CAVALIER WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Games #26 Thursday, Feb. 21, :00 p.m. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C Schedule/Results

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1 Schedule/Results 11/09 JAMES MADISON W, /12 at Penn W, /18 PROVIDENCE W, /23 vs. No. 17/19 Vanderbilt 1 W, /24 vs. Syracuse 1 L, /29 at Minnesota 2 [BTN] W, /02 No. 25/23 WEST VIRGINIA L, /06 at No. 9 Maryland* L, /18 COPPIN STATE W, /21 at Alabama L, (2OT) 12/28 NORFOLK STATE 3 W, /29 XAVIER 3 W, /03 VIRGINIA TECH* W, /06 at Miami* [RSN] L, /10 at Georgia Tech*[ESPN3] W, /13 NC STATE* W, /17 at No. 11/19 North Carolina* [RSN} L, /20 MIAMI* [ESPN3] W, /24 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, /27 at Wake Forest* W, /03 GEORGIA TECH* [RSN] L, /08 No. 5/4 DUKE* [ESPN3] L, /10 at Virginia Tech* W, /14 at Boston College* L, /17 No. 7/8 MARYLAND*[ESPN2] L, /21 at Clemson* [ESPN3] 7 p.m. 02/25 WAKE FOREST* [RSN] 7 p.m. 02/28 at NC State* 7 p.m. 03/03 FLORIDA STATE*[RSN] 1 p.m. * ACC game 1 San Juan Shootout; San Juan, Puerto Rico 2 Big Ten/ACC Challenge 3 Holiday Inn University Area Cavalier Classic [RSN] - Regional Sports Networks [BTN] - Big Ten Network [ESPN3] - streamed online on ESPN.go.com/watchespn All Times Eastern Rankings are Associated Press CAVALIER WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Games #26 Thursday, Feb. 21, :00 p.m. Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. Virginia Cavaliers (15-10, 7-7 ACC) at Clemson (7-18, 3-11 ACC) Radio: WINA 1070-AM: Jay James, Larry Johnson ESPN3: Live online streaming The Virginia women s basketball team (15-10, 7-7 ACC) plays at Clemson (7-18, 3-11 ACC) on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3. This will be the lone meeting of the regular season between the two teams. Virginia is in the all-time series but the Tigers are in home games against the Cavaliers. UVa has won nine of the last 10 contests, with Clemson winning on its home court on Jan. 30, In the last meeting between the two, Virginia earned a victory last season at John Paul Jones Arena. Clemson overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Virginia Tech, and move into 11th place in the ACC. Natiece Ford finished the game with 15 points, including scoring nine during Clemson s deciding 16-2 run. The Cavaliers closed out January winning five of six games (Jan ), but have started February dropping five of their last six games. The UVa offense has been held to 50 or fewer points each of the last five games, including its victory at Virginia Tech. However, the Cavaliers are 5-5 in their last 10 games, keeping pace with Miami, which is currently one game ahead of UVa in the competition for fifth place in the ACC. The Hurricanes are also 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Cavaliers also haven t lost any ground to NC State, the team currently in seventh place, which is also 5-5 in the last 10 games. Clemson has won three of its last seven, including two wins over 12th-place Virginia Tech. Virginia will be without the services of its second-leading scorer, Kelsey Wolfe (Jr., Germantown, Md.) for the remainder of the season. Wolfe sustained an injury to her right knee 5:28 into the Maryland game and will have surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Wolfe, who averaged 2.8 points in her first two seasons, was averaging 10.6 points per game this season, making 29 three-pointers, ranking second in steals (45) and third in assists (54). Ataira Franklin (Jr., Bowie, Md.) scored 21 points against Maryland, her third 20-point game of the season, going 6-of-14 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Franklin scored 14 of Virginia s 19 points in the second half, making all of the team s field goals after the halftime break. Projected Starting Lineup G 1 China Crosby Sr. 6.8 ppg 3.1 rpg 4.1 apg Tied a career high with seven rebounds at Boston College G 20 Faith Randolph Fr. 3.8 ppg 1.8 rpg 0.9 apg Has two starts this season, including at Boston College last week G 23 Ataira Franklin Jr ppg 4.1 rpg 2.6 apg Scored in double digits eight of the last nine games F 4 Simone Egwu Sr. 6.8 ppg 5.5 rpg 0.8 bpg Went 6-of-8 from the field at BC F 30 Telia McCall Sr. 8.5 ppg 8.0 rpg 1.4 spg Seventh in the ACC in rebounding Virginia Athletics Media Relations 154 John Paul Jones Arena, PO Box , Charlottesville, VA Office: (434) Fax: (434) Melissa Dudek (Women s Basketball Contact) Office: (434) Cell: (434) mdudek@virginia.edu

2 Quick Facts THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Name... The University of Virginia Founded... by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 Nicknames... Cavaliers, Wahoos, Hoos Location... Charlottesville, Va. Enrollment...21,057 (13,762 undergraduate) President... Teresa A. Sullivan (Michigan State 70) Athletics Director... Craig Littlepage (Pennsylvania 73) Conference... Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Colors... Orange and Blue Official Athletics Websites...VirginiaSports.com... VirginiaSportsTV.com University Website... Virginia.edu women s basketball INFORMATION First Season of Basketball All-Time Record (40th season) All-Time Home Record John Paul Jones Arena (seventh season) University Hall All-Time ACC Record (33 years) Home Facility... John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Press Row Phone Number NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last... 24/2010 NCAA Tournament Record WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last... 5/2012 WNIT Tournament Record Record ACC Record/Finish /T-4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 7/2 Starters Returning/Lost... 3/2 Newcomers...5 coaching & SUPPORT staff Head Coach...Joanne Boyle Career Record Virginia Record Assistant Coach...Ashley Earley Assistant Coach...Cory McNeill Assistant Coach...Kim McNeill Director of Operations...Sarah Holsinger Assistant Director of Operations... Hadley Zeavin Video Coordinator...James Rogol Athletic Trainer...Stephanie Aronson Strength & Conditioning Coach... Jeremy Anderson Equipment Manager... Brad Gaskill interview policy All interview requests for Virginia women s basketball must be made through Melissa Dudek in the Virginia Athletics Media Relations Office. Players individual phone numbers will not be given to the media at any time. Game day interviews will not be granted until the postgame press conference opportunity. Please give a minimum of 24 hours notice for all interivew requests. On Deck The Cavaliers are back home hosting Wake Forest (11-14, 4-10 ACC) on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena The game will be broadcast on the ACC Regional Sports Networks home stretch The Cavaliers have two home games left this season, both of which will be televised The Monday, Feb. 25 Wake Forest game and the Sunday, March 3 Florida State games will be shown on the ACC Regional Sports Networks The road game at Clemson will be streamed on ESPN3 as bonus coverage that was not announced in the initial season-broadcasting schedule Against Maryland Virginia started the game shooting 50.0 percent (9-of-18) from the field in the first 13 minutes of the game, but finished the contest making 4 of its final 32 attempts (12.5 percent) Virginia trailed by two, with 7:10 left in the first half. Maryland ended the period on a 12-2 run and then dominated the second half, opening up an 11-0 run Virginia shot 93.3 percent from the free throw line (14-of-15) hoos hot -Ataira franklin Averaging 14.5 points per game in ACC contests this season, tied for eighth Averaging 13.3 points per game overall, ranks 13th in the ACC Second in the ACC in minutes played (35.4 per game) Has led the team in scoring six of the last eight games Scored in double digits seven of last eight games, averaging 16.3 ppg in that span In her last four games, has scored 57 of Virginia s 184 points (31 percent) including scoring 21 of UVa s 44 points against Maryland (47.7 percent) Has made her last nine free throw attempts, including going 7-of-7 against Maryland Scored 14 of Virginia s 19 points in the second half against Maryland One rebound shy of getting her first double-double of the season against Duke (15 pts, 9 reb) Had five steals against Duke, her highest total in an ACC game this season Scored a season-high 23 points at Wake Forest, her first 20-point game since the season opener against James Madison then scored 21 five games later against Maryland hoos hot - China Crosby In the last three games, had a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio Tied a career high with seven rebounds at Boston College Five points with four assists, four rebounds, and a steal against Maryland hoos hot - Sarah imovbioh Played 26 minutes at Virginia Tech and 25 minutes at Boston College after averaging 9.7 minutes in each of her first 11 ACC games Combined 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive) and 20 points in those two games Did not score in 16 minutes against Maryland

