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Updates: FSU women's hoops vs. UNF in opener on Monday (11 a.m.)

Bob Ferrante

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The No. 19 Florida State women’s basketball team opens the 2024-25 season on Monday, welcoming North Florida at 11 a.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

The game will serve as Education Day as over 3,000 students from Leon County are expected to be in attendance.

FSU will host UNF in its home and season opener for the third time since the 2017-18 season. The Seminoles defeated the Ospreys 78-50 on Nov. 9, 2021, and 109-51 on Nov. 10, 2017. Since 1972, FSU is 42-10 all-time to start the season and have won the previous eight openers.

Florida State brought back 75 percent of its scoring production from a year ago as well as 82 percent of their rebounds, led by Ta’Niya Latson, Makayla Timpson and O’Mariah Gordon. All three players are poised to move up the ranks in program history in several categories this season.

In just 64 games played, Latson ranks 16th in career points (1,364) and 20th in field goals made (483). Timpson, who has 31 career double-doubles can tie Sue Galakantas (1981-84) in second place at 32 on Monday. The program record was set at 41 by Natasha Howard, from 2011-14. Timpson also ranks 12th in rebounds at 744 and third in blocks at 187 after 98 games played. In 95 career games, Gordon has tallied 270 assists, ranking 20th.

The broadcast will air on the ACC Network Extra and locally on 96.5 The Spear, the Seminole Gameday app and on Sirius XM, Channel 371.
 
FSU has scored the first 19 points of the game

Seminoles lead 19-2 with 4:04 left 1Q
 
Malea Williams is 6-foot-4 and willing to take 3s.

Just made her first FSU points

25-4 FSU with 1:17 left 1Q
 
Gordon with a 3 and then drives the lane. She has 10 points

FSU 38-11
 
FSU needed to improve its 3-point shooting this season

Opens 8 of 20 against a shorter UNF team. But this is an early sign of improvement.
 
Gordon, Latson and Timpson look like they are in mid season form already.

I like what I see from Williams so far.
 
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UNF looks pretty overwhelmed by FSU's quickness and height

And for what it's worth, very loud here. Thousands of elementary school-aged boys and girls. Plus the Seminole Sound
 
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Latson drives, picks up the foul. 15 points (she's also 3 of 3 from deep)

FSU 54-18 with 2:09 to half
 
Nice first half. My only two cents would be to see more attempts from Timpson in the halfcourt to reward her for her work on the boards.

Defense looked really good.
 
Things you don't expect to see but just did - thousands of kids doing the Macarena
 
Latson at 25 points. Not sure she should play too much more.

But if she does, her career high is 35 (at UF last season)
 
Timpson's career-high in rebounds was 18. She has 21 today, which is tied for fourth-best on FSU's all-time list
 
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Kids in the stands erupt when Timpson makes the first FT

Now 101-34 FSU
 
FSU leads 115-45 with under 2:30 to go

We're told 114 was the school record
 
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