AND SO IT BEGINS: The Tiger women's basketball team begins it's Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament run on Wednesday, March 9. The No. 10 Tigers will face seventh seeded William & Mary at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md. at 2:30 p.m. Towson Sports Network's Ben Rosenbaum and Ian Jett will have the audio call of the game. Links to live stats, audio and video can be found on the schedule page of TowsonTigers.com. Fans can also follow the Tigers on Twitter (@Towson_WBB) for in-game updates.

SCOUTING THE TRIBE: The Tribe enter the CAA Tournament having lost two straight following a 74-64 defeat to Elon last Wednesday. Marlena Tremba led William & Mary with a game-high 25 points in that contest. On the season, William & Mary is paced by Alexandra Masaquel who is averaging 13.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Tremba is second to Masaquel while averaging 13.4 points per game. She has also knocked down a team-high 61 three-pointers. Jenna Green pilots the offense and has dished out 113 assists.

SERIES HISTORY: Towson gets its third look of the season at William & Mary Wednesday. It will be the 29th meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Tribe. William & Mary holds a 17-11 edge in the series and has won three straight following a 78-65 win when the two squads met at the end of February in Williamsburg. Alexandra Masaquel led the Tribe with 28 points in that game while Brittany Tarr had a career-high 21 points for the Tigers.

IN THE CAA TOURNAMENT: This is the Tigers' 15th appearance in the CAA Tournament. It will be Towson's fifth time as the 10th seed for the CAA postseason action (5th-2, 6th-1, 7th-3, 8th-2, 9th-1, 10th-5, 11th-1). The last time the Tigers were the 10th seed was the 2005-06 season. That year, the tournament was hosted by George Mason and the Tigers fell to No. 7 Drexel, 61-46.

TARR TIME: Towson freshman forward Brittany Tarr has made the most of her opportunities especially since being inserted in the starting line-up on Feb. 14 against College of Charleston. Tarr finished with nine points and nine rebounds in the regular season finale against Drexel. In the five games she has started this season, Tarr is averaging 10.2 points per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. She has also pulled down a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game during that stretch and has added eight blocks.

SWIPE SHOW: Players in Wednesday's game will want to keep a firm grip on the ball as the top two teams in the CAA for steals per game meet. William & Mary enters the tournament averaging a league best 9.5 steals per game while Towson is second while averaging 8.7 steals per game. In two meetings this season, the two squads combined for 42 steals (Towson-20, Tribe-22). William & Mary has four players ranked in the top 13 for steals per game. That group is led by Bianca Boggs (1.9 spg), who ranks third in the league. The Tigers have two players ranked among the top players in the league. That duo is led by junior guard Raven Bankston who is second in the league while averaging 2.4 steals per game.

I'LL TAKE THAT: The Tigers recorded eight steals in the regular season finale against Drexel. Five Tigers posted at least one steal in the game as junior guard Raven Bankston led the way with three steals. It was the 20th time this season the Tigers have recorded more steals than their opponent in a game. The Tigers' 251 steals are the most by a Tiger squad since the 2010-11 team had 288 swipes. Eight Tigers have recorded 10 or more steals this season. Bankston leads the team with 69 steals.

UP NEXT: The winner of today's game will face No. 2 Drexel tomorrow at 5 p.m.