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Pregame notes: FSU women vs. UConn

Bob Ferrante

Ultimate Seminole Insider
Staff
May 10, 2022
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Florida State makes its third trip to Mohegan Sun Arena when it battles ninth-ranked UConn on Sunday (1 p.m. on ESPN). The Seminoles (11-1) last played in Uncasville as the nation’s eighth-ranked team in 2018, defeating No. 24 Michigan behind Meriden, Conn., native Kiah Gil- lespie’s triple-double (14 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists).

Brooke Wyckoff makes her head coaching debut in the same arena that she played in for two seasons with the Connecticut Sun, gaining fame for her buzzer-beating 3-point field goal in game two of the 2005 WNBA Finals that sent the game to overtime against the Sacramento Monarchs. Wyckoff enjoyed a nine-year career in the WNBA.

The Seminoles are looking for their first Top 25 win of the season when they battle No. 9 UConn. FSU has earned at least one Top 25 win in each of the last eight seasons.

FSU is 0-9 all-time against UConn, last facing the Huskies on Nov. 14, 2016, in a close 78-76 loss in Tallahassee that nearly snapped UConn’s 76-game win streak at the time.

Ta’Niya Latson ranks in the Top 5 nationally in field goals made (third), free throw attempts (second), free throws made (first), total points (first) and points per game (fifth).

Sophomore forward Makayla Timpson is having a huge second season, holding Top 15 national marks in blocks (seventh), double-doubles (14th) and rebounds (seventh).

Florida State owns the ACC’s highest scoring offense at 88.4 points - A Top 5 mark in the NCAA.
 
UConn gets two of their injured starters back for this game. Going to be a tough game but looking forward to see how we fare in what will be the biggest game we have had all season so far. Noles can really turn some heads nationally if we play well.
 
UConn gets two of their injured starters back for this game. Going to be a tough game but looking forward to see how we fare in what will be the biggest game we have had all season so far. Noles can really turn some heads nationally if we play well.
That was a good barometer game that tells me, once Taylor’s back, we can definitely finish top 3 in ACC and a 4 or 5-seed come March, maybe even grow into a 3-seed for the NCAA tourney.
 
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