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In a close game on Sunday afternoon at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, No. 15 Florida State Women's Basketball fell to Virginia, 91-87, in what was the 58th meeting in series history between the two programs.
“Obviously, a disappointing loss,” FSU coach Brooke Wyckoff said. “A lot of credit to Virginia and the way that they played – they came out, and despite having a rough start to ACC play, they came out and played really good basketball today, especially in the second half. We just didn’t get the job done on the defensive end.”
Sophomore Ta’Niya Latson, who was honored prior to the game for reaching 1,000 career points, led FSU with 22 points and six assists. Junior forward Makayla Timpson had 21 points with seven rebounds. Junior guard O’Mariah Gordon added 17 points and fifth-year guard Sara Bejedi had 10.
The Seminoles fell to Virginia despite turning the ball over just three times, while forcing 19 UVA turnovers. The Cavaliers shot 53.7 percent from the floor and out-rebounded FSU, 48-30, to counter their high total of miscues.
Taking advantage early, Virginia (9-9, 1-6) took a ten-point lead against the Seminoles (14-6, 5-3), but FSU got right back in it with its fast-paced offense despite facing its largest home deficit in nearly two months. Junior guard O'Mariah Gordon led FSU with seven points in the first quarter. Gordon was followed by Timpson, who recorded five points and four rebounds. UVA held a 27-22 lead at the end of the first quarter.
FSU managed to prevail in the second quarter, headlined by a nice spin pass from Latson and a finish by Snoop Turnage for the 3-pointer to knot the game at 35-35. The Noles continued to dominate the second quarter thanks to back-to-back free throws provided by Bejedi and Gordon, which helped FSU take 43-39 halftime lead.
After the Noles and Virginia battled back-and-forth throughout the third quarter, the Noles and Cavaliers tied 65-65 at the end of quarter three.
Even with the free throw given by Timpson, which broke the tie 66-65 to begin the period, the final quarter was taken over by Virginia. Guard Kymora Johnson was too much for the Noles as she recorded 35 points to get the Hoos their first conference win of the season. UVA out-scored FSU 26-22 in the final period.
The Seminoles travel to Durham, N.C., for their game against Duke on Thursday at 6 p.m., then play Georgia Tech on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Atlanta. Both games will air on the ACC Network.
In a close game on Sunday afternoon at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, No. 15 Florida State Women's Basketball fell to Virginia, 91-87, in what was the 58th meeting in series history between the two programs.
“Obviously, a disappointing loss,” FSU coach Brooke Wyckoff said. “A lot of credit to Virginia and the way that they played – they came out, and despite having a rough start to ACC play, they came out and played really good basketball today, especially in the second half. We just didn’t get the job done on the defensive end.”
Sophomore Ta’Niya Latson, who was honored prior to the game for reaching 1,000 career points, led FSU with 22 points and six assists. Junior forward Makayla Timpson had 21 points with seven rebounds. Junior guard O’Mariah Gordon added 17 points and fifth-year guard Sara Bejedi had 10.
The Seminoles fell to Virginia despite turning the ball over just three times, while forcing 19 UVA turnovers. The Cavaliers shot 53.7 percent from the floor and out-rebounded FSU, 48-30, to counter their high total of miscues.
Taking advantage early, Virginia (9-9, 1-6) took a ten-point lead against the Seminoles (14-6, 5-3), but FSU got right back in it with its fast-paced offense despite facing its largest home deficit in nearly two months. Junior guard O'Mariah Gordon led FSU with seven points in the first quarter. Gordon was followed by Timpson, who recorded five points and four rebounds. UVA held a 27-22 lead at the end of the first quarter.
FSU managed to prevail in the second quarter, headlined by a nice spin pass from Latson and a finish by Snoop Turnage for the 3-pointer to knot the game at 35-35. The Noles continued to dominate the second quarter thanks to back-to-back free throws provided by Bejedi and Gordon, which helped FSU take 43-39 halftime lead.
After the Noles and Virginia battled back-and-forth throughout the third quarter, the Noles and Cavaliers tied 65-65 at the end of quarter three.
Even with the free throw given by Timpson, which broke the tie 66-65 to begin the period, the final quarter was taken over by Virginia. Guard Kymora Johnson was too much for the Noles as she recorded 35 points to get the Hoos their first conference win of the season. UVA out-scored FSU 26-22 in the final period.
The Seminoles travel to Durham, N.C., for their game against Duke on Thursday at 6 p.m., then play Georgia Tech on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Atlanta. Both games will air on the ACC Network.
