Virginia Cavalier Women's Basketball Game Notes
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VIRGINIA CAVALIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 19 • Thursday, January 23, 2020 • 8 p.m. 2019-20 Schedule/Results KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Ky. Nov. 5 BUCKNELLACCNX W, 84-60 Virginia Cavaliers (7-11, 2-5 ACC) Nov. 9 at USC L, 59-49 at Nov. 12 at CSUN W, 72-47 No. 5 Louisville Cardinals (18-1, 7-0 ACC) Nov. 16 #13 KENTUCKYACCNX L, 50-47 Nov. 19 at #4 UConnCBSSN L, 83-44 • Jocelyn Willoughby leads the ACC in scoring, averaging 19.6 points Nov. 24 OLD DOMINIONACCNX WOT, 56-53 ACCNX per game and 20.0 ppg in conference contests. She is currently ranked Nov. 30 JAMES MADISON% W, 55-49 No. 23 in the nation in scoring. Dana Evans of Louisville is second in the ACCNX Dec. 1 #11 UCLA% L, 73-62 ACC in scoring at 19.1 points per game. She is fourth in scoring in confer- BTN Dec. 5 at Rutgers# L, 73-63 ence games at 18.7 points per game Dec. 20 vs UNLV^ W, 63-55 • Willoughby is second in the ACC in free throw percentage (88.3 per- Dec. 21 vs 15 Mississippi St L, 72-59 cent). Evans leads the ACC at 92.1 percent Dec. 29 at Georgia Tech*ACCNX L, 61-51 • With her six rebounds against Virginia Tech, Willoughby has moved Jan. 2 NORTH CAROLINA*ACCNX L, 65-47 into the top-10 rebounders in program history. Willoughby has 774 re- Jan. 5 at #9 NC State*RSN L, 80-60 bounds, passing Dawn Staley who had 772 in her career. Willoughby cur- rently ranks 13th in the ACC in rebounding this season at 7.6 per game Jan. 9 DUKE*ACCN W, 66-63 • Dominique Toussaint has had five-straight double-digit scoring efforts, Jan. 12 at Boston College*ACCN W, 69-52 averaging 13.2 points per game in that span ACCNX Jan. 16 at Wake Forest* L, 62-56 • Shemera Williams had a season-high eight rebounds against Vir- ACCN Jan. 19 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 69-61 ginia Tech. It was the first time this season that Williams led the team in Jan. 23 at #5 Louisville*RSN 8:00 PM rebounding. Fellow freshman Kylie Kornegay Lucas has led the team in Jan. 26 NOTRE DAME*ACCNX 2:00 PM rebounding four times, most recently against NC State and Carole Miller Jan. 30 at North Carolina*ACCNX 6:00 PM has paced the squad twice, most recently against Duke Feb. 2 SYRACUSE*ACCNX 2:00 PM • Williams has 17 steals in conference games this season, giving her a Feb. 6 CLEMSON*ACCNX 7:00 PM 2.4 per game average, which ranks fifth Feb. 9 at Florida State*ACCN 12:00 PM • Virginia has played the toughest schedule in the nation this season. ACCNX Of the teams currently in the top-10 of the AP poll, Virginia has played Feb. 13 MIAMI* 7:00 PM four of them (No. 3 UConn, No. 8 NC State, No. 9 Mississippi State, No. 10 ACCNX Feb. 20 at Duke* 7:00 PM UCLA) and will now be taking on No. 5 Louisville. Kentucky, another non- *ACCN Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech 2:00 PM conference opponent, currently ranks No. 12. Virginia’s past opponents Feb. 27 PITTSBURGH*ACCNX 7:00 PM have a combined record of 225-80 (73.8 win percentage). Virginia is No. Mar. 1 NC STATE*RSN 2:00 PM 36 in this week’s RPI rankings. Louisville is No. 1 • Virginia scored 30 points in the paint against Virginia Tech, almost half ACC Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum of its total point tally in the game. Virginia has scored at least 30 points in the paint in four of its last six games * ACC game • Virginia shot 52.5 percent in its two ACC victories this season. The % Cavalier Classic Tournament Cavaliers are shooting 42.1 percent in conference games (which ranks # ACC/Big Ten Challenge fifth in the conference) after shooting 37.5 percent in the non-conference ^ Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nevada) games • The Cavaliers have also improved their turnover margin in conference [CBSSN] - CBS Sports Network play. The team was -2.3 in non-conference games but is +1.43 in ACC con- [BTN] - Big Ten Network tests, fourth-best margin in the league [ACCN] -ACC Network [ACCNX] - ACC Network Extra Streaming Last Game Starting Lineup [RSN] - ACC Regional Sports Networks G 1 Carole Miller Fr. 4.4 ppg 4.2 rpg 14 ast/ 15 stls • Scored the go-ahead layup vs Duke All Times Eastern G 4 Dominique Toussaint Sr. 10.1 ppg 3.8 rpg 53 ast/ 16 stls Rankings are Associated Press • Five straight double-digit scoring games G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby Sr. 19.6 ppg 7.6 rpg 35 ast / 27 stls • Leads the ACC in scoring, 13th in rebounding F 14 Lisa Jablonowski Sr. 7.9 ppg 5.2 rpg 25 ast/ 25 stl • Had a season-high 11 rebounds at Wake Forest on Thursday G 23 Amandine Toi R-Fr. 3.7 ppg 1.4 rpg 27 ast / 4 stls • Scored 12 points against Virginia Tech 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] 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS SUNDAY VS VIRGINIA TECH THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • Virginia suffered a 69-61 loss to Virginia Tech on Sunday Name ...................................................The University of Virginia • Virginia built up a 13-point lead in the first half, but Virginia Tech Founded ...................................... