In one of the biggest non-conference home games over the last decade, the 18th-ranked Florida State women’s basketball team hosts No. 11 Tennessee on Thursday at 6 p.m. (ESPN2).
FSU's star guard Ta'Niya Latson did not play in the opener against Charleston Southern due to a hamstring injury. She is considered day to day by coach Brooke Wyckoff.
"It’s exciting," Wyckoff said. "They’re a storied program in women’s basketball. We’re all women’s basketball players, coaches and fans as well. This is why you play the game is to play against big times on the big stage. I’m really excited that we’re able to do it in Tallahassee."
Some pregame notes from FSU:
The big game includes tickets for just $4, and fans are encouraged to WEAR WHITE. The first 500 fans receive a free rally towel courtesy of Truist.
Thursday night’s battle between No. 11 Tennessee (1-0) and No. 18 Florida State (1-0) marks the 25th AP Top 20 matchup at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It's the first since the eighth-ranked Seminoles hosted 19th-ranked Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 5, 2019.
The matchup features two historic programs whom have maintained elite consistency over the last decade. Florida State and Tennessee join Baylor, Louisville, Maryland, South Carolina, Stanford and UConn as the eight schools that have made each of the last 10 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournaments (since the 2013 tournament).
The coaching matchup includes two head coaches who represent their alma maters. Wyckoff was an All-America forward for the Seminoles from 1997-01. Kellie Harper was one of the top assist makers in Tennessee history from 1995-99.
The Seminoles are going for their 33rd AP Top 15 victory in program history. In her short head coaching career, Wyckoff has already racked up three AP Top 15 wins, which includes a victory over No. 3 Louisville (68-59) on Feb. 21, 2021, a win last season vs. No. 13 North Carolina on the road (78-71) and a win over No. 11 NC State last year as well at home (91-72).
The matchup between FSU and Tennessee marks the third in series history but the first since Jan. 26, 1986. Tennessee leads overall 2-0.
Five Seminoles amassed double figures in their season-opening win over Charleston Southern, headlined by junior guard O’Mariah Gordon’s 21 points and six assists in the 99-63 win. FSU recorded 80 field goal attempts and averaged 1.21 points per possession in the win.
It was Gordon’s second career 20-point performance. FSU also got a big night out of junior forward Makayla Timpson, who stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four blocks.
No. 11 Tennessee makes the earliest visit by a Top 25 opponent to Tallahassee since No. 3 UConn also visited in FSU’s second game of its season on Nov. 14, 2016.
Freshman forward Avery Treadwell is a Knoxville, Tenn., native who attended Bearden High School and was crowned as 2023 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association 4A Miss Basketball.
Following Thursday’s big game, FSU has a break in action before heading to rival Florida on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. on SEC Network+.
Season and single-game tickets for the 2023-24 season are available on Seminoles.com.
FSU's star guard Ta'Niya Latson did not play in the opener against Charleston Southern due to a hamstring injury. She is considered day to day by coach Brooke Wyckoff.
"It’s exciting," Wyckoff said. "They’re a storied program in women’s basketball. We’re all women’s basketball players, coaches and fans as well. This is why you play the game is to play against big times on the big stage. I’m really excited that we’re able to do it in Tallahassee."
Some pregame notes from FSU:
The big game includes tickets for just $4, and fans are encouraged to WEAR WHITE. The first 500 fans receive a free rally towel courtesy of Truist.
Thursday night’s battle between No. 11 Tennessee (1-0) and No. 18 Florida State (1-0) marks the 25th AP Top 20 matchup at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It's the first since the eighth-ranked Seminoles hosted 19th-ranked Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 5, 2019.
The matchup features two historic programs whom have maintained elite consistency over the last decade. Florida State and Tennessee join Baylor, Louisville, Maryland, South Carolina, Stanford and UConn as the eight schools that have made each of the last 10 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournaments (since the 2013 tournament).
The coaching matchup includes two head coaches who represent their alma maters. Wyckoff was an All-America forward for the Seminoles from 1997-01. Kellie Harper was one of the top assist makers in Tennessee history from 1995-99.
The Seminoles are going for their 33rd AP Top 15 victory in program history. In her short head coaching career, Wyckoff has already racked up three AP Top 15 wins, which includes a victory over No. 3 Louisville (68-59) on Feb. 21, 2021, a win last season vs. No. 13 North Carolina on the road (78-71) and a win over No. 11 NC State last year as well at home (91-72).
The matchup between FSU and Tennessee marks the third in series history but the first since Jan. 26, 1986. Tennessee leads overall 2-0.
Five Seminoles amassed double figures in their season-opening win over Charleston Southern, headlined by junior guard O’Mariah Gordon’s 21 points and six assists in the 99-63 win. FSU recorded 80 field goal attempts and averaged 1.21 points per possession in the win.
It was Gordon’s second career 20-point performance. FSU also got a big night out of junior forward Makayla Timpson, who stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds, five steals and four blocks.
No. 11 Tennessee makes the earliest visit by a Top 25 opponent to Tallahassee since No. 3 UConn also visited in FSU’s second game of its season on Nov. 14, 2016.
Freshman forward Avery Treadwell is a Knoxville, Tenn., native who attended Bearden High School and was crowned as 2023 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association 4A Miss Basketball.
Following Thursday’s big game, FSU has a break in action before heading to rival Florida on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. on SEC Network+.
Season and single-game tickets for the 2023-24 season are available on Seminoles.com.
