Women’s Basketball Defeats Colgate 64-62 In TD Banknorth Classic

Kaylor Records Second-Straight Double Double

11/19/05 8:35PM

BURLINGTON, VT - William and Mary sophomore forward Kyra Kaylor (Pittsburgh, PA) recorded her second double double in as many nights, scoring 14 points, including a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left, and grabbing 11 rebounds as the Tribe gained its first win of the year with a 64-62 win over Colgate this evening in the consolation game of the TD Banknorth Classic. W&M is now 1-1 on the year, while the Red Raiders fall to 0-2.

Kaylor led three Tribe players in double digit scoring, as sophomore Devin James (Pipersville, PA) led all players with 15 points, while senior guard Tiara Cruse (Vienna, VA) added 12 as the College shot 38.5% (25-65 from the floor. Freshman guard Dani Kell (Lutherville, MD) led all players with 13 rebounds to go along with seven points, two assists and two steasl in 33 minutes.

The contest was evenly matched in the first half as there were ten ties, but just one lead change as the Tribe controlled the play. Neither team took a lead any bigger than four, which was by Colgate at 23-19 and again at 27-23 with 5:02 left. That lead didn’t last as W&M ended the half on an 11-5 run to take a 34-32 lead into halftime.

The Tribe again controlled the action in the second half, as it built its lsead up to as many as nine at 50-41 on a Cruse jumper with 11:14 left. The Red Raiders hung around, however, and trimmed the lead to as few as four at 62-58 with 1:23 left. After a missed Tribe layup, Colgate cut the lead to two at 62-60 with just 31 seconds left, but Kaylor pushed in two free throws with 14 seconds left to up the lead to four. Colgate hit a jumper with four seconds left but it was not enough as W&M gained its first win of the year.

Along with her double double, Kaylor added one assist, three steals and three blocked shots in 36 minutes. Freshman center Katie Tausanovitch (Hanover, NH) tallied a career-high eight points.

W&M is back in action Wednesday night when it will host Norfolk State at 7:00 p.m.

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