3 hoos hot - telia mccall In her last three games before sitting out at BC (recovering from a concussion), she averaged 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds, going 20-for-22 from the free throw line Scored a career-high 28 points against Georgia Tech Pulled in 11 rebounds against Duke, her seventh double-digit rebounding performance of the season Scored seven points with four rebounds in the first half against Maryland, but did not score a point or pull in a rebound in the second half Ranked seventh in the ACC, averaging 8.0 rebounds per game by the numbers Virginia is second in the ACC in free throw percentage (73.9 percent) Virginia is fourth in scoring defense, allowing 58.3 points per game Virginia is fourth in opponent field goal percentage, 36.3 percent Clemson is last in the ACC in scoring margin (-8.8) Virginia has a +3.2 scoring margin Clemson is last in the ACC in three-point shooting percentage (24.0 percent) Virginia is ranked seventh in three-point shooting at 29.3 percent recently at the stripe Virginia was 14-of-15 free throw shooting against Maryland (93.3 percent) The Cavaliers have two games shooting free throws 90 percent or better and eight games shooting 80.0 percent or better Virginia went 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Duke, the first time that Virginia was perfect from the stripe since 1987 when they were in an NCAA Tournament victory over Memphis State After shooting 86.9 percent (60-of-69) combined in the three previous games, Virginia had its worst free throw shooting percentage game of the season, making 10-of-20 at Virginia Tech Virginia made 31 of its 35 free throw attempts (88.6 percent) against Georgia Tech The Cavaliers were 23-of-28 (82.1 percent) from the free throw line at Wake Forest, their fifth time this season shooting 80.0 percent or better from the stripe Ataira Franklin made 17-of-18 from the free throw line in the four games prior to Virginia Tech. She went 3-of-6 at Tech. She went 7-of-7 against Maryland and has made her last nine free throw attempts Telia McCall made 13 consecutive free throws before missing her first at Virginia Tech. She went 4-for-5 against Tech 1,000 POINT CLUB Cavaliers who have scored 1,000 points during their UVa career Pts Player Name Games 1. 2,540 Monica Wright ( ) ,135 Dawn Staley ( ) ,058 Heather Burge ( ) ,918 Wendy Palmer ( ) ,876 Lyndra Littles ( ) ,842 Tammi Reiss ( ) ,767 Tora Suber ( ) ,745 Cathy Grimes ( ) ,634 Donna Holt ( ) ,622 Tonya Cardoza ( ) ,583 DeMya Walker ( ) ,538 Daphne Hawkins ( ) ,520 Brandi Teamer ( ) ,466 Nancy Mayer ( ) ,400 Melissa Mahony ( ) ,323 Telisha Quarles ( ) ,316 Val Ackerman ( ) ,315 Monik Foote ( ) ,297 Ariana Moorer ( ) ,191 Heidi Burge ( ) ,169 Sharneé Zoll ( ) ,138 Dena Evans ( ) ,122 LaTonya Blue ( ) ,098 Ataira Franklin (2010-present) ,070 Schuye LaRue ( ) ,053 Siedah Williams ( ) ,034 Svetlana Volnaya ( ) ,023 Chelsea Shine ( ) ,003 Jenny Boucek ( ) 126 Three in a row? With the losses to Boston College and Maryland, the Cavaliers have now dropped two games in a row and will try to avoid losing three straight games for just the second time in the last six seasons Since the beginning of , Virginia has only once tallied three straight losses, falling to Miami and at Florida State and Georgia Tech in After losing to West Virginia and Maryland, Virginia defeated Coppin State After losing to Georgia Tech and Duke, Virginia won at Virginia Tech Rebounding Telia McCall is seventh in the ACC, averaging 8.2 rebounds per game She has been ranked as high as fifth this season in the conference in rebounding average McCall had 14 rebounds against Norfolk State, which was the highest singlegame total for a Virginia player this season until Simone Egwu pulled in 15 at Georgia Tech, a mark that was matched by Sarah Imovbioh at Boston College Virginia is fourth in the ACC in rebounding margin (+4.0)

4 IN THE POLLS Associated Press (Week 16) Rank School Record Points 1 Baylor (38) Notre Dame Connecticut (2) Stanford Duke California Penn State Kentucky Maryland Texas A&M Tennessee Louisville Georgia Dayton South Carolina North Carolina UCLA Delaware Florida State Colorado Syracuse Purdue Oklahoma State Nebraska Green Bay Others receiving votes: Iowa State 64, Michigan 36, Oklahoma 29, Toledo 15, Washington 7, West Virginia 5, Southern Methodist 4, San Diego State 3, LSU 3, Michigan State 1 ESPN/USA Today Coaches (Week 15) Rank School Record Points 1 Baylor (30) Notre Dame (1) Connecticut Duke Stanford California Kentucky Maryland Penn State Tennessee Louisville Georgia Texas A&M Dayton South Carolina UCLA North Carolina Syracuse Delaware Florida State Purdue Oklahoma State Colorado Iowa State Oklahoma Others receiving votes: Green Bay 45, Nebraska 17, Kansas 12, Texas Tech 12, Princeton 7, San Diego State 5, West Virginia 2, Southern Methodist 1, Marist 1, Iowa 1 Against Duke The Cavaliers had a nine-point lead, 22-13, with 6:12 left in the first half The nine-point deficit was the largest deficit of the season that Duke had to overcome for a victory Previously the largest deficit faced by the Blue Devils in a game they went on to win was an 8-0 hole to start the Miami game. Duke and Miami were tied, 29-29, at the half before the Blue Devils outscored the Hurricanes in the second half Duke held a lead at the half before outscoring the Cavaliers in the second period The Cavaliers outrebounded the Blue Devils, Virginia had 21 offensive rebounds, with Ataira Franklin pulling in a careerhigh seven O-boards. Telia McCall had five offensive rebounds Virginia went 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Duke, the first time that UVa was perfect from the stripe since 1987 when they were 14-of-14 in an NCAA tournament victory over Memphis State CAREER HIGHS Jazmin Pitts scored a career-high 20 points against Vanderbilt Kelsey Wolfe scored a career-high 22 points against Penn and then topped that with a 25-point performance at Minnesota Wolfe had a career-high 6 steals at Miami and NC State Telia McCall tied her career high, scoring 14 points at Penn and then set a career high with 18 points at Georgia Tech and then topped that with a 28 point performace at home vs Georgia Tech Ataira Franklin had a career-high eight assists at Minnesota China Crosby had a career-high eight assists against Xavier Crosby tied a career high with seven rebounds at Boston College Sarah Imovbioh had a career-high 15 rebounds at Boston College Recent injury updates Kelsey Wolfe will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a knee injury in the Maryland game (Feb. 17). Wolfe will have surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee Telia McCall missed the game at Boston College recovering from a concussion., returning to the court against Maryland Jazmin Pitts sustained a concussion in the Boston College game, her second concussion of the season, missing the Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Duke, and Virginia Tech games. She returned to the court at Boston College scoring defense Except for the double-overtime loss at Alabama, the Virginia defense had not allowed an opponent to score more than 59 points in the eight games prior to the North Carolina game In the Alabama game, Virginia held the Crimson Tide to 58 points in regulation The 23 points scored by Norfolk State was the second-lowest final point total by a Virginia opponent in program history. Mary Washington was held to 19 points in a game in 1976 The Cavaliers allowed just six points in the first half of the Norfolk State game. Virginia Tech scored 14 points in the first half, the second time in three games the UVa defense held an opponent to scoring less than 15 points in the first half In four games from Dec. 21-Jan. 3, no Cavalier opponent made double digit field goals in the first half (averaging 6.75 made baskets in the first half). Virginia averaged first half field goals in that same span The Cavaliers held Norfolk State to 22.0 percent shooting and Xavier to 28.6 percent. UVa held Providence to under 30.0 percent shooting earlier in the season (.276)

5 It s a boy and a girl Assistant coach Kim McNeill gave birth to twins on Friday night, Jan. 4, 2013 The girl, Gabrielle Peyton, was born first, weighing 4 lbs. 13 oz., with the boy, Cayden Cory, being born an hour later, weighing 5 lbs. 6 oz. Mom, babies, and proud papa, assistant coach Cory McNeill, are all doing well balanced attack With her 18 points at Georgia Tech, Telia McCall became the seventh different Cavalier to lead the team in scoring in a game this season Kelsey Wolfe has a team-high seven games in which she has been UVa s leading scorer Ataira Franklin has scored the team-high points six times assists China Crosby logged a career-high eight assists against Xavier (to two turnovers) It was the third time this season that a Cavalier player had seven or more assists in a game (Crosby 7 vs. Vanderbilt; Franklin 8 at Minnesota) In the final three games in December, Crosby had a 3-1 assistto-turnover ratio(15 A/5 TO) 1,000 Point Club Ataira Franklin scored the 1,000th points of her career on Jan. 24 against Boston College She went into the game 15 points shy of becoming the 29th player in program history to join the 1,000 point club and reached the milestone when she hit a three-pointer with 6:56 remaining in the game Last season, Ariana Moorer and Chelsea Shine both reached the 1,000- point scoring plateau Franklin ended the game with 18 points (1,003 in her career) non-conference The Cavalier Classic, presented by Holiday Inn University Area, wrapped up the Cavaliers regular-season non-conference games Virginia went 8-3 against non-conference opponents this season tough stretch From Nov. 23 to Dec. 6, the Cavaliers played five consecutive opponents that had either been ranked or were receiving votes in at least one of the polls when they faced Virginia Maryland was ranked No. 9 in both polls with West Virginia ranked No. 25 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 17/19 Syracuse and Minnesota each received votes in at least one of the polls Comeback kids On Nov. 12, the Cavaliers erased a 15-point deficit to earn a victory at Penn. It was the largest deficit the team had overcome since it came back from down 16 points in the victory over Longwood in (11/21/10) The Cavaliers trailed Minnesota by 10 points, 18-8, coming back from 10-point deficits in each of their first two true road games of the season The Cavaliers trailed West Virginia by 13 points, coming back to within three with three, 48-45, with 3:12 left in the game, but they ultimately fell Virginia trailed by 14 points, 43-29, with 13:52 remaining in the Miami game. The Cavaliers took the lead, 46-45, with 9:44 left in the game, but lost Virginia trailed NC State by 13 points, 32-19, with 5:17 left in the first half. They came back to win, The Cavaliers whittled down a 27-point deficit at North Carolina, trailing with 13:29 left, to end the game down 11. The Cavaliers, who outscored UNC in the final 13 minutes of the game, held the Tar Heels scoreless in the final 3:19, while scoring 10 points ACC STANDINGS Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Last 10 Streak Duke W 8 Maryland W 2 North Carolina L 1 Florida State W 1 Miami W 1 Virginia L 2 NC State L 1 Georgia Tech W 1 Wake Forest L 2 Boston College L 1 Clemson W 1 Virginia Tech L 3

6 This Week in the ACC Thursday, February 21 Georgia Wake Forest Boston College NC State Clemson Friday, February 22 Florida Duke North Virginia Tech Sunday, February 24 Boston College Florida Virginia Tech Georgia Tech NC North Carolina Maryland Last Week in the ACC Monday, February 11 Duke 71, Maryland 56 Thursday, February 14 Maryland 75, Clemson 45 Duke 77, Virginia Tech 33 NC State 76, Florida State 69 Boston College 61, Virginia 49 North Carolina 76, Wake Forest 56 Sunday, February 17 Florida State 80, North Carolina 73 Clemson 51, Virginia Tech 46 Miami 79, Boston College 54 Georgia Tech 79, NC State 70 Duke 81, Wake Forest 70 Maryland 73, Virginia 44 INSIDE VIRGINIA WOMEN S BASKETBALL The Inside Virginia Women s Basketball weekly radio show, hosted by Jay James, airs Monday nights from 6:06-7 p.m. on 1070-AM WINA. Inside Virginia Women s Basketball is a weekly program featuring Virginia coaches and players live from the Wild Wing Café next to the train station on Main Street in Charlottesville. Fans are encouraged to attend and ask questions in person. Fans can also questions to jj@wina.com non-conference The Cavalier Classic, presented by Holiday Inn University Area, wrapped up the Cavaliers regular-season non-conference games Virginia went 8-3 against non-conference opponents this season tough stretch From Nov. 23 to Dec. 6, the Cavaliers played five consecutive opponents that had either been ranked or were receiving votes in at least one of the polls when they faced Virginia Maryland was ranked No. 9 in both polls with West Virginia ranked No. 25 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 17/19 Syracuse and Minnesota each received votes in at least one of the polls hot shooting Up through January, Sarah Imovbioh had been among the conference leaders in field goal shooting percentage (until she no longer had enough attempts to qualify among the leaders) Simone Egwu went 4-for-4 from the field at Alabama and matched that with a 4-for-4 performance against Norfolk State. She also converted her last two attempts against Coppin State to make 10 consecutive field goal attempts She snapped the streak with a miss in her first attempt against Xavier Efficiency Sarah Beth Barnette only played seven minutes at Minnesota, but she made the most of her time, scoring seven points in those seven minutes Simone Egwu also had an efficient first game of the season against Minnesota. Egwu, who had been sidelined since the week before the seasonopener with a stress reaction in her shin, scored five points in eight minutes on the court Sarah Imovbioh scored nine points in the second half of the Maryland game despite only playing six minutes Imovbioh scored eight points with seven rebounds in eight minutes at North Carolina More on free throw shooting The Cavaliers were 31-of-35 (88.6 percent) from the free throw line against Georgia Tech, their fifth time this season shooting 80.0 percent or better from the stripe and the second time shooting 88 percent or better Kelsey Wolfe was 9-for-9 from the stripe at Penn, third-best single game performance by an ACC player this season Wolfe went 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the second half against NC State (9-for-11 overall) Simone Egwu went 8-for-8 against Norfolk State, the third time this season a Cavalier player was 8-for-8 or better from the free throw line Sarah Imovbioh was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Syracuse and went 11-for-12 (91.7 percent) from the charity stripe overall in the San Juan Shootout Faith Randolph began her career making eight of her first nine attempts Telia McCall started the season going 13-for-13 from the free throw line, a streak spanning 10 games, before missing her first attempt against Norfolk State McCall went 16-of-17 against Georgia Tech, making 13 straight free throws in the game The 16 free throws tied the Virginia record for most by a Cavalier player in a single game

