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Live updates: FSU women's hoops vs. Charleston Southern

Bob Ferrante

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No. 18 Florida State Women’s Basketball begins its 52nd season by hosting Charleston Southern on Monday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Fans are encouraged to wear garnet as we tip off the season, with the first 500 fans receiving a schedule magnet.

In Florida State’s two exhibition wins against Flagler (124-50) and Clayton State (97-52), it picked up where it left off from last season by averaging 110.5 points per game in the two preseason games. FSU averaged 79.3 points per game last year, its highest since 2017-18.

Florida State holds an impressive 131-36 (.784) record against non-conference opponents over the last 11 seasons played. FSU has won 28 of its last 29 season openers and is 41-10 all-time in season-opening games.

FSU leads Charleston Southern 3-0 all-time, with the teams last playing on Dec. 5, 2021 (FSU won 83-32).

Sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson burst onto the scene in last year’s 113-50 season-opening win vs. Bethune-Cookman when she dropped 28 points on 10-of-22 shooting. Latson begins the season on the Preseason Wade Watch List, the Preseason All-ACC Team and on the Preseason Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List.

Of Florida State’s 21 trips to the NCAA Tournament, head coach Brooke Wyckoff has been a part of 11 of those appearances as a player (once in 2000-01) and as a staff member (10). Wyckoff begins her third season in a head coaching capacity with the Seminoles, including her second as the full-time head coach.

Following FSU’s season opener, the Seminoles turn around and host a big game vs. No. 11 Tennessee on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. at the Tucker Center. Fans are encouraged to wear white with the first 500 fans receiving a rally towel courtesy of Truist.
 
Timpson has the first basket of the season for FSU (on the first possession)

Tucker adds a basket

4-0 FSU
 
Fast break: Gordon pushes it to Timpson

11-2, 7:43 left 1Q
 
Bejedi is so quick. But she drives the floor, crosses the lane and then tries a tougher shot than if she had gone up for a left-handed layup
 
Gordon doing her best Latson impression of getting to the FT line. Has been there 3x in the first quarter already
 
Bonner is so much better than I expected. Based on her numbers at call, I didn’t think she would produce much offensively but she looks really good.
 
FSU is 7 of 13 from 3 here in the first half

A few seconds to halftime

FSU 58-25
 
OMG inbounds to a wide-open Viegas, corner 3

If only all inbounds plays were that easy
 
FSU has three in double figures already, Gordon leads the way with 17

Bonner with 14, Tucker with 12
 
Sakyia White rebounds a missed 3, puts it back and is fouled, misses the FT

FSU has controlled the first two quarters. CSU has fought back to make it relatively even in 3Q in terms of scoring

FSU still holds 74-42 lead
 
Worth mentioning, even if the opponent is just Charleston Southern

Gordon at 19 points

But FSU very nearly to six players in double figures - Bejedi, Timpson, Viegas are just a bucket away - even with Latson watching from the bench
 
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On third downs: Norvell says the defense did a great job, executed at a high level and it "played a huge part in the game."
 
Bejedi makes a pair of FTs, give her 10 points tonight

Five Seminoles in double figures

FSU 97-57 with 1:20 left 4Q
 
Scoring 99 without Latson is pretty good. Gordon and Bonner were very impressive tonight. Gordon looks like a completely different player, glad to see her hunt for her shot. Bonner in transition will be fun to watch throughout the season.

The not so good: we will struggle with teams that have quality post play. Timpson was solid but White and Treadwell are the only backups and both are very raw ( gave good effort/energy tho).

Hopefully Latson is good to go Thursday for what should be a good game vs Tenn at home.
 
Wyckoff not saying much about Latson's availability postgame for Tennessee. We'll see
 
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