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Women’s Basketball Postgame Notes
Virginia 103, Georgia Tech 101 (2OT)
March. 2, 2008
Records: Virginia 22-8, 10-4 ACC; Georgia Tech 21-8, 7-7 ACC
Today’s attendance was 4,152.
Virginia won 10 ACC games for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.
Virginia played in double-overtime for the first time since January 28, 2001 (a 76-73 victory over Wake Forest in University Hall).
Virginia improved to 32-0 all-time when scoring 100 points.
UVa improved to 27-9 all-time in John Paul Jones Arena, including a 14-3 mark this season.
Lyndra Littles (31 points) and Monica Wright (28 points) set new career-highs.
Fourth-year Sharne Zoll finished with 11 assists. The ACC’s all-time leader in the category, she now has 757 for her career. Following UVa’s victory, she was presented with a commemorative ball for breaking Dawn Staley’s 16-year-old record for career assists at both UVa and in the ACC.
Zoll and fellow senior Tara McKnight were honored prior to tip-off as part of Senior Day.
Virginia will be the No. 4 seed at the ACC Tournament and will face the winner of the No. 5 vs. No. 12 game Friday, March 7 at 11 a.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum.