CAA Women’s Basketball Notebook – Dec. 19, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 19, 2025) – Things are heating up heating into the vacation break, with convention play proper across the nook for our packages
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
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
Howard 64, Hampton 60
William &Mary 72, Coppin State 65
St. John’s 63, Hofstra 60
Sunday, December 14
Charleston 75, Florida State 70
Stony Brook 52, Duquesne 39
Longwood 67, Elon 66
Monday, December 15
Georgia 77, N.C. A&T 49
Campbell 68, Norfolk State 63
Tuesday, December 16
Drexel 95, Chestnut Hill 38
Wednesday, December 17
Stony Brook 75, Georgian Court 50
Towson 87, UMES 86
UNCG 54, Elon 50
North Carolina 84, UNCW 34
Thursday December 18
Radford 73, Hampton 67
Monmouth 50, Yale 46
Friday, December 19
William & Mary at Stetson…………………………………….. 11 a.m.
Northeastern at Boston College……….. 12 p.m. (ACCNX)
Charleston at Cleveland State …………………………. 1:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 20
Lehigh at Towson…………………………….. 12 p.m. (FloCollege)
Charleston at UPR Mayaguez………………………… 12:30 p.m.
William & Mary at Bethune-Cookman…………… 1:15 p.m.
Cheyney at Monmouth…………………………………………….. 2 p.m.
Vermont at Drexel……………… 2 p.m. (NBCSP/FloCollege)
Ferrum College at N.C. A&T …………… 2 p.m. (FloCollege)
Sunday, December 21
Hofstra at UAlbany…………………………………. 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Norfolk State at Elon…………………………. 1 p.m. (FloCollege)
Campbell at East Carolina………………………………………… 2 p.m.
UNCW at Longwood ……………………………….. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
WEEKLY AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Taylor Barbot, Charleston
Junior | Guard | Floral Park, N.Y. / St. Mary
Barbot had a stellar week as Charleston defeated a Power 4 college for the second-straight season. In a 75-70 victory over Florida State, the St. Mary alumna posted a recreation-excessive 20 factors. Barbot additionally chipped in with eight assists, 4 rebounds, and two assists. The Cougars’ win marked the primary over an ACC college since 2009 in opposition to Clemson.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Alex Brown, Stony Brook
Freshman | Forward | Manassas, Va. / Osbourn Park
Brown averaged 5.0 factors and three.0 rebounds as Stony Brook went 1-1. The Seawolves’ freshman knocked down all 4 of her makes an attempt from the ground final week, together with a 3-for-3 exhibiting within the group’s 52-39 win over Duquesne. Brown additionally drained a pair of photographs from the charity stripe to register a season-excessive eight factors in opposition to the Dukes. The Manassas, Va., native additionally chipped in with 4 rebounds within the victory in opposition to the A-10 foe.
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
Dec. 15: Taylor Barbot, Charleston
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
Dec. 15: Alex Brown, Stony Brook
TEAM NOTES
Big Win for the Cougars
Charleston’s dominance to start out the season continued, defeating ACC opponent, Florida State, 75-70 on Sunday afternoon. With the Seminoles’ internet rating sitting at 106, the Cougars jumped 4 spots to No. 94, marking their highest place in over two weeks. Junior Taylor Barbot earned CAA Player of the Week honors for her efficiency, racking up a recreation-excessive 20 factors and eight assists whereas additionally grabbing 4 rebounds. Nine totally different Cougars scored within the contest as Charleston defeated a Power 4 college for the second consecutive 12 months. It additionally earned its first victory over an ACC college since Charleston defeated Clemson in 2009.
Von Essen Reaches 1,000
Preseason All-CAA choice Emma Von Essen picked up proper the place she left off for the Pride. The senior guard eclipsed 1,000 profession factors for Hofstra within the loss to St. John’s, turning into considered one of simply 27 gamers in Hofstra historical past to take action. A extremely adorned athlete, the Long Island native’s greatest season got here in 2023-24. Averaging a profession-excessive 11.6 factors per recreation, Von Essen sat contained in the convention’s prime-20 scorers, whereas she averaged a CAA-best 2.7 3-pointers made per recreation.
100-piece
On Thursday, Campbell turned simply the fourth program to attain 100 in a recreation, defeating Carolina University 100-43. Over 2,700 elementary college students had been in attendance because the Camels scored their most factors since 2023. Six gamers reached double digits, together with Hadleigh Dill, who had a group-excessive 13 on 5-of-11 taking pictures from the ground. On the entire, all 12 gamers who noticed the court docket had not less than 4 factors and performed not less than 12 minutes. The Camels additionally dedicated solely 4 fouls, a brand new document low for this system.
