WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary women's basketball continues its northeastern road trip as it takes on Hofstra on Sunday morning at the Mack Sports Complex. Tip-off has been moved up to 11 a.m. due to the impending winter storm. The game will be broadcasted on MSG Sports Network and streamed on FloCollege.
• The Matchup
W&M enters the contest against Hofstra with six road wins in its last seven games. The Tribe has won six of the last eight meetings against the Pride, including a 76-65 victory in the second round of the 2025 CAA Tournament that sparked the Green & Gold's CAA Championship run.
• The Opponent
Hofstra is 1-6 in CAA play and has dropped its last five straight overall. The Pride's two leading scorers are Chloe Sterling (9.6 ppg) and Sandra Magolico (9.4 ppg). Magolico's 8.1 rpg ranks her third in the CAA and just outside the top-100 in the nation.
• Last Time Out
W&M snapped its four-game losing skid with a 63-50 victory over Northeastern on Friday.
Cassidy Geddes led the way with 20 points, while a stifling defensive effort saw W&M force the Huskies into 21 turnovers. Tika Sallman put together 10 points and seven boards in her return to action.
• Everybody Eats
In the Tribe's win at Northeastern, four players scored in double-figures, with Cassy Geddes (20 points),
Kyah Smith (11),
Natalie Fox (10), and Tika Sallman (10) leading the way. It was the first double-digit scoring game for Smith in a Tribe uniform.
• Nat-itude
With her double-double on Jan. 16 against Hampton,
Natalie Fox tied her career-high with 20 points and nearly equaled her personal best with 12 rebounds. Nine of those rebounds were on the offensive glass, marking just the fourth time in the CAA all year a player has grabbed nine or more o-boards.
• Road Warriors
The Tribe's six road wins are tied with Charleston for most in the CAA this season. W&M won five straight games on the road from Dec. 3 to Jan. 2. The last time that happened was from Nov. 21-Dec. 31, 2017. It's only happened three times since 1979.
• Doing it With Defense
The Tribe held Campbell to 45 points on Jan. 11, marking the Fighting Camels' lowest scoring output of the year and the fewest points allowed by the Green & Gold against a Division I foe since Jan. 14, 2024 against Elon.
• Smooth Operator
Alexa Mikeska continues to rank among the nation's leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio. The senior guard has 51 assists to 28 turnovers for a 1.82 A/TO ratio, ranking 80th in Division I.
• Floor General
Monet Dance dished out eight assists in the Tribe's win over N.C. A&T. She also racked up six steals, equaling the most by a Tribe player since Victoria Reynolds in 2019.
• Perfect December
The Tribe went 5-0 in December, the program's first perfect month since December 2016 (6-0). Before that, its last undefeated month with at least five games played was January 1978.
• Mo Buckets
Dance was named CAA Player of the Week for Dec. 22 after averaging 17.0 points and 7.0 assists in a pair of victories over Stetson and Bethune-Cookman at the Holiday Hoops Classic. The junior from Roswell, Ga. dropped 20 points and four dimes in Friday's comeback win at Stetson before handing out 10 assists in the win over BCU on Saturday. The 10 helpers is tied for the most by a CAA player this season, and the most by a member of the Tribe since Eva Hodgson had 10 vs. Charleston on Jan. 12, 2020.
• No Stopping Nat
After dropping a career-high 18 points against Coppin State on Dec. 13,
Natalie Fox one-upped herself with 20 points in the win over Coppin State on Dec. 19. In the month of December, Fox averaged 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists on 56% FG shooting.
• WWWWWWinning Streak
The Tribe's six-game non-conference winning streak to end non-con play is its longest under
Erin Dickerson Davis and the longest since 2017-18. W&M's six non-league wins are the most under Davis as well. The last time the Tribe won seven-plus non-conference games was in 2019-20 when the Green & Gold started the season 9-2.
• Lex Stuffs the Stat Sheet
Alexa Mikeska put together an impressive all-around performance against Coppin State, posting 11 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. The outing also marked the senior's first double-figure scoring game in two seasons after battling injury for much of last year.
• Dropping Dimes
The 21 helpers by the Tribe against N.C. A&T on Jan. 2 were the most against a Division I opponent this season. W&M had eight straight games with 12-plus assists from Dec. 3-Jan. 9.
• Major Upset
W&M's win over Wake Forest marked a series of firsts.
- The first win over a power-conference opponent since Clemson in 2015.
- The first win over Wake Forest in school history.
- The first non-conference road winning streak since 2020.
- The first loss for Wake Forest, previously the ACC's lone remaining unbeaten team.
• Pick-pocketing
The 26 turnovers forced by the Tribe against Tennessee State was its most vs. a DI opponent since the 2023-24 season when it forced 26 miscues twice against Hofstra on Jan. 26 and, coincidentally, against TSU on Nov. 24 of that year.
• Cass Doubles Down
Cassidy Geddes not only led the Tribe in scoring for the fourth time this season against Howard, but the junior was impactful as a rebounder from the guard position. Geddes snagged 10 rebounds to go with her 17 points for the first double-double of her career.
• Nat on the Glass
After a strong freshman season,
Natalie Fox is poised for another solid season in Green and Gold in 2025-26. The LaGrangeville, N.Y. native scored in double figures in the first three games this season, the first time in her career she has scored 10-plus in three straight outings. The sophomore grabbed a career-high 13 boards on Sunday at Howard, surpassing her previous watermark of 12.
• Star of the Show
Tika Sallman was named CAA Player of the Week for Dec. 8 after averaging 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 67% from the floor. The Cairo, Egypt native keyed W&M's upset of Wake Forest, posting 17 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
• 60 is the Magic Number
60 points is a key number for W&M. The Tribe is 29-11 under
Erin Dickerson Davis when holding teams below 60. Offensively, the Tribe is 54-18 when scoring at least 60 and 4-36 when held below 60 under Davis. W&M is 9-1 this year when scoring at least 60 points.
• Comeback Kids
W&M's historic CAA title run last season didn't come without adversity and deficits along the way. The Tribe trailed top-seed N.C. A&T in the quarterfinals by 12 points in the middle of the third before coming back to force overtime and earn a win. Campbell was the next victim of a W&M comeback in the championship, getting out to a 14-0 lead and again leading by 13 in the third before succumbing to a Tribe offensive bombardment that included a 61.5% shooting effort in the fourth. The Tribe only had won once when trailing at the half in the regular season.
• Excellence from E
No other coach in William & Mary women's basketball history has had the success that
Erin Dickerson Davis has had through three seasons. With the 16 wins last year, Davis became the first Tribe coach to win 15-plus games in each of their first three seasons. The Tribe won 12 conference games in each of her first two years, tying the program record for CAA wins in a season. W&M's first win of the season against Barton was Davis's 50th in her head coaching career.
