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No. 22 Virginia Returns to Action Following Exam Week.
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December 20, 1998
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The Cavaliers return to action following a break during exam week. Virginia is on a two-game win streak with wins over Wake Forest (65-45) and Towson (102-44). The average margin of victory in the last two games is 39.0 points.
The Cavaliers have played the last two games without 5th-year guard Monick Foote who is side-lined with a pulled right hamstring. Her status is questionable for Monday’s game with Radford but Foote is hoping to return to action next week in the tournament.
DeMya Walker leads the team in scoring (16.9 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg) and Monick Foote is the team’s second leading scorer ( 13.2 ppg) while Lesley Brown ranks third in scoring (12.6 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.0 rpg).
The Cavaliers hold an all-time record of 128-27 in the month of December for a winning percentage of 82.6 percent.
Radford (1-7)at #22 Virginia (5-2)
Charlottesville, Va. – University Hall (8,457)
Dec. 21, 1998 at 7:30 p.m.
Series With Radford
Tonight’s game marks the 11th meeting between Radford and Virginia. The Highlanders hold a 7-3 advantage in the series which dates back to the 1974-75 season. Virginia has won three of the last four meetings and are 2-1 vs. Radford in University Hall.
The last time these two teams met was on Dec. 20, 1994 and the Cavaliers posted an 88-48 win in University Hall.
Duo Combines For Best Shooting Performance
DeMya Walker and Lesley Brown shot a combined 17-17 (1.000) in Virginia’s 102-44 win over Towson on Dec. 11 and recorded the top shooting performance in UVa history. Walker tied Wendy Palmer for the best individual shooting performance in school history with her 9-9 shooting from the field. Brown’s 8-8 performance from the field completed the best shooting performance by a duo in any single game in UVa history.
In the Polls
The Cavaliers have been ranked every week in either the AP or USA Today poll since Jan. 8, 1984. The Cavaliers have been ranked a total of 265 consecutive weeks in one or both of the polls.
Virginia holds the longest active streak of any ACC team in the AP poll–171 weeks. The Cavaliers have been ranked 245 consecutive weeks in the USA Today poll.