2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	15–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Erin Dickerson Davis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dane Sparrow; Sugar Rodgers; Kenia Cole;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stony Brook	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Monmouth	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Charleston	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
North Carolina A&T	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	15	–	14	.517
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Drexel †	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Campbell	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Elon	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Delaware	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
Northeastern	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	3	–	26	.103
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344
UNC Wilmington	3	–	15	.167	5	–	25	.167

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Erin Dickerson Davis, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] As the #4 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated #12 seed Hofstra in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Towson in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Alexa Mikeska	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Carlsbad High School	Carlsbad, California
G	1	Cassidy Geddes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Newton-Conover High School	Hickory, North Carolina
PG	2	Monet Dance	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Fr	Mount Pisgah Christian School	Roswell, Georgia
C	3	Kayla Beckwith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Bullis School	Laurel, Maryland
G	4	Lanni Brown	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Wesleyan School	Suwanee, Georgia
G	5	Bella Nascimento	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Manhattan	Grafton, Massachusetts
F/C	10	Dani McTeer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Hampton	Hampton, Virginia
G	12	Ruthie Montella	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	William Fremd High School	Palatine, Illinois
F	14	Rebekah Frisby-Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Forestville Eagles	Adelaide, South Australia
F	20	Nylah Young	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Hampton	Suffolk, Virginia
F	23	Kayla Rolph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Potomac School	Great Falls, Virginia
F	24	Cate Carlson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Catholic High School	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F/C	31	Madison Magee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Valley Vista High School	Phoenix, Arizona
F	35	Anahi-Lee Cauley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Villanova	Windsor, Connecticut

Head coach

Erin Dickerson Davis (Northwestern)

Assistant coach(es)

Dane Sparrow (UNC Greensboro)
Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown)
Kenia Cole (Hampton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		Norfolk State	L 64–66	0–1	29 – Young	9 – 2 Tied	4 – Nascimento	Kaplan Arena (3,112) Williamsburg, VA
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		VCU	L 54–70	0–2	26 – Young	6 – Young	4 – 2 Tied	Kaplan Arena (956) Williamsburg, VA
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		George Mason	L 72–77	0–3	23 – Young	10 – Young	6 – Nascimento	Kaplan Arena (962) Williamsburg, VA
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia	L 51–80	0–4	14 – Geddes	10 – Beckwith	4 – Mikeska	John Paul Jones Arena (3,588) Charlottesville, VA
November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm		vs. Tennessee State FIU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 63–53	1–4	21 – Young	8 – Rolph	5 – Geddes	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (391) Miami, FL
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at FIU FIU Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 59–57	2–4	17 – Nascimento	6 – Young	4 – Rolph	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (389) Miami, FL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Old Dominion Rivalry	L 66–72	2–5	20 – Nascimento	6 – Young	5 – Geddes	Kaplan Arena (829) Williamsburg, VA
December 3, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Navy	W 81–53	3–5	14 – Nascimento	6 – Rolph	5 – Nascimento	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	L 56–75	3–6	12 – Nascimento	5 – Rolph	4 – Mikeska	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,441) Harrisonburg, VA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Longwood	W 86–49	4–6	20 – Young	7 – Frisby-Smith	6 – Frisby-Smith	Kaplan Arena (1,096) Williamsburg, VA
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 15 Virginia Tech	L 43–76	4–7	22 – Nascimento	6 – Beckwith	3 – Mikeska	Cassell Coliseum (4,887) Blacksburg, VA
CAA regular season
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Monmouth	W 70–66	5–7 (1–0)	22 – Cauley	7 – Beckwith	3 – 3 Tied	OceanFirst Bank Center (680) West Long Branch, NJ
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops/MSG		at Hofstra	W 48–46	6–7 (2–0)	14 – Geddes	11 – Mikeska	2 – 2 Tied	Mack Sports Complex (301) Hempstead, NY
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	L 51–53	6–8 (2–1)	14 – Nascimento	9 – Mikeska	4 – Frisby-Smith	Kaplan Arena (855) Williamsburg, VA
January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	W 62–43	7–8 (3–1)	21 – Nascimento	10 – Nascimento	4 – Cauley	Schar Center (753) Elon, NC
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Delaware	W 78–72 ^OT	8–8 (4–1)	20 – Geddes	10 – 2 Tied	5 – Geddes	Kaplan Arena (456) Williamsburg, VA
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, Monumental/FloHoops		at Towson	L 64–80	8–9 (4–2)	21 – Nascimento	3 – 4 Tied	3 – Geddes	SECU Arena (602) Towson, MD
January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	W 61–50	9–9 (5–2)	22 – Geddes	8 – Beckwith	3 – 2 Tied	Kaplan Arena (962) Williamsburg, VA
January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Monmouth	L 56–67	9–10 (5–3)	19 – Nascimento	5 – Frisby-Smith	5 – Nascimento	Kaplan Arena (1,354) Williamsburg, VA
February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	W 75–62	10–10 (6–3)	27 – Young	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Dance	Kaplan Arena (1,163) Williamsburg, VA
February 9, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 62–58	11–10 (7–3)	20 – Geddes	7 – Cauley	5 – Cauley	Bob Carpenter Center (1,443) Newark, DE
February 11, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton	W 65–55	12–10 (8–3)	19 – Geddes	9 – Young	5 – Geddes	Hampton Convocation Center (668) Hampton, VA
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	L 46–57	12–11 (8–4)	20 – Young	6 – Frisby-Smith	3 – 2 Tied	Gore Arena (1,002) Buies Creek, NC
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Elon	W 73–61	13–11 (9–4)	18 – 2 Tied	7 – Young	5 – Frisby-Smith	Kaplan Arena (1,088) Williamsburg, VA
February 25, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Hampton	W 66–58	14–11 (10–4)	24 – Young	10 – Young	4 – Mikeska	Kaplan Arena (1,291) Williamsburg, VA
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 68–50	15–11 (11–4)	15 – Cauley	9 – Rolph	4 – Nascimento	Trask Coliseum (607) Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 72–77	15–12 (11–5)	32 – Young	10 – 2 Tied	5 – Geddes	TD Arena (358) Charleston, SC
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 2–0^[a]	15–12 (12–5)	–	–	–	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Stony Brook	L 68–74	15–13 (12–6)	24 – Nascimento	9 – Mikeska	3 – 2 Tied	Kaplan Arena (1,032) Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 14, 2024 2:30 pm, FloHoops	(5)	vs. (13) Hofstra Second Round	L 53–57	15–14	22 – Young	10 – Young	4 – Cauley	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Notelist

^ Forfeited due to limited roster availability for Northeastern^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "Tribe Scribe: W&M Advances to CAA Semis With Win Over Hofstra". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "Towson Women's Basketball set for second-ever CAA Championship game with win over William & Mary". The Towerlight. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ Peters, Hunter (March 6, 2024). "Northeastern Women's Basketball Forfeits Its Game at William & Mary". CAA Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
^ "William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[5] Forfeited due to limited roster availability for Northeastern^[4]

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[2] "Tribe Scribe: W&M Advances to CAA Semis With Win Over Hofstra". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[3] "Towson Women's Basketball set for second-ever CAA Championship game with win over William & Mary". The Towerlight. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[4] Peters, Hunter (March 6, 2024). "Northeastern Women's Basketball Forfeits Its Game at William & Mary". CAA Sports. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[7] "William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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