ELON, N.C. – The William & Mary women's basketball team scored the final five points and pulled away with a 64-59 triumph at Elon on Sunday afternoon. With the win, W&M improves to 12-11, 5-7 in league action and the Phoenix fall to 8-15, 3-9 in Colonial Athletic Association play.
 
With the score tied at 59-59, redshirt sophomore Harper Birdsong hit a lay-up to give the Tribe the lead for good. After a stop on defense, junior Victoria Reynolds hit 1-of-2 from the line, but senior Bianca Boggs grabbed the rebound and swished her two free throws to cement the 64-59 victory.
 
Elon took its first lead of the game as it scored the first five points of the second half. Two free throws from Emily Maupin tied the score, before Jailyn Powell buried a 3-pointer to make it 33-30 with 9:02 left in the third quarter.
 
W&M stormed out of the gates in the first quarter and scored 15 of the first 17 points of the game. Reynolds opened the game with a triple, before Boggs had a lay-up. After an Elon bucket, the Green and Gold scored 10 straight with five points apiece from Boggs and freshman Eva Hodgson. The run gave the Tribe a 15-2 advantage, the largest lead of the game, with 2:17 left in the quarter.
 
Elon cut the lead to as little as one in the second quarter and to two points twice. However, sophomore Nyla Pollard added a free throw to push the Tribe's lead back to 30-28 at the break.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Boggs, #10 Hodgson, #11 Pollard, #25 Rogers, #30 Reynolds
 
Elon Starters - #00 Perpignan, #13 Powell, #21 Colon, #22 Mercer, #42 Maupin
 
Individual Highlights
Freshman Eva Hodgson scored a team-high 14 points to pace the Tribe. She finished with three rebounds, an assist, and two steals. Both senior Bianca Boggs and redshirt sophomore Harper Birdsong finished with 13 points apiece. Boggs added a game-high nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and two steals, while Birdsong grabbed a rebound, had two helpers, and two steals. Junior Victoria Reynolds rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points, five rebounds, one assist, a block and two thefts.
 
Emily Maupin scored a game-high 16 points and six rebounds to lead Elon. Jaylin Powell finished with 11 points, three rebounds, and two assists, while Brie Perpignan had 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, five steals, and a block.
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot 46.7-percent (21-for-45) from the field and also connected on 40-percent (10-for-25) of its 3-pointers.
 
- The Tribe forced Elon into 21 turnovers in the game.
 
- Elon won the rebounding battle, 32-24.
 
Notes
Freshman Eva Hodgson was in double-figures for the seventh straight game and the 13th time this season … Senior Bianca Boggs was in double-figures for the 20th time this season and the 62nd time in her career … She became the 11th player in school history to record more than 1,000 points and 500 career rebounds … Boggs also moved to 11th all-time in school history with 1,311 points and needs eight more to move into 10th all-time … Redshirt sophomore Harper Birdsong recorded her 14th double-figure scoring performance of the season and her career … Junior Victoria Reynolds had double-digits for the 15th time this season and the 34th time in her Tribe career … W&M hit 10 3-pointers in the win, and have now accomplished that feat six times this year … It was the Tribe's first game and win at Elon's brand new Schar Center.
 
What's Ahead
The Tribe returns home for four of its final six games starting next weekend it welcomes Towson to Kaplan Arena on Friday, Feb. 22. Tip time between the Tribe and the Tigers is set for 7 p.m.