William & Mary women's basketball beats Tennessee State 78-54

William & Mary women's basketball improved to 2-0 with a 78-54 win over Tennessee State on Thursday night at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe pulled away with a 28-point third quarter and led by as many as 24.

Close early, then a third-quarter surge

William & Mary led 15-13 after the first quarter, and the Tribe held a 30-26 edge at halftime after a 15-13 second quarter. The third quarter decided it. William & Mary scored 28 points to Tennessee State's 10 and took control. The Tribe added 20 more in the fourth, and Tennessee State scored 18 in the final period.

Geddes and Dance lead the scoring

Cassidy Geddes led the Tribe with 20 points, going 6-of-6 at the free throw line, and added 3 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes. Monet Dance came off the bench to score 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three-point range. Natalie Fox finished with 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds, 10 of them offensive. Denver Carlton scored 10 and Skyla Mastronardi added 8.

Tribe wins the turnover battle

Tennessee State committed 22 turnovers, and William & Mary turned them into 19 points. The Tribe committed 14 turnovers. William & Mary had 9 steals and 3 blocks. The Tribe outscored the Lady Tigers 34-16 in the paint and 12-4 on fast breaks, and outrebounded them 47-39.

William & Mary shot 27-of-64 (42 percent) from the field and 6-of-16 from three. Tennessee State shot 17-of-57 (30 percent) and 7-of-24 from deep. Both teams struggled at the line: the Tribe made 18 of 30 and the Lady Tigers 13 of 23.

Tennessee State

Somah Kamara led the Lady Tigers with 16 points, and Genesis Harris scored 14 off the bench, making 4 of 6 three-pointers. LaKiara Alexander had 8 points and 11 rebounds, and Sherry Zheng had a team-high 6 assists. Tennessee State fell to 1-1.

The Tribe, 2-0 at home, played before a crowd of 781. William & Mary plays at Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET.