The William and Mary women's basketball team held Northeastern scoreless for five minutes in the second half, but were unable to fully close the gap before falling 56-69 Sunday afternoon in Boston. The Tribe now stands at 0-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Huskies improved to 1-2 in league play.

Tribe junior Taysha Pye (Bronx, N.Y.) scored her 1,000th point at the free throw line in the first half, and went on to lead all players in the game with 20 points. 12 of her points came in the second-half, as she became the 14th player in school history to surpass the milestone. Pye reached 1,000 points in 74 games, the third-fastest all-time behind Lynn Norenberg '81 (55 games) and Kyra Kaylor '07 (65 games).

Sophomore Emily Correal (Venetia, Pa.) continued her prolific output of late, scoring 10 points in the first half despite playing only 10 minutes and finishing with 14 overall for the game. Freshman Kaitlin Mathieu (Waterboro, Maine) delighted a legion of friends in attendance with 10 points in the first half.

Captain Katherine DeHenzel (Bowie, Md.) led the Tribe with seven rebounds, and added five points and three assists to the effort. Sophomore Jaclyn McKenna (Huntington, N.Y.) had five straight points at one point in the first half, and also added five rebounds and a career-high four assists to her day.

Correal got the Tribe going early in the game, scoring each of the team's first eight points to knot the score at 8-all at the 14:42 mark. The Huskies scored twice in quick succession before burying a three to go up seven, and Pye drew a foul going to the hoop just two minutes later. Both of her free throws were good, cutting the lead to five and the first pushing her over 1,000 points. Northeastern was able to maintain its lead for much of the rest of the half, going up again by seven with 3:48 remaining.

On the Tribe's next possession, captain Lindsey Moller (Longmont, Colo.) found Mathieu for a wide-open three that cut the lead to four. A series of turnovers put the ball back in Mathieu's hands on the run with 2:58 remaining, and her lay-up cut the lead to a pair. The freshman was fed on the break by Pye, and after Northeastern missed a three on the ensuing possession, Mathieu was able to return the favor and Pye tied the score at 33-33 with 2:22 remaining. The Huskies came back down the floor to retake the lead, but with 51 seconds left, Mathieu stepped behind the arc and bombed her second three of the game to put the Tribe on top, 36-35.

Coming out the intermission, Northeastern built its way to a double-digit lead as the Tribe went cold from the floor, hitting just 7 of 21 in the second half. The lead grew as large as 14 at the 10:34 mark, 62-48, but the W&M defense locked down and held the Huskies scoreless over the next five minutes to give the team an opportunity to get back into the game. The basket continued to be unkind, but W&M was able to scrape six points back into their favor during the stretch. Eventually, however, fouls began sending Northeastern to the line, where they would ice the game over the final 85 seconds.

William and Mary stays on the road for its next game, playing at Delaware Thursday night at 7 p.m.