RICHMOND, Va. – The William & Mary women's basketball team put together a complete 40-minute effort and had 18 points apiece from senior Victoria Reynolds and sophomore Eva Hodgson in a 69-55 victory at in-state rival VCU on Sunday afternoon.
                              
Up by two, VCU used a quick 5-0 run to take its largest lead of the game. Tera Reed made a lay-up, before Taya Robinson canned a 3-ball to make it 14-7 with 2:49 to go in the opening quarter.
 
Tied at 23-23, W&M closed the half on a 9-3 run to take its largest lead of the half at the break. Hodgson started the rally with a triple, but was answered by a lay-up from VCU. Reynolds added a lay-up, before Hodgson added another one. After a Rams' free throw, Reynolds sunk two from the line to with 0.9 seconds left in the half to make it 32-26.
 
The Tribe continued the run out of the locker room as it added the first six points of the third quarter to extend its lead to double-figures for the first time. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Hodgson and junior Nyla Pollard made it 38-26 with 7:59 left in the third quarter.
 
VCU closed within five at the end of the third quarter, but the Green and Gold responded with an 8-2 run to start the fourth period. Pollard sparked the rally with a jumper, before redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner added a triple to push it back to double-figures. VCU answered with a jumper, but Pollard hit her third 3-pointer to make it 55-44 with 6:21 left. The Rams would only be able to bring the deficit back to nine, before W&M extended its lead to as many as 17 points in its 69-55 victory.  
 
W&M Starters – #10 Hodgson, #11 Pollard, #20 Bellamy, #25 Rogers, #30 Reynolds
 
VCU Starters – #1 Robinson, #15 Pashigoreva, #22 Archie, #24 Reed, #34 Williams
 
Individual Leaders
Senior Victoria Reynolds and sophomore Eva Hodgson turned in a game-high 18 points in the victory. Reynolds just missed a double-double with nine rebounds, three assists, two steals, and a block. Hodgson added four rebounds, four assists, one steal and block. Junior Nyla Pollard was in double-figures with 11 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal, and a block, while redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner added 10 points, a rebound, two assists, and a steal.
 
VCU's Tera Reed had a team-high 14 points to lead three Rams in double-figures. She added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Madison Hattix-Covington and Danielle Hammond added 12 points and 10 points, respectively, off of the bench. Hattix-Covington added an assist and two steals.
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot a season-best 58.3-percent (21-of-36) from the field in the win. It was the third time this season the Tribe shot better than 50-percent.
- The Tribe also connected on 8-of-18 from 3-point range for 44.4-percent.
- The Green and Gold, which led the country in free throw percentage before the game, shot 19-of-21 from the line for 90.5-percent.
- W&M won the rebounding battle 30-21.
 
Notes
For the sixth time in seven games senior Victoria Reynolds was in double-figures as she finished with 18 points … It was her 45th career double-figure performance … She is now just 88 points away from becoming the 21st player in school history to score 1,000 career point … Sophomore Eva Hodgson extended her double-digit streak to nine games this season and 10 games dating back to last year … She has now been in double-figures in 26 career games … Hodgson's free throw streak to start the season came to an end at 38 this season and 48 dating back to last year … She finished the game with a career-high nine free throws, including hitting her last three … Sophomore Nyla Pollard turned in a season-high 11 points, which included a career-high three 3-pointers … It was her second double-digit game of the season and the sixth of her career … Redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner was in double-figures for the fourth time this season, but the first time since the third game of the season … It was her 10th career double-digit performance … It was W&M's first win at VCU since the 2011-12 season, which was the last year VCU was in the CAA … It was the eighth game under head coach Ed Swanson that the Tribe shot 55-percent from the field, or better … Today's performance was tied for the seventh-best since resetting the school record at 64.3-percent last March against Northeastern.
 
What's Ahead
W&M will take a 12-day hiatus for exam break, before returning to action at home against in-state rival Norfolk State on Friday, Dec. 20. Tip time from Kaplan Arena is set for 12 p.m.