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 scored 26 points in the third quarter to tie the game 44-44 heading into Nicknames ........................................ Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos the final period. The game was tied again, 55-55, with 4:38 remaining, Location ...........................................................Charlottesville, Va. but the Hokies outscored the Cavaliers 14-6 in the final four minutes to Enrollment................................. 23,883 (16,673 undergraduate) secure the victory President .............................................James E Ryan (Yale ‘88) • Jocelyn Willoughby scored 15 points in the first half (17 overall); Athletics Director ........................Carla Williams (Georgia ‘89) Amandine Toi scored 8 points in the 3rd quarter (12 overall); Dominique Conference .......................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Toussaint scored 11 points in the fourth quarter (15 overall) Colors...................................................................Orange and Blue Official Athletics Websites ..................... VirginiaSports.com SCOUTING LOUISVILLE .............................................................. VirginiaSportsTV.com • Louisville is alone in first place in the conference with a 7-0 record University Website .................................................... virginia.edu • The Cardinals have won 10 in a row. Their only loss this season was a 67-60 upset by Ohio State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION • Kylee Shook leads the ACC in blocked shots at 2.26 per game First Season of Basketball ..............................................1973-74 • Jazmine Jones is third in the ACC in shooting percentage, making 58.6 of her attempts All-Time Record ..........................................934-485 (47th year) • Dana Evans leads the conference in three-point shooting efficiency All-Time Home Record ....................................................463-218 (45.0 percent) John Paul Jones Arena ...................161-64 (14th season) • Thursday night is 90’s Night at the KFC Yum! Center University Hall.............................................................302-149 • Louisville leads the all-time series, 9-2, and has won the last eight All-Time ACC Record .........................366-238 (43rd Season) meetings. The two teams have played each other twice a year every year Home Facility ......................John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) since the Cardinals joined the ACC in 2015. This is the first time the two Press Row Phone Number .............................. 434-962-0579 teams will only meet once in the regular season NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last .................... 25/2018 NCAA Tournament Record ................................................34-25 2019-20 UVA SEASON BULLET HIGHLIGHTS WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last ........................5/2017 • Jocelyn Willoughby scored 31 points in the season-opening victory WNIT Tournament Record .................................................... 14-9 over Bucknell. It was the first 30-point game by a Cavalier since Monica 2018-19 Record ......................................................................... 12-19 Wright did so in March of 2010 ACC Record/Finish ..........................................................5-11/12th • Kylie Kornegay-Lucas scored 31 points in the 56-53 overtime victory Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................3/6 over Old Dominion. It is tied for the second-most points by a freshman in Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................................3/2 a game in the NCAA this season Newcomers ....................................................................................... 7 • Willoughby and Kornegay-Lucas’s 31-point games are tied for sec- ond-most points in a game this season by an ACC player COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF • Amandine Toi, who missed the last two years due to injury, was in the Head Coach .........................................................Tina Thompson starting lineup in her collegiate debut, scoring 11 points in the win over Career Record ........................................................................19-30 Bucknell Virginia Record ......................................................................19-30 • Shemera Williams missed the first eight games of the season with Associate Head Coach .............................Karleen Thompson a leg injury, but made the most of her delayed debut, posting back- Assistant