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

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.

2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record15–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
  • Erin Dickerson Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKaplan Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2024

Schedule and results

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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

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

References

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  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.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 20, 2024.