Historic Tuesday Afternoon
In its second-to-final non-convention recreation of the season, Drexel put up historic numbers to defeat Chestnut Hill 95-38. The 57-level margin marked the widest in program historical past, topping Drexel’s 95-43 victory in opposition to Philadelphia Textiles on December 8, 1986. It can also be the primary time the Dragons scored greater than 90 factors since 2010, and the fourth time in program historical past. Statistically, Drexel had its greatest rebounding efficiency, corralling greater than 50 for the primary time since 2003, and coming simply two shy of this system’s single-recreation help document with 30 in opposition to Chestnut Hill.
An Honorable Mention Has Entered The Chat
Stony Brook’s Diaka Berete was named an honorable point out Player of the Week from the Women’s Met Basketball Writers for her performances this previous week. The graduate pupil averaged 10.5 rebounds and seven.5 rebounds within the 1-1 week. Berete scored a recreation-excessive 17 factors within the loss to St. John’s, including eight rebounds and 4 steals. She adopted that efficiency up with 4 factors and 7 rebounds in a win over Duquesne.
TEAM NOTES
Campbell
Campbell’s 27 first-quarter factors in opposition to Norfolk State had been essentially the most it scored in a single quarter this season
Jasmine Felton’s 11.8 factors per recreation lead the Camels
Campbell restricts its opponents to a 35.6% scoring clip from the sector, the second-lowest within the convention
Charleston
Charleston compelled Florida State into 22 turnovers, capitalizing to attain 26 factors
Jami Hill made her season debut in opposition to Florida State, scoring eight factors
Sophia Tougas had a season-excessive 18 factors as she went 4-for-8 from behind the arc in opposition to the Seminoles
Drexel
Amaris Baker now has seven 20-level video games this season
Iriona Gravley put up a profession-excessive 23 factors in opposition to Chestnut Hill
Drexel’s 42.0% scoring clip from the sector is the very best within the CAA
Elon
17-level efficiency in opposition to Longwood
Elon held UNCG to 0% (0-for-11) from three-level vary within the first half
Tyana Walker had a profession-excessive two blocks in opposition to UNCG
Hampton
Aaryn Battle had a profession-excessive 9 rebounds within the loss to Howard
Aisha Dabo scored a profession-excessive 27 factors within the loss to Radford
Battle’s 4.4 assists per recreation are the third most within the convention
Hofstra
Sandra Magolico produced a profession-excessive 4 assists in opposition to St. John’s
Hofstra outrebounded St. John’s, 38-29
Hofstra’s 51 rebounds in opposition to Marywood had been essentially the most in a recreation since Jan. 10 in opposition to Charleston
Monmouth
Alexis Andrews netted her 1,000th profession level due to a 17-level efficiency in opposition to Yale
Divine Dibula completed with 10 factors in opposition to Yale for her fifth straight recreation in double figures
Monmouth earned its first-ever victory over Yale in program historical past, to extend its longest successful streak of the season with three
N.C. A&T
D’Mya Tucker produced a group-excessive 11 factors in opposition to Georgia
Jordan Brown’s 9 rebounds in opposition to Georgia had been a season excessive
The Aggies maintain their opponents to a powerful 27.9% mark from behind the arc, the third lowest within the convention
UNCW
Rori Cox ranks first within the convention together with her 2.50 steals per recreation
Kylah Silver’s 13.4 factors per recreation lead this system and rank fifth within the convention
UNCW’s 1,523 common attendance is the third most within the CAA up to now this season
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 9 video games
Yirsy Queliz leads Northeastern with 3.0 assists per recreation
Stony Brook
Stony Brook held Georgian Court to only two three-tips on 13 makes an attempt
Janay Brantley had her second 20-level efficiency of the season with 21 in opposition to Georgian Court
Stony Brook averages the third-highest rebound tally within the CAA with 34.4 per recreation
Towson
Towson posted a season-excessive 59 bench factors within the additional time win in opposition to Maryland Eastern Shore
Kayla Morris grabbed 18 rebounds to mark a brand new profession excessive in opposition to Maryland Eastern Shore
India Johnston completed with a profession-excessive 26 factors off the bench in opposition to Maryland Eastern Shore
William & Mary
Natalie Fox had a profession-excessive 18 factors in opposition to Coppin State
The 4-recreation non-convention successful streak is W&M’s longest since December 2016, when it received 10 in a row
Natalie Fox averages the fourth most blocks per recreation within the CAA at 1.3