FSU sports information:
The Florida State women’s basketball team (11-2, 1-0 ACC) will hit the road to face Virginia Tech (9-3, 0-1 ACC) at the Cassell Coliseum on Thursday at 6 p.m.
The Seminoles are 31-12 against the Hokies in the series history, and 19-3 as ACC members. Virginia Tech has won two of the last three meetings, however FSU defeated the 11th-ranked Hokies last season, 89-81 at home.
This season, FSU ranks second nationally in points per game (94.9) led by junior Ta’Niya Latson, who leads the nation with 27.2 points per game. Makayla Timpson is also among the best in the nation, ranking second in blocks (41) and third in blocks per game (3.15).
The game will air on the ACC Network and the Seminole Sport Network can be found at Seminoles.com and on 96. 5 The Spear.
The Last Time Out
Timpson led Florida State with 27 points on Dec. 19 to defeat Jacksonville, 97-74 at the Donald L. Tucker Center to wrap up non-conference play.
Timpson recorded her seventh double-double of the season, leading FSU with 27 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 8 blocks. She is second in Florida State history with 38 double-doubles - three shy of the school record – and her eight blocks tied head coach Brooke Wyckoff’s total from 1997 for second-most in a game in program history. O’Mariah Gordon added 19 points and a career-high 10 assists as five Seminoles scored 10 or more points for the fourth time this season.
Tied at 31 with 5:57 remaining in the second quarter, Florida State ended the half on a 22-2 run and led 53-33 at the break. The Seminoles extended its lead a game-high 29 points early in the fourth quarter before the Dolphins rattled off 22 points in the final period.
The Florida State women’s basketball team (11-2, 1-0 ACC) will hit the road to face Virginia Tech (9-3, 0-1 ACC) at the Cassell Coliseum on Thursday at 6 p.m.
The Seminoles are 31-12 against the Hokies in the series history, and 19-3 as ACC members. Virginia Tech has won two of the last three meetings, however FSU defeated the 11th-ranked Hokies last season, 89-81 at home.
This season, FSU ranks second nationally in points per game (94.9) led by junior Ta’Niya Latson, who leads the nation with 27.2 points per game. Makayla Timpson is also among the best in the nation, ranking second in blocks (41) and third in blocks per game (3.15).
The game will air on the ACC Network and the Seminole Sport Network can be found at Seminoles.com and on 96. 5 The Spear.
The Last Time Out
Timpson led Florida State with 27 points on Dec. 19 to defeat Jacksonville, 97-74 at the Donald L. Tucker Center to wrap up non-conference play.
Timpson recorded her seventh double-double of the season, leading FSU with 27 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 8 blocks. She is second in Florida State history with 38 double-doubles - three shy of the school record – and her eight blocks tied head coach Brooke Wyckoff’s total from 1997 for second-most in a game in program history. O’Mariah Gordon added 19 points and a career-high 10 assists as five Seminoles scored 10 or more points for the fourth time this season.
Tied at 31 with 5:57 remaining in the second quarter, Florida State ended the half on a 22-2 run and led 53-33 at the break. The Seminoles extended its lead a game-high 29 points early in the fourth quarter before the Dolphins rattled off 22 points in the final period.
