Virginia Hosts Cavalier Classic Tournament Saturday and Sunday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (2-2) hosts the annual Cavalier Classic Tournament this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, at John Paul Jones Arena.
 
Tournament Schedule
Nov. 24           CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs VIRGINIA   2:00 PM
Nov. 24           Chattanooga vs Saint Louis                            4:30 PM
Nov. 25           Chattanooga vs Central Michigan                   1:00 PM
Nov. 25           SAINT LOUIS vs VIRGINIA                    3:30 PM
 
Broadcast Information

• The Virginia games will stream on ACC Network Extra, which is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Fans can also keep up with the action through live stats on VirginiaSports.com.
• All of the 2018-19 Virginia women’s basketball games – home and away – are available locally on the radio on NewsRadio 1070 AM and 98.9 FM WINA
• Live stats for all games will be available on VirginiaSports.com 

Noting the Cavaliers

• Virginia has won the battle of the boards in all four games this season
• Junior guard Dominique Toussaint (Staten Island, N.Y.) has scored in double figures in three of the four games this season. Toussaint led all scorers with 19-point s against Mississippi State and again with 18 against NC A&T
• Toussaint is averaging 18.5 ppg at JPJ this season
• Sophomore guard Brianna Tinsley (Madison, Va.) scored 10 points against NC A&T, the third double-digit scoring game of her career
• Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby (East Orange, N.J.) has scored 14 points in each of the last two games
• After going 1-of-4 from the free throw line in the opener against Mississippi State, Willoughby has not missed an attempt, going 11-of-11 in the last three games
• In the last two games, Willoughby has scored a combiner 28 points with 14 rebounds and seven assists
• Junior forward Lisa Jablonowski (Ernster, Luxembourg) is averaging 6.0 ppg in her last two games
• Senior forward Mone Jones (Durham, N.C.) is averaging 6.8 ppg this season after coming in averaging 2.0 ppg in her Cavalier career
• Junior center Felicia Aiyeotan (Lagos, Nigeria) is averaging 3.25 blocked shots per game. She currently leads the ACC and is ranked eighth nationally

Last time out

• UVA picked up a 67-57 victory over North Carolina A&T on Tuesday (Nov. 20) at John Paul Jones Arena
• Dominique Toussaint scored a game-high 18 points with a game-leading nine rebounds
• Virginia shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) while NC A&T went 22-of-60 (36.7 percent)
• Virginia started the game 6-of-9 from three-point range
• Both teams also finished strong with UVA going 8-of-13 (61.5 percent) and 4-of-6 from three-point range in the fourth quarter while A&T went 7-of-16 (43.8 percent)
• Virginia’s 24 points in the fourth quarter was its highest single-quarter output of the season
• It was Virginia’s Field Trip Day game. Approximately 7,748 students, teachers and chaperones were in attendance as part of the promotion. There were elementary through eighth grade classes from 29 schools spanning three school districts (Albemarle County, Fluvanna and Charlottesville City). Announced attendance was 10,000

Scouting Central Michigan

• The Chippewas are coming off a historic 2017-18 season, when they won Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament championships, set a program record with 30 victories and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, knocking off knocking off No 24 LSU and No. 10 Ohio State in the tournament
• The Chippewas are ranked sixth in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
• The Chippewas have eclipsed the century mark in scoring twice already this season, downing Oakland 104-61, and Western Kentucky 108-90
• Senior guard Presley Hudson has been named to the Wade Watch List. Hudson is a two-time First Team All-MAC selection who has scored over 1700 career points. She is already the program’s career leader in three-point shooting and assists
• Hudson leads the team, averaging 26.3 points per game, one of four players currently averaging double-digit points
• Reyna Frost is averaging 11.3 rebounds per game and 19.3 points per game
• This is Central Michigan’s first road game of the season after opening with four-straight home games
• The team is coming off a 75-68 win on Wednesday night over UCF
• This is the first meeting between Virginia and Central Michigan

Scouting Saint Louis

• Saint Louis is coming off an 86-75 overtime loss at Tulsa on Wednesday night. Saint Louis overcame an 18-point third-quarter deficit and held a late lead, but Tulsa rallied and prevailed in overtime. Ciaja Harbison (16 points) and Kerri McMahan (season-high 12 points) led the SLU offensive effort. Evan Zars pulled down a game- and career-high 11 rebounds
• Jordyn Frantz is leading the team, averaging 13.0 points per game and is second in rebounding at 5.8 per game
• Saint Louis is the No. 7 pick in the Atlantic 10 Conference coaches’ preseason poll
• Six Billikens returned from last year’s team that posted a 17-16 overall record, finished seventh (9-7) in the A-10 and made a third straight WNIT appearance
• The Cavaliers went 0-2 against A-10 schools last season, falling to Dayton and Duquesne
• This is the first meeting between Virginia and Saint Louis

Scouting Chattanooga

• This is Chattanooga’s second trip to the Commonwealth this week, playing at Hampton (W, 58-50) last Friday and at Virginia Tech (L, 74-59) on Monday. The Mocs returned home to host another Virginia school, Liberty, on Wednesday (W, 75-60), before heading back up to play in the Cav Classic to not face Virginia
• In addition to playing Virginia Tech, the Mocs also hosted Louisville on Nov. 9, falling 75-49
• Head coach Katie Burrows is in her first season in the position after serving the team as an assistant coach for the previous eight seasons. She is a UTC alum and was an integral member of four straight SoCon titles (2001-04). In her time as a student-athlete at UTC, the Mocs posted an overall record of 102-23 with wins over such teams as Florida State, Alabama and Louisville. UTC advanced to the NCAA championships all four seasons

On the Horizon

• Virginia will play at Michigan State on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the 2018 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The game tips at 7 p.m. Virginia’s next home game is on Sunday, Dec. 2 when the Cavaliers take on Coppin State at 2 p.m.

New this year for all regular-season home games, available reserved single-game tickets can be purchased for $8 in advance, online and via mobile devices, or for $10 at the John Paul Jones ticket office on game day. General admission single-game tickets are $5 in advance, online and via mobile devices or $8 at the John Paul Jones ticket office on game day. Courtside seats are $15.