Virginia Downs Coppin State, 55-41
Dominique Toussaint scored 14 points and Jocelyn Willoughby grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cavaliers downed Coppin State on Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-5) picked up a 55-41 victory over Coppin State (0-6) on Sunday (Dec. 2) at John Paul Jones Arena.
Junior guard Dominique Toussaint (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored 14 points to lead the Cavaliers. Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby (East Orange, N.J.) grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. Virginia shot 40.4 percent (21-of-52) while holding Coppin State to 19.7 percent shooting (14-of-71). UVA held a 50-41 edge in rebounding.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cavaliers closed the first half on a 7-0 run to go into the break with a 28-16 advantage. The Cavaliers built up an 18-point lead in the second half, but Coppin State chipped away, using an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull to within 10, 51-41, with 2:33 remaining. Sophomore guard Khyasia Caldwell (Pocono Summit, Pa.) halted the run, scoring a fastbreak layup with 1:37 remaining. Toussaint added a pair of free throws in the final 30-seconds to secure the 14-point victory.
NOTES
- The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Cavaliers
- Khyasia Caldwell was a perfect 5-of-5 from the field
- Caldwell scored a career-high 11 points with a career-high five rebounds and also blocked two shots
- Willoughby had eight of her 14 rebounds in the first half. 12 of her 14 boards were defensive
- Toussaint scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half, making five of her first six shot attempts after the break
- The Cavaliers finished the first quarter making six of their final nine shots, with six different players making those baskets. Coppin State was 1-of-8 in that same span
- Both teams experienced extended scoring droughts. Coppin State was held scoreless for the final 4:12 of the second period and went 1:45 into the third before scoring (5:57 total). Virginia went 5:11 in the fourth quarter without a field goal until Caldwell’s layup with 1:43 remaining
- Coppin State took 38 three-point shots (going 7-of-38, 18.4 percent). UVA was 5-of-17 from three (29.4 percent)
- The Cavaliers blocked a season-high 10 shots
UP NEXT
- This was the first of three games this week for the Cavaliers. UVA will host American on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., and Radford on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m., before heading into an 11-day break for final exams
- The game against Radford on Saturday, Dec. 8 is the Cavaliers’ last home game before Christmas. The next time UVA will be at JPJ will be on Sunday, Dec. 30 to host Charlotte in the final non-conference game of the season
- 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