CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (8-4, 0-1 ACC) travels to Georgia Tech (9-4, 0-1 ACC) for the Cavaliers’ first ACC road contest of the 2023-24 season on Thursday (Jan. 4). Tipoff from McCamish Pavilion is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
- Thursday’s contest will stream on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) on espn.com/watch and the ESPN app.
- Fans can also tune in via WINA (98.9FM/1070AM), VirginiaSports.com and the Virginia Sports mobile app.
- Live statistics can be accessed on VirginiaSports.com and the UVA Sports mobile app.
SERIES HISTORY
- Virginia leads the all-time series against the Yellow Jackets, 59-18, including 21-14 in Atlanta.
- The Cavaliers have won six of the last eight meetings, but have lost the last two in Atlanta.
- In last year’s contest in Charlottesville, Virginia trailed by seven points with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, but made nine consecutive field goals on the way to a 69-63 victory.
- UVA held Tech just three points in the final 5:11 of game time.
- The win was Agugua-Hamilton’s second ACC victory of the season, also her first year as Virginia head coach.
- Mir McLean (13 pts, 9 reb) and Alexia Smith (10 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast) led the charge for the Hoos.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Cavaliers dropped their ACC opener to No. 3 NC State, 69-63 at John Paul Jones Arena.
- UVA led 32-31 at halftime, but the Wolfpack outscored the Hoos 23-8 in the third quarter.
- With 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, Camryn Taylor tallied her 10th career double-double, also her second of the season.
- The Cavaliers were out-rebounded (56-44) for just the second time this season.
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
- Under head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, UVA is 19-3 against non-conference opponents.
- The Cavaliers won their first 14 non-conference matchups before falling to No. 25 Oklahoma, 82-67, on Nov. 19.
OLD SCHOOL BASKETBALL
- Virginia is currently ninth in the nation in rebounds (47.25), 11th in offensive rebounds (16.9) and 15th in free throw percentage (78.8) … UVA’s offensive rebounding average also leads the ACC.
- The Cavaliers are 8-1 this season when either leading or tying their opponents in rebounding.
- Virginia has been out-rebounded in just two contests this season (vs. #7 LSU & #3 NC State).
- UVA has shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe in six games this season.
- Among all Division-I players, Camryn Taylor (89.1) is 27th in the nation in free throw percentage, also good for third in…