WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— William & Mary women's basketball returns to Kaplan Arena following a pair of victories on their way to the FIU Thanksgiving Classic Championship last weekend. The Tribe host Old Dominion on Thursday at 7 p.m.. The game will be broadcast on FloHoops.
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TRIBE NOTES
• The Matchup
Fresh off winning the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, William & Mary returns to Virginia to host Commonwealth rival Old Dominion on Thursday. The Tribe and Monarchs meet for the 99th time at 7 p.m. with the game broadcast on FloHoops.
• The Opponent
ODU is off to an undefeated start, currently standing at 5-0 heading into a meeting with Elon on Tuesday night. They currently boast the nation's top scoring defense, only allowing 41.6 ppg and are fourth in opponent FG% (29.2). No team has scored more than 50 points on the Monarchs this season.
• Last Time Out
The Tribe picked up back-to-back wins and a championship in the FIU Thanksgiving Classic this weekend. W&M beat FIU 59-57 in the final behind 17 points from Bella Nascimento and 14 from Nylah Young. Stellar defense to start and end the game was the story for the Tribe, as FIU shot 7-25 in the first and fourth quarters combined.
• South Beach Rolph
Kayla Rolph had a stellar pair of games in Miami, posting a career-high 15 points against TSU on Friday. She also set a career-high with four assists and was one short of her career mark in rebounds with eight. On Sunday she once again had four assists while scoring eight points.
• 'I'll Be Taking That'
The Tribe forced turnovers at a high clip on their way to a tournament title last weekend. W&M forced 26 TOs vs TSU and 23 vs FIU, the two highest totals of the season so far. The Tribe forced 20+ TOs in consecutive games for the first since January of last season, when they forced 23 and 24 agaisnt UNCW and Delaware.
• The Energizer Bella
Bella Nascimento has been a constant on the floor for W&M, currently leading the CAA in minutes per game (36.5). The former Manhattan Jasper set another career-high in minutes on Sunday playing 39. She has played at least 33 minutes in every game this season and earned FIU Thanksgiving Classic MVP honors after scoring a game-high 17 in the championship.
• Nylon Nylah
Nylah Young got off to a historic start in her William & Mary career. The Hampton transfer leads the CAA in scoring currently, and ranks 1st in the conference and 15th in the nation in FT% and FT made. 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 it on the glass for the Tribe through the first six games of the season. Beckwith snagged a career-high 10 rebounds against Virginia last week. She has grabbed 6+ rebounds in four of the first six 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.
