WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary women's basketball team will
open the 2012-13 season against East Carolina on Friday, Nov. 9. Tip-off
from Kaplan Arena is scheduled for 5 p.m., and fans can follow the action
online at TribeAthletics.com with live
video and stats.
Following the Tribe's game against ECU, the William and Mary men's basketball
team will host Hampton in its debut at 7:30 p.m.
All Tribe basketball home games will be available at TribeAthletics
TV. Fans can purchase an annual TribeAthletics TV package (12 months)
for $69.95. The four-month TribeAthletics TV lineup is available for $39.95,
while fans will be able to buy monthly passes at a price of $10.95 each.
Scouting the Tribe
In its only tune-up before Friday's season opener, the College downed Mary
Washington, 74-33, in exhibition action on Oct. 31. Senior Emily Correal
and sophomore Kyla Kerstetter led the Tribe with 14 points apiece, while senior
Janine Aldridge poured in 10 points against the Eagles.
This season, the Tribe will be led by its five-member senior class of Emily Correal, Janine Aldridge, Taylor Hilton, Jaclyn McKenna and Chanel Murchison. As a group, the class has combined for 2,973 points and 1,665
rebounds in 275 games started for the Green and Gold.
Scouting the Pirates
East Carolina enters the 2012-13 campaign coming off a record of 12-19 last
season, which included a 5-11 mark in Conference USA action.
This season, the Pirates were picked to finish 11th (11-of-12) in the
league's predicted order of finish. ECU returns 11 players from last
year's squad that averaged 58.9 points per game. Junior Kristine Mial
headlines the Pirate returnees, as the Springfield, Va., native averaged 8.7
points and 4.1 rebounds in 2011-12.
Head coach Heather Macy enters her third season at the helm of the East
Carolina program and owns a mark of 28-34 during her time in Greenville,
N.C.
News and Notes:
- Senior forward Emily Correal was selected to the Colonial Athletic
Association Preseason Second-Team on Oct. 31 at the annual CAA Basketball media
day event held in Arlington, Va. Correal enters her senior season as one
of the league's most talented post players. The Venetia, Pa., native
posses the ability to score on the block and from the perimeter, which was
evident as she poured in 18 second-half points in last season's CAA Tournament
first-round tilt against VCU. In 2011-12, Correal averaged a career-high
13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, which included 11 double-double
performances.
- Friday's game will be the 43rd meeting between W&M and ECU, as
the Pirates own a 31-11 series advantage. The squads last met in 2001, as
ECU squeaked out a 59-56 win at Kaplan Arena. In W&M's last seven
wins against ECU, the College has won by an average score of, 67.4 - 52.4.
- Since 1998, the Green and Gold has posted a mark of 7-7 in season
openers. Last year, the Tribe handled Cornell, 85-54, in the 2011-12
debut as seniors Janine Aldridge and Jaclyn McKenna poured in 24 and 20 points,
respectively.
- In its seven season-opening victories since 1998, the College has
averaged 70.1 points, while it has held the opposition to 52.4.
Furthermore, W&M is 13-9 in home openers since 1990.
- The 2012-13 CAA predicted order of finish was unveiled at media day on
Oct. 16, as the Tribe was tabbed to finish in a tie for ninth in the
league. Delaware, which captured its first league title last season, was
picked to repeat as conference champions in 2012-13. Meanwhile, James
Madison and Hofstra were picked to finish second and third, respectively.
