Virginia Hosts Georgia Tech

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Jan. 2, 2000

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Cavaliers put a five-game home winning streak on the line when they face Georgia Tech on Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. Virginia is fresh off a tournament championship in its own Nationwide Cavalier Classic where it defeated Butler 88-54 on Wednesday and Syracuse 70-59 on Thursday to claim the trophy. Virginia freshman Schuye LaRue was named the tournament MVP by averaging 24.5 points and 11.0 rebounds for the two games. Her 29-point performance vs. Butler was a career high. Junior Svetlana Volnaya, who also netted a career-high in the tourney was named the All-Tournament team. She scored a career best of 23 points vs. Syracuse and averaged 17.5 points and three rebounds for the tournament.

Virginia has not lost in University Hall since the season opener on Nov. 21 when it lost to St. Joseph’s 73-61. After recording their worst start since the 1977-1978 season, the Cavaliers have won their last four contests and five of their last six games.

Since the departure of junior guard Erin Stovall prior to the Christmas break, Virginia has won four straight and plays its first ACC game without the preseason All-ACC selection.

Series with Georgia Tech
This is the 45th meeting between Georgia Tech and Virginia and the Cavaliers lead the series 40-4. Virginia has won 23 of the last 25 contests between the two teams. The Yellow Jackets have never been victorious in 20 tries at University Hall.

Head Coach Debbie Ryan holds a 23-3 advantage in head-to-head competition with Georgia Tech Head Coach Agnes Berenato.

Possible Starters

Key Reserves

How the Teams Match Up

Volnaya and LaRue Lead Cavs to Win Over Syracuse
Svetlana Volnaya connected for a career-high 23 points and Schuye LaRue recorded her second double-double of the season to lead Virginia to a 70-59 win over Syracuse. Volnaya’s previous career-high was 18 points vs. Brown (Dec. 28, 1998). LaRue pumped in 20 points and had 16 rebounds against the Orangewomen. Her only other double-double this season came against Texas (24 points, 14 rebounds) on Nov. 27, 1999. Her 16 rebounds is the most by a Cavalier since DeMya Walker grabbed 17 rebounds vs. Mt. St. Mary’s on Dec. 8, 1997.

LaRue Hits Career High vs Butler
Schuye La Rue connected for 29 points against Butler, eclipsing her career high of 24 she set against Texas. Her 29 points is the most scored by a freshman since Tora Suber hit 29 vs UNC in 1994. Only Dawn Staley (37 vs Wake in 1989) and Heather Burge (30 vs Virginia Tech in 1990) have scored more as a freshman.

Quarles Steals Victory over Siena
Sophomore guard Telisha Quarles stole the ball eight times in the victory over Siena, the most steals by an individual in a single game since Wendy Palmer had 9 in the 78-66 win over Virginia Tech on Dec. 8, 1993. The all-time record for steals in a game is 10, held by Dawn Staley (Temple ’91) and Donna Holt (Maryland ’86).

Stovall Leaves Team
Junior guard Erin Stovall has taken a personal leave of absence from the Virginia women’s basketball team for an indefinite period of time. Stovall, a two-year starter and a pre-season first team All-ACC selection, ranks second on the team in scoring this season with 13.9 points per game. She was replaced in the starting line-up in the Virginia Tech game by sophomore Telisha Quarles. Quarles scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds against the Hokies on Dec. 20.

Head Coach Debbie Ryan indicated that Stovall’s return to the team is uncertain at this time.

Win Over Tech Boosts Cavaliers
Four of the five starters scored in double figures as the Cavaliers defeated state rival Virginia Tech 67-62 on Dec. 20. Svetlana Volnaya led Virginia with 13 points, followed by Telisha Quarles with 12, Schuye LaRue and Renee Robinson each had 10 and the fifth starter, Lisa Hosac had nine points.

The win boosted the confidence of the Cavaliers who overcame a 13-0 deficit at the beginning of the game and thwarted several comeback bids by the Hokies who had been ranked in the polls earlier in the season. Virginia was also playing without junior guard Erin Stovall who left the team the week before due to personal reasons and rallied despite her absence.

Dominant Rebounder Still MIA
Virginia is still in a quest for a dominant force on the boards this season. Not since Wendy Palmer graduated in 96 has UVa had a presence under the boards.

Freshman Schuye LaRue leads the squad in rebounding (6.2 rpg) this season while senior Lisa Hosac and junior Svetlana Volnaya follow with 4.6 rpg and 4.4 rpg, respectively.

LaRue has had the Cavaliers’ only games with double figures in rebounds with 14 vs. Texas (Nov. 27) and 16 vs. Syracuse (Dec. 30).

Mitchelson Returns to Line-up
After sitting out six games with a separated right shoulder, junior forward Dean’na Mitchelson returned to action on Dec. 10 vs. Old Dominion.

Mitchelson played only two minutes in the season opener vs. St. Joseph’s before suffering the injury and had not seen action in any games until the Cavaliers met ODU.

Against the Monarchs, Mitchelson nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds in only 22 minutes of action.