7 season injury REPORT Senior guard Lexie Gerson, an All-ACC Defensive team member last season, will miss the entire year after undergoing hip surgery in September. Freshman guard Raeshaun Gaffney will miss the entire season recovering from a stress fracture. She had surgery Jan. 18 to repair the fracture Senior center Simone Egwu suffered a stress reaction in her left shin right before the season opener, missing the first three weeks of the season. She saw her first action of the season at Minnesota Freshman Jaryn Garner missed most of preseason camp recovering from a stress fracture. She made her Cavalier debut playing two minutes in the season opener against James Madison Junior guard Kelsey Wolfe left the Providence game after getting hit in the face and sustaining a dental injury in the second half, but did not miss any subsequent starts Junior guard Ataira Franklin missed the Coppin State game after suffering a concussion in practice Junior forward Jazmin Pitts missed four games (Coppin State, Alabama, Norfolk State, Xavier) games after suffering a concussion in practice but returned to the court against Virginia Tech Pitts suffered another head injury in the Boston College (Jan. 24) game and sat out against Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Duke, and Virginia Tech Redshirt sophomore Sarah Beth Barnette had her nose broken diving for a loose ball in the Norfolk State game. She was cleared to play in the Xavier game, but did not make an appearance on the court. She returned against Virginia Tech WELCOME BACK CHINA Senior point guard China Crosby has returned to the court. Crosby played 12 games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury last year in the regular-season game against James Madison Crosby also suffered a season-ending injury in January of her freshman season, playing in 13 games. She played 26 games as a soph with 13 starts Crosby averaged 7.9 points, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game before her injury and had five double-digit scoring efforts in those 12 games Last season, she connected on 27-of-30 free throws (90 percent) THE BARNETTES The redshirt sophomore will return to the court after sitting out last season after transferring from Kentucky. As a Wildcat, she appeared in 29 games and averaging 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game In high school, she was named 2010 Miss Kentucky Basketball, finishing her prep career with 1,928 points and 1,076 rebounds Her younger brother, Taylor, is a freshman on the Cavalier men s team The Barnettes are one of five brother/sister tandems at the same school on Division I basketball rosters this season. The others are: Indiana s Jordan Hulls (Sr.) and Kaila Hulls (RS-Fr.); Ohio State s Aaron Craft (Jr.) and Caite Craft (Fr.); Air Force s Marshall Leipprandt (Fr.) and Alicia Leipprandt (Sr.); and Colorado s Andre Roberson (Jr.) and Arielle Roberson (RS-Fr.) Head Coach Joanne Boyle Joanne Boyle completed her first season as the fourth head coach in the history of the Virginia women s basketball program in The Cavaliers finished the season with a overall record, a 9-7 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play and a quarterfinal appearance in the 2012 Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). Entering the season, Boyle s 10-year head coaching record stands at (.688). She has posted eight 20-win seasons as a head coach, including the campaign with the Cavaliers. In the first year of the Joanne Boyle era, the Cavaliers posted 25 wins for the first time since the season when that team finished with a 25-9 record. Boyle s first Virginia squad finished with a 17-3 home record, including a overtime victory over third-ranked Tennessee on Nov. 20, Prior to being named head coach at UVa, Boyle was the women s head basketball coach at the University of California at Berkeley for six years ( ). Boyle compiled a (.682) record with the Golden Bears. She led California to postseason play each year she directed the program, including four NCAA tournament appearances and two trips to the Women s National Invitation Tournament. The Bears won the 2010 WNIT championship. Boyle began her head coaching career at the University of Richmond in In three years she led the Spiders to a (.698) record, winning at least 21 games each season. Her final year at Richmond the Spiders went 23-8 and advanced to the NCAA Championships. Boyle s nine-year head coaching record is (.687). She has taken her teams to post season play all nine years during her career. When Boyle took over as the California head coach in 2005 she inherited a program that had gone 12 consecutive seasons without a winning record. Among the highlights during her career at California: She was named the 2011 Women s Basketball Coaches Association s Carol Eckman Award winner which is presented annually to an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Eckman s spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical behavior, courage and dedication to purpose. Boyle is highly regarded in the women s basketball community. She is a member of the State Farm/Wade Trophy selection committee and the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee ( ). In 2006 she was an assistant coach for the USA team that competed in the 2006 FIBA Americas U20 Championship for Women and a member of the WBCA Board of Directors. Boyle, who grew up in Monroeville, Pa., was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (East Boros Chapter) in October of Boyle served as an assistant coach at Duke from 1993 to During that nine-year span the Blue Devils recorded a record, advancing to the NCAA Championships the last eight seasons and making Final Four appearances in 1999 and A four-year letterwinner at Duke, Boyle graduated in 1985 with a degree in economics and obtained a master s of science degree in health policy and administration from North Carolina in Her 75 steals during the campaign remained the highest single-season total until Alana Beard broke the mark in Prior to starting her coaching career at her alma mater she played professionally in Luxembourg and Germany for three years.

8 ACC Preseason Polls Official Blue Ribbon Panel ACC Preseason Poll (first place votes) 1. Duke (29) 2. Maryland (18) 3. Georgia Tech 4. Virginia 5. North Carolina 6. Miami 7. Florida State 8. NC State 9. Wake Forest 10. Clemson 11. Virginia Tech 12. Boston College Preseason ACC Coaches Poll (first place votes) 1. Duke (9) 2. Maryland (3) 3. Georgia Tech 4. North Carolina 5. Miami 6. Florida State 6. Virginia 8. NC State 9. Wake Forest 10. Clemson 11. Virginia Tech 12. Boston College Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team and ACC Coaches Preseason All-ACC Team Alyssa Thomas - Maryland Elizabeth Williams - Duke Chelsea Gray - Duke Tyaunna Marshall - Georgia Tech Natasha Howard - Florida State Tianna Hawkins - Maryland Laurin Mincy - Maryland Ataira Franklin - Virginia Marissa Kastanek - NC State Stefanie Yderstrom - Miami Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason ACC Player of the Year Alyssa Thomas - Maryland Preseason ACC Coaches Players of the Year (3-way tie) Alyssa Thomas - Maryland Elizabeth Williams - Duke Chelsea Gray - Duke Blue Ribbon Panel ACC Newcomer Watch List and ACC Coaches Newcomer Watch List Alexis Jones - Duke Malina Howard - Maryland Jonquel Jones - Clemson Xylina McDaniel - North Carolina Uju Ugoka - Virginia Tech SARAH I. Imovbioh sat out last season after being ruled ineligible to compete and practice by the NCAA during her first year at UVa. The ruling was a result of a gap in her high school enrollment while living in Nigeria. NCAA bylaw requires prospective student-athletes to complete their core-curriculum requirements within four consecutive years of their initial date of high school enrollment Imovbioh has three years of eligibility remaining, but has a unique situation. NCAA rules state she could earn that fourth year back if she earns 80% of her degree by her fifth year. If that does happen, she will play that fourth year as a graduate student san juan shootout The Cavaliers had two big performers in the post during the two games in Puerto Rico. Sarah Imovbioh had her second 20-point game of the season against Syracuse. Jazmin Pitts scored a career-high 20 points against Vanderbilt Imovbioh scored Virginia s first nine points of the Syracuse game and was in double digits for scoring in the first five minutes of the contest Imovbioh went 12-of-15 (80.0 percent) from the field in the tournament Imovbioh averaged 17.5 ppg playing just 23.5 minutes per game China Crosby had her first back-to-back double digit scoring efforts of the season with 13 points against Vanderbilt and 10 points against Syracuse Pitts also had back-to-back double digit scoring. She had three consecutive games of double digit scoring to start the season Freshman Faith Randolph had the first 10-point game of her career against Syracuse Randolph went 4-for-5 from three-point range in the tournament Randolph had 18 points and seven assists in the two games Crosby tied a career high with seven assists against Vanderbilt ACC/Big ten challenge The ACC won the 2012 ACC/BigTen Challenge by a 7-5 mark The Cavaliers victory was the seventh win, tipping the scales in the ACC s favor Virginia s 22-point victory over Minnesota was the largest point differential in the 12 games. Maryland s 19-point victory over Nebraska (90-71) was the second largest Two ACC teams (Virginia and Maryland) and one Big Ten squad (Illinois, 95) put up 90 points in their games The ACC is now in the challenge The ACC won the first four Challenge titles, while in 2011 the two conferences each won six games for the first tie in Challenge history. The Cavaliers have a 5-1 record all-time in the Challenge The men s 2012 challenge ended in a 6-6 tie The Cavalier men won their 2012 contest at Wisconsin, 60-54

