2024–25 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team

2024–25 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
2024–25 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	16–19 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Erin Dickerson Davis (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dane Sparrow; Sugar Rodgers; Kenia Cole;
Home arena	Kaplan Arena

2024–25 CAA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina A&T	15	–	3	.833	19	–	12	.613
Charleston	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Campbell	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	13	.567
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Elon	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Hofstra	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
†	8	–	10	.444	16	–	19	.457
UNC Wilmington	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Stony Brook	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	3	–	25	.107

† 2025 CAA tournament winner

The 2024–25 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, who were led by third-year head coach Erin Dickerson Davis, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 16–19, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in ninth place.^[1]

On March 16, 2025, the Tribe defeated Campbell 66–63 in the finals of the CAA tournament, winning their first-ever conference championship, and marking the first March Madness appearance in school history for either of the women's or men's basketball teams. Having entered the tournament as the #9 seed with an overall record of 11–18, the Tribe became the lowest-ranked seed in CAA history to ever win the CAA championship.^[2]

Entering the NCAA tournament as one of the four lowest-ranked teams overall, the Tribe were matched up against Big South champion High Point in the First Four. Subsequently, on March 20, the Tribe defeated High Point 69–63, recording the first men's or women's March Madness win in school history, and advancing to the main field of 64.^[3] The Tribe subsequently lost their first-round matchup to #1 seed Texas 105–61, ending their March Madness run.^[4]

Owing to their poor regular-season record, their unlikely conference championship, and their First Four victory, the 2024–25 Tribe were described as a Cinderella team.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2023–24 season 15–14, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in fifth place.^[8] They were upset by Hofstra in the second round of the CAA tournament.^[9]

Roster

2024–25 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)	Jr	Carlsbad High School	Carlsbad, CA
G	1	Cassidy Geddes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Newton-Conover High School	Hickory, NC
G	2	Monet Dance	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	Mount Pisgah Christian School	Roswell, GA
G	3	Kayla Beckwith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Bullis School	Laurel, MD
G	5	Bella Nascimento	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Manhattan	Grafton, MA
F	10	Marley Long	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends School	Washington, D.C.
G	11	Aislinn Gibson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Maine	Hingham, MA
F	12	Jana Sallman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Memphis	Cairo, Egypt
G	13	Sophia LeGoullon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Tilton School	Manchester, NH
F	14	Rebekah Frisby-Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Forestville Eagles	Adelaide, Australia
F	21	Natalie Fox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Millbrook High School	LaGrangeville, NY
F	23	Kayla Rolph	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Potomac School	Great Falls, VA
G	24	Emma West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Georgetown Visitation Prep	Great Falls, VA
F	35	Anahi-Lee Cauley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Villanova	Windsor, CT