Hosac Lifts Cavaliers To Win Over Loyola
Senior Lisa Hosac took command of the offense and scored a season-high 22 points to lead Virginia to a win over Loyola on Tuesday. Hosac, who had been averaging just 7.3 points per game, exploded for 11 points in the first half on 4-8 shooting from the field, including 1-1 from three-point range. She was more deadly in the second half going 5-7 from the field. She also led the team with seven rebounds, tied with Svetlana Volnaya.

Quarles Hits Career-High Against Blue Devils
One of the bright spots in Sunday’s loss at Duke was the emergence of sophomore Telisha Quarles. The native of Louisa, Va. led Virginia with 17 points against Duke with 14 of those points coming in the second half. She was 7-10 from the field in the second half. Her previous career-high was eight points which she set three times this year in the St. Joseph’s, Grambling, and Washington games.

Tough Start For the Cavaliers
The 4-4 start this season in its first eight games of the season was Virginia’s worst start since the 1977-78 season when they opened 3-5. That was also Head Coach Debbie Ryan’s first season as head coach at Virginia. The team finished 8-17 that year.

LaRue Named ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 30)
Schuye LaRue was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 30 after her performance in the Rainbow Wahine Classic. In the three-game tournament, LaRue averaged 19.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and was 24-39 from the floor for a shooting percentage of 61.5 percent. In the Washington game, LaRue was a perfect 9-9 from the floor, 1-1 from three-point range and 2-2 from the free throw line. She tied the school record for field goal percentage, a mark that was set in 1995 by Wendy Palmer and matched last season by DeMya Walker.

In the Polls
With Virginia grabbing the final spot in the preseason USA Today poll, the Cavaliers extended their streak in the polls. However, by not securing a spot in the pre-season AP poll, the Cavaliers’ streak of 182 consecutive weeks in that poll is history. Up until the polls of Nov. 22, the Cavaliers had been ranked every week in either the AP or USA Today poll since Jan. 8, 1984 a total of 281 consecutive weeks.

Virginia holds the longest streak of any ACC team in the AP poll 182 weeks. The streak in the AP poll started on Nov. 20, 1989 and ended this season. The Cavaliers had appeared in every USA Today poll for a total of 261 consecutive weeks.

The Cavalier’s record when they:
led at half-time 7-0
trailed at half-time 0-3
were tied at half-time 1-1
went into overtime 0-0
shot 60% or better 0-0
shot 50% or better 3-0
shot less than 50% 5-4
shot less than 40% 0-2
opponent shot 50% or better 0-0
opponent shot less than 50% 5-2
opponent shot less than 40% 6-0
had higher FG% than opponent 7-1
had lower FG% than opponent 1-3
out-rebounded opponent 4-1
were out-rebounded by opponent 3-3
had same rebounds as opponent 1-0
had more offensive rebounds 3-2
had fewer offensive rebounds 4-1
had same offensive rebounds 1-1
had fewer turnovers than opponent 4-1
had more turnovers than opponent 3-2
had same amount of turnovers 1-1
shot more FTs than opponent 4-0
shot fewer FTs than opponent 4-4
shot same number of FTs as opponent 0-0
had game decided by 10 points or less 0-0
had game decided by 5 points or less 1-1
scored 100+ points 1-0
scored 90-99 points 0-0
scored 80-89 points 3-0
scored 70-79 points 3-1
scored 60-69 points 1-3
scored 59 or less points 0-0
leading scorer is Hosac 1-0
leading scorer is LaRue 3-2
leading scorer is Quarles 0-2
leading scorer is Stovall 2-0
leading scorer is Volnaya 2-0

Starting Line-ups:

Hosac, Mitchlsn, Stovall, Robinson, Quarles   0-1Hosac, LaRue,    Stovall, Robinson, Quarles   1-0Hosac, Lias,     LaRue,   Stovall,  Robinson  1-1Hosac, Volnaya,  LaRue,   Stovall,  Robinson  1-2Hosac, Volnaya,  Kravch., Stovall,  Rob.      1-0Hosac, Volnaya,  LaRue,   Quarles,  Rob.      4-0

Virginia’s record on:

1999-2000 Team Honors

Erin Stovall
Preseason All-ACC First Team
Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team

Schuye LaRue
Rainbow Wahine Classic All-Tournament Team
ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 30)
Nationwide Cavalier Classic Most Valuable Player

Svetlana Volnaya
Nationwide Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team

Double-doubles:
Schuye LaRue 2
24 pt., 14 reb vs. Texas
20 pt, 16 reb. vs. Syracuse

Games with double figures in scoring:

Games with double figures in rebounds:
Schuye LaRue 2

Team Superlatives

TEAM POINTS

100 vs Grambling State -  Nov 2688  vs Butler          -  Dec 2985  vs Washington      -  Nov 2883  vs Siena           -  Dec 2877  vs Loyola (Md.)    -  Dec 0773  vs Texas           -  Nov 2771  vs William & Mary  -  Dec 02

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED

42  vs William & Mary -  Dec 0243  vs Siena          -  Dec 2854  vs Butler         -  Dec 2962  vs Virginia Tech  -  Dec 2063  vs Loyola (Md.)   -  Dec 0764  vs Washington     -  Nov 2873  vs St. Joseph's   -  Nov 21

