Cavaliers to Face Off with Alabama State Wednesday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-1) is set to host Alabama State (2-1) on Wednesday (Nov. 20). Tipoff from John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).

Broadcast Information

• Wednesday’s game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra which is also available on espn.com/watch and the ESPN app for customers with the ACC Network included by their TV provider.
• 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 returns to action on Wednesday (Nov. 20) when it hosts Alabama State (2-1) at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).
• Jesse Ough and Lauren Moses will have the call.
• The Cavaliers are 23-5 all-time against non-ACC opponents under head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton.
• Virginia is in its 52nd season of women’s basketball sporting a 979-550 (.640) record.

Series History

• Virginia meets Alabama State for the second time in series history.
• The Cavaliers Came away with a victory in the first meeting between the two teams, a 106-21 win at a neutral site in 1996.

Last Time Out

• Virginia stacked its second-consecutive win with a 76-47 victory over La Salle on Sunday (Nov. 17).
• Kymora Johnson (20 pts, 4 ast) dropped 20+ points for the second time in 2024 as a total of five Cavaliers scored in double figures including Olivia McGhee (14), Latasha Lattimore (12) Yonta Vaugn (10) and Breona Hurd (10).
• Latasha Lattimore (12 pts, 12 reb) recorded her first double-double in a Virginia uniform and the third of her career incuding stints at Miami and Texas.

Vaughn’s Return

• Yonta Vaughn made her first appearance of the 2024-25 season against Radford (Nov. 13) scoring 14 points while going 3-for-6 from three-point range.
• Vaughn was a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line and dished out five assists while swiping three steals.
• She was an important presence against La Salle in relief of Paris Clark who missed the game to injury. Vaughn went for 10 points and four assists marking her second straight game in double figures.

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

• The Cavaliers are back in action on Sunday (Nov. 24) when they host Bethune-Cookman.
• Tipoff from John Paul Jones Arena is set for 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
• Fans can also tune in live on WINA (98.9FM/1070AM).