GREENVILLE, N.C. – Four players scored in double-figures and the William & Mary women's basketball team used a big third quarter to top East Carolina 78-68 on Tuesday night in Minges Coliseum. In the deciding quarter, W&M shot 10-for-14 from the field and increased a three-point lead to 12 points.
 
Leading by three at the break, W&M (3-0) scored the first seven points of the third quarter to push its lead double digits for the first time.  Junior Gabby Rogers opened the spurt with a lay-up in transition, before senior Victoria Reynolds swished a right-wing 3-pointer, and sophomore Eva Hodgson sunk a jumper to give the Tribe a 48-38 lead with 8:15 to go in the third quarter.
 
After East Carolina (1-2) opened the fourth quarter with a bucket, the Tribe reeled off six in a row and put the game all but out of reach. Hodgson opened the run with two free throws, before junior Nyla Pollard added one from the line and freshman Bre Bellamy sunk a 3-pointer to make it 73-57 with 5:34 left in regulation. ECU pushed the Tribe lead to single-digits twice in the final minute, but redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner and Hodgson combined to go 3-for-4 at the free throw line to preserve the victory.
 
Tied 11-11 midway through the first quarter, East Carolina used a 6-0 run to take its largest lead of the game. Necole Hope started the rally with a basket before Taniyah Thompson had a put-back and Ryann Evans added a basket to make it 17-11 with 2:13 left in the first quarter. However, the Tribe responded and after one the score was tied at 21-21.
 
Down by two, W&M used a 9-4 run to take a three-point halftime lead. A right-corner three from Wagner opened the run, before Reynolds added a lay-up. After a Pirate free throw, Hodgson canned a pair of her own from the stripe, before Reynolds added a steal in a lay-up to put the Tribe up six. ECU's LaShonda Monk, however, drained a near-half-court desperation 3-pointer to cut the score to 41-38 at halftime. 
 
W&M Starters – #10 Hodgson, #11 Pollard, #20 Bellamy, #25 Rogers, #30 Reynolds
 
ECU Starters – #1 Thompson, #2 Monk, #4 Hope, #11 Johnson, #23 Claytor
 
Individual Leaders
Four Tribe players scored in double-figures led by a game-high 18 points by sophomore Eva Hodgson. She added a career-high eight rebounds and six assists. Senior Victoria Reynolds turned in her first double-double of the season as she finished with 17 points, 12 boards, and six steals. Sophomore Sydney Wagner (14 pts) and junior Bailey Eichner (11 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast) were also in double-figures off of the bench for the Tribe.

Taniyah Thompson, who finished with a team-high 17 points, led ECU. She chipped in four rebounds and three assists. Both Raven Johnson and LaShonda Monk finished with 13 points, while Johnson finished with seven boards and Monk had six rebounds.

 Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot a season-best 53.8-percent (28-for-52) from the floor, including 71.4-percent (10-for-14) in the deciding third quarter.
- The Tribe out rebounded East Carolina 35-34.
- W&M forced East Carolina into 21 turnovers, including six steals from senior Victoria Reynolds.
- The Green and Gold had 19 helpers on 28 made baskets.
 
Notes
Sophomore Eva Hodgson was in double-figures for the third time this season and the fourth straight game dating back to last year … She has been the Tribe's leading scorer in all three games … Hodgson remained perfect from the free-throw line and is now 17-of-17 from the line this year and has made 27 in a row dating back to March 1, 2019 … Senior Victoria Reynolds posted her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds … It was her third career double-double … Reynolds has been in double-figures 40 times in her career and has double-figure rebounds in eight contests … Sophomore Sydney Wagner has been in double-figures all-three games this year and now nine times in her collegiate career … Junior Bailey Eichner scored a career-high 11 points, which was her first double-digit effort, in a career-high 20 minutes … W&M improved to 3-0 for the first time since 1987-88 and for just the second-time in the Division I era … It is also the first-time in school history W&M has scored, at least, 75 points in its first three games … Although W&M now trails the all-time series with ECU 33-15, the Tribe has won the last four meetings.
 
What's Ahead
W&M has an eight-day layoff before concluding its two-game road swing at Richmond on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Tip time between the Tribe and the Spiders is slated for 6:30 p.m.