WILLIAMSBURG, VA (Feb. 20) - Host William and Mary parlayed a near-perfect 22-for-23 from the free throw line into a 76-66 win over Georgia State in a Colonial Athletic Association game. The Tribe made 22 in a row before missing with 20 seconds left.

In a game with 16 lead changes and five ties, William and Mary broke from a 51-50 lead at 9:32 with a 10-0 run over four minutes to make it 61-50 with 5:25 to play. GSU closed to 66-61 left with 2:54 and stole the ball with a chance to close to three, but the Panthers turned it over again. A trey by Katherine DeHenzel put the Tribe back up eight, and free throws sealed the finish.

Georgia State (10-16, 5-10) got 25 points from Angelique Burtts on 11-of-17 field goals, as well as five steals. Guard Traci Haltiwanger added 12 points. Chan Harris had eight rebounds, eight points and four blocked shots. While William and Mary was cashing in at the line, GSU was just 2-for-7 from the line and got three of those shots in the last 30 seconds.

William and Mary (3-22, 2-13) was led by guard Taysha Pye with 20 points and 10-of-10 free throws. Taylor Hilton and Kaitlyn Mathieu each had 14 points.

William and Mary had a 40-38 rebound advantage, but GSU got 20 of their 38 as offensive rebounds. GSU had 14 steals, forced 20 turnovers and made six blocks.

In the first half, Wiiliam and Mary jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead by the first media time out as GSU was 0-for-4 from the field with three turnovers. Georgia State finally scored at 14:51 on the second free throw by Burtts. The Panthers then went to the full court press, got a couple steals and baskets, and went on a 9-0 run to take a 10-6 lead at 13:00. The Panthers led the next five minutes until a 17-17 tie at 8:40. The teams then swapped the lead over and over until the Tribe took a 35-33 lead into the locker room. There were 10 lead changes and three ties in the first half.

Georgia State returns to Atlanta to face first-place James Madison on Thursday evening at the GSU Sports Arena.