CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-6, 0-0 ACC) hosts American (5-2, 0-0 Patriot) on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena

BROADCAST INFORMATION

  • The game will stream through ACCNX The game will stream online through ACCNX. ACCNX streams are available through participating TV providers that carry ACC Network and can be watched on the ESPN app and through WatchESPN
  • All of the 2021-22 Virginia women’s basketball games are available locally on the radio on NewsRadio 1070 AM and 98.9 FM WINA
  • Live stats will also be available for the game

COVID 19 & CLEAR BAG POLICIES

  • In accordance with UVA Policy, all attendees 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or of a negative COVID-19 test result for entry into John Paul Jones Arena on event days. Fans are also required to wear their mask inside the arena except for when actively eating or drinking. CLICK HERE for more information
  • A clear bag policy is still in place for the arena. CLICK HERE for details

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

  • The Cavaliers head into Tuesday’s contest having won their last two games, including a 62-53 win on Sunday at George Washington
  • This is UVA’s final game before finals break. The Cavaliers will have 11 days off before heading to Raleigh to play at No. 2 NC State. Tuesday’s game is UVA’s last home games before the holidays. The team will not be back at JPJ until Dec. 30 when they host Notre Dame
  • Grad student guard Amandine Toi has led the team in scoring in five of the last six games including scoring 14 points on Sunday at GW
  • Toi averaged 6.3 points per game through the first four games of the season. She has scored in double figures in each of the last six games, averaging 16.5 points per game in those contests
  • Toi scored 20 points against Richmond while going 0-of-5 from three-point range. In her last two games, she has scored a combined 32 points while going 6-of-13 from three-point range
  • Toi has 16 of Virginia’s 37 made-three pointers this season
  • Toi continues leads the ACC in minutes played per game at 35.3
  • Sophomore guard Kaydan Lawson came off the bench on Sunday to score 10 points, It was her second double-digit scoring game of the year. Lawson also led the team in rebounding with eight, her second time with the team-high rebounds this year
  • Lawson started one game last season and came off the bench in the other four. She is averaging 20 minutes a game this season and 22.0 minutes of playing time per game overall for her two seasons
  • Junior point guard Taylor Valladay scored a career-high 13 points at George Washington. It was her third double-digit scoring effort of the season. Valladay’s previous high-scoring performance was a 12-point game while she was at Marquette at Providence
  • Valladay is eighth in the ACC in assists per game at 3.9
  • Junior forward Camryn Taylor scored nine points in the George Washington game, snapping a streak of six straight games scoring in double figures. Taylor is 10th in the ACC in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game

NOTING AMERICAN

  • This is the second-straight school from Washington, D.C. that the Cavaliers have faced after playing at George Washington on Sunday
  • Virginia is 4-1 all-time vs. the Eagles. UVA won the last meeting 57-54 in 2018 in Charlottesville. AU’s last win was a 69-67 game at American in 1996
  • The Eagles have won their last three games including a 68-58 home victory against Radford on Sunday night
  • American opened the season with a 58-47 loss at George Washington
  • Jade Edwards leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game
  • Edwards was named the Patriot League’s Preseason Player of the Year for the second time in her career. She is poised to become the fifth player in program history to break into the top-10 lists for scoring, rebounding, and blocks
  • The Eagles were picked to finish 4th in the league

ON THE HORIZON

  • The Cavaliers will take an 11-day break for final exams after the American game, returning to action on Sunday, Dec. 19 with their ACC opener at No. 2 NC State