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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team opens its 2024-25 season by hosting American on Monday (Nov. 4). Tipoff from John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).

Broadcast Information

  • Monday’s season opener will stream on ACCNX on espn.com/watch and the ESPN app.
  • The game will also be broadcast on WINA (98.9FM/1070AM), VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports mobile app.
  • Live statistics will be provided through Statbroadcast, which can be accessed on VirginiaSports.com and the UVA Sports mobile app.

For Openers

  • Virginia begins its 52nd season of women’s basketball sporting a 976-549 (.640) all-time record.
  • Virginia meets American for the eighth time in series history, which the Cavaliers lead 5-2.
  • Virginia has won back-to-back season openers defeating UMES (76-52) in 2023 and George Washington (85-59) in 2022.

The Returners

  • Virginia returns seven players from last year’s squad including Second Team All-ACC and All-Freshman selection, Kymora Johnson.
  • Other returners include guards Paris Clark, Olivia McGhee, Jillian Brown, and Yonta Vaughn, and forwards Edessa Noyan, and Taylor Lauterbach.

The Newcomers

  • Virginia signed four players from the transfer portal this offseason including guard Casey Valenti-Paea (Long Beach State) as well as frontcourt players RyLee Grays (North Carolina), Latasha Lattimore (Miami) and Hawa Dombouya (Maryland).
  • In addition to its group of transfers, Virginia brings in three freshmen including four-star prospect Breona Hurd, Payton Dunbar, and Kamryn Kitchen.
  • Both Dunbar and Kitchen elected to reclassify over the summer and join the Cavalier program as freshmen for the 2024-25 season.

Charlottesville’s Hot Ticket

  • After a record-breaking season in 2023-24, Virginia’s attendance figures are expected to be even better this season.
  • The Cavaliers have broken the program’s record for season tickets sold for the second consecutive year.
  • Virginia saw over a 180 percent increase in cumulative attendance from 2022-23 to 2023-24.
  • On March 3, 2023, UVA hosted 11,975 spectators on Senior Day for a 80-75 win over No. 5 Virginia Tech. The game set a record attendance figure for any women’s basketball game in the state of Virginia.
  • The only two seasons UVA has had higher attendance figures was in 1991-92, coming off its first national championship appearance, and in 1994-95 when the Cavaliers advanced to the Elite Eight and were ranked as high as No. 6 in the AP Poll.

2024-25 Season Opponents

  • This season, UVA faces 13 different opponents that reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
  • Those 13 teams combined for 14 total wins in the tournament.
  • One of UVA’s 2024-25 opponents reached the Final Four (NCSU), while four others advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

On The Horizon

  • Travels to No. 10 Oklahoma on Friday (Nov. 8).
  • Tipoff from Lloyd Noble Center is set for 9 p.m. (ET) on The SEC Network.
  • Fans can also tune in live on WINA (98.9FM/1070AM).

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