2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2023–24
| team = William & Mary Tribe
| logo = William & Mary Athletics logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Coastal Athletic Association
| short_conf = CAA
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 15–14
| conf_record = 12–6
| head_coach = Erin Dickerson Davis
| hc_year = 2nd
| asst_coach1 = Dane Sparrow
| asst_coach2 = Sugar Rodgers
| asst_coach3 = Kenia Cole
| arena = Kaplan Arena
| champion =
| tourney =
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Erin Dickerson Davis, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Tribe finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.{{Cite news|url=https://caasports.com/standings.aspx?standings=192|title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings|work=Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports)|access-date=January 20, 2024|language=en}} As the #4 seed in the CAA tournament, they defeated #12 seed Hofstra in the quarterfinals,{{Cite news|url=https://tribeathletics.com/news/2023/3/10/womens-basketball-tribe-scribe-w-m-advances-to-caa-semis-with-win-over-hofstra.aspx|title=Tribe Scribe: W&M Advances to CAA Semis With Win Over Hofstra|work=William & Mary Athletics|access-date=January 20, 2024|language=en}} before falling to top-seeded Towson in the semifinals.{{Cite news|url=https://thetowerlight.com/towson-womens-basketball-set-for-second-ever-caa-championship-game-with-win-over-william-mary/|title=Towson Women's Basketball set for second-ever CAA Championship game with win over William & Mary|work=The Towerlight|access-date=January 20, 2024|language=en}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alexa|last=Mikeska|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=so|rs=|home=Carlsbad, California|high_school=Carlsbad High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cassidy|last=Geddes|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=fr|rs=|home=Hickory, North Carolina|high_school=Newton-Conover High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Monet|last=Dance|num=2|pos=PG|ft=5|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=Roswell, Georgia|high_school=Mount Pisgah Christian School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Beckwith|num=3|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=sr|rs=|home=Laurel, Maryland|high_school=Bullis School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lanni|last=Brown|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=sr|rs=|home=Suwanee, Georgia|high_school=Wesleyan School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bella|last=Nascimento|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=jr|rs=|home=Grafton, Massachusetts|high_school=Manhattan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Dani|last=McTeer|num=10|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=0|class=so|rs=|home=Hampton, Virginia|high_school=Hampton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ruthie|last=Montella|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=jr|rs=|home=Palatine, Illinois|high_school=William Fremd High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rebekah|last=Frisby-Smith|num=14|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=sr|rs=y|home=Adelaide, South Australia|high_school=Forestville Eagles}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nylah|last=Young|num=20|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=gs|rs=|home=Suffolk, Virginia|high_school=Hampton}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kayla|last=Rolph|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=so|rs=|home=Great Falls, Virginia|high_school=Potomac School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cate|last=Carlson|num=24|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=fr|rs=|home=Virginia Beach, Virginia|high_school=Catholic High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Magee|num=31|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=1|class=jr|rs=|home=Phoenix, Arizona|high_school=Valley Vista High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Anahi-Lee|last=Cauley|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=jr|rs=|home=Windsor, Connecticut|high_school=Villanova}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Erin Dickerson Davis ({{college|Northwestern}})
|asst_coach=
- Dane Sparrow ({{college|UNCG}})
- Sugar Rodgers ({{college|Georgetown}})
- Kenia Cole ({{college|Hampton}})
|roster_url=https://tribeathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=January 20, 2024
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|William & Mary Tribe}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Norfolk State
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 64–66
| attend = 3,112
| record = 0–1
| highscorer = Young
| points = 29
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Young, Rolph}}
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Nascimento
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 10, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = VCU
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 54–70
| attend = 956
| record = 0–2
| highscorer = Young
| points = 26
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Cauley, Frisby-Smith}}
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 12, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = George Mason
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 72–77
| attend = 962
| record = 0–3
| highscorer = Young
| points = 23
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Nascimento
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 15, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = 51–80
| attend = 3,588
| record = 0–4
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Beckwith
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Mikeska
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 24, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Ocean Bank Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
| tv =
| score = 63–53
| attend = 391
| record = 1–4
| highscorer = Young
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Rolph
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 26, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = Ocean Bank Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = FIU Thanksgiving Classic championship
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 59–57
| attend = 389
| record = 2–4
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 17
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Rolph
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 30, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 66–72
| attend = 829
| record = 2–5
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 3, 2023
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 81–53
| attend =
| record = 3–5
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Rolph
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Nascimento
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 7, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = Atlantic Union Bank Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–75
| attend = 2,441
| record = 3–6
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 12
| highrebounder = Rolph
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Mikeska
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 17, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Longwood
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 86–49
| attend = 1,096
| record = 4–6
| highscorer = Young
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Frisby-Smith
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Frisby-Smith
| assists = 6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 21, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = 43–76
