Bella Nascimento scored 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 11 seconds left, lifting ninth-seeded William & Mary to a shocking 66-63 victory over No. 3-seed Campbell to win the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament.

The Tribe rallied from as much as a 14-point deficit on the way to winning the program's first CAA Championship behind Bella Nascimento's career-high 33 points.

The Camels have gone 14-6 against CAA opponents, with a 7-5 record in non-conference play. Campbell is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Tribe's record in CAA play is 11-10. William & Mary ranks eighth in the CAA shooting 27.9% from 3-point range.

For the first time in school history, William & Mary will play in the NCAA Tournament, after its women’s basketball team defeated Campbell 66-63 on Sunday to win the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament title.

The Tribe beat a higher-seeded opponent in Washington for the fourth time in four days Sunday, winning the Coastal Athletic Association championship from the No. 9 seed.

The only Big 5 team to make either NCAA Tournament last year is out of this year's race. Amaris Baker and Deja Evans had big games, but the rest of the team shot 6-for-34 from the field.

For the third consecutive day, the Tribe (14-18) faced a higher-seeded team it lost to in the regular season: No.8 Hofstra in the second round and top-seeded North Carolina A&T in the

Sophomores Monet Dancer and Cassidy Geddes combined for 53 points against a North Carolina A&T team that twice trounced the Tribe in the regular season.

The Tribe trailed 14-0 after four minutes but cut the deficit to eight at the half. Bella Nascimento scored 20 of 33 points in the second half, including the bucket that gave W&M the lead for good.

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