9 signing day The Cavaliers inked a top-10 ranked recruiting class, with Blue Star Report ranking it at No. 8 and ESPN ranking it at No. 9 Sydney Umeri, a 6-1 forward from Atlanta, is the highestranked recruit in the class at No. 13 by Blue Star, No. 29 by ESPN HoopGurlz and No. 32 by All Star Girls Report. HoopGurlz also ranks her as the No. 9 forward. Umeri was named to the 2011 USA Basketball Women s U16 National Team. She earned All-Region 6 2A honors in 2011 and was a Boo Williams All-Star first team honoree in She helped her Lovett School team win the 2012 AA State Championship. Breyana Mason, a 5-8 guard from Woodbridge, Va., attends Forest Park High School, the alma mater of Virginia alumna Monica Wright. Mason is ranked No. 51 overall on ESPN Hoop- Gurlz and tabbed the No. 13 point guard. She is ranked No. 57 by Blue Star. The left-handed guard is a long-time member of the Fairfax Stars AAU team, helping the squad win the 2011 Nike Summer Showcase in Chicago and reach the title game of the Nike Nationals Invitational Tournament, earning all-tournament honors in the process. Amanda Fioravanti, a 6-1 forward from Adamstown, Md., attends Good Counsel High School, where she was a teammate with current UVa freshman guard Faith Randolph. Fioravanti is ranked No. 93 on ESPN HoopGurlz and is the No. 24-ranked forward. She is ranked No. 78 overall by Blue Star. She scored the 1,000th point of her high school career in a game in January of her junior season. Tiffany Suarez, a 5-10 guard from Miami, Fla., attends Our Lady of Lourdes Academy and is ranked No. 74 by Blue Star and is the No. 31 guard according to ESPN HoopGurlz. The combo guard was named first-team All-Dade last season, averaging 14.2 points and 4.2 assists last year. ACC LEGENDS: Daphne hawkins The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its ninth annual class of ACC Women s Basketball Legends with former Cavalier Daphne Hawkins ( ) being selected as Virginia s honoree. The Legends will be honored at the 2013 ACC Women s Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 7-10 at the Greensboro Coliseum Hawkins ended her career at Virginia ranked third on the career point list (1,538) after scoring a then-school record 592 points her senior season Hawkins was named to the 1988 NCAA All-Regional team after scoring 22 points in a victory over Rutgers to help Virginia advance to the Elite Eight The Washington, D.C., native was a two-time first-team All-ACC honoree in 1986 and 1988 and earned second-team honors as a junior in 1987 In her four seasons at Virginia, the team went , making four appearances in the NCAA Tournament In ACC play, Hawkins and her teammates were and won regular season titles in 1986 and 1987, while earning a share of the league regular season crown in 1988 Hawkins resides in Washington, D.C. and is self-employed in the field of personal property management. UVa s all-time Legends are Wendy Palmer, Cathy Grimes- Miller, Dena Evans, Heather Burge Quella, Val Ackerman, Jenny Boucek, Nancy Mayer Bates, Siedah Williams and Daphne Hawkins Roster and Pronunciation Guide No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown 1 China Crosby G Sr. 5-6 New York, N.Y. 3 Sarah Beth Barnette F R-So. 6-2 Lexington, Ky. 4 Simone Egwu (Egg-woo) C Sr. 6-3 Odenton, Md. 10 Kelsey Wolfe G Jr Germantown, Md. 14 Lexie Gerson (Ger (hard G) sun) G Sr Fort Washington, Pa. 15 Jaryn Garner (Jare - in) G Fr. 5-7 Sewell, N.J. 20 Faith Randolph G Fr Derwood, Md. 21 Jazmin Pitts F Jr. 6-1 Mosely, Va. 23 Ataira Franklin (Uh-tare-uh) G Jr Bowie, Md. 30 Telia McCall (Tuh-lee-uh) F Sr. 6-1 Marietta, Ga. 33 Raeshaun Gaffney (Ray - shawn) G Fr. 5-8 Fairfield, Ohio 42 Sarah Imovbioh (Im-mōv-bee-oh) F So. 6-2 Abuja, Nigeria Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Joanne Boyle (Duke 85 / second season at Virginia) Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt 05 / first season at Virginia) Cory McNeill (Morgan State 02/ second season at Virginia) Kim McNeill (Richmond 00 / second season at Virginia)

10 Sarah Beth Barnette #3 R- Sophomore Center 6-2 Lexington, KY Lexington Christian Academy SEASON Scored in double digits in her first game as a Cavalier, putting up 10 against James Madison with three assists Suffered a broken nose during the Norfolk State game. Sat out the Xavier game. AT A GLANCE Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules Played one season at Kentucky, appearing in 29 games and averaging 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game Younger brother, Taylor, is a member of the Virginia men s basketball team Averaged 23.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.4 steals, 2.2 assists and 1.9 blocks per game for Lexington Christian Academy and finished her high school career with 1,928 points and 1,076 rebounds 2010 Kentucky Miss Basketball 2010 Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 10 vs. JMU (11/19/12) REBOUNDS 5 vs. Providence (11/18/12) FG MADE 5 vs. JMU (11/19/12) FG ATTEMPTS 7 (2x) last vs. Providence (11/18/12) 3 PT FG MADE 1 (2x) last at Minnesota (11/29/12) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 2 vs. Providence (11/18/12) GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU at Penn PROVIDENCE vs Vandy vs Syracuse at Minn WVU at Maryland Coppin State at Alabama NORFOLK ST XAVIER DNP VA TECH at Miami DNP at Ga Tech DNP NC STATE DNP at UNC DNP MIAMI DNP BC DNP at Wake GA TECH DNP DUKE at Va Tech at BC MARYLAND at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE FT MADE 2 at Minnesota (11/29/12) FT ATTEMPTS 2 at Minnesota (11/29/12) ASSISTS 3 vs. JMU (11/19/12) BLOCKS 1 STEALS VIRGINIA CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg /

11 ChINA Crosby #1 Senior Guard 5-6 New York, N.Y. Manhattan Center SEASON Scored eight points in her return to action in the season opener against James Madison Her first game back was playing the same opponent she was playing when she injured her knee in Dec James Madison Scored 13 points with seven assists in the upset win over No. 17 Vanderbilt Scored in double digits in both games of the San Juan Shootout Has had at least two steals in each of first five games and at least one steal in her first seven Named to the Cavalier Classic All-Tournament team Had eight assists (to two turnovers) against Xavier Scored five points in the final minute in the home game against VaTech (16 pts total) Tied her career high with seven rebounds (all defensive) at Boston College SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 16 vs Virginia Tech (1/3/13) Career: 25 vs. Charlotte (3/26/11) REBOUNDS 7 (2x), last at Boston College (2/14/13) Career: 7 (2x), last at Boston College (2/14/13) FG MADE 4, vs Syracuse (11/24/12) Career: 8 vs. Charlotte (3/26/11) AT A GLANCE As a junior in , played in 12 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury Also was sidelined her freshman season after tearing her ACL In high school, was a McDonald s High School All-American and won the skills competition at the McDonald s High School All-American game Anthropology major GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU * at Penn * PROVIDENCE * vs Vandy * vs Syracuse * at Minn * WVU * at Maryland * Coppin State * at Alabama * NORFOLK ST * XAVIER * VA TECH * at Miami * at Ga Tech * NC STATE * at UNC * MIAMI * BC * at Wake * GA TECH * DUKE * at Va Tech * at BC * MARYLAND * at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE FG ATTEMPTS 12 at Miami (1/6/12) Career: 17 at NC State (2/10/11) 3 PT FG MADE 2 Career: 4 vs. Liberty (12/7/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 4, vs Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 8 vs. Liberty (12/7/11) FT MADE 6 (2x) last at Wake Forest (1/27/13) Career: 9 at NC State (2/10/11) FT ATTEMPTS 8 vs Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 12 at NC State (2/10/11) FT PERCENTAGE 6-for-6 at Wake Forest (1/27/13) ASSISTS 8 vs Xavier (12/29/12) Career: 8 vs Xavier (12/29/12) BLOCKS 2 at Virginia Tech (2/10/13) Career: 2 vs. Boston College (3/24/11) STEALS 4 vs Norfolk State (12/28/12) Career: 4 (7x) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / CAREER /

12 Simone Egwu #4 Senior Center Guard 6-3 Odenton, Md. Arundel SEASON Stress reaction in left shin caused her to miss the first three weeks of the season (5 games) Returned to action at Minnesota, scoring five points in eight minutes First start of the season came at Maryland Had a double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Coppin State Converted 10 consecutive field goal attempts spanning three games including back-toback 4-for-4 performances (12/18-28) Went 8-for-8 from the free throw line as part of a 16-point performance against Norfolk State Scored 12 points, going 6-of-8, at Boston College AT A GLANCE Named to the All-ACC Women s Basketball Academic Team in both and As a junior in , started 34 games and appeared in 36, averaging 4.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game Led the team in rebounding as a sophomore (5.2 rpg) Recipient of the 2010 Bob Williams Award, given to the student-athlete that best exemplifies the spirit of Bob Williams and the partnership of academics and athletics Politics (Government) major while simultanetously working on her masters at the School of Public Policy GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU INJ at Penn INJ PROVIDENCE INJ vs Vandy INJ vs Syracuse INJ at Minn WVU at Maryland * Coppin State * at Alabama * NORFOLK ST * XAVIER * VA TECH * at Miami * at Ga Tech * NC STATE * at UNC * MIAMI * BC * at Wake * GA TECH * DUKE * at Va Tech * at BC * MARYLAND * at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 16 vs. Norfolk State (12/28/12) Career: 19 vs. USC Upstate (11/18/09) REBOUNDS 15 at Georgia Tech (01/10/13) Career: 16 vs. Longwood (2/16/10) FG MADE 5 vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) Career: 8 vs. Longwood (2/16/10) FG ATTEMPTS 12 vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) Career: 12, 2x last vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) 3 PT FG MADE -- Career: -- 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 1 vs. West Virginia (12/02/12) Career: -- FT MADE 8 vs. Norfolk State (12/28/12) Career: 8 vs. Norfolk State (12/28/12) FT ATTEMPTS 8 (2x) last vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) Career: 12 vs. Richmond (1/3/11) ASSISTS 3 vs Miami (1/20/13) Career: 3 (2x) last at Fla. State (2/26/12) BLOCKS 2 Career: 3 (3x) last at NC State (2/05/12) STEALS 3 at Miami (01/10/13) Career: 3 (2x) last at Miami (01/10/13) DOUBLE DOUBLES 1, last vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) Career: 5, last vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / / TOTAL /

13 ataira FRANKLIN #23 Junior Guard 5-11 Bowie, Md. Riverdale Baptist SEASON Preseason All-ACC honoree Opened the season scoring in double digits in each of her first three games Scored 20 points in the opener against James Madison Had a career-high eight assists with 13 points at Minnesota Sat out the Coppin State game recovering from a concussion sustained in practice Became the 29th player in program history to score1,000 career points, reaching the milestone on a three-pointer with 6:56 remaining against Boston College (01/24/13) Scored a season-high 23 points at Wake Scored nine of the Cavaliers first 11 points at home against Georgia Tech Tied a season high with nine reounds (7 offensive) against Duke (with 15 points, 5 steals) AT A GLANCE 2012 Honorable Mention All-ACC Named to the 2011 ACC All-Freshman Team Led the Atlantic Coast Conference in three-point field goal percentage (43-for-90, 48 percent) as a freshman in 2011 As a sophomore in , started all 36 of UVa s contests and finished second in scoring with 12.4 points per game Last year, reached double-digits for scoring on 24 occasions Studio Art major GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU * at Penn * PROVIDENCE * vs Vandy * vs Syracuse * at Minn * WVU * at Maryland * Coppin State INJ at Alabama * NORFOLK ST * XAVIER * VA TECH * at Miami * at Ga Tech * NC STATE * at UNC * MIAMI * BC * at Wake * GA TECH * DUKE * at Va Tech * at BC * MARYLAND * at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 23 at Wake Forest (1/27/13) Career: 29 vs. #25 UNC (1/5/12) REBOUNDS 9 (2x), last vs No. 5 Duke (02/08/13) Career: 12 at #7 Duke (1/2/12) FG MADE 7 (3x) last at Wake Forest (1/27/13) Career: 9 (2x) last vs. UNC (1/5/12) FG ATTEMPTS 19 vs Xavier (12/29/12) Career: 25 vs. UNC (1/5/12) 3 PT FG MADE 4 vs. Boston College (1/24/13) Career: 4 (3x) last at Boston College (1/24/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 8 vs. Boston College (1/24/13) Career: 11 vs. UNC (1/5/12) FT MADE 7 (2x) vs. Clemson (2/17/13) Career: 9 vs. UNC (1/5/12) FT ATTEMPTS 8 at Wake Forest (1/27/13) Career: 9 vs. UNC (1/5/12) FT PERCENTAGE 7-for-7 vs. Clemson (2/17/13) ASSISTS 8 at Minnesota (11/29/12) Career: 8 at Minnesota (11/29/12) BLOCKS 2 Career: 3 (2x) last vs. BC (1/21/12) STEALS 6 at Alabama (12/21/12) Career: 6 (3x) last vs. Fla. State (1/29/12) DOUBLE DOUBLES none Career: 3 CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / CAREER /

