CAA Women’s Basketball Notebook – Dec. 12, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 12, 2025) – Conference play is correct across the nook, which suggests we have to catch you up on all issues taking place across the CAA.
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Wednesday, December 3
West Georgia 83, UNCW 63
William & Mary 67, Wake Forest 64
UMass 71, Northeastern 52
Monmouth 77, NJIT 68
Drexel 55, American 48
Campbel 71, Mercer 49
Thursday, December 4
Loyola 64, Towson 63
Friday, December 5
Harvard 67, Stony 33
Hampton 82, Livingstone 66
Saturday, December 6
Norfolk State 63, N.C. A&T 50
Fordham 69, Hofstra 46
Hampton 65, Edward Waters 47
Sunday, December 7
Drexel 59, Temple 52
Winthrop 78, UNCW 68
William & Mary 73, American 60
East Carolina 64, Elon 53
Monmouth 66, Saint Peter’s 38
Tuesday, December 9
Hofstra 80, Marywood 44
Wednesday, December 10
St. John’s 73. Stony Brook 42
Thursday, December 11
Campbell 100, Carolina 43
Saturday, December 13
Hampton at Howard………………………………………………… 12 p.m.
Coppin State at William & Mary 1 p.m. (MASN/FloCollege)
Hofstra at St. John’s………………………………….. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, December 14
Duquesne at Stony Brook ………………. 1 p.m. (FloCollege)
Longwood at Elon……………………………….. 1 p.m. (FloCollege)
Charleston at Florida State……………………. 2 p.m. (ACCNX)
Monday, December 15
N.C. A&T at Georgia…………………… 11 a.m. (SEC Network)
Norfolk State at Campbell……………….. 7 p.m. (FloCollege)
Tuesday, December 16
Chestnut Hill at Duquesne………………………………… 3:30 p.m.
WEEKLY AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jana Sallman, William & Mary
Junior | Center | Cairo, Egypt / Western Reserve Academy
Sallman stuffed the stat sheet within the Tribe’s 2-0 week, together with an enormous win over ACC foe Wake Forest. In a 67-64 victory over the Demon Deacons, the middle poured in 17 factors on 8-of-12 capturing from the ground. Four days later, the Tribe hit the ground once more with Sallman posting a close to double-double. The Egyptian product had a season-excessive 20 factors to go together with seven rebounds and 5 assists as William & Mary earned a 73-60 win over American.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Molly Rullo, Drexel
Freshman | Guard | Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O’Hara
Rullo helped Drexel go 2-0, averaging 16.5 factors, 3.0 rebounds, and a pair of.5 assists. After an 11-level efficiency within the workforce’s 55-48 victory over American, the Cardinal O’Hara alumna dropped a private-greatest 22 factors to elevate the Dragons to a 59-52 win in opposition to Temple within the Big 5 Classic. Scoring on an 89.0% clip from the sphere, Rullo additionally pitched in with 4 rebounds and 5 assists within the end result.
2025-26 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: Laine McGurk, Drexel
Nov. 17: Taryn Barbot, Charleston
Nov. 24: Kayla Lezama, Hampton / Kylah Silver, UNCW
Dec. 1: Taryn Barbot, Charleston / Rori Cox, UNCW
Dec. 8: Jana Sallman, William & Mary
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: Jasmine Nivar, Campbell
Nov. 17: Viki Matulevicius, Towson
Nov. 24: Jasmine Nivar, Campbell
Dec. 1: Tamia Watkins, Elon
Dec. 8: Molly Rullo, Drexel
TEAM NOTES
Rullo Levels Up
In the midst of two straight wins for Drexel, freshman Molly Rullo has emerged as a powerhouse on offense. Starting in opposition to American, she dropped a profession-excessive 11 factors on 4-for-7 capturing whereas additionally seeing a private-greatest 31 minutes of motion. Four days later, Rullo exploded for her profession-excessive once more, handing over a 22-level efficiency. She additionally grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. The guard set private marks in factors and assists, whereas tying her profession-greatest in boards. Rullo went 8-of-9 from the sphere and 5-for-6 from deep.
W&M Win Over Wake
The Tribe had an exceptional week, extending the win streak to 3 with victories over American and ACC foe Wake Forest. The 67-64 victory in opposition to the Demon Deacons was W&M’s first over an ACC and Power Four opponent since 2015 once they took down Clemson 58-41. It additionally marked this system’s first highway non-convention profitable streak since 2020. CAA Player of the Week Jana Sallman poured in 17 factors to steer 4 in double figures. As a workforce, the Tribe shot 48% from the ground.
HBCU Invitational Champs
Hampton headed to Orlando within the hopes of changing into the inaugural HBCU Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament champs and did simply that. Kiki McElrath was named the Tournament’s MVP as she paced the workforce with 17 factors within the 65-47 win over Edward Waters and had a season-excessive 19 within the first victory over Livingstone. “I am proud of the resiliency of my team this weekend,” mentioned Hampton Head Coach Tamisha Augustin. “Credit to Edward Waters, they do a really good job, and those players played hard and never let up. We will give them a couple of days with exams this week and prepare for our next matchup.”
