WILLIAMSBURG, Va.-- The William & Mary women's basketball team looks to extend its win streak to four when they host Towson on Sunday at Kaplan Arena in the annual Gold Rush game. Tip is at 1 p.m. on FloCollege with the first 500 fans receiving free Gold Rush shirts.

Clear Bag Policy
William & Mary Athletics, in conjunction with the William & Mary Police Department, has implemented a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into W&M Athletics facilities during the 2024-25 year, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at TribeAtheltics.com.

 

Game Day Information - Game 18 vs. Towson
When:	Sunday Jan. 26, 2024, 1 p.m.
Where:	Williamsburg, Va. | Kaplan Arena
Tickets:	Buy
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Game Notes:	William & Mary | CAA
Season Stats:	William & Mary | TOW | CAA
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TRIBE NOTES

• The Matchup
The Tribe looks to sweep 'Gold Rush' weekend and earn its fourth consecutive win hosting Towson on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The game is the program's annual Gold Rush game with the first 500 fans receiving free t-shirts.

• The Opponent
Towson has had an up and down season so far in 2024-25, entering Sunday's matchup at 4-14, 2-4 CAA. The Tigers are coming off a narrow loss at Hampton on Friday. Both of their conference wins are against teams W&M has also beaten this year, Northeastern and UNCW.

• Last Time Out
After a back-and-forth first frame, the Tribe ran away and hid in the second, using a 20-2 run and coasting to a 78-55 win over UNCW on Friday at Kaplan Arena. Tika Sallman had a big evening, posting 18 points and nine rebounds. Kayla Rolph continued her hot streak scoring 13 with Bella Nascimento rounding out the trio in double figures with 11.
 
• Going for a Run
W&M has used the two biggest runs of its season in the last two outings to guide them to victory. The Tribe outscored Northeastern 23-9 in the fourth quarter for a come from behind victory last Saturday before going on a 20-2 run on Friday night in the second, the squads largest spurt of the season.

• Tika Time
Tika Sallman led the Tribe with 18 points and nine rebounds on Friday, one board shy of her second double-double of CAA play. Sallman really started to get it rolling in the third quarter scoring eight of the Tribe's first 10 points out of halftime

• Nearing in on 1K
Bella Nascimento has proven herself to be one of the most consistent offensive threats in the CAA, scoring in double figures in 14 of the first 17 games. That consistency has the senior nearing in on 1,000 career points, currently sitting eight points away from the milestone. Nascimento currently ranks fifth in the CAA in scoring at 14.7 ppg.

• Rolph is Rolling
Not to be outdone by Nascimento's stellar performances of late, Kayla Rolph has also made quite the impact for the Tribe over the last seven games. After only averaging 2.1 ppg over the season's first nine games, Rolph is scoring 12 per over the last seven outings, scoring in double figures five times. Friday may have been her best all-around game of the season, adding seven boards and four assists to her 13 points.

• Did Someone Say Comeback?
For the first time in eight tries this year, W&M successfully came back from a halftime deficit to earn a win at Northeastern. The Tribe found themselves down 40-37 at the half, and 57-51 after the third before winning by six. The last time W&M won a game trailing at the half was last February at Hampton. The last time they won down after three frames was over a year ago, 1/7/24 at Hofstra.

• Taking Care of the Rock
Part of the reason for W&M's fourth quarter turnaround in Boston was the ability to take care of the ball in the second half. The Tribe committed zero turnovers over the game's final 20 minutes after eight in the first half. The eight giveaways match a season-low for W&M and tie for the second least under Erin Dickerson Davis.

• Injury Bug
After a year in which injuries were few and far between for the Tribe, the injury bug has caught up with them through 17 games in 2024-25. The Tribe has had five different players miss time with injury this year for a total of 22 games. Natalie Fox (7), Kayla Beckwith (7), Alexa Mikeska (3), Rebekah Frisby-Smith (2), Anahi Cauley (2), Marley Long (1) is the group who makes up those absences.

• 70 Points = W
The 78 points on Sunday marked the fifth time this season, and first time in three consecutive games, the Tribe has scored 70-or-more points. W&M is 5-0 in those games.

• WWW&M
After going the entire non-conference without consecutive wins the Tribe is now winners of three straight. With a win over the Tigers the Tribe would have its first four game winning streak since February of 2023.

• Sharing the Rock
62.3% of the Tribe's baskets this year has been assisted, the second highest rate in the CAA and 45th in the nation. Drexel is the only CAA team with a higher percentage of assists at 70.9%, fourth best in the nation.

• Keeping the Streak Alive
With a win the Tribe can clinch three consecutive years of winning five or more games in January. The previous two seasons W&M has gone 5-3 in the opening month of CAA play. Erin Dickerson Davis has never had a losing record in January or February during her time at William & Mary.

• Newfound Height
The Tribe adds six new players to the roster in 2024-25, four freshmen and two transfers. Five of the six newcomers are over 6-feet tall. The average height of the six new players is slightly over 6'1, while the average height of the eight returners is 5'9.

• Speaking of Height...
Freshman Natalie Fox is the Tribe's tallest newcomer, as well as tallest player, this season at 6-foot-4. She is the tallest player W&M has had since Abby Rendle, also at 6-foot-4, who graduated in 2018.

• Coach E Extended
W&M Director of Athletics, Brian Mann, announced in late August that head coach Erin Dickerson Davis had agreed to a contract extension through 2029. Through two seasons Davis became the fastest coach to 20 CAA wins in program history and fastest to 30 career wins in 95 years.

• 60 is the Magic Number
60 points is a key number for W&M. The Tribe is 21-6 under Erin Dickerson Davis when holding teams below 60. While team's have had a mixed bag of success scoring in the 60s vs. W&M, opponents are 32-5 against them when scoring 70+ since 2020-21. Offensively, the Tribe is 37-13 when scoring over 60 and 3-23 when held below 60 under Davis.