WILLIAMSBURG,  Va. – The William women's basketball team dropped a hard fought 82-75 decision to Towson on Friday night at Kaplan Arena. With the result, the Tribe falls to 12-12, 5-8 in Colonial Athletic Association play, while the Tigers improve to 16-9, 10-4 in league action.
 
With the scored tied at 70-70, Towson used a 6-1 run to take control of the game. Q. Murray hit a pair of free throws to give the Tigers their first lead since the first half. After junior Victoria Reynolds split a pair of free throws, Kionna Jeter drove to the basket for two to push the lead to three points. The Tribe had three looks a game tying 3-pointer, but couldn't connect. The Tigers went 8-of-8 from the free throw line down the stretch to ice the victory.
 
W&M used an 8-3 run to push its lead to nine points to start the third quarter. Reynolds opened the half with a 3-pointer, before sophomore Nyla Pollard and senior Bianca Boggs connected on back-to-back lay-ups. After a Jeter 3-pointer, freshman Eva Hodgson answered with one of her own, before sophomore Gabby Rogers added a lay-up to make it 47-38 with 7:34 left in third period.
 
The Tribe opened its largest lead with a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter. Rogers scored the first four points, before Reynolds added a triple. Boggs put the finishing touches on the run with two free throws to make it 30-16 with 5:55 left in the opening half.
 
W&M Starters - #2 Boggs, #11 Pollard, #10 Hodgson, #25 Rogers, #30 Reynolds
 
Towson Starters - #1 Mayo, #11 Murray, #21 Jeter, #25 Lee, #32 Holder
 
Individual Leaders
Senior Bianca Boggs scored a team-high 18 points for W&M. She added three rebounds, a career-high eight assists, three steals, and a block. Sophomore Gabby Rogers poured in a career-high 17 points, and five rebounds, while junior Victoria Reynolds added 15 points, three assists, and a steal. Redshirt sophomore Harper Birdsong had seven off of the bench, with sophomore Nyla Pollard and freshmen Eva Hodgson and Emma Krause each adding six points.
 
Kionna Jeter scored a game-high 20 points for Towson, and added a rebound and a steal. Nukiya Mayo finished with 17 points, five rebounds, an assist, and a steal, while Q. Murray had 10 points, six assists, four rebounds, and a theft. Both Janeen Camp (12 points, eight rebounds, three blocks) and Danielle Durjan (10 points, one rebound three assist) were in double-figures off of the bench for the Tigers.
 
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot 50-percent (26-of-52) from the floor in the contest, and hit 9-of-22 (40.9-pecent) from 3-point range.
 
- The Tribe handed out 20 assists on the 26 made baskets, sparked by a career-high eight by senior Bianca Boggs.
 
- Towson won the battle of the glass, 36-24. The Tigers grabbed 18 offensive rebounds.
 
- The Tribe led for 34:11 of the game, while Towson only held the lead for 2:27.
 
Notes
Senior Bianca Boggs was in double-figures for the 21st time this season and the 63rd time in her career ... With her 18 points, she is now alone in 10th place on W&M scoring chart with 1,329 career points, needing just 12 to move into ninth all-time … The senior tied a career-high with eight dimes … Sophomore Gabby Rogers improved her career-high to 17 points … She has now been in double-figures three times in her career, all this year … Junior Victoria Reynolds added her 16th double-digit performance this season and now has 35 for her career … Reynolds also added a career-high four 3-pointers in the game.
 
What's Ahead
W&M closes the weekend by playing host to first-place James Madison on Sunday, Feb. 24. The game is the team's annual Pink Game and all fans wearing pink will receive $2 admission. Tip time between the Tribe and the Dukes is set for 2 p.m.