WILMINGTON, N.C. – The William & Mary women's basketball team clawed back from a pair of double-digit deficits, and received a career-high 24 points from freshman Eva Hodgson, but fell 66-58 at Trask Coliseum on Sunday afternoon in Wilmington, N.C.
 
UNCW (15-7 ,7-3 CAA) scored the final 10 points of the game, but made eight of those from the free throw line to pull away with the win. Gigi Smith hit a lay-up to tie the game at 58-58 with 5:46 left, before the Hawks hit 8-of-14 from the line to pick up the 66-58 victory.
 
W&M (11-11, 4-7 CAA) opened the quarter with 7-0 run to regain a two-point lead. Senior Bianca Boggs opened the run with a lay-up, before junior Victoria Reynolds added a lay-up to cut the lead to one point. Hodgson then canned a left-corner 3-pointer to give the Tribe a 58-56 lead with 6:21 left in the game.
 
Trailing 28-19, W&M used an 8-0 run to cut the Seahawks lead back to one with 2:19 left in the second quarter. Freshman Emma Krause sparked the run with a 3-pointer, before Boggs had a jumper. Hodgson closed the run with a 3-ball to make it 28-27 UNCW.
 
However, the Seahawks closed the half on an equal 8-0 run to take a nine-point cushion into the locker room. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Ashli Juene and Lacey Suggs sparked the run, before Suggs' lay-up with 22 seconds left made it 36-27 at halftime.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Boggs, #10 Hodgson, #11 Pollard, #20 Smith, #30 Reynolds
 
UNCW Starters - #0 Juene, #5 Smith, #10 Vason, #13 Suggs, #24 Bell
 
Individual Highlights
Freshman Eva Hodgson led the Tribe with a career-high 24 points, and five rebounds, to go along with a pair of assists. Senior Bianca Boggs notched her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while she added three assists, and five steals. Junior Victoria Reynolds rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points, four rebounds, and three assists.
 
UNCW was paced by Lacey Suggs, who finished with 18 points and eight rebounds with three assists, and four steals. Both Chinyere Bell (10 points and 11 rebounds) and Gigi Smith (15 points and 11 rebounds) finished with double-doubles. Ahyuona Vason rounded out the double-figure scorers with 13 points and five assists.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Both teams shot just over 37-percent for the game. The Tribe shot 37.1-percent, while the Seahawks shot 37.3-percent from the floor.

- The Seahawks held a slight edge in the rebounding, 43-41.

- UNCW shot 26 free throws compared to just nine for W&M.
 
Notes
Senior Chandler Smith made her first career start for the Green and Gold … The senior played a career-high 20 minutes and grabbed a career-high six boards, while adding two points … It was the fifth different lineup combination used by the Tribe this season …  Freshman Eva Hodgson recorded her first career 20-point game with a career-high 24 points … She has now been in double-figures in six straight games, and 12 times this season … Senior Bianca Boggs was in double-figures for the 19th time this season and 61st time in her career … She has now scored 1,298 career points and needs just 20 more points to move into 10th place in school history … The senior recorded her fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of her Tribe career … Junior Victoria Reynolds was in double-figures for the 13th time this year and 33rd time of her career.
 
What's Ahead
W&M closes its season-long three-game road swing as it travels to Elon for its first-ever visit to the brand new Schar Center. Tip time between the Tribe and the Pheonix is set for 1 p.m.