CHARLESTON, S.C. – Redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter and sophomore Eva Hodgson recorded her second straight 30-point performance as the William & Mary women's basketball team topped Charleston 80-74 for its school-record ninth road win on Friday afternoon.
Down 66-64, Wagner hit back-to-back 3-pointers around a Charleston free throw to give the Tribe a 70-67 lead with 2:06 to play in regulation. Hodgson and senior Victoria Reynolds then went 10-of-10 down the stretch from the free-throw line to secure the Tribe's win.
With the scored tied, W&M burst out on 13-5 run building its largest lead of the game early in the third quarter. Five straight from Hodgson sparked the rally before Charleston answered. Hodgson restarted the rally with a basket before Reynolds found junior Gabby Rogers to push the lead to seven. After a traditional 3-point play from Charleston's Arynn Eady, Reynolds scored four in a row to make it 50-42 with 6:42 to go in the third.
Charleston used a 7-0 run to tie the score and erase the deficit. Latrice Perkins scored five straight before Arynn Eady had a lay-up to make it 52-52 with 3:20 in the third. Both teams traded buckets down the stretch of the third quarter and ended the period tied at 56.
CofC had an 11-0 run to build its largest lead of the game at 12 points with 3:16 to go in the opening quarter. Eady started the run with a lay-up before Deja Ford hit a lay-up, Perkins hit a jumper, and Deja Ford canned a 3-pointer to push the lead to double-digits. Perkins ended the run with a driving lay-up to make 18-6 Cougars.
W&M bounced right back and closed the gap to four at the end of one with a 10-2 run. Freshman Bre Bellamy and Wagner sandwiched 3-pointers around Hodgson lay-up. After a Cougars basket, Hodgson scored again to make it 20-16 at the end of one.
W&M Starters - #10 Hodgson, #11 Pollard, #20 Bellamy, #25 Rogers, #30 Reynolds
CofC Starters - #2 Williams, #3 Perkins, #15 Eady, #23 Collins, #25 Ford
Individual Highlights
For the second straight game, sophomore Eva Hodgson eclipsed the 30-point mark finishing with 30 points, five rebounds, five assists, a block, and a steal to lead three Tribe players in double-figures. Senior Victoria Reynolds added 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and two steals, while redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner had 12 points, two boards, and an assist. Junior Nyla Pollard finished with nine points, while classmates Gabby Rogers grabbed nine rebounds and Bailey Eichner had eight boards. Freshman Bre Bellamy chipped in five points, four rebounds, two assists, and a key block down the stretch.
Latrice Perkins scored a team-high 23 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead three Cougars in double-figures. Deja Ford added 18 points, seven rebounds, and two steals, while Arynn Eady finished a double-double of 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Inside the Numbers
- W&M shot 43.4% (23-of-53) from the floor in the game.
- The Tribe was nearly perfect, 26-of-27 (96.3%), from the charity stripe but went 16-of-16 from the line in the fourth quarter.
- W&M won the rebounding battle, 41-37.
- The Green and Gold's bench outscored Charleston's 17-7.
Notes
Sophomore Eva Hodgson recorded her second straight 30-point performance with 30 … She becomes the ninth player in school history with multiple 30-point performances in the same season, and is just the second player in school history with back-to-back 30-point games … Hodgson joins Taysha Pye as the only other woman to have two 30-point games as a freshman or sophomore … Hodgson's 16 free throws made tie a school record, and her 16-for-16 from the line is the most makes without a miss in single-game school history … She has now recorded 10 20-point games this season, and moves her double-digit streak to 22 consecutive games … Senior Victoria Reynolds was in double-figures for the 16th time this year and the 55th time in her Tribe career … She moved into 17th in school history with 1,109 points and needs just four more to move into sole possession of 16th place … Reynolds and classmate Ashley Taylor have now tied the school record for the winningest senior class in school history at 66 career wins … Redshirt sophomore Sydney Wagner has now been in double-figures eight times this year and 14 times in her collegiate career … The Green and Gold's 96.3% (26-of-27) from the free-throw line was the third-best in school history behind its only two 100% performances … W&M improved to 11-0 when three players score in double-figures this season … The Tribe won its ninth road game of the season, which is a school record … It is also the seventh straight season with at least 15 wins, which is the longest stretch in school history.
What's Ahead
W&M closes its three-game road trip as it travels to UNCW on Sunday, Feb. 9. Tip time for the Tribe and the Seahawks at Trask Coliseum is set for 2 p.m.
