WILLIAMSBURG, VA.- William & Mary women's basketball (4-5, 1-3 CAA) returns to Kaplan Arena this weekend for a pair of contests with Drexel (5-2, 3-0 CAA). Both matchups will be in Kaplan Arena and are set for 2:00 p.m. tip offs. Coach Swanson's club will be looking for a second CAA win while Drexel is undefeated in league play, but is coming off a Wednesday night loss to La Salle.
In lieu of a traditional, home‐and‐home round robin schedule, teams will play against the same opponent at the same site on consecutive days for the 2021 CAA slate. The lone exception will be when teams face their designated travel partner, which is Elon for the Tribe.
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W&M News and Notes
- Four members of the Tribe posted a new career-high in points scored last weekend.
Chaniqwa Gilliam (12) and
Rebekah Frisby-Smith (10) on Saturday and
Sydney Wagner (31) and
Bailey Eichner (12) on Sunday.
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Sydney Wagner has been on fire for the Tribe dropping at least 20 points in five of her last seven outings. The guard is averaging 22.8 points per game over that span.
- Wagner leads the CAA with 33 three-point baskets and is shooting nearly 40% from behind the arc. In Sunday's 31-point explosion, Wagner shot 7-14 from three-point range. The seven made threes in a single game rank second in WM history.
- With 13 assists over the Tribe's last four games,
Nyla Pollard pushed herself into the WM all-time top-15 with 252 career dimes. Pollard ranks sixth in the CAA in assist to turnover ratio at 1.5 and fourth in total assists with 29.
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Bailey Eichner ranks seventh in the league with 7.4 rebounds per game and is third with 5.6 defensive rebounds per contest. Eichner is also ranked ninth in the CAA averaging just under one block per game.
- The Tribe shot 81% as a team from the free-throw line last Sunday at Delaware. The Green and Gold went 21-26 from the stripe, Wagner and Eichner each had six made free-throws.
-The Green and Gold have produced extraordinary defense from the three-point line. The Tribe ranks first among all CAA teams and fifth nationally holding teams to 21.6% from behind the arc (25-116).
- The Tribe held two opponents this season to less than 50 points. Under head coach Ed Swanson, the Tribe has held opponents to less than 50 points in 27 games and are 26-1 in those contests. W&M has also held its foes to either zero or one 3-pointer in a game on 21 occasions, including one at Mason.
- The Tribe knocked down a season-high 10 3-pointers in the victory over Navy. W&M ranks first in the CAA with 204 triples on the year. It marked the 15th time under head coach Ed Swanson that W&M made double-digit 3-pointers in a game, and the Tribe improved to 11-4 in those contests.
- Sydney Wagner and Nyla Pollard have been staples in the Tribe's lineup and on the floor. Wagner ranks second among all CAA players with 37.7 minutes played per game while Pollard ranks fourth in the league with 34.9 minutes per contest. The pair also lead the Tribe in points (Wagner- 20.9 ppg, Pollard- 9.1 ppg) and assists (Pollard- 29, Wagner 21).
