Notes / live updates: FSU at Va. Tech

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU (20-6, 9-4 ACC) plays at VT (19-4, 9-4) today at 2 p.m. Big game in the big picture of ACC standings as well as an argument for who earns a top-16 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Sunday’s game is an opportunity for FSU to get its third win against the NCAA’s current Top 16 for seeding, with Virginia Tech owning one of the four seeds along with North Carolina. Duke is a No. 2 seed in the first Top 16 reveal.

The Seminoles are seeking a fourth AP Top 25 win of the season against No. 11 Virginia Tech. FSU owns ranked wins this season on the road at No. 13 UNC (78-71), at home vs. No. 11 NC State (91-72) and at home vs. No. 16 Duke (70-57).

Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson ranks in the Top 10 nationally in field goals made (7th; 196), free throw attempts (7th; 172), free throws made (3rd; 149), points (5th; 575) and points per game (6th; 22.1).

 

[Bob Ferrante]

VT drills a few earaly 3s and Wyckoff calls a quick timeout

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU wearing pink jerseys and shorts. Like that uniform look

 

[Bob Ferrante]

VT opens 4 of 5 from deep

Hokies take a 17-4 lead

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU opens flat, just 3 of 11

VT makes a fifth 3-pointer and opens up a 22-6 lead

 

[Bob Ferrante]

OMG with a pretty reverse layup

VT leads 27-9, 2:02 left 1Q

 

[Bob Ferrante]

VT is 7 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc in the 1Q

 

[NoleLizards]

FSU wearing pink jerseys and shorts. Like that uniform look

Maybe they should burn them at halftime. Sheesh! 😧

 

[Bob Ferrante]

VT leads 34-11 after 1Q

FSU is just 5 of 13 from the floor. Timpson with four points

 

[semispear]

What’s the game plan? This team just doesn’t play well on the road for some reason.

 

[NoleLizards]

What’s the game plan? This team just doesn’t play well on the road for some reason.

On the bright side, our softball team's up 5-0 against mighty Longwood.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU is just flat

O'Brien misses a pair of free throws

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Erin Howard with seven points on 3 of 4 shooting

 

[Bob Ferrante]

VT up 40-18. Not many positives for FSU. Just one offensive rebound too

 

[semispear]

If Kitley is not in the game, why are they clogging the paint?

I’ve never seen so many wide open threes before. Sheesh

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU had been allowing opponents to hit 3s at only a 30 percent rate

Today: VT is 10 of 18

 

[semispear]

Gotta make FTs

 

[NoleLizards]

FSU had been allowing opponents to hit 3s at only a 30 percent rate

Today: VT is 10 of 18

Somebody measure that rim!

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Looked like Soule exaggerated that foul but an offensive foul called on Timpson

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Taylor O'Brien beats the buzzer with a running 3 from just inside the halfcourt line

VT leads 47-25

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Halftime box

 

[JonScott]

Latson may have hit a late season wall.... she has really struggled of late. And Bejedi has been awful. Not going to win many games with those two shooting 2-9

 

[NoleLizards]

Halftime box

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Brooke should tell her ladies to forget about that and focus on winning the second half. Gotta try to get something positive out of today.

 

[semispear]

FSU got Kitley with two personal fouls early yet VT still found a way to dominate and lead by 22 at the half.

 

[JonScott]

If they lose today they will be 5-5 for the last ten games

 

[semispear]

Latson may have hit a late season wall.... she has really struggled of late. And Bejedi has been awful. Not going to win many games with those two shooting 2-9

Bejedi is a frustrating player sometimes because she can be a spark but she can equally shoot you out of a game. Her shot selection is very poor.

Latson has struggled during ACC play minus those two 30 point games. Really need to find a way to get her going

 

[NoleLizards]

Lady Noles spin a combined one-hitter in defeating Longwood 5-zip.

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU with a 10-2 run to open half

 

[semispear]

Lead down to 14

 

[semispear]

Please put Latson and Timpson back in Brooke!

 

[semispear]

Lead back to 20.

Valenzuela although a great shooter, is horrible on defense. She is just to slow to try and guard on the perimeter.

Got the lead down to 12 and Brooke went to the bench for whatever reason and VT went on a quick run

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FSU made a push to start the 3Q but VT still leads by 17

 

[Bob Ferrante]

Latson has 13 points, Timpson has 12 points for FSU

 

[Bob Ferrante]

FINAL:

VT 84, FSU 70

 

[Bob Ferrante]