NORFOLK, Va.—The William & Mary women's basketball team fell in their 100^th meeting with Old Dominion, 63-39, on Tuesday night in Norfolk.
 
Bella Nascimento scored 15 points to lead the Tribe. The effort marked her sixth straight game in double figures, tying a career-best for consecutive games with 10 or more points.
 
The Monarchs took control from the jump, scoring the game's opening five points before a Kayla Beckwith layup put W&M (1-5, 0-0 CAA) on the board and made it 5-2 with 7:37 to go in the first.
 
Known for their defense, ODU (5-1, 0-0 SBC) flexed that muscle for the remainder of the quarter going on a 10-4 run to take a 15-6 lead after one.
 
The Tribe shot 3-for-14 from the floor in the first 10 minutes.
 
Kayla Rolph knocked down a jumper 90 seconds into the second, but the Monarch lead would grow to 29-8 with 4:20 to play before a Tribe timeout.
 
The W&M offense began to show some life as the clock wound down in the half, with Nascimento and Anahi-Lee Cauley each scoring before Jana Sallman added four of her own off the bench.
 
Sallman would finish with eight points on the evening, passing her career-high of seven she set playing for Memphis last year.
 
As the halftime buzzer sounded ODU held a lead of 33-16.
 
Nascimento would drain the Tribe's first triple of the ball game with 7:56 to go in the third, making it 37-21. That was as close as W&M would get for the rest of the game however, as the score read 49-27 after three.
 
Sallman, Nascimento and Marley Long would be the ones responsible for the Tribe's 12 points in the fourth, as the game finished 63-39 and the Monarchs grabbed their fifth straight win.
 
Beckwith finished as W&M's third leading scorer with six. The Green and Gold finished shooting 28% from the floor and 2-of-20 from deep.
 
ODU shot 37% and was 5-for-17 from behind the arc while also controlling the glass 42-35.
 
Alexa Mikeska and Cauley tied for the team-high in rebounds with five, while Mikeska's three assists also led the team.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will take on Howard at Kaplan Arena on Friday. Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for a canned food drive at the game. Those who participate by bringing an item can get a general admission ticket for 50% off at the gate. Tip is set for 2 p.m. on FloCollege.