14 Raeshaun Gaffney #33 Freshman Guard 5-8 Fairfield, Ohio Fairfield SEASON Will miss the entire recovering from a stress fracture Had surgery to repair the stress fracture in her right shin on Jan. 18 AT A GLANCE In high school, was rated the No. 35 prospect by Blue Star Basketball and an ESPNHoop- Gurlz Top 100 prospect Starting player on the Mount Notre Dame squad that won the state championship and were ranked No. 10 in the nation As a junior at Fairfield Senior High, averaged 26.1 ppg to earn first team All-City, first team All-Greater Miami Conference, and second team All-State honors Scored her 1,00th high school career point as a junior SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS REBOUNDS FG MADE FG ATTEMPTS 3 PT FG MADE 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS FT MADE FT ATTEMPTS GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg

15 Jaryn Garner #15 Freshman Guard 5-7 Sewell, N.J. Germantown Academy SEASON Missed the start of preseason training recovering from a stress fracture Made her collegiate debut playing the final two minutes against James Madison Scored six points in 13 minutes against Providence AT A GLANCE In high school, was a McDonald s All-American nominee Ranked a three-star prospect by ESPNHoopGurlz On the Germantown Academy top-ten list for career steals. SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 8 at Maryland (12/06/12) REBOUNDS 3 FG MADE 2 FG ATTEMPTS 6 vs Providence (11/18/12) 3 PT FG MADE -- 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS -- FT MADE 4 at Maryland (12/06/12) FT ATTEMPTS 5 at Maryland (12/06/12) GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU at Penn PROVIDENCE vs Vandy vs Syracuse DNP at Minn DNP WVU DNP at Maryland Coppin State at Alabama NORFOLK ST XAVIER DNP VA TECH at Miami DNP at Ga Tech DNP NC STATE at UNC MIAMI DNP BC at Wake DNP GA TECH DNP DUKE at Va Tech DNP at BC MARYLAND at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE ASSISTS 2 BLOCKS -- STEALS 2 CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg /

16 Lexie Gerson #14 Senior Guard 5-11 Fort Washington, Pa. The Peddie School SEASON Will miss the season recovering from hip surgery AT A GLANCE As a junior in , earned a spot on the 2012 ACC All-Defensive Team Led Virginia in total steals (113) and steals per game (3.1), totals that consistently ranked in the top 15 nationally and top three in the ACC all season long Averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 36 appearances Scored in double figures on 18 occasions, highlighted by a 19-point performance vs. Radford Had at least five steals eight different times, including a seven-steal game vs. James Madison on Dec. 20. SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS Career: 19 (2x) last vs. Radford (12/18/11) REBOUNDS Career: 9 vs. Clemson (2/12/12) FG MADE Career: 6 (3x) last at Maryland (1/6/12) FG ATTEMPTS Career: 17 at North Carolina (2/3/12) 3 PT FG MADE Career: 4 vs. Radford (12/18/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS Career: 9 at North Carolina (2/3/12) FT MADE Career: 5 vs. St. Bonaventure (1/4/10) FT ATTEMPTS Career: 6 (2x) last vs. Virginia Tech (2/28/10) ASSISTS Career: 7 at Georgia Tech (1/25/12) BLOCKS Career: 4 vs. Wake Forest (2/24/12) STEALS Career: 7 vs. James Madison (12/20/11) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D-T Reb-Avg. Ast TO Blk St Pf-DQ Min/Avg Pts Avg / / / CAREER /

17 Sarah Imovbioh #42 Sophomore Forward 6-2 Abuja, Nigeria St. Anne s-belfield SEASON Started the first eight games of the season Her 21 points against JMU ties the most by a rookie Cavalier in the season opener Put up double doubles in two of her first three collegiate games Had her second 20-pt effort against Syracuse, scoring 10 of those points in the first five minutes of the game. Was a perfect 8-for-8 from FT line Shot 80.0 percent from the field (12-of-15) and 91.6 percent from the line (11-of-12) at the San Juan Shootout tournament Led the ACC in shooting percentage (through Dec. 31), shooting 66.7 percent from the field Scored eight points with seven rebounds in eight minutes at No. 11 North Carolina Came off the bench for a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds at BC, the 15 rebounds matching the highest rebounding total of the season for a Cavalier player AT A GLANCE Was ruled ineligible to compete and practice by the NCAA during her first year ( ) at UVa Imovbioh has three years of eligibility remaining, but has a unique situation. NCAA rules state she could earn that fourth year back if she earns 80% of her degree by her fifth year. If that does happen, she will play that fourth year as a graduate student A member of the Parade Magazine All-American High School Girls Basketball Team (May 2011) Played high school basketball at St. Anne s-belfield High School in Charlottesville, Va., averaging 29.0 points and 22.6 rebounds per game during her senior season To end her high school season, had a 53-point performance in the state semifinals SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 21 vs JMU (11/09/12) REBOUNDS 15 at Boston College (2/14/13) FG MADE 8 vs JMU (11/09/12) FG ATTEMPTS 9 (2x) last vs Providence (11/18/12) 3 PT FG MADE -- 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS -- FT MADE 8 vs Syracuse (11/24/12) FT ATTEMPTS 9 (2x) last at Maryland (12/06/12) FT PERCENTAGE 8-for-8 vs Syracuse (11/24/12) GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU * at Penn * PROVIDENCE * vs Vandy * vs Syracuse * at Minn * WVU * at Maryland * Coppin State at Alabama NORFOLK ST XAVIER VA TECH at Miami at Ga Tech NC STATE at UNC MIAMI BC at Wake GA TECH DUKE at Va Tech at BC MARYLAND at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE ASSISTS 4 vs Boston College (01/24/13) BLOCKS 1 STEALS 1 DOUBLE DOUBLES 4, last at Boston College (2/14/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg /

18 Telia McCaLL #30 Senior Forward 6-1 Marietta, Ga. Marietta SEASON Did not miss a free throw through the first nine games (11-of-11) Tied a career high with 14 points at Penn and tied her career high for steals with 4 Played 40 minutes against Coppin State, pulling in 13 rebounds Earned MVP honors at the Cavalier Classic tournament Had a 14-rebound performance against Norfolk State and scored 10 points with a careerhigh four blocks against Xavier in the tournament Hit three-pointers in back-to-back games during the Cavalier Classic (2-for-3) Had the first double double of her career at Miami (10 pts, 11 reb) Followed the Miami performance with her second career double-double at GaTech with a then-career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds Had a third-straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against NC State Scored a career-high 28 points against GaTech, tying the UVa record with 16 made free throws, making 13 straight in the game Missed the game at BC recovering from a concussion AT A GLANCE As a junior in , was named the team s Most Improved Player Appeared in 34 games, averaging 5.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game Scored a season-high 14 points vs. Appalachian State in the 2012 WNIT Sociology major GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU * at Penn * PROVIDENCE * vs Vandy * vs Syracuse * at Minn * WVU * at Maryland Coppin State * at Alabama * NORFOLK ST * XAVIER * VA TECH * at Miami * at Ga Tech * NC STATE * at UNC * MIAMI * BC * at Wake * GA TECH * DUKE * at Va Tech * at BC INJ MARYLAND * at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 28 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) Career: 28 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) REBOUNDS 14 vs. Norfolk State (12/28/12) Career: 20 vs. #20 UNC (2/15/10) FG MADE 6 (3x) last vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) Career: 6 (3x) last vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) FG ATTEMPTS 12 at Georgia Tech (1/10/13) Career: 12 at Georgia Tech (1/10/13) 3 PT FG MADE 1, several Career: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary s (11/14/10) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 4 vs. Maryland (2/17/13) Career: 4 vs. Maryland (2/17/13) FT MADE 16 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13)* Career: 16 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13)* FT ATTEMPTS 17 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) Career: 17 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) FT PERCENTAGE 4-for-4 vs Vanderbilt (11/23/12) 16-of-17 vs. Georgia Tech (2/3/13) ASSISTS 4 vs JMU (11/09/12) Career: 4 vs JMU (11/09/12) BLOCKS 4 vs Xavier (12/29/12) Career: 4 vs Xavier (12/29/12) STEALS 4 (2x) Career: 4 (3x) last at Penn (11/12/12) DOUBLE DOUBLES 3, last vs NC State (1/13/13) Career: 3, last vs NC State (1/13/13) *Tied Cavalier program record CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / CAREER /

