GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Virginia 71, North Carolina State 59
Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Taylor Valladay had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Virginia past No. 22 North Carolina State 71-59, snapping a seven-game ACC losing streak.
Camryn Taylor scored 15 points, Kaydan Lawson 14, and Alexia Smith 10 for Virginia (15-11, 4-11 ACC). Lawson had nine rebounds.
Trailing 48-36 through the third quarter, North Carolina State opened the fourth with a 7-2 run to get within 50-43 with 7:50 to go. The Wolfpack missed their next 10 shots, however, and Virginia led 61-43 with 3:15 remaining. NC State made one last push with a 12-2 run but Virginia made 6-of-6 free throws in the final minute to put the game away.
Jada Boyd led NC State (17-8, 7-7) with 22 points and Jakia Brown-Turner scored 11. Saniya Rivers had 13 rebounds. The Wolfpack shot 29.3% overall with 4 of 28 from 3-point distance.
The Cavaliers made 7 of their first 9 shots in the third quarter, turning a four-point halftime advantage into a 44-29 lead with 3:33 remaining in the period. The Cavaliers outshot the Wolfpack 60%-25% in the third, outscoring them 20-12.
NC State had won six in a row in the series but Virginia's win evened the all-time series at 41 wins each.
February 12, 2023
| North Carolina State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Boyd | F | 25 | 9-19 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| C. Hobby | C | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Rivers | G | 32 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Johnson | G | 31 | 1-12 | 3-3 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| J. Brown-Turner | G | 26 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| A. James | 26 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| M. Collins | 18 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| R. Baldwin | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| M. Hayes | 13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 202 | 22-75 (.293) |
11-16 (.688) |
4-28 (.143) |
19-45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 59 | |
| Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Taylor | F | 23 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| T. Valladay | G | 34 | 7-12 | 8-12 | 0-3 | 2-8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| K. Lawson | G | 32 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 3-7 | 0-9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Y. Vaughn | G | 32 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Dale | G | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| L. Clarkson | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| A. Smith | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| C. Pauley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 201 | 26-56 (.464) |
15-21 (.714) |
4-14 (.286) |
8-45 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 71 | |
Officials: Bryan Brunette, Fatou Cissoko-Stephen, Jules Gallien
