Virginia Travels to Georgia Tech Thursday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (8-4, 0-1 ACC) travels to Georgia Tech (9-4, 0-1 ACC) for the Cavaliers’ first ACC road contest of the 2023-24 season on Thursday (Jan. 4). Tipoff from McCamish Pavilion is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Thursday’s contest will stream on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) on espn.com/watch and the ESPN app.
• Fans can also tune in via WINA (98.9FM/1070AM), VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports mobile app.
• Live statistics can be accessed on VirginiaSports.com and the UVA Sports mobile app.

SERIES HISTORY

• Virginia leads the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets, 59-18, including 21-14 in Atlanta.
• The Cavaliers have won six of the last eight meetings, but have lost the last two in Atlanta.
• In last year’s contest in Charlottesville, Virginia trailed by seven points with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, but made nine consecutive field goals on the way to a 69-63 victory.
• UVA held Tech just three points in the final 5:11 of game time.
• The win was Agugua-Hamilton’s second ACC victory of the season, also her first year as Virginia head coach.
• Mir McLean (13 pts, 9 reb) and Alexia Smith (10 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast) led the charge for the Hoos.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Cavaliers dropped their ACC opener to No. 3 NC State, 69-63 at John Paul Jones Arena.
• UVA led 32-31 at halftime, but the Wolfpack outscored the Hoos 23-8 in the third quarter.
• With 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Camryn Taylor tallied her 10th career double-double, also her second of the season.
• The Cavaliers were out-rebounded (56-44) for just the second time this season.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS

• Under head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, UVA is 19-3 against non-conference opponents.
• The Cavaliers won their first 14 non-conference matchups before falling to No. 25 Oklahoma, 82-67, on Nov. 19.

OLD SCHOOL BASKETBALL

• Virginia is currently ninth in the nation in rebounds (47.25), 11th in offensive rebounds (16.9) and 15th in free throw percentage (78.8) … UVA’s offensive rebounding average also leads the ACC.
• The Cavaliers are 8-1 this season when either leading or tying their opponents in rebounding.
• Virginia has been out-rebounded in just two contests this season (vs. #7 LSU & #3 NC State).
• UVA has shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in six games this season.
• Among all Division-I players, Camryn Taylor (89.1) is 27th in the nation in free throw percentage, also good for third in the ACC.

CAMRYN TAYLOR PROPELING THE HOOS

• Fifth-year forward Camryn Taylor has led UVA in scoring in six games this season, including when she scored a season-high 26 points in the Cavaliers’ overtime win over Missouri (Nov. 30).
• Her 26 points against the Tigers were just one shy of tying her career high.
• Taylor has scored in double figures nine times this season and has a pair of double-doubles (18 pts, 13 reb vs. Rider; 17 pts, 15 reb vs. #3 NC State).
• She is currently third in the ACC and 27th in the nation in free throw percentage (89.1).
• At La Salle (Dec. 3), Taylor went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe without hitting a basket from the field.

JOHNSON, VAUGHN AMONG THE ACC’S ASSISTS LEADERS

• Kymora Johnson (5.6 apg) and Yonta Vaughn (3.9 apg) are one of just two pairs of teammates in the ACC averaging at least 3.9 assists per game.
• Virginia is one of just 14 schools nationally with two players on its roster averaging at least 3.9 assists per game. Among those 14 programs, UVA is the only one with two underclassmen averaging at least 3.9 assists per game.
• Johnson is currently fourth in the league in assists per game, while Vaughn is 14th.
• Johnson is currently third in assists per game among all freshmen nationally.

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia returns to John Paul Jones Arena to host Duke (9-4, 1-1 ACC) on Sunday (Jan. 7).
• Tipoff is set for noon on The CW.