WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - After capturing a CAA road victory against VCU on Thursday evening, the William and Mary Tribe women's basketball team returns home to Kaplan Arena on Sunday, as it welcomes league foe UNCW to town.  Tip-off from Williamsburg is scheduled for 2 p.m.  Fans can catch all of the action online at TribeAthletics.com with live video, audio and stats.

Tribe Storylines
- W&M enters Sunday's league tilt carrying an overall record of 10-15 and a CAA ledger of 3-11.  In its last outing, the Green and Gold defeated rival VCU, 66-63, inside of the Siegel Center.  Senior guards Taysha Pye and Katherine DeHenzel demonstrated their senior leadership in the victory over the Rams.  Both players poured in 15 points each, but their hustle plays and savvy decision-making propelled the Tribe to the win.

- Leading the Tribe is a couple of juniors having career seasons - Janine Aldridge and Emily Correal.  Aldridge is averaging a team-high 14.1 points per game on 42.6 percent shooting from the floor.  Now the College's all-time leader in 3-pointers made with 213, the Massapequa, N.Y., native is connecting on 40.8 percent of her attempts from long distance.  For the season, Correal is averaging 13.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per contest.  At one point during the year, the Venetia, Pa., native recorded six straight double-doubles.  Correal's most recent double-double, consisting of 14 points and 12 boards, at Hofstra was her 10th of the season.

- Sunday's matinee from Kaplan Arena will be the second regular season match-up between W&M and UNCW this season.  On Feb.5, the College fell in a hard fought affair at Wilmington, 80-77.  William and Mary leads the all-time series against the Seahawks, 30-27.

Scouting UNCW
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is in her second season as the UNCW head coach, and carries a record of 39-19 in her two seasons at Wilmington.  The Seahawks enter Sunday's game with an overall record of 15-10 and a CAA ledger of 8-6.  On Thursday evening, UNCW dropped their second straight decision with a 63-52 loss at league foe James Madison.  Karneshia Garrett led the Seahawks with 11 points and 13 rebounds.  Abria Trice and Jessica Freeman each tallied 11 points in the defeat.

Leading a balanced Wilmington attack is sophomore guard Alisha Andrews.  For the year, Andrews is averaging a team-best 12.8 points a game.  A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., Andrews notches 2.9 steals per contest, which ranks 31st in the country.  Forward Kameshia Garret chips in with 9.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per outing. 

As a team, the Seahawks are averaging 62.8 points per game, which ranks eighth in the CAA, while ranking third in 3-pointers made per outing at 5.6.  Defensively, UNCW allows 65.6 points per game, which is seventh in the league, however the Seahawks rank first in the CAA averaging 10.5 steals per contest.  

The Only CAA Team
No, its not the fast-paced Pride of Hofstra, nor is it the high-octane offense of Delaware, but its the William and Mary Tribe who is the only school in the CAA with four players in double digit scoring totals.  Through 25 games this season, four players from the Green and Gold squad are averaging 10 points or more per contest.  Janine Aldridge leads all Tribe scorers averaging 14.1 a game, while Taysha Pye pours in 14.0 a contest.  Emily Correal and Jaclyn McKenna round out the double-digit figure scorers, tallying 13.6 and 10.5 per game.

Discipline Defenders
Juniors Janine Aldridge and Chanel Murchison are regarded as two of the Tribe's best defenders, and for good reason.  Neither Aldridge nor Murchison have yet to foul out of a game during their W&M careers.  Aldridge has dawned the Green and Gold 94 times and has yet to be disqualified.  Murchison has appeared in 53-career contest, and not once has the former Colonial Forge H.S. standout committed five fouls.

Last Meeting vs. UNCW
Only two weeks have passed since the Tribe and Seahawks last met on the hardwood.  In that contest on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5), UNCW narrowly edged a gritty W&M squad playing in its third consecutive road game, 80-77.  Junior Emily Correal lead the Green and Gold effort, tallying 22 points on 10 made field goals.   Junior Janine Aldridge poured in 17 of her 19 total points in the second half against the Seahawks, while junior center Jaclyn McKenna scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Down 78-71 with just 1:31 remaining, the College orchestrated a final charge.  An Aldridge drained 3-pointer cut the gap to 78-74.  On the ensuing inbounds, W&M's stifling defense forced a five-second violation, giving the ball back to the College.  Capitalizing off the UNCW mistake, McKenna laid it in off the glass and in the act was fouled.  McKenna connected from the charity stripe, cutting UNCW's margin to 78-77 with just 38 seconds left.  Two made free throws by Wilmington's Alisha Andrews put the Seahawks up three.  With time winding down a DeHenzel 3-pointer sailed just right of the basket, and UNCW escaped with the 80-77, victory.

Tribe in the National Rankings
In the latest national rankings released by the NCAA on Feb. 17, William and Mary and its players were well represented in some impressive categories.  As a team, W&M ranks 41st nationally in scoring, averaging 70.4 points a game.  The College is ranked 11th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage (37.2 percent) and 27th in assists per game at 15.9.  Individually, junior Janine Aldridge's 3.4 made triples per game ranks fourth nationally, and her 3-point field goal percentage of 40.8 percent stands at 18th-best in the nation.  Senior guard Katherine DeHenzel checks in at 18th nationally averaging 5.6 assists per game, and junior forward Emily Correal comes in at 30th in the country with 10 double-doubles on the season.