WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—After beating top-seeded N.C. A&T in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Credit Union 1 CAA Women's Basketball Championship, William & Mary women's basketball will take on No. 4 Drexel in the semifinals at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. The Tribe is trying to punch their ticket to the CAA title game for the first time since 1993 and second time ever.
Tip is set for 2 p.m. with the game broadcast on FloCollege with a free audio broadcast via the Tribe Sports Network.
Fans who are in D.C. for the tournament are encouraged to be apart of the team sendoff at the team hotel at 11:30 a.m. (1729 H Street N.W., Washington, DC 20006).
Tribe Sports Network
For the second consecutive year, the Tribe Sports Network will be providing free audio broadcasts of all W&M women's basketball away contests.
Jack Angelucci will be on the call with a pregame show beginning at 1:30 p.m. featuring a pregame interview with
Erin Dickerson Davis. Fans can listen at
tribeathletics.com/listenlive.
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TRIBE NOTES
• The Matchup
After a thrilling and historic victory in the quarterfinal over No. 1 N.C. A&T, William & Mary will try and make its first CAA title game since 1993 and second all-time, taking on Drexel in the semifinal at 2 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
• The Opponent
Drexel also required overtime to win its quarterfinal, beating No. 5 Monmouth 70-67. The Dragons are 17-12 on the year and posted a record of 12-6 in conference play. They are led by All-CAA First Team selection Amaris Baker and Defensive Team selection Deja Evans.
• Last Time Out
Classmates
Monet Dance and
Cassidy Geddes stole the show in Friday's quarterfinal, combining for 53 points in the Tribe's overtime win over regular season champs and top-seed NC A&T, 74-66. Dance hit a career-high seven triples to go with her career-best 27 points while the 26 from Geddes tied her career-high. The game was tied 64-64 after regulation before W&M scored the first 10 points of OT and outscored the Aggies 10-2 in the frame.
• Monet's Masterclass
Monet Dance absolutely shattered her previous career-high of 16 against N.C. A&T in the quarterfinals, dropping 27 on the day. Dance's efficient 7-for-9 effort from deep tied the CAA Tournament record for made 3-pointers in a game. The 27 points are the most in postseason history for William & Mary.
•Cass Stuffs the Stat Sheet
Cassidy Geddes' impact on Friday's quarterfinal went well beyond her career-high-tying 26 points. The sophomore also posted seven rebounds, one off her career-best, and added five assists. Geddes was also extremely efficient from the floor, going 11-for-17 with a pair of triples. She scored the final five overtime points for W&M.
• More Mo Facts
Monet Dance's 27 points Friday weren't only her career-high, but her third time this season setting a new career-best against N.C. A&T. The sophomore posted her first career double-figure game with 11 in the first meeting with the Aggies before scoring 16 in the second meeting. Three of her four career games in double figures are now against A&T. Prior to Friday's 10-for-13 from the floor the most field goals she had made in a game was four.
•Marching On
William & Mary's advancement to the semifinals makes them the first team seeded ninth-or-worse to make the CAA's final four since 2019 when Hofstra also did so as the No. 9 seed.
• Top of the Class
After leading the CAA in scoring during league play at 17.8 points per game,
Bella Nascimento was named to the All-CAA Second Team by the league's head coaches. Nascimento's 10 games of 20-plus points during CAA play also served as the most in the league. She averaged 15.9 ppg through the entire regular season, fifth best in the CAA.
• One-Two Punch
The 53 combined points for
Monet Dance (27) and
Cassidy Geddes (26) on Friday marked the second time W&M has had a duo combined for 50-plus this year.
Bella Nascimento scored 27 while Geddes posted her first 26-point game against Monmouth on Jan. 12.
• Nice Work, Nat
After a strong start to her college career and then missing time due to injury, freshman
Natalie Fox has returned to form for W&M down the stretch of the season. Fox posted her third game in double figures during CAA play in the season finale at Campbell, and has made three-plus field goals in six of the last seven games.
• Everybody Assists
10 different players have led W&M in assists in a single game this season with eight of those players doing so multiple times.
• Balanced is Better
Thursday's second round win was a true example of a team effort for the Tribe. All eight players who saw action played 10-plus minutes and made multiple field goals. Seven of the eight players finished the day with seven-plus points, while six of those players handed out multiple assists.
• Taking Care of the Rock
The Tribe has won the turnover battle in 12 of the last 18 games. Over that span W&M has turned the ball over under 10 times on three occasions, while also forcing 15-plus turnovers 10 times.
• 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 31 games in 2024-25. The Tribe has had five different players miss time with injury/illness this year for a total of 38 games.
Alexa Mikeska (12)
Kayla Beckwith (11),
Natalie Fox (8),
Rebekah Frisby-Smith (2), Anahi Cauley (2),
Emma West (2) and
Marley Long (1) is the group who makes up those absences.
• Sharing is Caring
61.3% of the Tribe's baskets this year has been assisted, the second highest rate in the CAA and 50th in the nation. Drexel is the only CAA team with a higher percentage of assists at 70.6%, which is the best in the nation. This marks the second consecutive year W&M has finished the regular season ranked in the top-50 nationally in assist rate.
• 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.
• 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 24-8 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 37-5 against them when scoring 70+ since 2020-21. Offensively, the Tribe is 42-15 when scoring over 60 and 4-29 when held below 60 under Davis.
