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Women's Basketball Opens Three-Game Homestand With Elon Friday Night

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - - The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to make it two in a row as it plays the lone game of its weekend hosting Elon on Friday, Feb. 28. Tip time between the Tribe and the Phoenix is set for 7 p.m.

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Game Day Information | Game 27 vs. Elon
When Friday, Feb. 28 | 7 PM
Where Williamsburg, Va.
Venue Kaplan Arena
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- W&M and Elon meet for the 18th time in series history and the final time in the regular-season series. Elon leads the all-time series 10-7, but the Tribe has won the last three meetings including an 84-77 victory on Jan. 31. Sophomore Eva Hodgson scored the most post in W&M DI history and the most by a CAA player this year as she had 34 points in the game. Senior Victoria Reynolds finished with 19 points, while redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner had 11. Both juniors Bailey Eichner and Nyla Pollard recorded with seven points apiece.

 

- The Green and Gold's 19 wins are already tied for the third-best single-season mark in school history. W&M has a pair of 20-win seasons in 1993-94 and 2016-17 and also won 19 games during the 2006-07 season. Furthermore, the Tribe's 10 CAA wins are tied for the second-most in school history, needing one more tie the school-best mark of 11 CAA victories. 

 

- For the first time this season, five players scored in double-figures in the Tribe's win over Delaware on Feb. 23. W&M has posted a 15-1 mark when at least three players reach the double-figure plateau, including the last win at Delaware. The lone loss came at first-place Drexel in overtime. 

 

- W&M has hit the 80-point mark in five games this season, including in the win against Northeastern on Feb. 14. In its wins over Elon and Charleston, 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.

 

- 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. 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's breakout sophomore season as seen her score in double-figures in 25 of 26 games. 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 13 20-point games, is tied for third in school history for 20-point games in a single-season. 

 

- Furthermore, Hodgson has been the Tribe's leading scorer in all but four 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 20.2 points per game, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. She leads the conference with 20.2 points per game (11th in the NCAA), 55.4% from the field (31st in the NCAA), 43.7% from three (14th in the NCAA), and 91.5% (fourth in the NCAA). She is the only player in the NCAA shooting better than 50% from the field, 40% from three, 90% from the line. 

 

- 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.

 

- W&M is 7-0 this season when the Tribe shoots better than 50-percent from the floor, which it did last time out against Delaware. Earlier this season, W&M shot better than 55% percent at 58% against Charleston. The Green and Gold shot a season-high 58.3% from the field in the win against VCU, which was the seventh-best in school history. For the season, the Tribe is shooting 45.4% from this field this season, which is best in the CAA and 18th in the country. 

 

 - Senior Victoria Reynolds is in the midst of a career year for the Tribe. She has been in double-figures in the last nine games and is averaging 16.4 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 15.5 points per game (seventh in the CAA) and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds a night. She has been in double-figures in 60 career games and has scored 1,191 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 3.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. 

 

- Sophomore Sydney Wagner has also provided valuable depth for the Tribe all season long. Wagner is averaging 10.0 points per game over the last seven and is averaging 9.2 points per game in league action. For the season, the redshirt sophomore is averaging 8.6 points a night, and hitting 32.4% 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 Feb. 14, the junior tied a career-high with 14 points in the win over Northeastern and is averaging 6.9 ppg. in CAA play. For the year, she is averaging a career-high 6.3 ppg., 2.4 rpg., and 3.9 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 Northeast Conference Hall of Fame in late January. Now at 514 wins, Swanson ranks tied as the 31st active head coach in the country in terms of wins, and with 108 wins as head coach of the Tribe, he is third all-time and is 39 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