William & Mary Tribe women's basketball

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|university = College of William & Mary

|conference = Coastal Athletic Association

|location = Williamsburg, Virginia

|coach = Erin Dickerson Davis

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|arena = Kaplan Arena

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The William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Coastal Athletic Association and play their home games in Kaplan Arena.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribeathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wbball|title=William & Mary Athletics - Women's Basketball - College of William & Mary|website=www.tribeathletics.com}}

History

William & Mary began play in 1919, with NCAA Division I play beginning in 1984. The Tribe reached the CAA tournament final in 1993 but lost to Old Dominion. Their first postseason tournament appearance came in the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational, where they lost 57–56 in the first round to the Xavier Musketeers.

In 2025, as the #9 seed in the CAA tournament, the Tribe reached the tournament final for the first time since 1993, going on to defeat Campbell, 66–63, to win their first-ever conference tournament championship. This also gave them the automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA tournament, their first-ever appearance, and the first overall NCAA tournament appearance in school history for either the men's or women's teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44280203/william-mary-tribe-secures-first-ncaa-tournament-berth |title=William & Mary Tribe secures first NCAA tournament berth |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=March 16, 2025 |access-date=March 17, 2025}} Entering the NCAA tournament as one of the four lowest-ranked overall teams, the Tribe were matched up against Big South champion High Point in the First Four. Subsequently, on March 20, they defeated High Point 69–63, recording the first men's or women's March Madness win in school history, and advancing to the main field of 64.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44337848/william-mary-women-notch-school-first-march-madness-win |title=William & Mary women notch school's first March Madness win |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=March 21, 2025 |access-date=March 21, 2025}} The Tribe then lost their Round of 64 matchup to #1 seed Texas 105–61, ending their March Madness run.{{cite web |last=Vertuno |first=Jim |url=https://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/national_sports/booker-scores-20-and-no-1-texas-opens-march-madness-with-105-61-win-over/article_3f655716-6751-5e1b-8fd3-b7019fd9673a.html |title=Booker scores 20 and No. 1 Texas opens March Madness with 105-61 win over No. 16 William & Mary |work=New Castle News |agency=Associated Press |date=March 23, 2025 |access-date=March 27, 2025}}

As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the Tribe have an all-time record of 767–1,050–9.{{cite web |title=2024 WBB Yearly Record |url=https://tribeathletics.com/documents/2024/4/24/Apr24YearlyRecord.pdf |accessdate=March 27, 2025 |publisher=College of William & Mary}}