The William & Mary women's basketball team used hot shooting throughout, but especially early, to pull away from Loyola (Md.) on Saturday afternoon en route to a 65-49 win in the first road game of the season.  With the win, the Tribe improves to 2-1 overall, while the Greyhounds fall to 0-4 to start the year.

How it Happened
- Senior Bianca Boggs (Waldorf, Md.) canned her first shot of the night, a triple from the wing just 33 seconds in, and the Tribe never let the Greyhounds back into it from there.
- The first quarter saw W&M jump out to a 16-9 advantage, thanks to hard work in the paint from Victoria Reynolds (Fairfax, Va.) and company, as well as a tough defense that forced three turnovers and scored six points off of them.
- Boggs took over in the second quarter, scoring nine points in that frame alone, in addition to a driving and-one sequence from freshman Eva Hodgson (Rindge, N.H.).
- The third quarter was a battle, 13-13 between the two teams as Loyola tried to slow down the Tribe offense.  Despite some tough contested looks, however, Hodgson kept the ball moving with four assists, and Gabby Rogers (Dallas, Texas) went 3-3 from the floor with two rebounds while Nyla Pollard (Virginia Beach, Va.) hit both a three and a jumper for five more points.
- Freshman Emma Krause (Plantation, Fla.) was also instrumental in keeping W&M in the lead in the third quarter, picking up three rebounds including two on the offensive end to extend possessions for the Tribe.
- Sophomore Harper Birdsong (Suffolk, Va.) got the Tribe going in the fourth quarter with two triples early, and W&M began finding its way to the line with regularity as fouls began piling up on the Greyhounds.
- In that fourth quarter, both Reynolds and Boggs converted two free throws, with Reynolds also adding a layup and a pair of assists.  Senior Misha Jones (Manassas Park, Va.) and Krause both added two rebounds and an assist apiece.

Starters
W&M - Victoria Reynolds, Gabby Rogers, Bianca Boggs, Eva Hodgson, Harper Birdsong
Loyola - Ashley Hunter, Stephanie Karcz, Bri Betz-White, Isabella Therien, Alexis Gray

Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot 51% (26-51) in the game and 53.8% (7-13) from three, a number that included a perfect 4-4 from deep in the first half.
- On the other end of the court, Loyola was only able to shot 18-44 (40.95), and 4-12 (33.3%) from beyond the arc.
- The Greyhounds led in rebounding by a slim margin, 28-27.
- W&M dished out 19 assists against just 14 turnovers.
- Individually, Bianca Boggs led all scorers with 14 points, adding five rebounds and three assists to her line.
- Victoria Reynolds also played strongly for the Tribe, with 10 points and six rebounds to go with two assists.
- Nyla Pollard (4-6, 1-2) and Harper Birdsong (3-3 from three) both had nine points, with Pollard adding four assists.
- Eva Hodgson had a game-high five assists to go with her five points, and her classmate Emma Krause had five points, five rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals.

Up Next
William & Mary is off for the Thanksgiving Week, but returns to action next Saturday, Nov. 24, on the road at Davidson.  Tip-off in Davidson, N.C., is set for 5 p.m.