2015-16 VIRGINIA CAVALIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WNIT Tournament Rd of 16 • March 22, 2016 • 7 p.m. 2015-16 Schedule/Results David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex • Hempstead, N.Y. Nov. 13 at Middle Tennessee W, 70-66 Virginia Cavaliers (18-15, 6-10 ACC) Nov. 16 NORFOLK STATE W, 86-50 at Nov. 19 at Auburn W, 69-52 Hofstra Pride (24-8, 13-5 CAA) Nov. 22 LONGWOOD W, 81-46 Nov. 26 vs. Green Bay^ W, 68-59 Nov. 27 vs. Rutgers^ L, 60-48 Radio: WINA 1070-AM and 98.9 FM: John Freeman Nov. 28 vs. Tulane^ L, 67-62 TV: none Dec. 02 No. 24 IOWA L, 85-73 Dec. 05 NJIT W, 81-54 The Virginia women’s basketball team (18-15, 6-10 ACC) takes on Dec. 08 BOWLING GREEN W, 68-39 Hofstra (24-8, 13-5 CAA) in the Round of 16 of the Women’s National Dec. 18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 85-65 Invitation Tournament on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Hempstead, Dec. 21 at No. 9 Ohio State L, 93-73 N .Y. The potential next-round opponents will be determined in games Dec. 28 Richmond 54, Lafayette 46% being contested on Monday night. The location and date for the quar- Dec. 28 COPPIN STATE% W, 75-40 terfinal game will be announced at a later date. Dec. 29 Coppin State 64, Lafayette 57 Both teams will be looking to match their best-ever showings in the Dec. 29 RICHMOND% W, 71-51 WNIT. Virginia has made four trips to the quarterfinals 2006,( 2007, Jan. 03 No. 22 MIAMI*RSN W, 76-56 2011, 2012). Hofstra advanced to the quarterfinals in 2007. Virginia head Jan. 07 No. 3 NOTRE DAME* L, 74-46 coach Joanne Boyle’s Cal team won the WNIT Championship in 2010. Virginia is coming off a 71-55 victory on Sunday afternoon at Rut- Jan. 10 at Wake Forest* W, 52-50 gers, avenging a 60-48 loss to the Scarlet Knights earlier this season Jan. 14 No. 23 LOUISVILLE* L, 59-41 in the Paradse Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cavaliers Jan. 17 at Georgia Tech* ESPN3 W, 78-67 shot 45.5 percent (25-of-55), their best shooting percentage since Jan. 21 at No. 14 Florida State* ESPN3 L, 70-48 making 54.1 percent of their shots in the win at Georgia Tech on Jan. 17. The Cavaliers were also +17 in rebounding against the Scarlet Knights, Jan. 24 PITTSBURGH* RSN L, 58-55 Jan. 27 at NC State* L, 63-52 their most-dominant rebounding performance since grabbing 18 more rebounds than Coppin State during the Cavalier Classic Tournament in Feb. 4 at Duke* ESPN3 L, 67-52 December. Feb. 7 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 66-46 Senior Faith Randolph (Derwood, Md.) scored 23 points at Rutgers. Feb. 11 SYRACUSE* RSN L,91-57 After scoring 21 points at VCU, Randolph is averaging 22.0 points per Feb. 14 at Boston College* RSN W, 61-50 game in the WNIT. Randolph went 7-of-12 from the field and 9-of-9 from the line. Randolph also dished three assists and had a team-high Feb. 18 at No. 11 Louisville* ESPN3 L, 74-59 three steals. Feb. 21 CLEMSON* RSN W, 65-48 Sophomore Aliyah Huland El (Randolph, N.J.) scored 17 points at Feb. 25 NORTH CAROLINA*RSN W, 72-68 Rutgers. Huland El has scored in double-figures in three of the last four Feb. 28 at Virginia Tech ESPN3 L, 60-55 games, including scoring 16 points against Duke in the ACC Tourna- ment game. ACC Tournament Redshirt sophomore J’Kyra Brown (Rocky Mount, N.C.) led the team March 3 vs. Duke L, 57-53 in rebounding with a season-high 10 boards. Brown previously shared the team-high rebounding lead with seven boards in the win over North Carolina (Feb. 25). WNIT Tournament March 17 at VCU W, 52-50 Projected Starting Lineup March 20 at Rutgers W, 71-55 G 10 J’Kyra Brown R-So. 5.0 ppg 2.7 rpg 29 assts/20 steals March 22 at Hofstra 7 pm • Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Rutgers * ACC game G 12 Breyana Mason Jr. 9.9 ppg 3.8 rpg 78 assts/50 stls ^ Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) • Scored in double digits in 15 of last 19 games % Cavalier Classic Tournament G 20 Faith Randolph Sr. 13.5 ppg 4.8 rpg 74 assts/34 stls • Missed 9 gms with a broken thumb; 21 pts vs VCU including game-winning FT; 23 at Rutgers [RSN] - ACC Regional Sports Networks G 23 Aliyah Huland El So. 9.7 ppg 3.4 rpg 46 assts/34 stls [ESPN3] - streamed online on ESPN.go.com/watchespn • Has started 9 games this season; scored 17 points with 3 reb at Rutgers F 21 Lauren Moses So. 9.2 ppg 6.9 rpg 33 assts/51 stls All Times Eastern Rankings are Associated Press • 13th in ACC in rebounding, ranked in the top-10 most of the season Virginia Athletics Media Relations • 154 John Paul Jones Arena, PO Box 400853, Charlottesville, VA 22904 • Office: (434) 982-5500 • Fax: (434) 982-5525 Melissa Dudek (Women’s Basketball Contact) Cell: (434) 962-0579 Email: [email protected] 2015-16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Hoos Hot QUICK Facts • Faith Randolph is averaging 22.0 points per game in the WNIT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • Randolph has scored in double figures in each of the last Name ...................................................The University of Virginia seven games Founded ...................................... