tribe is shooting 44.7%, which is tops in the CAA and ranks 45th nationally.
 
- Because of its strong field goal percentage, W&M has also been scoring the ball at a high clip. The Tribe has scored, at least, 70 points in six of its 11 contests this year, and only less than 60 once. The Green and Gold is averaging 70.1 points per game this season, which is second in the CAA.
 
- Following her CAA Rookie of the Year honor last season, sophomore Eva Hodgson has picked up where she left off and has been the Tribe's leading scorer in all but one game. 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 18.6 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. Hodgson's 18.6 points per game is good for third in the CAA and 36th nationally, while she is leading the conference and ranked 52nd in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 54.1%. The sophomore has been in double-figures in 12 straight games, dating back to last year, and has three 20-point performances.
 
- Starting with her third career double-double at ECU, senior Victoria Reynolds has been in double-figures in seven of the last nine games. During the last four games, Reynolds is averaging 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds a game. A Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention selection, Reynolds is averaging 13.7points per game and 5.6 rebounds a night. She has been in double-figures in 46 career games and needs 60 more points to become the 21st player in school history with 1,000 career points.
 
- Freshman Bre Bellamy, who has won three CAA Rookie of the Weeks and is the reigning 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, who has gone on to start every game this season, has been in double-figures four times and is averaging 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks 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 nine rebounds at George Washington. Also against ODU, Eichner tied or set career-highs with three assists, three steals, and four blocks. 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 3.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game.
 
- W&M head coach Ed Swanson became the 69th head coach in Division I history to win his 500th career game against Hartford on Nov. 23. Now at 504 wins, Swanson ranks as the 33rd active head coach in the country in terms of wins. He is closing in on becoming just the third coach in W&M history to win 100 career games as he sits at 98 victories with the Tribe.
 
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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
Victoria Reynolds

#30 Victoria Reynolds

F
5' 10"
Senior
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
Victoria Reynolds

#30 Victoria Reynolds

5' 10"
Senior
F
Bre Bellamy

#20 Bre Bellamy

6' 0"
Freshman
G/F