W&M Set to Host ODU on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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02/17/07 5:50PM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - After playing three consecutive road games, the William and Mary women’s basketball team will return home when it hosts Old Dominion on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Earlier this season, the Lady Monarchs defeated W&M, 63-47, on Jan. 28 in Norfolk. In that contest, freshman Tiffany Benson led the Tribe with a double-double, totaling 12 points and 11 rebounds.

W&M currently owns a 15-10 record overall (7-7 CAA) and has already equaled the number of wins from last season. With just one more victory, the College will earn its second consecutive winning season, a feat last accomplished by the program in 1977-78 and 1978-79.

In its last outing, the Green and Gold fell at VCU, 68-54, on Thur--sday evening. Sophomore Courtney Portell scored a team-high 12 points, on 4-of-7 shooting beyond the arc, to lead a quartet of Tribe players in double-figures. Junior Kyra Kaylor just missed out on earning a double-double as she hauled in a game-high nine rebounds.

As a team this season, the Tribe is limiting its opponents to just 35.5 percent shooting, tops in the CAA and 13th nationally entering the week. Additionally, W&M leads the conference in three pointers made per game (6.48) and three-point shooting percentage (.367).

Individually, Kaylor leads the team in scoring (14.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.8 rpg). Freshman Tiffany Benson ranks second in the CAA with 2.2 bpg, while senior Sarah Stroh ranks seventh in the league with 3.8 assists per game.

Old Dominion enters Sunday’s game with a 16-8 record overall and a 12-1 mark in CAA action. After starting the season 3-7, the Lady Monarchs have rattled off victories in 13 of their last 14 games. T.J. Jordan leads the team in scoring with 15.1 ppg, while Tiffany Green is the squad’s top rebounder with 6.3 rpg. ODU ranks second in the conference in scoring offense with 69.7 ppg.