NEWARK, Del. – Senior Abby Rendle became the 19th player in school history to score her 1,000th career point, and paced the Tribe with 18 points, but the William & Mary women's basketball team's furious fourth quarter comeback fell short at Delaware, 68-59. With the decision the Green and Gold falls to 15-8, 6-6 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Blue Hens improve to 14-8, 7-4 in league action.
 
Down by six to open the fourth quarter, W&M scored eight of the period's first 10 points to tie the score. Junior Bianca Boggs and Rendle each had lay-ups to cut the lead to two, but Delaware responded with a basket. The Tribe answered with back-to-back baskets from sophomores Victoria Reynolds and Nari Garner to tie the score at 53-53, and then again at 55-55.
 
The Blue Hens answered with an 8-0 run to reestablish the lead and were able to hang on for the victory. Bailey Kargo hit a 3-pointer to regain the lead, before Samone DeFreese scored five points in a row to make it 63-55 with 4:02 left.
 
Trailing by seven, W&M used a 6-0 run to cut Delaware's lead to one midway through the second quarter. Four straight points from Rendle sparked the run, before Reynolds swished two from the line to make it 23-22 with 5:06 left in the quarter.
 
However, the Blue Hens responded by scoring 11 of the final 14 points in the half to take a nine-point lead into the break. Rebecca Lawrence sandwiched a pair of jumpers around a Nicole Enabosi free throw, but Garner cut the lead back in half with a triple. However, the Blue Hens closed the quarter on a 6-0 run, starting with a pair of free throws from Kiersten West, a Lawrence jumper, and a Lizzie Oleary lay-up.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Boggs, #11 Pollard, #12 Green, #24 Rendle, #30 Reynolds
 
Delaware Starters - #2 Gonzales, #22 DeFreese, #23 Kargo, #25 Lawrence, #33 Enabosi
 
Individual Highlights
Senior Abby Rendle paced the Tribe with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, and led three players in double-figures for W&M. She also added six blocked shots in the contest. Junior Bianca Boggs scored 13 points, added a career-high eight assists, and grabbed seven rebounds, while sophomore Nari Garner matched her 13 point effort and added two rebounds in a career-high 35 minutes.
 
Nicole Enabosi led Delaware with a double-double scoring 17 points and grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds. Rebecca Lawrence chipped in a career-high 12 points, while Samone DeFreese added 10.
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot just 36.5-percent (23-for-63) from the floor in the game.

- The Tribe shot 90-percent from the line (9-of-10), but Delaware attempted 14 more free throws in the game.
 
- Delaware won the rebounding battle, 46-35.
 
Notes
Senior Abby Rendle became the 19th player in school history to record her 1,000th career point with a second quarter lay-up … She also was in double-figures for the 16th time this season and the 52nd time in her career … She added six rejections to move her CAA and school record to 335 career blocks … For the 14th straight game junior Bianca Boggs reached the double-figure mark, which is tied for the third longest streak in school history and is the longest active streak in the CAA … It was 21st time this season she has been in and the 38th time in her career she has been in double-figures … Boggs added a career-high eight assists in the contest … Sophomore Nari Garner was in double-figures for the second straight game and the eighth time of the season and her career … Senior Jenna Green dished out five assists, against no turnovers, and became just the second player in school history to reach the 500-assist mark … She sits at 501 career dimes and needs two tie and three to break the school assists record.
 
What's Ahead
W&M returns home on Sunday, Feb. 11 when they host Northeastern. Tip-off between the Tribe and Huskies is set for 2 p.m.
 
The game will serve as the annual Golden Game and the first 500 fans will receive gold pom-poms to help cheer on the Tribe. There will also be a pregame tailgate for W&M students prior to the game. Also there will be a youth carnival in the Person Room prior to the game. Be sure to stick around after the game as the team will be available for postgame autographs.