FLORIDA STATE NORTH CAROLINA SEMINOLES TAR HEELS GAME 10 8-7, 3-7 North Carolina Tar Heels VS February 4, 2021 | Chapel Hill, N.C. 5-4, 4-4 Carmichael Arena Interim Head Coach Head Coach North Carolina leads all-time series 33-15 Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State ‘01) Courtney Banghart (Dartmouth ‘00) GAME COVERAGE Career Record: 5-4 | 1st Season Career Record: 278-124 | 14th Season Record at FSU: 5-4 | 1st Season Record at UNC: 24-21 | Second Season TV/LIVE STREAM | ACC NETWORK EXTRA GAMEDAY FACTS • Florida State Women’s Basketball (5-4, 4-4) is in the middle of its first four-game road trip since the 2007-08 season, and just its second vs. all ACC teams (FSU played four consecutive road games at ACC opponents in 1991-92). FSU goes for its sixth consecutive victory in the series RADIO | WTLY 1270 AM/96.5 FM vs. the Tar Heels (8-7, 3-7), a streak which began with a 94-63 home win for the Seminoles on Feb. 14, 2016. • The Seminoles are one of six ACC teams with a .500 conference record or better entering Thursday night’s slate of games. FSU is currently sixth in the conference with a 4-4 ACC record. This season, FSU has been forced to alter its schedule 15 different times. Its nine games played overall is tied with Pitt for the fewest among active ACC teams, and its matchup vs. UNC will be just its third game played this season 2020-21 SCHEDULE as originally scheduled (Dec. 13 vs. UVA; Dec. 20 vs. Pitt). • Junior guard Kourtney Weber is coming off a career-high 22-point performance in FSU’s last game at Wake Forest. The New Orleans, La., FLORIDA STATE (5-4, 4-4) native has been stellar in FSU’s five road games this season, averaging a team-best 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, shooting 51.9 percent overall (27-of-52) and 50 percent (9-of-18) from downtown. Date Opponent EST Time/Result • In Florida State’s last two games played, junior forward Valencia Myers has raised her productivity by averaging 11.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, Nov. 25 (Wed.) at Florida A&M Canceled shooting 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) from the floor and averaging 2.5 blocks. Myers had four blocked shots last game at Wake Forest, and is one Dec. 1 (Tue.) Florida (ACC Network Extra) W, 81-75 block shy (99 in her career) of becoming the ninth Seminole with 100 career blocked shots. Dec. 3 (Thu.) at #15 Northwestern Canceled • The Seminoles’ nine-game schedule this season has consisted of all Power-5 programs, with their lone non-conference game being an Dec. 6 (Sun.) Austin Peay (ACC Network Extra) Postponed 81-75 win over Florida. FSU’s schedule strength is one of the best in the country, with its opponent success in the NET rankings being 13th Dec. 13 (Sun.) Virginia* (RSN) W, 69-51 and its average opponent NET rank being 11th. Dec. 17 (Thu.) at #2 Louisville* (ACC Network) Postponed • In the month of January, junior guard Morgan Jones tied for fourth among all ACC players averaging 18.0 points for the month and was Dec. 17 (Thu.) at Clemson* (ACC Network Extra) L, 69-72 one of four ACC players to shoot 50 percent or better (50.9%) for the month. Dec. 20 (Sun.) Pittsburgh* (ACC Network Extra) W, 67-53 POSSIBLE STARTERS INFO Dec. 31 (Thu.) at Virginia Tech* (ACC Network Extra) W, 73-63 Bianca Jackson a Third on the Seminoles averaging 12.7 points per game. Jan. 3 (Sun.) at Wake Forest* Postponed G 5-11 / Redshirt Junior a Joins Kourtney Weber as the two Noles shooting 80+ percent from the line. Jan. 7 (Thu.) Duke* (ACC Network Extra) Canceled 0 Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 17 (Sun.) Clemson (RSN)* Postponed University of South Carolina a Named the 2017 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year. Jan. 17 (Sun.) at #2 Louisville* (ESPN2) L, 56-84 Jan. 21 (Thu.) Clemson* (ACC Network Extra) W, 95-88 (2OT) G Kourtney Weber a Has two 20-point games this season: 21 at Clemson and 22 at Wake Forest. Jan. 24 (Sun.) at Virginia* (ACC Network Extra) Canceled 5-10 / Junior a Entered the year shooting 32.3% from 3; Shooting 43.3% this season. New Orleans, La. Jan. 24 (Sun.) at Georgia Tech* (ACC Network Extra) L, 58-66 10 a Florida State’s first commit in the 2018 signing class. Ursuline Academy Jan. 28 (Thu.) at Boston College* (ACC Network) Postponed Jan. 28 (Thu.) at Wake Forest* (ACC Network Extra) L, 59-73 G Morgan Jones a Leads the Seminoles averaging 17.4 points over the last 5 games. Feb. 4 (Thu.) at North Carolina* (ACC Network Extra) 6pm 6-2 / Junior a Her 36 points vs. Clemson on Jan. 21 is the most by an ACC player this season. Feb. 7 (Sun.) at Miami* (ESPNU) 1pm Jonesboro, Ga. 24 a Helped form the Black Student Athlete Association at Florida State. Feb. 11 (Thu.) Syracuse* (ACC Network) 8pm Our Lady of Mercy HS Feb. 14 (Sun.) Miami* (ACC Network Extra) 2pm Sammie Puisis Currently ninth in FSU history shooting 39.8 percent from downtown (49-123). Feb. 18 (Thu.) Georgia Tech* (ACC Network) 6pm G a 6-1 / Sophomore a One of FSU’s