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Emma Krause

Women's Basketball

Women's Basketball Hosts Hofstra in Annual Golden Game

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Winners of four in a row and seven of its last night, The William & Mary women's basketball closes its weekend homestand as it welcomes Hofstra for its annual Golden Game on Sunday, Feb. 16. Tip time between the Tribe and the Pride is set for 2 p.m.

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Game Day Information | Game 24 vs. Hofstra
When Sunday, Feb. 16 | 2 PM
Where Williamsburg, Va.
Venue Kaplan Arena
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Stats William & Mary | Hofstra | CAA
Game Notes William & Mary | Hofstra | CAA
Highlights Northeastern | at UNCW | at Charleston
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- W&M and Hofstra meet for the 46th time in series history on Sunday afternoon. The Pride leads the all-time series 30-14-1, but the Tribe has won the last four in the series and has won three straight at Kaplan Arena. Earlier this season, the Tribe picked up a 66-53 victory in Hempstead. In the game, both senior Victoria Reynolds and Eva Hodgson finished with 23 points apiece. Reynolds had a double-double with 12 rebounds, while Hodgson had five rebounds and four assists.
 
- The Tribe's four-game winning streak is longest winning streak since a seven-game winning streak that stretched from Nov. 21 to Dec. 17, 2017. Since that winning streak, W&M has had five three-game winning streaks prior to the current four game spurt. The four consecutive CAA wins is tied for the second-most consecutive wins in the CAA season, behind five straight from Feb. 10 to Feb. 24, 2006.
 
- For the fifth time this season and the third time in the last four games, W&M hit the 80-point mark in its win over Northeastern Friday night. Last week, the Tribe scored 80 in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 2 and Dec. 5, 2017. The Green and Gold is now 21-2 when reaching the mark under head coach Ed Swanson. The Green and Gold is first in the CAA and 84th in the NCAA averaging 70.2 points per game this year. 
 
- Sophomore Eva Hodgson was named the CAA Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 10. The sophomore had previously been named honorable mention player of the week twice this season. Last week she averaged 26.5 points in the Tribe's two wins. W&M has been honored seven times this year by the CAA as senior Victoria Reynolds was player of the week for the week of Dec. 9, while freshman Bre Bellamy has been named the rookie of the week three times. Additionally, Hodgson was named to the @NCAAWBB Starting Five team of the week for the week of Feb. 3. 

- Hodgson has come alive during the Tribe's four-game winning streak as she has averaged 26.8 points per game in the four victories. She became just the ninth player in school history with multiple 30-point performances in the same season and is just the second player in school history with back-to-back 30-point games. Hodgson joins Taysha Pye as the only other woman in W&M lore to score two 30-point games in her first two years. Now with 12 20-point games, is in third in school history for 20-point games in a single-season. 
 
- Furthermore, Hodgson has been the Tribe's leading scorer in all but three games. After scoring the most points in the Division I era in a season opener (27), Hodgson then scored the most points in W&M's DI era when she scored career-high 34 points at Elon. She is averaging 20.6 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.9assists. She leads the conference with 20.6 points per game (eighth in the NCAA), 56% from the field (25th in the NCAA), 43.7% from 3-point range (13th in the NCAA), and 90.9% (fourth in the NCAA). The sophomore has been in double-figures in 24 straight games, which is the longest streak in Division I school history, dating back to last year, and has 12 20-point performances this year, including the last four and five of the last six games. 
 
- This month, the William & Mary women's basketball team will be participating in the Play4Kay National Free Throw Challenge with all of their CAA conference mates. Fans can make a donation or a one-time pledge for each Tribe free throw during February. More info is available on TribeAthletics.com.
 
- Another key to the Tribe's success this season is getting at least three players in double-figures. W&M has posted a perfect 13-0 mark when three players reach the double-figure plateau, including its last win against Northeastern.
 
- For the ninth time in under head coach Ed Swanson W&M shot better than 55% in a contest when it shot 58% against Charleston in January. 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 27th nationally.
 
- Senior Victoria Reynolds has been turning it on since the George Washington game. She has been in double-figures in the 12 of the last 13 contests and is averaging 17.0 points per game during that stretch and has two double-doubles as well. A Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention selection, Reynolds is second on the team averaging 15.3 points per game (seventh in the CAA) and leads the team with 6.6 rebounds a night. She has been in double-figures in 57 career games and has scored 1,142 career points. 
 
- Junior Bailey Eichner has enjoyed her enhanced role during her junior campaign and earned four straight starts from Jan. 24 to Feb. 7. Earlier this season, she scored a career-high 11 points in the win at East Carolina, before adding a career-high nine rebounds at George Washington. The Cudahy, Wisc. is averaging 3.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. More impressively, Eichner is averaging 12.6 rebounds per 40-minute game. 
 
- Sophomore Sydney Wagner has also provided valuable depth for the Tribe all season long, but especially in the four-game winning streak. During the win streak, Wagner is averaging 11.0 points per game and is averaging 9.3 points per game in league action. For the season, the redshirt sophomore is averaging 8.6 points a night, and hitting 32.2% from range. 
 
- Usually tasked with guarding the opponent's best offensive threat, junior Nyla Pollard has had a breakout year on the offensive end of the floor. On Friday night, the junior tied a career-high with 14 points in the win over Northeastern and is averaging 7.0 ppg., including 9.8 in the last four, in CAA play. For the year, she is averaging a career-high 6.2 ppg., 2.3 rpg., and 3.8 apg. 
 
- 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, before becoming just the third W&M coach to win 100 career games with the Tribe against Charleston last month. To continue a milestone-driven season for Swanson, he was announced as an inductee to the Northeastern Conference Hall of Fame in late January. Now at 512 wins, Swanson ranks tied for the 31st active head coach in the country in terms of wins, and with 106 wins as head coach of the Tribe, he is third all-time and is 41 away from all-time wins leader Debbie Taylor.

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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