VIRGINIA CAVALIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 10 & 11 • Duel in the Desert • Dec. 19-21, 2019 2019-20 Schedule/Results Cox Pavilion • Las Vegas, Nevada Nov. 5 BUCKNELLACCNX W, 84-60 Virginia Cavaliers (4-5) Nov. 9 at USC L, 59-49 UNLV Lady Rebels (3-7) Nov. 12 at CSUN W, 72-47 #15 Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-2) Nov. 16 #13 KENTUCKYACCNX L, 50-47 South Florida Bulls (7-4) Nov. 19 at #4 UConnCBSSN L, 83-44 • The Cavaliers are coming off a 14-day break for finals. UVA’s last game Nov. 24 OLD DOMINIONACCNX WOT, 56-53 ACCNX was Thursday, December 5 at Rutgers Nov. 30 JAMES MADISON% W, 55-49 • The Duel in the Desert tournament begins on Thursday, Dec. 19 when ACCNX Dec. 1 #11 UCLA% L, 73-62 Mississippi State takes on South Florida. Virginia will face UNLV on the Reb- BTN Dec. 5 at Rutgers# L, 73-63 els’ home court on Friday afternoon. The winners from the opening round Dec. 20 vs UNLV^ 5 PM games will play at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 local time) on Saturday in the cham- Dec. 21 vs 15 Miss St or USF^ 3 or 5:30 PM pionship game. The third/fourth place game takes place at 3 p.m. ET (noon Dec. 29 at Georgia Tech*ACCNX 2:00 PM local time) Jan. 2 NORTH CAROLINA*ACCNX 7:00 PM • Saturday’s game wraps up Virginia’s non-conference slate. The Cavaliers Jan. 5 at NC State*RSN 12:00 PM will have a seven-day break for the holidays before diving into conference play on Sunday, Dec. 29 at Georgia Tech Jan. 9 DUKE*ACCN 6:30 PM • The Cavaliers have played the toughest schedule in the nation during Jan. 12 at Boston College*ACCN 2:00 PM non-conference play. UVA is currently ranked No. 1 on the NCAA’s toughest ACCNX Jan. 16 at Wake Forest* 7:00 PM scheduled rankings. Virginia is also No. 28 on the latest RPI report, after ris- ACCN Jan. 19 VIRGINIA TECH* 3:00 PM ing as high as No. 20 in last week’s rankings Jan. 23 at Louisville*RSN 8:30 PM • Jocelyn Willoughby enters the week leading the ACC in scoring at 19.4 Jan. 26 NOTRE DAME*ACCNX 2:00 PM points per game, which ranks 24th in the nation Jan. 30 at North Carolina*ACCNX 6:00 PM • Willoughby has three-straight 20-point games, averaging 25.7 points per Feb. 2 SYRACUSE*ACCNX 2:00 PM game since Thanksgiving Feb. 6 CLEMSON*ACCNX 7:00 PM • Willoughby has led the team in scoring in seven of nine games this sea- Feb. 9 at Florida State*ACCN 12:00 PM son ACCNX • Willoughby also ranks seventh in the ACC in rebounding, averaging 8.9 Feb. 13 MIAMI* 7:00 PM per game. She is second in free throw shooting percentage at 88.9, which ACCNX Feb. 20 at Duke* 7:00 PM ranks 24th in the nation *ACCN Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech 2:00 PM • Freshman guard Shemera Williams made her delayed collegiate debut Feb. 27 PITTSBURGH*ACCNX 7:00 PM at Rutgers. Williams missed the first eight games of the season with a leg Mar. 1 NC STATE*RSN 2:00 PM injury. She came off the bench in the first quarter at Rutgers, and went on to score 14 points in her debut. She was the second UVA freshman to post ACC Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum a double-digit scoring effort in her collegiate debut. Redshirt freshman Amandine Toi, who missed each of the last two years with injuries, scored 11 * ACC game points with six assists in the season-opener against Bucknell % Cavalier Classic Tournament • The Cavaliers hit eight three-pointers at Rutgers, their second-highest # ACC/Big Ten Challenge tally of the season. It was also their most-efficient three-point shooting ^ Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nevada) game, making 57.1 percent of their attempts (8-of-14). In the previous three games, the team made a combined eight threes, going 8-of-37 (21.6 per- [CBSSN] - CBS Sports Network cent) [BTN] - Big Ten Network [ACCN] -ACC Network [ACCNX] - ACC Network Extra Streaming Last Game Starting Lineup [RSN] - ACC Regional Sports Networks G 1 Carole Miller Fr. 6.2 ppg 5.8 rpg 9 assists/12 stls • Made second start of the year against ODU All Times Eastern G 4 Dominique Toussaint Sr. 9.1 ppg 4.4 rpg 23 assts/ 8 stls Rankings are Associated Press • Scored 12 points with 7 rebounds at CSUN G 13 Jocelyn Willoughby Sr. 19.4 ppg 8.9 rpg 167 assts / 13 stls • ACC Player of the Week 1st week; three-straight 20-point games F 14 Lisa Jablonowski Sr. 8.2 ppg 5.2 rpg 8 asst/ 14 stl/ 2 blk • Back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts vs Bucknell (16) and at USC *13) G 23 Amandine Toi R-Fr. 3.6 ppg 1.0 rpg 12 assts/4 stls • 12 points at CSUN, going 5-of-7 from the field 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 #WB1GACC QUICK FACTS • Virginia suffered a 73-63 loss at Rutgers in the Big 10/ACC Challenge THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA • Virginia trailed 21-9 at the end of the first quarter. The Cavaliers cut Name ...................................................The University of Virginia the gap to three points in the third quarter, but fell short of completing Founded ...................................... