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MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR: Andrew Phillips / PHONE: (757) 221-3344 / CELL: (804) 840-4439 / EMAIL: [email protected] TRIBE BY THE NUMBERS GAME WILLIAM & MARY (3-1) VS. UMBC (2-3) W&M head coach Ed Swanson needs just two more career Saturday, November 23, 2019 | 2 PM | Williamsburg, Va. | Kaplan Arena victories to claim the 500th of his Video: FloHoops.com | Live Stats: TribeAthletics.com 2 career. 5 SERIES HISTORY ALL-TIME UMBC leads 3-2 Last: W&M, 72-40 (Kaplan Arena) (1/4/96) Freshman Chaniqwa Gilliam W&M leads 1-0 Last: W&M, 72-40 (Kaplan Arena) (1/4/96) scored a season-high six points a AT KAPLAN Wednesday night at Richmond. 6 W&M NEWS & NOTES • The William & Mary women’s basketball team will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season as it opens a two-game homestand against America East The Tribe committed a season-low opponents against UMBC on Saturday, Nov. 23. Tip time between the Tribe and 10 turnovers on Wednesday night the Retrievers is set for 2 p.m. at Richmond. • W&M and UMBC meet for just the sixth time in program history on Saturday. The 10 Retrievers lead the all-time series 3-2, but this will be the first meeting since 1996. In that meeting, W&M picked up a 72-40 victory in Kaplan Arena on Jan. 3, 1996. W&M’s seniors Victoria Reynolds • The Tribe is 3-1 to start the season for the fourth time in the last five seasons. In and Ashley Taylor have 54 career the previous three times, W&M has improved to 4-1 every time. wins, which are just 12 shy of tying • W&M continues the score the basketball at a high mark. W&M has scored at least 54 the winningest class in school 70 points in all four games, which hasn’t happened before program history. The history with 66. Tribe leads the CAA and ranks 69th in the country in points per game at 76.5. 70 seems to be a magic number • Sophomore Eva Hodgson has gotten off to a hot start to the 2019-20 season as under Swanson. W&M has she has been the Tribe’s leading scorer in all four games, and has reset her career- reached that mark 53 times under high twice in four games. After scoring the most points in the Division I era in a Swanson, and has posted a 43-10 season opener (27), Hodgson reset her career-high with 29 points at Richmond 70 Wednesday night. She is averaging 22.3 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 when accomplishing that feat. assists. • Furthermore, Hodgson is one of 17 players national (as of Nov. 22) to be perfect W&M leads the CAA and ranks from the free-throw line this season, as she has connected on her first 23 from fifth in the nation as it is shooing the free throw. Dating to back to March 1 of last season, Hodgson has hit 33 83.3-percent (60-of-72) from the consecutive from the free-throw line. 83.3% free throw line this season. • Senior Victoria Reynolds recorded her third career double-double in the win against East Carolina. She posted season-highs with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and Since the start of CAA play last six steals. A Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention selection, Reynolds is averaging season, sophomore Eva Hodgson 12.8 points per game and leads the team with 6.5 rebounds a night. She has been in double-figures in 40 career games and needs 160 more points to become the has connected on 72-of-77 from 21st player in school history with 1,000 career points. 93.5% the free throw line for 93.5%. • Junior Bailey Eichner has enjoyed her enhanced role during her junior campaign and turned in back-to-back career-best efforts in the last two games. Eichner first Senior Victoria Reynolds is just 160 scored a career-high 11 points in the win at East Carolina, before adding a career- points away from becoming the 21st high eight rebounds at Richmond. The Cudahy, Wisc. native has been the first Tribe W&M player to score 1,000 career post player off of the bench in each contest, and in her new role is averaging 4.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, an assist, a steal per contest. 