Virginia Hosts UMBC Thursday Night

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (1-0) hosts UMBC (1-0) on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.

The game is the second of three home contests for the Cavaliers in the opening week of the season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• The game will stream online on ACCNX through the ESPN app. It is available through participating TV providers that carry ACCN
• Live stats be available
• Links are posted on VirginiaSports.com

GAME DAY INFORMATION

• Game day information, including the arena’s clear bag policy, can be found HERE

POST-GAME AUTOGRAPHS

• New this season, at least one member of the team will be signing autographs post-game in Leonard Sandridge Hall near the main entrance
• The player or players featured on the front cover of the game program will be signing autographs that day

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• The Cavaliers opened the season with an 85-59 victory against George Washington on Monday. Virginia trailed by six with 9:18 left in the third quarter but outscored the Colonials 31-9 in the fourth
• UVA had five players finish the game in double figures, led by a 22-point game from senior forward Camryn Taylor
• Taylor had a double-double with 13 rebounds to go with the 22 points, matching her career-rebounding high
• It was Taylor’s third 20-point game of her Cavalier career, her second double-double and her second double-digit rebounding game
• Junior guard Kaydan Lawson scored a career-high 18 points
• The Cavaliers had 53 rebounds, their first time with 50 rebounds since the 2019-20 season when they had 50 rebounds at Old Dominion (11/24/19)
• Three of the Cavaliers’ newcomers made their debuts. Freshman Yonta Vaughn grabbed six rebounds while dishing out four assists. Fellow freshman Cady Pauley hit a three-pointer. Notre Dame transfer Sam Brunelle scored 10 points with five rebounds
• Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced the signing of two top-50 recruits on Wednesday, Kymora Johnson and Olivia McGhee
• Johnson is a point guard and a five-star recruit who plays at St. Anne’s-Belfield, a private high school located a mile from John Paul Jones Arena. The 2022 Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year is the No. 24 recruit in the class
• McGhee is from Louisa County, approximately 40 miles from Grounds, but is playing her senior season at IMG Academy. The guard is the No. 45 recruit in the class
• With these signings and the transfer of Sam Brunelle from Notre Dame, the Cavaliers will have three players on next year’s roster who grew up within 50 miles of the University
• The recruiting class is ranked No. 13 by ESPN.com

 SCOUTING UMBC

• UMBC opened the season with a 79-77 win against NCAA III Gettysburg on Tuesday. Ashia McCalla hit the game-winning shot with nine seconds left
• Forward Kiara Bell scored 18 points with eight rebounds
• UMBC returns only three players from last year’s squad with 10 newcomers: three freshmen, two undergrad transfers and five graduate students
• UMBC was 3-23 last season with a 2-14 record in the America East
• Virginia is 3-0 all-time against UMBC. The last meeting was a 56-30 victory at John Paul Jones Arena on Dec. 28, 2016

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia closes the current homestand by hosting Wake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. in the first game of conference play

TICKET INFORMATION

• For advance single-game purchases, reserved seats are $12, and general admission tickets are $8. On game day at the box office, reserved seats are $15, and general admission tickets are $10
• New for the 2022-23 season, fans may purchase discounted ticket packages via a four-game mini plan or group tickets. The four-game mini-plan includes the fans’ choice of any four home games.  Reserved seats are $40 per person, and general admission seats are $24 per person, a savings of up to 25 percent compared to purchasing single-game tickets
• Group tickets for sizes of 20 or more are on sale for all home games. Reserved seats are $10, and general admission seats are $6. A savings of $2 per ticket compared to single-game ticket prices
• Season ticket options are still available. Reserved seats are $75, and general admission seats are $50. Full-time faculty & staff are eligible for a 20 percent discount on up to four season tickets. Season tickets are the best option for fans looking for multiple games to secure the best seats at the lowest price per game