She’s BACKKKKKKK
Out since February 2025, Hofstra’s Chloe Sterling made her lengthy-awaited return to the courtroom in opposition to A-10 opponent Fordham. The Preseason All-CAA choice dropped 11 factors and had 5 rebounds within the loss earlier than one other double-digit efficiency in opposition to Marywood. Sterling transferred in from James Madison for the 2024-25 season and made a direct affect. Averaging 13.0 factors, 5.2 rebounds, and three.6 assists, the one-time CAA Player of the Week was having a standout first CAA season earlier than choosing up a marketing campaign-ending damage 21 video games into her Pride profession.
The Hawks Are Flying Again
With two wins on the bounce, Monmouth has pulled itself again to a .500 report with wins over St. Peter’s and NJIT. After Divine Dibula dropped a profession-excessive 21 factors within the 77-68 win over the Highlanders, Monmouth pieced collectively its greatest defensive efficiency of the 12 months to greatest the Peacocks. Career highs had been in all places on the courtroom, together with private-greatest marks for Kathy Kersaint in blocks (3), Kellyn Preira in 3-pointers (3), and Madelena Amaro in steals (5). As a complete, Monmouth knocked down a season-excessive seven 3-pointers. Dibula continued her offensive dominance, ending with double-digits for the fourth straight contests.
TEAM NOTES
Campbell
Jasmine Felton dropped 19 factors on a formidable 7-of-8 scoring play from the sphere in opposition to Mercer
Ciarra Alexander’s 3.9 offensive boards per recreation rank second within the CAA and twenty second within the nation
Campbell permits a CAA-low 56.8 factors per recreation
Charleston
Taryn Barbot neared a double-double in opposition to Colorado with 22 factors and 9 boards
Charleston’s 17.9 offensive rebounds per recreation are the third-highest within the nation
Taryn Barbot is as much as 1,229 profession factors and is now seventeenth on the Cougars’ all-time scoring record
Drexel
The Dragons publish the second-highest 3-level share within the convention at 34.9%
Deja Evans dropped a season-excessive 18 factors in opposition to Temple
Drexel completed its second season within the Women’s Big 5 Classic in third place, following final season, when the workforce completed in fourth
Elon
LaNae Corbett has 5 video games this season in double digits, together with her most up-to-date coming in a 14-level efficiency in opposition to East Carolina
The Phoenix have held their opponents to underneath 25% capturing from deep 5 occasions this season
Elon has the second-greatest scoring bench within the CAA, averaging 26.8 factors per recreation
Hampton
Kiki McElrath dropped a season-excessive 19 factors within the win over Livingstone
Hampton forces its opponents into essentially the most turnovers per recreation within the CAA at 5.56
Aarryn Battle’s 4.1 assists per recreation are the fourth most within the convention
Hofstra
Sandra Magolico produced 14 factors and eight rebounds in opposition to Fordham
Sana’a Garrett averages a workforce-greatest 1.8 assists per recreation
Hofstra’s 69.7% clip from the charity stripe is the fourth-greatest mark within the CAA
Monmouth
Madalena Amaro dished out a profession-excessive eight assists—half of Monmouth’s 16 whole in opposition to NJIT
Kathy Kersaint tallied a profession-excessive three blocks in opposition to Saint Peter’s
Alexis Davis’ 8.4 rebounds per recreation are the second most within the CAA
N.C. A&T
Chaniya Clark has 22 profession double-doubles after a 20-level and 13-rebound efficiency in opposition to N.C. Central
A&T’s protection holds its opponents to 26.1% from deep, the second-lowest mark within the CAA
Clark’s 1.6 blocks per recreation are the third most within the convention
UNCW
Angelina Pelayo poured in a profession-excessive 12 factors alongside eight rebounds in opposition to West Georgia
Four gamers reached double-digits in opposition to Winthrop: Kylah Silver (18), Rori Cox (12), Pelayo (10), and Icyss Storm (10)
Cox averages a convention-greatest 2.5 steals per recreation
Northeastern
Kailee Beaudion-Foliaki added a profession-excessive 12 factors in opposition to UMass in her first recreation since November fifteenth
The Huskies have the fourth-highest 3-level share within the CAA at 30.3% by means of 9 video games
Yirsy Queliz leads Northeastern with 3.0 assists per recreation
Stony Brook
Stony Brook obtained a workforce-excessive seven rebounds from Caitlin Frost in opposition to Harvard
Sandra Frau-Garcia’s 4.5 assists per recreation rank second within the convention
Caitlin Forst ranks fourth within the CAA together with her 7.1 rebounds per recreation
Towson
Tilda Sjokvis (3.8) and India Johnston (3.1) each rank contained in the convention’s prime-10 assisters
Kayla Morris’ 2.9 blocks per recreation are essentially the most within the CAA
Sjokvist scored a workforce-excessive 16 factors in opposition to Towson
William & Mary
Jana Sallman poured in a season-excessive 20 factors in opposition to American
Cassidy Geddes’ 15.1 factors per recreation are the third-highest tally within the convention
Natalie Fox averages the fourth most blocks per recreation within the CAA at 1.3