FSU sports information:
No. 15 Florida State (14-4, 5-1) and 25th-ranked Syracuse (14-2, 4-1) meet for the 12th time on Thursday night at the JMA Wireless Dome at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Seminoles were the biggest riser in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, moving up six spots following back-to-back ranked wins at home over No. 20 North Carolina (70-62) and No. 11 Virginia Tech (89-81). Syracuse, while unranked by the AP Poll, moved into the Top 25 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
Fifth-year guard Sara Bejedi racked up the national honors this week, being named the National Player of the Week by ESPN, the Naismith Trophy and the USBWA. The Helsinki, Finland, native averaged 27.0 points, shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the floor, shot 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from deep and averaged 7.0 rebounds in the Seminoles’ two wins last week.
Bejedi was also named to the NCAA’s Starting Five on Wednesday for her performances last week.
FSU begins 5-1 in ACC play for the second straight season under head coach Brooke Wyckoff. The Noles are going for their first 6-1 start to ACC play since the 2017-18 season.
Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson has proven to be much more than a scorer, also facilitating extremely well as teams continue to key on her. Latson is averaging 7.0 assists over FSU’s last three games vs. Clemson (8), North Carolina (5) and Virginia Tech (8). Latson has three of the ACC’s nine 30-point games in conference play, with Elizabeth Kitley from Virginia Tech (2) being the other player with multiple games.
Thursday’s matchup is a meeting of two talented head coaches who both lead their alma maters. Wyckoff was an All-America performer for the Seminoles and earned All-ACC honors in all four seasons. Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack was a two-time All-American with the Orange and a three-time All-BIG EAST selection.
Florida State boasts the ACC’s top scoring offense in conference play at 80.8 points per game. Overall, the Seminoles rank 13th nationally averaging 83.8 points per game.
FSU and Syracuse each are in the Top 3 of the current ACC standings, with FSU solely in second (5-1) and Syracuse tied for third (4-1).
The Seminoles return home on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip with Virginia at the Tucker Center. Sunday’s game is FSU’s Military Appreciation Game, where active duty and former servicemen and women can contact the ticket office for discounted tickets at 1-888-FSU-NOLE.
No. 15 Florida State (14-4, 5-1) and 25th-ranked Syracuse (14-2, 4-1) meet for the 12th time on Thursday night at the JMA Wireless Dome at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Seminoles were the biggest riser in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, moving up six spots following back-to-back ranked wins at home over No. 20 North Carolina (70-62) and No. 11 Virginia Tech (89-81). Syracuse, while unranked by the AP Poll, moved into the Top 25 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
Fifth-year guard Sara Bejedi racked up the national honors this week, being named the National Player of the Week by ESPN, the Naismith Trophy and the USBWA. The Helsinki, Finland, native averaged 27.0 points, shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the floor, shot 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from deep and averaged 7.0 rebounds in the Seminoles’ two wins last week.
Bejedi was also named to the NCAA’s Starting Five on Wednesday for her performances last week.
FSU begins 5-1 in ACC play for the second straight season under head coach Brooke Wyckoff. The Noles are going for their first 6-1 start to ACC play since the 2017-18 season.
Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson has proven to be much more than a scorer, also facilitating extremely well as teams continue to key on her. Latson is averaging 7.0 assists over FSU’s last three games vs. Clemson (8), North Carolina (5) and Virginia Tech (8). Latson has three of the ACC’s nine 30-point games in conference play, with Elizabeth Kitley from Virginia Tech (2) being the other player with multiple games.
Thursday’s matchup is a meeting of two talented head coaches who both lead their alma maters. Wyckoff was an All-America performer for the Seminoles and earned All-ACC honors in all four seasons. Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack was a two-time All-American with the Orange and a three-time All-BIG EAST selection.
Florida State boasts the ACC’s top scoring offense in conference play at 80.8 points per game. Overall, the Seminoles rank 13th nationally averaging 83.8 points per game.
FSU and Syracuse each are in the Top 3 of the current ACC standings, with FSU solely in second (5-1) and Syracuse tied for third (4-1).
The Seminoles return home on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tip with Virginia at the Tucker Center. Sunday’s game is FSU’s Military Appreciation Game, where active duty and former servicemen and women can contact the ticket office for discounted tickets at 1-888-FSU-NOLE.