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 the comeback Nicknames ........................................ Cavaliers, Wahoos, ‘Hoos • Jocelyn Willoughby, playing 30 miles from her hometown, scored 27 Location ...........................................................Charlottesville, Va. points with six rebounds Enrollment................................. 23,883 (16,673 undergraduate) • Rutgers did not make a field goal for the final 2:54 of the game, but President .............................................James E Ryan (Yale ‘88) went 9-of-12 from the free throw line in that span Athletics Director ........................Carla Williams (Georgia ‘89) • Rutgers held a 33-32 advantage in rebounds Conference .......................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) • Virginia shot 37.0 percent (20-of-54) while Rutgers was 24-of-49 Colors...................................................................Orange and Blue (49.0 percent). Rutgers was 20-of-26 (76.9 percent) from the free throw line and Virginia was 15-of-23 (65.2 percent) Official Athletics Websites ..................... VirginiaSports.com • The Big Ten won the challenge for the first time by a mark of 9-5 .............................................................. VirginiaSportsTV.com University Website .................................................... virginia.edu DUEL IN THE DESERT • The Cavaliers are coming off a 14-day break for finals. UVA’s last WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION game was Thursday, December 5 at Rutgers First Season of Basketball ..............................................1973-74 • The Duel in the Desert tournament begins on Thursday, Dec. 19 when All-Time Record ........................................... 931-479 (47th year) Mississippi State takes on South Florida. Virginia will face UNLV on the All-Time Home Record ....................................................462-216 Rebels’ home court on Friday afternoon. The winners from the opening John Paul Jones Arena ................. 160-62 (14th season) round games will play at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 local time) on Saturday in University Hall.............................................................302-149 the championship game. The third/fourth place game takes place at 3 All-Time ACC Record .........................364-233 (43rd Season) p.m. ET (noon local time) Home Facility ......................John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) • Saturday’s game wraps up Virginia’s non-conference slate Press Row Phone Number .............................. 434-962-0579 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last .................... 25/2018 SCOUTING UNLV NCAA Tournament Record ................................................34-25 • The Lady Rebels are coming off a 53-51 loss at Grand Canyon on WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last ........................5/2017 Monday. UNLV has lost three of its last four games with its win being a WNIT Tournament Record .................................................... 14-9 69-44 victory at Pepperdine on Sunday, Dec. 8 2018-19 Record ......................................................................... 12-19 • This is the second game against an ACC team this year for the Lady ACC Record/Finish ..........................................................5-11/12th Rebels as they hosted Duke on Nov. 14, falling 57-45 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................3/6 • Senior center Rodjanae Wade leads the team in scoring (13.2 ppg) Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................................3/2 and rebounding (9.8 rpg). She was the 2018-19 Mountain West Sixth Newcomers ....................................................................................... 7 Player of the Year • UNLV is picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West Conference COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF this year. The Lady Rebels, who finished tied for fifth a year ago, return Head Coach .........................................................Tina Thompson just 32 percent of their scoring from a year ago after graduating four Career Record ........................................................................ 16-24 senior starters and one key backup Virginia Record ...................................................................... 16-24 • This is the second-ever meeting between the two teams. Virginia won the first match-up 74-73 on December 2, 1989, in Charlottesville Associate Head Coach .............................Karleen Thompson Assistant Coaches ...................................................