W&M News and Notes
- In the last match-up between W&M and Delaware, The Tribe fell short to the Blue Hens 70- 56 at Kaplan Arena on Jan. 28, 2022. Wagner scored a season-high of 29 points on 12-of-23 shooting and seven rebounds. Overall the Green and Gold shot 41%, 8-of-19 from the 3-point arc. Graduate student
Kate Sramac led the team with 10 rebounds, Wagner (7), junior
Bre Bellamy (7), and sophomore
Kayla Beckwith added four.
- On Friday the Tribe fell on the road to Drexel 63-43. Sramac and freshman
Dani McTeer lead the Green and Gold with nine points apiece. While freshman
Ava Stevenson contributed seven points and an assist off the bench. Beckwith led the Tribe in rebounds with six.
- Wagner has been sensational this season averaging 14.4 points per game, 3.7 rebounds, with 3.2 assists per game, and is shooting 92.9% from the charity stripe. Wagner is amongst the league leaders and ranks fifth in 3FG made and first in free throw %. Most recently the Phoenixville, Pa., native was recognized by the league as the first player to earn an honorable mention this season for her contributions made in the Tribe's 3-0 wins this past week.
- As the only player who has played and started all 26 games, Sramac has proven to be dynamic this season. On Friday Sramac tied a team-high of nine points, three rebounds, three assists, a block, and a steal. Amongst the league leaders, Sramac ranks eighth in steals (1.84) per game and seventh in minutes played averaging (34).
- Brentwood, Tenn. native
Riley Casey has led the Tribe in scoring, averaging 14.9 points per game, while she is also among the league leaders ranking number one in 3-point % (42.0), first in 3-point FG made (3.0), and 15 in the NCAA 3-point FG per game as of Monday, Feb. 21.
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Bre Bellamy has been one of Swanson's most consistent and go-to players this season. Bellamy averages 8.8 points per game, leads the Green and Gold in blocks per game, and is second in rebounds averaging 5.5 per game.
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Kayla Beckwith has proven to be pivotal in conference play shooting 75.% FG and averaging 19 minutes a game. On Friday Beckwith contributed a team-high with seven rebounds.
- The Tribe has been impressive from the free-throw line this season, tied for first in the CAA. On 10 separate occasions this year, the Tribe has knocked down at least 10 free throws and the team has shot over 80% five times. Individually,
Sydney Wagner,
Kate Sramac,
Riley Casey,
Ava Stevenson,
Ruthie Montella, and
Madison Magee all are shooting over 76% on the year.
- The Tribe has been one of the most ferocious three-point defenses in Division I this season. William & Mary leads the CAA in three-pointers per game (6.9) and is first in team three-point field goal percentage 32%. On eight separate occasions this season, the Tribe has held the opposition to below 21% from the three-point line.
- The Tribe has held three opponents to 50 points or fewer this season, winning each of those three games. Under head coach
Ed Swanson, the Tribe has held opponents to under 50 points in 29 games and are 28-1 in those contests.
- 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.
