WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— William & Mary women's basketball looks to claim the FIU Thanksgiving Classic Crown when they take on host FIU in the championship game on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Miami. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with a free live audio stream available via the Tribe Sports Network.
Fans can keep up with W&M women's basketball by following the program on social media as well. Be sure to check out the Tribe on Twitter (@WMTribeWBB), Facebook (WMTribeWBB), and Instagram (WMTribeWBB).
A New Way to Tune-In
The Tribe Sports Network from Van Wagner will be providing free audio-only broadcasts of all W&M away women's basketball games. Jack Angelucci will be on the call with a pregame show starting at 1:40 p.m. that features a segment with head coach Erin Dickerson Davis. Fans can listen at tribeathletics.com/listenlive.
TRIBE NOTES
• The Matchup
William & Mary looks to claim the FIU Thanksgiving Classic crown when they take on host FIU on Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
• The Opponent
FIU was able to cruise to a 88-59 over Bryant in the other semifinal on Friday behind 13 threes and 22 points from Mya Kone, 21 of which came in the second half. FIU ranks in the top-5 in most staistical categories in C-USA at this point of the season. They are in the middle of quite the stretch, playing 12 of 13 games at home, with this being the third game in that stretch.
• Last Time Out
The Tribe earned their first win of the year in the FIU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals on Friday, downing Tennessee State, 63-53. Nylah Young led the way with her fourth game of 20+ points in the first five games. Kayla Rolph added a career-high 15 points. W&M also turned TSU over 26 times.
• Rolph's Career Game
Kayla Rolph put up a career-high 15 points against Tennessee State on Friday, while also grabbing a team-high eight rebounds. The eight boards were one shy of her career-high. The sophomore also tied career-highs in field goals made (5) and free throws made (4).
• Forced TOs, A Holiday Tradition
The Tribe continued the Thanksgiving feast on Friday, enjoying the 26 turnovers served up by TSU. That is the most turnovers forced by W&M since they forced 26 last season against Northeastern on New Year's Day.
• The Energizer Bella
Bella Nascimento has been another Tribe transfer who has made her presence felt early in the season. The former Manhattan Jasper has been in double figures every game this season, but has also set a career-high in minutes multiple times this season. Nascimento has played 33+ minutes in every game this year. Her finest performance was against George Mason with 18 points and a career-high tying six assists.
• Nylon Nylah
Nylah Young got off to a historic start through three games of her William & Mary career. The Hampton transfer is second in the nation in points (78) through the first week of the season, only behind Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Young put up another 20+ point performance in Friday's semifinal, and is the first Tribe player to ever score 20+ in four of the season's first five games.
• REBs for KB
Kayla Beckwith has gotten after on the glass for the Tribe through the first four games of the season. Beckwith snagged a career-high 10 rebounds against Virginia last week. She has grabbed 6+ rebounds in three of the first four games this year.
•Geddes Doing it All
Cassidy Geddes backed up her team and season-high 14 points against UVA by racking up a team and season-high five assists against TSU. The freshman only had two assists in her first four college games before passing out five helpers on Black Friday. She has a block in three of five games this season as well.