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 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Norfolk State	L 49–70	0–1	Echols Hall (1,924) Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 65–67	0–2	Walter Pyramid (1,093) Long Beach, CA
November 11, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 55–72	0–3	Bren Events Center (583) Irvine, CA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Chowan	W 66–42	1–3	Kaplan Arena (717) Williamsburg, VA
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 47–82	1–4	Robins Center (1,054) Richmond, VA
November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion Rivalry	L 39–63	1–5	Chartway Arena (2,536) Norfolk, VA
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/MASN		Howard	L 63–74	1–6	Kaplan Arena (867) Williamsburg, VA
December 6, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. McNeese Shirley Duncan Classic	W 57–48	2–6	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood Shirley Duncan Classic	L 44–53	2–7	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,123) Farmville, VA
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. South Carolina State Shirley Duncan Classic	W 70–65	3–7	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
December 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m., B1G+		at No. 8 Maryland	L 57–107	3–8	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD
CAA regular season
January 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Hampton	W 71–52	4–8 (1–0)	Kaplan Arena (766) Williamsburg, VA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Elon	L 66–70 ^OT	4–9 (1–1)	Kaplan Arena (854) Williamsburg, VA
January 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 48–66	4–10 (1–2)	Stony Brook Arena (752) Stony Brook, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Monmouth	W 83–74	5–10 (2–2)	OceanFirst Bank Center (686) West Long Branch, NJ
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 74–66	6–10 (3–2)	Cabot Center (325) Boston, MA
January 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/MASN		UNC Wilmington	W 78–55	7–10 (4–2)	Kaplan Arena (815) Williamsburg, VA
January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Towson	W 58–47	8–10 (5–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,009) Williamsburg, VA
January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	W 64–59	9–10 (6–2)	Schar Center (1,119) Elon, NC
February 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops/MASN		Campbell	L 71–92	9–11 (6–3)	Kaplan Arena (1,356) Williamsburg, VA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hampton	W 72–65 ^OT	10–11 (7–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (421) Hampton, VA
February 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 58–59 ^OT	10–12 (7–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (311) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	L 59–82	10–13 (7–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,527) Newark, DE
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	L 44–67	10–14 (7–6)	Kaplan Arena (1,056) Williamsburg, VA
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		Charleston	L 76–79	10–15 (7–7)	Kaplan Arena (1,175) Williamsburg, VA
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Northeastern	W 71–51	11–15 (8–7)	Kaplan Arena (1,063) Williamsburg, VA
March 2, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloHoops/MASN		Hofstra	L 34–54	11–16 (8–8)	Kaplan Arena (1,204) Williamsburg, VA
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	L 52–77	11–17 (8–9)	Corbett Sports Center (803) Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Campbell	L 55–73	11–18 (8–10)	Gore Arena (1,257) Buies Creek, NC
CAA tournament
March 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., FloHoops	(9)	vs. (8) Hofstra Second round	W 76–65	12–18	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2025 12:00 p.m., FloHoops	(9)	vs. (1) North Carolina A&T Quarterfinals	W 74–66 ^OT	13–18	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloHoops	(9)	vs. (4) Drexel Semifinals	W 76–54	14–18	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(9)	vs. (3) Campbell Championship	W 66–63	15–18	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	(16 B3)	vs. (16 B3) High Point First Four	W 69–63	16–18	Moody Center (629) Austin, TX
March 22, 2025 9:45 p.m., ESPN2	(16 B3)	at (1 B3) Texas First round	L 61–105	16–19	Moody Center (10,013) Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[10]^[11]

References

^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". caasports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
^ "William & Mary Tribe secures first NCAA tournament berth". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
^ "William & Mary women notch school's first March Madness win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
^ Vertuno, Jim (March 23, 2025). "Booker scores 20 and No. 1 Texas opens March Madness with 105-61 win over No. 16 William & Mary". New Castle News. Associated Press. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
^ Henderson, Cydney (March 20, 2025). "Women's March Madness scores, highlights: Columbia, William & Mary advance Thursday". USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2025. William & Mary's Cinderella story continues.
^ Davis, Marc (March 21, 2025). "Tribe claims first NCAA Tournament win in program history". WTKR. Retrieved March 21, 2025. William & Mary's Cinderella women's basketball season is going to last a little while longer.
^ Smith, Brian (March 16, 2025). "Legendary performance and comeback leads William & Mary women to program's first CAA Championship". WVEC. Retrieved March 16, 2025. For William & Mary, it's a historic moment in the program's history, and the Tribe will now prepare for their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, where they'll look to continue their Cinderella run.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ Qin, Ethan (March 20, 2024). "Tribe postseason ends in second-round CAA tournament loss to Hofstra". The Flat Hat. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
^ "William & Mary Tribe Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". caasports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.

[2] "William & Mary Tribe secures first NCAA tournament berth". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

[3] "William & Mary women notch school's first March Madness win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

[4] Vertuno, Jim (March 23, 2025). "Booker scores 20 and No. 1 Texas opens March Madness with 105-61 win over No. 16 William & Mary". New Castle News. Associated Press. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

[5] Henderson, Cydney (March 20, 2025). "Women's March Madness scores, highlights: Columbia, William & Mary advance Thursday". USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2025. William & Mary's Cinderella story continues.

[6] Davis, Marc (March 21, 2025). "Tribe claims first NCAA Tournament win in program history". WTKR. Retrieved March 21, 2025. William & Mary's Cinderella women's basketball season is going to last a little while longer.

[7] Smith, Brian (March 16, 2025). "Legendary performance and comeback leads William & Mary women to program's first CAA Championship". WVEC. Retrieved March 16, 2025. For William & Mary, it's a historic moment in the program's history, and the Tribe will now prepare for their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, where they'll look to continue their Cinderella run.

[8] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[9] Qin, Ethan (March 20, 2024). "Tribe postseason ends in second-round CAA tournament loss to Hofstra". The Flat Hat. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[10] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

[11] "William & Mary Tribe Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2025.

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