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CHARLOTTESVILLE Winner of five-straight and seven out of its last eight games, the Virginia women’s basketball team looks to keep the momentum going when it faces Rhode Island Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Tip-off is 7 p.m., and live audio is available with Jay James (play-by-play), Myron Ripley (color commentary) and Larry Johnson (statistics) calling the action. The game will air on WINA 1070 AM in the Charlottesville area, or can be accessed through virginiasports.com with V Pass (sign up here: http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1139175).
Currently receiving votes in the AP Top 25, Virginia is coming off of a 69-50 win in its ACC opener at Wake Forest Sunday. Monica Wright led three Cavaliers in double figures with 26 points.
Three UVa players are averaging in double-figures: Wright (17.3 ppg), Lyndra Littles (16.3 ppg), and Aisha Mohammed (12.1 ppg). Paulisha Kellum is right behind them at 9.9 points per game.
Rounding out the starting lineup is Sharne Zoll, who leads the team with 5.2 assists per game. Heading into Sunday’s game, she is just three points shy of 1,000 for her career.
The Rams are 7-7 on the season after dropping a 70-63 contest to Canisius in their last outing (Jan. 2).
Rhode Island is led by Safi Mojidi (12.6 points per game) and Sierra Cooper (9.1 points, 6.7 rebounds per game).
Next up for the Cavaliers are two-straight ACC home games. First up is a 2 p.m. matchup with Virginia Tech on Jan. 13, followed by Maryland on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.