CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. \u2013\u00a0The Virginia women\u2019s basketball team (11-3, 3-0 ACC) is set to travel to Florida State (5-10, 0-3 ACC) on Sunday (Jan. 4). Tipoff from Donald L. Tucker Center is set for 2 p.m. on ACC Network (ACCN).<\/p>\n
Broadcast Information<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s game be streamed on ACC Network (ACCN) which is available at WatchESPN.com and the ESPN App.
\nThe game will also be broadcast on WINA (98.9-FM\/1070-AM), VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Spots mobile app
\nLive statistics will be provided through StatBroadcast, which can be accessed on VirginiaSports.com.<\/p>\n
For Openers<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers are set to face off with Florida State at Donald L. Tucker Center on Sunday (Jan. 4) at 2 p.m. on ACC Network (ACCN).
\nThe Cavaliers have won five consecutive games to match the second-longest streak under Agugua-Hamilton
\nThe Cavaliers are 3-0 in ACC play for the first time since going 5-0 to start conference play in 2017-18.
\nUVA started the 8-1 in ACC play in 2017-18 on its way to a 6th-place finish and as well as its most recent NCAA Tournament berth.
\nVirginia is averaging 78.4 points per game and limiting opposition to 55.5 ppg.
\nThe Cavaliers rank No. 2 in NCAA Division I and lead the ACC with 7.7 blocks per game.
\nUVA ranks No. 16 in NCAA Division I and leads the ACC with 19.4 assists per game.
\nVirginia is in its 53rd season of women\u2019s basketball sporting a 1,004-567 (.638) record.<\/p>\n
Series History<\/p>\n
The Cavaliers lead the all-time series with Florida State 36-23 Last Time in Tallahassee<\/p>\n The last time Virginia traveled to Florida State, UVA knocked off the then No. 15-ranked Seminoles by a score of 91-87 Last Time Out<\/p>\n The Cavaliers opened 2026 with their fifth consecutive victory fueled by a pair of double-doubles from Tabitha Amanze<\/a> and Sa\u2019Myah Smith<\/a> as the Cavaliers defeated Clemson 73-63. Crash the Glass<\/p>\n The Cavaliers are sixth in NCAA Division I and lead the ACC in rebounding margin with a mark of 14.9 Dropping Dimes<\/p>\n Virginia ranks No. 16 in NCAA Division I and leads the ACC with 19.4 assists per game as a team. Block Party<\/p>\n The Cavaliers rank second in NCAA Division I with 7.7 blocks per game, a mark that leads the ACC Preseason Honors<\/p>\n Virginia\u2019s Kymora Johnson<\/a> and Sa\u2019Myah Smith<\/a> picked up preseason honors at the conference and national level. On the Horizon<\/p>\n The Cavaliers will back in action when they travel to Georgia Tech on Jan. 8. Tipoff from McCamish Pavilion is set for 7 p.m.
\nVirginia is 16-12 against in road games against the Seminoles
\nUVA is 1-2 against FSU under head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n
\nKymora Johnson<\/a> scored 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, pulled down seven rebounds and dished six assists.
\nThe Cavaliers shot 63 percent in the final period and Johnson tallied 10 points in the fourth to help deliver Virginia\u2019s first win in Tallahassee since the 2011-12 season.
\nOlivia McGhee<\/a> (10 pts), Camryn Taylor<\/a> (11 pts, 10 reb), Jillian Brown<\/a> (10 pts, 6 reb) and London Clarkson<\/a> (10 pts, 6 reb) rounded out a total of five Cavaliers in double figures.<\/p>\n
\nAmanze led the team with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting while going a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. She also led the team with 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
\nSmith poured in 14 points of her own while converting on a career-high three attempts from beyond the arc and pulling down 10 rebounds.
\nKymora Johnson<\/a> tallied 12 points while dishing out eight assists.
\nThe Cavaliers went 21-for-22 from the free-throw line and assisted on 18 of their 23 made baskets.
\nVirginia connected on seven three-pointers and held Clemson to just four after the Tigers had made an ACC-record 21 threes in their last outing.<\/p>\n
\nVirginia ranks 28th in Division I and second in the ACC with 15.6 offensive rebounds per game
\nAmanze leads the team with 44 offensive boards on the season while Weimar has pulled down 36.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nThe Cavaliers have recorded 20+ assists on four occasions this season and posted 18+ assists nine times as a team.
\nKymora Johnson<\/a> ranks No. 15 in Division I and No. 2 in the ACC averaging 6.4 assists per game.
\nShe has registered at least five assists in 12 of UVA\u2019s 14 games this season
\nShe recorded a season-high 10 assists against SMU<\/p>\n
\nThe Cavaliers have blocked 10 shots in three different games this season (Howard, UMES, and Morgan St.)
\nTabitha Amanze<\/a> leads Virginia with 19 blocks on the season. Six different Cavaliers are up to double-figures in blocks on the season.<\/p>\n
\nJohnson 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\u2019s preseason top-25 players in women\u2019s college basketball.
\nSmith was named to the Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List, which honors the nation\u2019s best power forward.<\/p>\n
\nThe game will stream on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX)
\nFans can also tune in live on WINA (98.9FM\/1070AM).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. \u2013\u00a0The Virginia women\u2019s basketball team (11-3, 3-0 ACC) is set to travel to Florida State (5-10,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4028,5820,28,30,29,54583,54584,16682,9574,54582],"class_list":["post-106013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-acc","tag-cavaliers","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-hoos","tag-university-of-virginia","tag-uva","tag-virginia","tag-wahoos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}