| attend = 4,887
| record = 4–7
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Beckwith
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = Mikeska
| assists = 3
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|William & Mary Tribe}}| CAA regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 5, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = OceanFirst Bank Center
| site_cityst = West Long Branch, NJ
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 70–66
| attend = 680
| record = 5–7
| conference = 1–0
| highscorer = Cauley
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Beckwith
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|3 Tied|Cauley, Nascimento, Geddes}}
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 7, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Hofstra
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| tv = FloHoops/MSG
| score = 48–46
| attend = 301
| record = 6–7
| conference = 2–0
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Mikeska
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Frisby-Smith, Geddes}}
| assists = 2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 12, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 51–53
| attend = 855
| record = 6–8
| conference = 2–1
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 14
| highrebounder = Mikeska
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Frisby-Smith
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 14, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Schar Center
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 62–43
| attend = 753
| record = 7–8
| conference = 3–1
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 21
| highrebounder = Nascimento
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Cauley
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 19, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 78–72
| overtime = OT
| attend = 456
| record = 8–8
| conference = 4–1
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 20
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Young, Mikeska}}
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| tv = Monumental/FloHoops
| score = 64–80
| attend = 602
| record = 8–9
| conference = 4–2
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 21
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|4 Tied|Nascimento, Young, Cauley, Mikeska}}
| rebounds = 3
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 26, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Hofstra
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 61–50
| attend = 962
| record = 9–9
| conference = 5–2
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Beckwith
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Frisby-Smith, Dance}}
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 28, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 56–67
| attend = 1,354
| record = 9–10
| conference = 5–3
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Frisby-Smith
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = Nascimento
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 4, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 75–62
| attend = 1,163
| record = 10–10
| conference = 6–3
| highscorer = Young
| points = 27
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Young, Frisby-Smith}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Dance
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 9, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 62–58
| attend = 1,443
| record = 11–10
| conference = 7–3
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Cauley
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Cauley
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 11, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Hampton
| site_stadium = Hampton Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Hampton, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 65–55
| attend = 668
| record = 12–10
| conference = 8–3
| highscorer = Geddes
| points = 19
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 18, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Gore Arena
| site_cityst = Buies Creek, NC
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 46–57
| attend = 1,002
| record = 12–11
| conference = 8–4
| highscorer = Young
| points = 20
| highrebounder = Frisby-Smith
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Geddes, Mikeska}}
| assists = 3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 23, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 73–61
| attend = 1,088
| record = 13–11
| conference = 9–4
| highscorer = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Cauley, Young}}
| points = 18
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Frisby-Smith
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 25, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Hampton
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 66–58
| attend = 1,291
| record = 14–11
| conference = 10–4
| highscorer = Young
| points = 24
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Mikeska
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 1, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 68–50
| attend = 607
| record = 15–11
| conference = 11–4
| highscorer = Cauley
| points = 15
| highrebounder = Rolph
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Nascimento
| assists = 4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 3, 2024
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Charleston
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 72–77
| attend = 358
| record = 15–12
| conference = 11–5
| highscorer = Young
| points = 32
| highrebounder = {{tooltip|2 Tied|Young, Frisby-Smith}}
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Geddes
| assists = 5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 7, 2024
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 2–0{{efn|Forfeited due to limited roster availability for Northeastern{{Cite news|url=https://caasports.com/news/2024/3/6/northeastern-womens-basketball-forfeits-its-game-at-william-mary.aspx|title=Northeastern Women’s Basketball Forfeits Its Game at William & Mary|work=CAA Sports|first=Hunter|last=Peters|date=March 6, 2024|access-date=March 6, 2024|language=en}}''}}
| attend =
| record = 15–12
| conference = 12–5
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder =
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 9, 2024
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 68–74
| attend = 1,032
| record = 15–13
| conference = 12–6
| highscorer = Nascimento
| points = 24
| highrebounder = Mikeska
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = ''{{tooltip|2 Tied|Nascimento, Geddes}}
| assists = 3
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|William & Mary Tribe}}|2024 CAA women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 2024
| time = 2:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 5
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| oppseed = 13
| score = 53–57
| site_stadium = Entertainment and Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = FloHoops
| highscorer = Young
| points = 22
| highrebounder = Young
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = Cauley
| assists = 4
| record = 15–14
| overtime =
| attend =
}}
|-
{{CBB Schedule End
|timezone=Eastern
|poll=AP Poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news|url=https://tribeathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24|title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule|work=William & Mary Athletics|access-date=January 20, 2024|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2729/season/2024|title=William & Mary Tribe 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=January 20, 2024|language=en}}
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