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 Nicknames ........................................ Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos • Randolph is 28-of-30 from the free throw line since returning, Location ...........................................................Charlottesville, Va. including going 4-of-4 against VCU and 9-of-9 at Rutgers Enrollment...............................21,238 (14,898 undergraduate) • Aliyah Huland El scored a team-high 16 points in the ACC Tour- President ............... Teresa A. Sullivan (Michigan State ‘70) nament game against Duke, the sixth time this season she has Athletics Director ......... Craig Littlepage (Pennsylvania ‘73) led the team in scoring and the first time since scoring 13 points Conference .......................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against Richmond Colors...................................................................Orange and Blue • Huland El scored 17 points at Rutgers, her highest total since Official Athletics Websites ..................... VirginiaSports.com scoring the same against NJIT on Dec. 5 .............................................................. VirginiaSportsTV.com • Huland El is averaging 13.7 points per game in the last three University Website .................................................... virginia.edu contests • J’Kyra Brown grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Rutgers women’S basketball INFORMATION • After being limited in playing time by foul trouble at VCU, Lau- First Season of Basketball ..............................................1973-74 ren Moses scored 13 points with six rebounds at Rutgers All-Time Record ........................................ 872-425 (43rd year)* • Debra Ferguson scored a season-high six points against VCU All-Time Home Record ..................................................429-193* • Ferguson played a season-high 22 minutes at Rutgers, grab- John Paul Jones Arena ................126-42 (10th season)* bing four rebounds University Hall.............................................................302-149 All-Time ACC Record ...............................343-204 (36 years)* Home Facility ......................John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) THE PRIDE Press Row Phone Number .............................. 434-962-0579 • Hofstra lost the only previous meeting against the Cavaliers, NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ....................24/2010 82-66 in a season-opening game in 2010 in Hempstead NCAA Tournament Record ................................................33-24 • Hofstra is 24-8 and has already secured the second-most wins WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last ........................5/2012 in the team’s Division I era. The record was 26 wins set by the WNIT Tournament Record ..................................................... 11-6 2006-07 squad. That team was also the last time Hofstra ad- 2014-15 Record ......................................................................... 17-14 vanced past the second round of the WNIT. The 2007 team made ACC Record/Finish ........................................................... 7-9/9th it to the quarterfinals, which is still the best finish in the team’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................... 7/ 3 history. Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................... 4/1 • The Pride bested Harvard at home in the first round on Thurs- Newcomers .......................................................................................4 day before holding Villanova to 8-for-28 three-point shooting in the second-round win. Senior Jakelle King-Gilchrist scored a coaching & SUPPORT staff career-high 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting and also had a person- Head Coach ............................................................. Joanne Boyle al-best seven rebounds in the victory. Fellow senior Darius Faulk, Career Record .................................................................. 295-163* who fell one rebound shy of Hofstra’s first-ever triple-double in Virginia Record ..................................................................... 91-70* the WNIT first round win over Harvard, went for 17 points, eight Associate Head Coach ............................................Kim McNeill Assistant Coach ............................... La’Keshia Frett Meredith assists and seven rebounds against the Wildcats. Assistant Coach ....................................................... Cory McNeill • Hofstra is 13-1 in home games. The Pride can match the 1978- Asst AD WBB Operations ..............................Sarah Holsinger 79 team for the most single-season home wins in program history Assistant Director