WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team will return home to host Hampton University  on Monday, Nov. 29. Tip-off time between the Tribe and the Pirates is set for 7 p.m. Monday's game will be streamed on FloHoops. 
 
Fans can keep up with W&M women's basketball by following the program on social media as well. Be sure to check out the Tribe on Twitter (@WMTribeWBB), Facebook (WMTribeWBB), and Instagram (WMTribeWBB).

W&M News and Notes

- William & Mary will face Hampton Monday night in Kaplan Arena. The Tribe and Pirates are familiar foes, facing off 21 times over the years, despite not playing one another since the 2009 season. 

- The Tribe's defense has been a key to early season success. William & Mary is holding the opposition to 56.4 points per game, second in the CAA. The Green and Gold lead the CAA and rank seventh nationally holding teams to 18.6% from three. 

- The  Tribe  returns  two  starters  from  last  season,  while  adding  six  newcomers  to the roster.

- Riley Casey has scored double digits in each of the last three outings. In her last game, Casey scored 16 knocking down three triples in the win over UMES. The Tennessee native ranks third in 3-point field-goals made  in  the CAA at 2.50 per game shooting at a 40.6% clip.

- Sharing the ball has been paramount to the Tribe's success on the offensive end. The team ranks first in the league and 44th nationally with 16.8 assists per game. Sydney Wagner, Riley Casey, and Kate Sramac each have at least 10 assists this season. 

- Graduate student  Riley   Casey   spent   her   first   three   collegiate   seasons   playing   for  Columbia,  before  joining  the  Tribe  for  graduate  school.  During  her  time  in  New  York,  Casey  played  1750  minutes  and  scored  644  points.  The  Tennessee  native averaged over 10.5 points per game over 61 contests.

- Graduate Student  Kate  Sramac  stuffed  the  stat  sheet  over  three  seasons  with  Cornell  before  coming  to  Williamsburg.  While  in  Ithaca,  Sramac  recorded  747  minutes  and  scored  176  points.  Sramac  added  98  rebounds,  67  assists,  and  48  steals  with the Big Red.

The Tribe has had a pair of sharpshooters in the early going this season. Bre Bellamy leads the CAA and ranks 21st in the NCAA with a 62.5% mark from the field while Riley Casey is shooting 40% from behind the three-point line, good for second in the conference. 

- W&M    head    coach    Ed    Swanson    enjoyed    a    noteworthy    2019-20    season    individually.  He  was  named  the  CAA  Co-Coach  of  the  Year  following  the  Tribe's  historic  season.  Swanson  won  his  500th  career  game  on  Nov.  26,  became  just  the  third  coach  in  W&M  history  to  win  100  games  with  the  Tribe  on  Jan.  12,  and was inducted into the Northeast Conference Hall of Fame in January.  

- A trio of Tribe upperclassmen have been active on the defensive end this season. Riley Casey (2.2), Sydney Wagner (2.0), and Kate Sramac (1.6) all rank in the top 15 in the CAA in steals per contest. 

-Last season Sydney Wagner ranked in the top-10 in the nation, playing 38.5 minutes per game. This year, Wagner and Riley Casey are tied for seventh in the CAA playing 35.0 minutes per contest. Wagner played all 40 minutes last time out at UMES.