WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Four players scored in double-figures as the William & Mary women's basketball team used a 16-0 run to end the first quarter and start the second as it picked up an important 71-53 Colonial Athletic Association victory against Northeastern at Kaplan Arena on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Tribe improves to 16-8, 7-6 in league action, while the Huskies drop to 12-12, 7-6 in CAA play.
 
Down 2-0, Northeastern scored five straight points to take a 5-2 lead and build its largest lead of the contest just 2:30 minutes into the game. Shannon Todd opened the Huskies scoring with a triple, before Gabby Giacone gave NU the three-point cushion with a lay-up.
 
After Claudia Ortiz hit a 3-pointer to regain the Northeastern lead at 13-12, W&M exploded on a 16-0 run to end the opening stanza and open the second. Senior Jenna Green opened the spurt with a fast-break lay-up, before sophomore Victoria Reynolds hit a jumper and classmate Nari Garner hit a 3-pointer to make 19-13. The Tribe closed the quarter with a Green jumper, before the senior found freshman Nyla Pollard on a breakaway lay-up before the buzzer to give W&M a 23-13 lead at the end of one. W&M scored the first five points of the second quarter, all from junior Bianca Boggs to make it 28-15 with 7:36 left in the half.
 
Late in the third quarter, Northeastern cut the Tribe lead back to 15, but W&M responded with back-to-back triples from Boggs and Garner. That ballooned the Tribe's cushion to 52-31, which was its largest lead of the game. The Huskies could only bring the score back to 11 at the beginning of the fourth quarter as the Tribe cruised to an 18-point triumph.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Boggs, #11 Pollard, #12 Green, #24 Rendle, #30 Reynolds
 
Northeastern Starters - #3 Lassister,  #4 Oritz, #14 Todd, #20 Genco, #24 Giacone
 
Individual Highlights
Junior Bianca Boggs and sophomore Victoria Reynolds each scored a game-high 19 points to pace the Tribe in the victory. Boggs chipped in six rebounds, six assists, one block, and three steals, while Reynolds added six rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. Sophomore Nari Garner was in double-figures for the third straight game as she connected on four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points. Senior Abby Rendle rounded out the double-figure scorers with a double-double. The senior scored 11 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, three assists, four blocks, and two steals.
 
Shannon Todd led the Huskies with 13 points and led four players in double-figures. Claudia Ortiz finished with 11 points, while Loren Lassister matched a career-high with 11 points and had a double-double with 11 boards. Stella Clark added 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, and a steal.
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot 49.2-percent (29-for-59) from the field in the victory, which improved the Tribe to 9-1 when shooting better than 45-percent.
 
- The Tribe won the rebounding battle, 40-35, over Northeastern, which improved the team's record 6-2 when it wins the rebounding battle.
 
- W&M handed out 24 assists on its 29 made baskets, and was led by senior Jenna Green, who had seven dimes. The Tribe only committed 11 turnovers in the victory.
 
Notes 
Senior Jenna Green became the school's all-time assists leader in the victory, and now has 508 career dimes … The senior is 18 assists away from setting the single-season school record … Junior Bianca Boggs was in double-figures for the 15th straight game, which keeps the league's longest active streak alive and puts her in fourth place in school history … It was the 22nd time this season she has been in double-figures and the 39th time in her career … She now has 408 points this year, which is good for the 14th-best single-season in school history … Sophomore Victoria Reynolds was in double-figures for the 14th time this season and the 18th time of her career … Sophomore Nari Garner recorded her third straight double-digit game and has now been in double-figures nine times in her career, all this season … Senior Abby Rendle notched her sixth double-double of the season and the 12th of her career … It was the 17th time this season she has been in double-figures, and 53rd time in her career … It was the 12th time she had grabbed 10, or more, rebounds … Rendle's school and CAA blocked shots record now sits at 339 … The Reston, Va.  native also passed the CAA single-season record for blocks today and has 110 for the year ... The Tribe set the single-season school record for blocked shots today as well and it now sits at 198 … W&M's 24 assists are tied for 11th in single-game history … The Green and Gold now leads the all-time series against the Huskies, 11-10, including a 8-2 advantage at Kaplan Arena.
 
What's Ahead
W&M closes its two-game homestand as it welcomes UNCW to Kaplan Arena on Friday, Feb. 16. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
The game will be faculty and staff appreciation night where W&M faculty & staff can claim complimentary tickets for themselves and up to 4 members of their immediate families. It is also Greek Night and every W&M Sorority & Fraternity is invited out to the game. The top three chapters in attendance will participate in our halftime competition. The chapter with the most members present will win a catered halftime event at the next women's game. The chapter with the most creative sign will win $100 for their chosen philanthropy.