Cavaliers Set to Host Longwood Thursday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia women’s basketball team (3-1) is set to host Longwood (3-1) on Thursday (Nov. 2o). Tipoff from John Paul Jones Arena is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network (ACCN).

Tickets Available

• Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now. Groups of 20 or more can take advantage of a discounted rate.
• Season tickets for the 2025-26 season start at $70 each and may be purchased online at UVATix.com or by calling the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at (434) 924-8821 (UVA1).
• New for the 2025-26 season, Virginia Athletics is introducing the Family Four Pack starting at $240 for four season tickets. Fans can purchase up to 10 season tickets at a discounted rate for use by family members and friends. For more information about the Family Four Pack, contact the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office.

Broadcast Information

• Thursday night’s game will air on ACC Network which is also available on ESPN.com/watch and the ESPN app.
• The game will also be broadcast on WINA (98.9-FM/1070-AM), VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Spots mobile app
• Live statistics will be provided through StatBroadcast, which can be accessed on VirginiaSports.com.

For Openers

• The Cavaliers host Longwood at John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday (Nov. 20) at 6 p.m. on ACC Network (ACCN).
• Head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton is 31-9 against non-conference opposition in her four seasons at the helm at UVA.
• Virginia is averaging 74.8 points per game and limitting opposition to 44.5 ppg.
• Virginia is in its 53rd season of women’s basketball sporting a 996-564 (.638) record.

The Series Against Longwood

• Virginia is set to match up with Longwood for the 16th time in series history.
• The Cavaliers are 11-4 in the all-time series against the Lancers.
• Virginia has a +17.1 point average margin of victory all-time against the Lancers.

Last Time Against Longwood

• The teams last met in 2015, an 81-46 win for Virginia.
• Aliyah Huland El led all players with 20 points on the day while collecting seven rebounds.
• Faith Randolph pitched in 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Four Cavaliers scored in double figures including: Huland El (20), Randolph (14), Breyana Mason (14) and Mikayla Venson (12).

Preseason Honors

• Virginia’s Kymora Johnson and Sa’Myah Smith picked up preseason honors at the conference and national level.
• Johnson was named to the Wooden Award Watchlist, Naismith Player of the Year Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Nancy Lieberman Preseason Watch List and a first-team All-ACC Selection. She was also ranked No. 15 on ESPN’s preseason top-25 players in women’s college basketball.
• Smith was named to the Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List, which honors the nation’s best power forward.

The Returners

• This season, Virginia returns five players from last year’s squad including first team All-ACC Selection and WBCA All-America Honorable Mention Kymora Johnson.
• The Cavaliers also return Paris Clark, Olivia McGhee, Breona Hurd and Jillian Brown.

The Newcomers

• UVA inked seven players from the transfer portal this offseason including five bigs: Sa’Myah Smith (LSU), Tabitha Amanze (Princeton), Adeang Ring (UCF), Caitlin Weimar (NC State), and Dannelle Arigbabu (West Virginia).
• Virginia also landed a pair of guards in Raiane Dias Dos Santos (FSU), and Romi Levy (USF).
• Virginia signed four-star freshman guard Gabby White who ranked No. 96 in the ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 recruiting rankings.

The 2025-26 Schedule

• UVA’s full season schedule features 28 unique opponents, 10 of which made NCAA Tournament play in 2024-25 and combined for a total of 11 wins in the tournament.
• Eight of Virginia’s opponents earned an eight-seed or higher in the 2024-25 tournament.