WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Senior Abby Rendle set the William & Mary school record for blocks and registered her ninth career double-double as the women's basketball team cruised to its third straight victory with a 73-55 triumph over Davidson. With the win, the Tribe is now 5-1, while the Wildcats are 3-4.
 
For the second straight game, the Tribe scored on its opening possession and never trailed in the contest. W&M opened the game with a 10-3 run and never looked back. Freshman Nyla Pollard scored the game's first five points, before Davidson canned a triple. Rendle had a lay-up, before Boggs hit a 3-pointer to end the run.
 
The Tribe scored the final six points of the opening quarter to establish a double-digit advantage that it maintained for the rest of the game.  Leading 19-12, Rendle and classmate Jenna Green had back-to-back lay-ups, before Boggs had two from the line to end the opening stanza at 25-12.
 
Davidson made a run to open the fourth quarter, but was only able to cut the lead to 12 points. Down by 20, the Wildcats scored eight unanswered on two free throws from Saadia Timpton and back-to-back triples from Mackenzie Latt and Justine Lyon, which cut the score to 57-42 with 6:27 left.
 
Sophomore Nari Garner saved her career-night for the second half. She scored 17 points all in the fourth quarter, including four three's in the final stanza.
 
W&M Starters – #2 Boggs, #11 Pollard, #12 Green, #24 Rendle, #30 Reynolds
 
Davidson Starters – #1 Turner, #3 Robinson, #5 Lyon, 32 Abdul-Aziz, #44 Latt
 
Individual Leaders
Sophomore Nari Garner scored a game and career-high 20 points on an excellent shooting night, 6-of-9 from the floor, 5-of-8 from 3-point range, and 3-of-3 from the line to lead four Tribe players in double-figures. Senior Abby Rendle notched her ninth career double-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, and two steals. Junior Bianca Boggs chipped in 14 points, and freshman Nyla Pollard scored a career-high 10 points and added a career-best four steals.
 
Mackenzie Latt notched a double-double for Davidson. She scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds with two assists, and two steals. Justine Lyon was the only other Wildcat in double-figures with 16 points.
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe continued its hot-shooting from both the field and 3-point range in the contest. W&M shot 48.3-percent (28-of-58) from the floor in the contest. The Green and Gold reset its season-high for the second straight game with nine 3-pointers, and shot 45-percent (9-of-20) from deep.
 
- Davidson held a slight advantage on the glass, 37-36. W&M is 3-3 in winning the rebounding battle this season, but holds a perfect 3-0 record when they lose the battle on the glass.
 
- For the third straight game, W&M had, at least, 20 assists for the game. Senior Jenna Green led the way with exactly half of the helpers.
 
- The Tribe outscored Davidson 32-18 in the paint, while the bench outscored the Wildcat's bench, 23-17.
 
Notes
Senior Abby Rendle became the school's all-time leader in blocked shots with 256 career rejections. She is just 18 away from breaking Elena Delle Donne's CAA record of 273 career rejections … It was Rendle's third double-double of the season and second and last two games … The senior has been in double-figures in five straight games and 41 times in her career … Sophomore Nari Garner notched her first double-digit performance finishing with 20 points … Her 62.5-percent (5-for-8) from 3-point land is the seventh best percentage in single-game school history … Freshman Nyla Pollard had a career-high 10 for the first double-digit game of her career … Junior Bianca Boggs has scored in double-figures in all six games this season and notched her 23rd career game in double-figures … Senior Jenna Green had her second 10-plus assists game of her career with 10 helpers … That effort is tied for ninth in single-game history … The Tribe is 5-1 for the third straight season and has improved to 6-1 in the previous two seasons. The win extends W&M's series lead to 5-1 over Davidson, and the Green and Gold has never lost at home to the Wildcats.
 
What's Ahead
The Tribe hits the road for its next two contests starting on Wednesday, Nov. 29 when they travel west on I-64 to take on Richmond. Tipoff between the Tribe and Spiders is set for 3 p.m.