19 Jazmin PittS #21 Junior Forward 6-1 Mosely, Va. Cosby SEASON Scored five points with six rebounds in 15 minutes against Providence Scored a career-high 20 points against Vanderbilt Followed that with another double-digit scoring effort against Syracue (10) Sat out against Coppin State, Alabama, Norfolk State, and Xavier after sustaining a concussion in practice Sat out Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Duke, and Virginia Tech after sustaining another concussion in the home game against Boston College Returned to action on the road at Boston College, playing 17 mins with three points and two assists AT A GLANCE As a sophomore in , appeared in 34 games, starting two Last year, averaged 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, scoring at least 10 points on five occasions, including three double-digit scoring efforts to open the season Holds the Crosby Senior High school records for career points (1,825) Had over 1,000 rebounds during her high school career SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 20 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 20 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) REBOUNDS 6 vs. Providence (11/18/12) Career: 17 at Hofstra (11/12/10) FG MADE 9 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 9 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) FG ATTEMPTS 14 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 14 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) FT MADE 7 at Maryland (12/06/12) Career: 8 vs. Longwood (11/21/10) FT ATTEMPTS 9 vs. Syracuse (11/24/12) Career: 12 (2x) last at Hofstra (11/12/10) GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU at Penn PROVIDENCE vs Vandy vs Syracuse at Minn WVU at Maryland Coppin State INJ at Alabama INJ NORFOLK STATE INJ XAVIER INJ VA TECH at Miami at Ga Tech NC STATE at UNC MIAMI BC at Wake INJ GA TECH INJ DUKE INJ at Va Tech INJ at BC MARYLAND at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE ASSISTS 1 (2x) last vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) Career: 3 vs. Richmond (1/3/11) BLOCKS 1 (3x) last at Maryland (12/06/12) Career: 2 (several) STEALS 2 (2x) last at Maryland (12/06/12) Career: 2 (several) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / CAREER /

20 Faith Randolph #20 Freshman Guard 5-10 Derwood, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel SEASON Made her collegiate debut playing 23 minutes against JMU, scoring 5 pts with 2 rebounds Had her first career double-digit scoring effort (10 pts) vs. Syracuse Had seven assists in the two games of the San Juan Shootout Had her first career start against Coppin State, scoring six points with four rebounds, two steals, and an assist Got her second career start at Boston College, scoring six points in 22 minutes AT A GLANCE In high school, was ranked as the No. 26 prospect in the class by ESPNHoopGurlz, the top ranked recruit among Virginia s incoming freshmen Her Our Lady of Good Counsel squad won WCAC Championship in Named WCAC Player of the Year her senior season Attended USA Basketball U18 trials in Colorado Springs during the summer of 2012 SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 10 vs. Syracuse (11/24/12) REBOUNDS 4 (2x) last vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) FG MADE 4 vs. Syracuse (11/24/12) FG ATTEMPTS 12, at Alabama (12/21/12) 3 PT FG MADE 2 (2x) last vs. Syracuse (11/24/12) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 4 vs. Coppin State (12/18/12) FT MADE 4 vs Coppin State (12/18/12) FT ATTEMPTS 6 vs Coppin State (12/18/12) GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU at Penn PROVIDENCE vs Vandy vs Syracuse at Minn WVU at Maryland Coppin State * at Alabama NORFOLK ST XAVIER VA TECH at Miami at Ga Tech NC STATE at UNC MIAMI BC at Wake GA TECH DUKE at Va Tech at BC * MARYLAND at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE ASSISTS 4 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23/12) BLOCKS 1 STEALS 2 CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg /

21 Kelsey Wolfe #10 Junior Guard 5-10 Germantown, Md. Seneca Valley SEASON Set career highs in points, free throws, and assists at Penn, scoring 22 points while going 9-for-9 from the free throw line The 22-points was 10 points higher than her previous career high Topped her 22-points with a 25-point performance at Minneapolis Has scored in double digits in back-to-back games three times in her career, twice this season Had a stretch of 16 consecutive made free throws (11/12-11/29) Scored 11 points during the Cavaliers 21-4 run in the final 8 minutes against Coppin State, hitting three three-pointers in that stretch. Scored a game-high 14 total points in the contest Followed up an 18-point performance at Miami by scoring 17 at Georgia Tech Had her third 20-point game of the season with 24 points against NC State, scoring 12 of the Cavaliers first 17 points Suffered a knee injury 5:28 into the Maryland game Ranked second in scoring (10.6 ppg) and steals (45) and third in assists (54) at the time of her injury Will miss the remainder of the season as she has surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee AT A GLANCE As a sophomore in , appeared in 35 games, averaging 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds In high school, was a four-year letterwinner for Seneca Valley High School, where she earned the Team MVP award for four years The Washington Post s All-Metro Player of the Year in 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland after averaging 20.0 points (29.8 in the postseason), six rebounds and four assists per game as a senior. Kinesiology major GAME-BY-GAME: Opponent GS FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA Off-Def Total Reb PF Points A TO Blk Stl Min JMU * at Penn * PROVIDENCE * vs Vandy * vs Syracuse * at Minn * WVU * at Maryland * Coppin State * at Alabama * NORFOLK ST * XAVIER * VA TECH * at Miami * at Ga Tech * NC STATE * at UNC * MIAMI * BC * at Wake * GA TECH * DUKE * at Va Tech * at BC * MARYLAND * at Clemson WAKE at NC State FLA STATE SINGLE GAME BESTS POINTS 25 at Minnesota (11/29/12) Career: 25 at Minnesota (11/29/12) REBOUNDS 9 at Penn (11/12/12) Career: 10 at Hofstra (11/12/10) FG MADE 9 at Minnesota (11/29/12) Career: 9 at Minnesota (11/29/12) FG ATTEMPTS 14 (3x) last vs Miami (1/20/13) Career: 14 (3x) last vs Miami (1/20/13) 3 PT FG MADE 3 (4x) last at Wake Forest (1/27/13) Career: 3 (4x) last at Wake Forest (1/27/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 6 (2x) last at Minnesota (11/29/12) Career: 7 vs. Texas Christian (11/27/10) FT MADE 9 at Penn (11/12/12) Career: 9 at Penn (11/12/12) FT ATTEMPTS 9 at Penn (11/12/12) Career: 9 at Penn (11/12/12) FT PERCENTAGE 9-of-9 at Penn (11/12/12) Career: 9-of-9 at Penn (11/12/12) ASSISTS 6 (2x) last vs NC State (01/13/13) Career: 6 (2x) last vs NC State (01/13/13) BLOCKS 1 Career: 1 STEALS 6 at Miami (01/06/13) Career: 6 at Miami (01/06/13) CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D T Avg. Pf-DQ Ast TO Blk St Pts Avg / / / CAREER /