Tribe to Play at Kentucky on Tuesday

12/03/07 10:50AM

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary women’s basketball team will play the first of three consecutive road games when it squares off against Kentucky on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Senior Kyra Kaylor enters the contest needing just seven points to become the program’s all-time leading scorer. Former W&M great Jen Sobota (1999-03) is the current record-holder with 1,511 points.

In its last outing, the Tribe (3-3) rallied back from eight points down in the second half to earn an exciting 63-62 triumph against Maine in Williamsburg. Junior Devin James led the College with a game-high 16 points and a career-high eight steals, coming just one steal shy of equaling the single-game school record. Kaylor totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double, while sophomore Tiffany Benson added 12 points and nine rebounds.

Kaylor currently leads the team and ranks sixth in the conference with 15.7 ppg. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native also leads the squad with 7.7 rpg, a figure that ranks eighth in the Colonial Athletic Association. Benson leads the league with 1.67 bpg, while James ranks second with 2.83 spg.

As a team, the College leads the conference with 7.83 made three-pointers per game on 37.9 percent shooting from long range. Additionally, W&M ranks third in the CAA with 11.33 spg and is forcing the opposition into 19.3 turnovers per game.

Kentucky has lost three of its last four games and is off to a 3-4 start this season. However, two of its losses have come to nationally-ranked teams, George Washington (No. 14/12) and Texas (No. 21/22). Samantha Mahoney leads the Wildcats with 17.4 ppg, while Sarah Elliott is the team’s top rebounder with 7.9 ppg.

Tuesday’s contest will be the first meeting between the Tribe and Kentucky.

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