most valued players, averaging a team-best 35.1 minutes per game. Feb. 21 (Sun.) #1 Louisville* (ACC Network Extra) 4pm Mason, Ohio 2 a One of her favorite TV shows is the 90s classic sitcom Friends. Feb. 25 (Thu.) at Notre Dame* (ACC Network Extra) 7pm William Mason High Feb. 28 (Sun.) Wake Forest* (RSN) Noon Mar. 3-7 ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) TBA Valencia Myers a One block away from becoming the ninth Seminole with 100 for her career. F 6-3 / Junior a School-record tying nine blocked shots vs. Virginia on Dec. 13. *ACC Game Solon, Ohio RSN (Regional Sports Network) 32 a Favorite current song is “Still Your Best” by Givēon. Rankings AP Solon High School 1 BEST OF THE REST FSU’S RECORD WHEN River Baldwin a Averaging 18.8 minutes off the bench this season. 6-5 / Sophomore C a Recorded a career-high six blocks three games ago vs. Clemson. Overall ..........................................................................5-4 1 Andalusia, Ala. Pleasant Home HS a Majoring in Family and Child Sciences (wants to be an ABA Therapist). Home ..........................................................................4-0 Away ............................................................................. 1-4 Sara Bejedi a Has missed the last four games due to a non-injury related issue. Neutral/Tournament ..................................................0-0 5-7 / Sophomore G a Back-to-back season highs in points (7 vs. Pitt then 8 at Virginia Tech). Leading at Halftime ...................................................4-0 5 Helsinki, Finland Trailing at Halftime....................................................0-3 Arizona State a Gained immediate eligibility this season on Dec. 4 (Arizona State transfer). Tied at Halftime ..........................................................1-1 Amaya Brown a Will redshirt the 2020-21 season in order to fully recover and add strength to her knee. Overtime Games .........................................................1-0 G 5-11 / Junior TV Games .....................................................................5-4 One of Florida State’s best perimeter defenders, as was proven in her freshman year in 18-19. 4 Albuquerque, N.M. a vs. Top-25 Opponents ................................................0-1 Cibola High a Will get an additional year of competition back due to pandemic rules by the NCAA. vs. Top-10 Opponents ................................................0-1 FSU shoots 50% or better from field .................................1-0 Tiana England a Has not been medically cleared yet to play this season. G 5-7 / Graduate FSU shoots 40-49% from field ............................................4-2 a ESPN’s 16th-most impactful newcomer this season (freshmen and transfers). 23 Stamford, Conn. FSU shoots under 40% from field .......................................0-2 St. John’s University a Recorded 509 career assists at St. John’s. Opponent shoots 50% or better from field ......................0-2 Opponent shoots 40-49% from field ..................................1-1 Erin Howard a Waiting on medical clearance from a knee injury. Opponent shoots under 40% from field ............................ 4-1 F 6-1 / Junior Received an NCAA waiver to play immediately on Nov. 16. Opponent shoots under 35% from field ............................2-0 14 Madison, Wis. a Auburn a Led Auburn in 3-point shooting, 3-point field goals made (45) and blocked shots (21) in 19-20. FSU outrebounds opponent ..................................................3-1 Opponent outrebounds FSU .................................................2-3 Sayawni Lassiter a Tied career high with three 3-point field goals at Georgia Tech two games ago. Tied in rebounds ....................................................................0-0 5-10 / R-Junior G a Currently doing a wealth management internship with Northwestern Mutual (finance major). FSU records 10 or more steals ............................................0-1 3 Dorchester, Mass. FSU records 15 or more assists ..........................................1-0 Newton North HS a Currently working on getting her investment license. She’s also one of NM’s Top 100 interns. FSU commits less than 15 turnovers .................................0-3 FSU commits 15 or more turnovers .....................................5-1 Izabela Nicoletti a Gives FSU another reliable ball-handler, especially against pressure. FSU commits less turnovers than opp. ..............................2-2 G 5-10 / R-Sophomore Averaging 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game this season. 33 Americana, Sao Paulo, Brazil a FSU commits more turnovers than opp. ............................3-2 Neuse Christian Academy a Rated the No. 16 overall player in the ESPNW Hoopgurlz rankings for the 2018 class. FSU shoots 70% or better from the line .............................5-1 FSU shoots under 70% from the line ..................................0-3 Savannah Wilkinson a Solid season debut vs.