160 points. • Freshman Bre Bellamy became the third straight true freshman to earn an opening night start at Army in the opener. During coach Swanson’s tenure with the Tribe, he has started at least one true freshman in five of the seven seasons he has been the The Tribe set a school record with 218 WHEN REFERENCING WILLIAM & MARY AND TRIBE: coach. The rookie was in double-figures for the first time against Maryland Eastern blocks last season, which led the CAA William & Mary: preferred in all but formal treatments Shore with 11 points. She’s averaging 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. and ranked fourth in the NCAA. 218W&M: most informal, use as second reference or on scorebug Do not use: WM, William and Mary, College of William and • Redshirt sophomore, transfer Sydney Wagner hasn’t missed a beat after having to Mary, The College of William and Mary, The College sit out last year due to NCAA transfer rules. Coming off the bench, she is averaging 11.3 points per game and 2.5 3-pointers per contest. The William & Mary Athletics official nickname is the Tribe. While the Griffin is the official mascot of • Swanson needs just two more career victories to claim the 500th of his career. He William & Mary Tribe Athletics, do not reference is currently 32nd among active head coaches with 498 wins and will become 69th teams or the school as the Griffins. or 70th Division I head coach to reach that mark. Scott Rueck at Oregon State is at 497 career wins, but the Beavers only play once this week. TRIBEATHLETICS.COM SCHEDULE/RESULTS Game 5 vs. UMBC | Nov. 23, 2019 | 2 Game 5 vs. UMBC | Nov. 23, 2019 | 3 Nov. 5 at Army W, 77-65 W&M improved to 4-3 in season openers under Ed Swanson as sophomore Eva Hodgson set a school record in the opener in the modern era with a career-high 27 points. NOV. 9 MARYLAND ES W, 78-50 Again, three players scored in double-figures as Eva Hodgson scored a team-high 15 points. The Tribe used a 20-2 first quarter run to build a big lead and never looked back. Nov. 12 at East Carolina W, 78-68 Four players scored in double-figures, including a double-double from senior Victoria Reynolds as the Tribe improved to 3-0 for the first time under head coach Ed Swanson. Nov. 20 at Richmond L, 73-76 Sophomore Eva Hodgson scored a career-high 29 points, but the Tribe couldn't overcome a hot-shooting Richmond offense in its first loss of the season. NOV. 23 UMBC 2 PM The Tribe welcomes UMBC to Kaplan Arena for the sixth meeting in series history. The Retrievers lead the series 3-2, and this will be the first meeting since 1996. NOV. 26 HARTFORD 5 PM For the second straight season Hartford and W&M meet. The Hawks won the only previous meeting 50-45 last season in Connecticut. Nov. 30 at Delaware State 2 PM Following Thanksgiving, W&M travels to Delaware State for the seventh meeting in series history. The Tribe is 6-0 vs. the Hornets, including an 82-48 victory in 2016. DEC. 5 OLD DOMINION 7 PM The Green and Gold welcome Old Dominion for the 95th meeting in program history. ODU leads the series 72-22, including an 83-69 victory last season in Norfolk. Dec. 8 at VCU 2 PM W&M plays its fourth former CAA rival when it heads to RVA for the second time this season. VCU and W&M have met 121 times with the Rams leading 82-39. DEC. 20 NORFOLK STATE 12 PM After a 12-day lay-off for finals, W&M hosts Norfolk State for the first-ever Tomorrow's Tribe Education Day. The Tribe leads the series with NSU 15-8, and won 55-44 last season. Dec. 29 at George Washington 2 PM The Tribe meets GW 22nd time in series history in the non-conferene finale. W&M leads the series 11-10 thanks to a 73-59 victory in the meeting last year. Jan. 3 at James Madison* 7 PM W&M opens 2020 and CAA play at James Madison. The Tribe is 4-2 under head coach Ed Swanson in CAA openers, including a 69-59 win in Williamsburg over JMU in 2016. Jan. 5 at Towson* 2 PM The Tribe closes the weekend road trip at defending CAA Champion Towson. Last season, the Green and Gold picked up an 80-69 victory at SECU Arena. JAN. 10 UNCW* 7 PM W&M has its CAA home opener against UNCW. The Tribe leads the series with UNCW 36-34, including a 70-64 victory last year in Kaplan. JAN. 12 CHARLESTON* 2 PM Despite Charleston sweeping the regular season series, W&M topped the CofC in the CAA Tournament. The Cougars won 66-54 in Williamsburg last year. Jan. 17 at Hofstra* 11:30 AM W&M picked up its second-ever win in Hempstead last season as it topped the Pride 60-55 in the CAA opener last year.