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Jan. 2, 2001
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The University of Virginia Cavaliers (10-4/2-0 ACC) scored the game’s first five points and never looked back, defeating the 13th-ranked N. C. State Wolfpack (9-3/1-2 ACC) 77-64 tonight in Charlottesville. Schuye LaRue (Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll) led all scorers as she notched her fourth consecutive double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Anna Crosswhite (Castlecrag, Australia/Killarney Heights) put the Cavaliers up for good with her three-pointer from the right corner 36 seconds into the game. The teams battled back and forth with the Hoos stretching the lead to nine with 12:06 to play in the half as Telisha Quarles (Louisa, Va./Louisa County) converted a pair of free throws, two of her 16 points on the night. The Wolfpack surged to within one at 25-24 with 2:01 left in the half, but the Cavaliers closed with a 6-2 run, including the final four from Quarles, to take a 31-26 lead at the break.
Virginia started the second half with an 11-0 run, thanks to six points and a pair of steals from LaRue. The Cavalier defense held the Wolfpack off the board for the first five minutes of the half, before Amy Simpson hit a three to start an NCSU 16-4 run over a three-minute span that cut the Virginia lead to 4 at 46-42.
But the Cavaliers responded with a 15-6 run of their own, starting with a pair of buckets by LaRue, and it was her layup at the end of the run at the 6:12 mark of the period that gave the Hoos a 13-point lead. Virginia would extend the lead to as many as 16 with under a minute to play as Chelsea Whitaker (Dallas, Tex./Skyline) converted a layup with just under 25 seconds to lead 77-61, but the Pack got a late three for a final score of 77-64.
Virginia has won the last five against the `Pack and extends their lead in the series to 28-23 and remain the only ACC school to lead the all-time series against N. C. State. The Cavaliers return to action on Friday, Jan. 5 as they host Maryland. Game time is 7:30.