FIELD GOALS

35  vs Siena           -  Dec 2834  vs Grambling State -  Nov 2633  vs Butler          -  Dec 2929  vs Loyola (Md.)    -  Dec 0729  vs Washington      -  Nov 2827  vs St. Joseph's    -  Nov 2126  vs. Virginia Tech  -  Dec 2026  vs Old Dominion    -  Dec 10

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
76 vs Grambling State – Nov 2675 vs Texas – Nov 2768 vs St. Joseph’s – Nov 2168 vs Siena – Dec 2863 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 2063 vs Duke – Dec 0563 vs Butler – Dec 29

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
.527 vs Washington – Nov 28 (29-55).524 vs Butler – Dec 29 (33-63).515 vs Siena – Dec 28 (35-68).492 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 07 (29-59).480 vs William & Mary – Dec 02 (24-50).456 vs Old Dominion – Dec 10 (26-57).447 vs Grambling State – Nov 26 (34-76)

LOWEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ALLOWED
.246 vs William & Mary – Dec 02 (14-57).283 vs Siena – Dec 28 (15-53).289 vs Grambling State – Nov 26 (22-76).356 vs Butler – Dec 29 (16-45).369 vs Washington – Nov 28 (24-65).403 vs Texas – Nov 27 (25-62).422 vs St. Joseph’s – Nov 21 (19-45)

THREE POINT FIELD GOALS
8 vs Washington – Nov 287 vs Siena – Dec 286 vs Old Dominion – Dec 106 vs William & Mary – Dec 025 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 075 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 205 vs Butler – Dec 29

THREE POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
22 vs St. Joseph’s – Nov 2119 vs Grambling State – Nov 2619 vs Siena – Dec 2818 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 2017 vs Washington – Nov 2817 vs Texas – Nov 2717 vs Butler – Dec 29

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
(8 attempts minimum).556 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 07 (5-9).471 vs Washington – Nov 28 (8-17).375 vs Old Dominion – Dec 10 (6-16).375 vs William & Mary – Dec 02 (6-16).368 vs Siena – Dec 28 (7-19).294 vs Butler – Dec 29 (5-17)

LOWEST THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL
PERCENTAGE ALLOWED.038 vs William & Mary – Dec 02 (1-26).100 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 20 (1-10).100 vs Siena – Dec 28 (2-20).125 vs Texas – Nov 27 (1-8).167 vs Washington – Nov 28 (3-18).250 vs Grambling State – Nov 26 (9-36).222 vs Butler – Dec 29 (2-9)

FREE THROWS
29 vs Grambling State – Nov 2620 vs Texas – Nov 2719 vs Washington – Nov 2817 vs William & Mary – Dec 0217 vs Butler – Dec 2914 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 07

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
41 vs Grambling State – Nov 2630 vs Texas – Nov 2724 vs Butler – Dec 2922 vs William & Mary – Dec 0220 vs Washington – Nov 2817 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 2017 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 07

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
(12 attempts minimum).950 vs Washington – Nov 28 (19-20).824 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 07 (14-17).773 vs William & Mary – Dec 02 (17-22).708 vs Butler – Dec 29 (17-24).707 vs Grambling State – Nov 26 (29-41).667 vs Texas – Nov 27 (20-30)

REBOUNDS
60 vs Grambling State – Nov 2647 vs Texas – Nov 2739 vs William & Mary – Dec 0235 vs Old Dominion – Dec 1035 vs Siena – Dec 2834 vs Duke – Dec 0534 vs Butler – Dec 29

ASSISTS
25 vs Washington – Nov 2822 vs Grambling State – Nov 2622 vs Siena – Dec 2820 vs Butler – Dec 2919 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 0714 vs Old Dominion – Dec 1014 vs William & Mary – Dec 02

STEALS
17 vs Siena – Dec 2816 vs Washington – Nov 2812 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 0712 vs Butler – Dec 2911 vs William & Mary – Dec 0211 vs Texas – Nov 278 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 208 vs Grambling State – Nov 26

BLOCKED SHOTS
7 vs Butler – Dec 295 vs Texas – Nov 274 vs Old Dominion – Dec 104 vs Siena – Dec 283 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 203 vs St. Joseph’s – Nov 213 vs Washington – Nov 283 vs Grambling State – Nov 26

MOST TURNOVERS CAUSED
31 vs Siena – Dec 2830 vs Butler – Dec 2924 vs Washington – Nov 2823 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 2021 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 0719 vs William & Mary – Dec 0219 vs Grambling State – Nov 26

FEWEST TURNOVERS MADE
9 vs St. Joseph’s – Nov 2113 vs Virginia Tech – Dec 2013 vs Butler – Dec 2914 vs Loyola (Md.) – Dec 0714 vs Siena – Dec 2817 vs Texas – Nov 2719 vs Grambling State – Nov 2621 vs Duke – Dec 05

Individual Superlatives

POINTS

FIELD GOALS

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (10 attempts minimum)

THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS

THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (6 attempts minimum)

FREE THROWS

REBOUNDS

ASSISTS

STEALS

BLOCKED SHOTS