WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team limited Fairfield to just 17 second half points and picked up its second straight victory with a 57-47 triumph in its home opener at Kaplan Arena on Tuesday night. With the win, the Tribe improves to 2-0 for the second time in three seasons, while the Stags fall to 0-2.
 
After trading threes to start the game, the Tribe used a 7-0 run to pull out to an early lead. Senior Jenna Green opened the run with a jumper, before junior Bianca Boggs scored a traditional 3-point play, and freshman Nyla Pollard drove the length of the court for a lay-up to cap the sequence. Fairfield battled back though, and evened the contest at 12 late in the quarter, but sophomore Nari Garner hit a triple to give the Green and Gold a 15-12 lead to end the first.
 
Trailing 27-19 midway through the second quarter Fairfield used an 11-0 run to take a three-point advantage into the locker room. Sam Lewis and Sam Kramer hit back-to-back 3-pointers, before Kristen McLaughin added a triple to give the Stags their first lead. Samantha Cooper closed the half with a pair of free throws that allowed Fairfield to take a 30-27 advantage.
 
W&M responded in the third quarter by outscoring the Stags 16-4 in the stanza and never looked back. The Tribe opened the half with a 7-0 run and never relinquished the lead. Boggs started the period with a triple, before Green hit a jumper to regain W&M's lead. Senior Abby Rendle closed the run with a lay-up to make it 34-30.
 
The Green and Gold extended its lead to as many as 13 points late in the fourth quarter. Fairfield made one last run to cut it 53-47 with 48 seconds, but Garner and Green both sunk a pair of free throws to make the final 57-47.
 
W&M Starters – #2 Boggs, #11 Pollard, #12 Green, #24 Rendle, #30 Reynolds
 
Fairfield Starters – #2 Kramer, #11 Cooper, #13 Diouf, #14 Foley, #20 Landy
 
Individual Leaders
For the second straight game, junior Bianca Boggs led the Tribe with 12 points and pulled down three rebounds. Senior Jenna Green notched her first career double-double and nearly missed a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. Classmate Abby Rendle rounded out the double-figure scores with a double-double of 10 points, 13 boards and seven rejections.
 
Samantha Cooper led the Stags with her second straight double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds. Khadidatou Diof added 10 points and Sam Kramer finished with 12 points were also in double-figurers for Fairfield.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe was solid defensively, forcing Fairfield to shoot 26% (16-of-61) from the field. William & Mary also held Fairfield to only four points in the third period.
 
- W&M forced Fairfield into 21 turnovers and through two games have pressured its opponents into 52 turnovers.
 
- The Green and Gold out rebounded Fairfield 42-40 to win the rebound battle for the first time this season. The Tribe is 16-3 the last 19 times it has won or tied the rebounding battle.
 
- Jenna Green had eight assists compared to just two turnovers in the contest. To start the season, the senior has 12 helpers to go against just three turnovers.
 
Notes 
Junior Bianca Boggs has led the Tribe in scoring in both of the first two contests, scoring 12 points tonight … She has now scored in double-figures 18 times in her career … Senior Jenna Green notched her first career double-double with her 14th double digit scoring performance (11) and a career-high 11 rebounds … She just missed a triple-double with a season-high eight assists … Classmate Abby Rendle notched her seventh career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds … She tied for the fifth-best single-game effort in school history with seven blocks … It was the first time since Dec. 20, 2016 that a pair of Tribe teammates recorded double-doubles in the same game …  The team tied for second with 13 blocks in the game … Sophomore Nari Garner set a career-high with eight points off of the bench and she added a steal … W&M limited Fairfield to just 47 points, which was the first time since March 9, 2017 that the Tribe held an opponent under 50 points … Tonight was the first-ever meeting between the Stags and Tribe.
 
What's Ahead
The Tribe hits the road for its next two contests starting at Big East foe St. John's on Friday, Nov. 17. The game will be aired on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN app with tip-off at 7 p.m.