Rolph leads William & Mary against No. 8 Maryland after 21-point game

Updated Dec. 18, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

William & Mary Tribe (3-7) at Maryland Terrapins (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary takes on No. 8 Maryland after Kayla Rolph scored 21 points in William & Mary's 70-65 victory against the South Carolina State Bulldogs.

The Terrapins are 5-0 on their home court. Maryland is fourth in the Big Ten scoring 84.1 points while shooting 50.4% from the field.

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The Tribe have gone 0-6 away from home. William & Mary is fourth in the CAA with 23.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Alexa Mikeska averaging 3.5.

Maryland averages 84.1 points, 20.5 more per game than the 63.6 William & Mary gives up. William & Mary averages 55.5 points per game, 2.2 fewer than the 57.7 Maryland allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kaylene Smikle is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Terrapins.

Bella Nascimento is averaging 12.6 points for the Tribe.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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