Virginia Faces No. 17 Florida State on Sunday in Tallahassee
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (10-13, 5-7 ACC) plays at No. 17 Florida State (19-4 8-4 ACC) on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 12 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
- The game will be televised on the ACC Network and will stream online through ACCNX. ACCNX streams are available through participating TV providers that carry ACCN and can be watched on the ESPN app and through WacthESPN. Sam Ravetch will call the play-by-play with UVA alumna Chelsea Shine providing the commentary
- All of the 2019-20 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 will also be available for the game
NOTING THE CAVALIERS
- Virginia comes into the weekend having won three of its last four games
- The Cavaliers, who are averaging 61.1 points per game this season, have averaged 71.5 points per game in the last four games
- Virginia is shooting 41.6 percent in conference contests, ranking fourth in the ACC. The team shot 37.5 percent in non-conference contests
- Senior guard Jocelyn Willoughby (East Orange) remains in the ACC scoring lead, averaging 19.4 points per game, currently ranked No. 19 in the nation. She is 10th in the conference in rebounding, averaging 7.7 per game
- Willoughby is coming off back-to-back 20-point games. She scored 24 points in a season-low 27 minutes on the court against Syracuse and had 21 points against Clemson
- Freshman Carole Miller (Alexandria, Va.) has been in the starting lineup for 19 of Virginia’s 23 games this season, but only had one double-digit scoring game in the first 19 games of the season, a 10-point effort at CSUN. She has scored in double figures in two of her last four games, putting up 18 points against Notre Dame and a season-high 19 points against Clemson
- In the last two games, Miller is a combined 10-of-16 from the field (62.5 percent) and 5-of-7 from the line
- Senior guard Dominique Toussaint (Staten Island, N.Y.) has scored in double figures in eight of her last nine games. After averaging 8.8 points per game through the first 13 games of the season, she has raised her average to 10.4 points per game
- Toussaint scored 13 points with six rebounds and seven assists against Clemson. She made four field goals, giving her a hand in 11 of UVA’s 24 baskets. It was the second time this season she dished seven assists in a game and has moved her to seven assists shy of the program’s career top-10 list for the stat
- Virginia is coming off a 70-64 victory over Clemson on Thursday night at JPJ
- Virginia built up a 24-9 lead in the first half, but the Tigers cut the deficit to just three points early in the third quarter. Virginia built back up a 17-point lead with 4:53 remaining in the contest and finished with a 16-point win.
- The Cavaliers had three players finish with double-digits points. Jocelyn Willoughby scored 21 points. Carole Miller scored a career-high 19 points. Dominique Toussaint scored 13 points with seven assists and six rebounds. Amari Robinson led Clemson with 19 points and eight rebounds
- Virginia shot 43.6 percent (24-of-55). Clemson shot 37.3 percent (19-of-51)
SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE
- Florida State is coming off a 67-59 victory at No. 5 Louisville on Thursday
- Kiah Gillespie scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while Nicki Ekhomu added 18 points and dished out six assists as the Seminoles snapped the Cardinals’ 13 game winning streak and handed them their first ACC loss of the season
- The Seminoles have been ranked as high as No. 8 this season, but slipped to No. 17 in this week’s AP poll after suffering a 65-56 home loss against Boston College on Jan. 30
- Florida State is second in the ACC in rebounding margin (+8.6) and also ranks second in field goal shooting percentage (45.6 percent)
- The Seminoles have three players averaging more than 14 points per game: Kiah Gillespie at 15.1, Nicki Ekhomu at 14.8 and Nausia Woolfolk at 14.5
- Virginia leads the all-time series, 35-18, but the Seminoles have won five of the last six match-ups
ON THE HORIZON
- Virginia returns home to host Miami on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., the first of three remaining home games for the Cavaliers this season
- Virginia has a bye over the weekend before playing back-to-back road games at Duke (Feb. 20) and Virginia Tech (23)
TICKET INFORMATION
- Reserved single-game tickets are $8 if purchased in advance or online and $10 if purchased at the JPJ Box Office. General admission tickets are $5 if purchased in advance or online and $8 if purchased at the JPJ Box Office. Single-game courtside tickets may be purchased for $15
- For more information or to purchase tickets, fans should contact the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821). Fans can also purchase tickets online at VirginiaSports.com or in-person at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium