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CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia hosts Georgia Tech in its regular-season finale Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Select.
Additionally, the game will air on the radio on the Virginia Sports Network (1070 AM in Charlottesville) with Jay James, Myron Ripley and Larry Johnson calling the action. Live audio is available through V Pass.
Sunday is Senior Day, and Virginia will honor the seniors in its program guards Tara McKnight and Sharne Zoll prior to tip-off. Zoll, a four-year starter, recently became the ACC’s all-time assists leader and has led the league in assists for the last two years. McKnight, meanwhile, has made 49 career appearances for the Cavaliers and set a new career-high this year with 15 points at Rider (Jan. 2).
Virginia (21-8, 9-4 ACC) has secured a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament (March 6-9 in Greensboro, N.C.) and is looking for 10 conference victories for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. The Cavaliers continue to receive votes in both national polls.
Monica Wright leads Virginia and ranks second in the ACC by averaging 17.4 points per game. She is followed by Lyndra Littles (15.8 ppg) and Aisha Mohammed (13.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg).
Georgia Tech (21-7, 7-6 ACC) is coming off of a Friday night victory over Virginia Tech, 76-43. The Yellow Jackets have three players that average double figures for scoring: Janie Mitchell (16.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg), Chioma Nnamaka (15.5 ppg) and Alex Montgomery (11.3 ppg). Head coach MaChelle Joseph is in her fourth season in Atlanta.
Following Sunday’s regular-season games, seedings for the 2008 ACC Tournament will be announced.