UVA Rallies For 57-54 Victory Over American

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Posted on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, 4:07 pm

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The Virginia women’s basketball team picked up a 57-54 victory over American on Wednesday at John Paul Jones Arena.

Junior guard Jocelyn Willoughby (East Orange, N.J.) led all scorers with a 25-point performance, going 9-of-15 from the field and 5-of-7 from three-point range. Junior forward Lisa Jablonowski (Ernster, Luxembourg) grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds while scoring nine points. Cecily Carl led the Eagles with 21 points. Virginia shot 36.4 percent (20-of-55) while American went 21-of-58 (36.2 percent). Virginia held a 38-34 edge in rebounding.

The Cavaliers (4-5) twice overcame double-digit deficits to pick up their fourth win of the season. UVA scored the first five points of the game, but American mounted a 15-0 run in the first quarter to lead 18-12 at the end of the period. Virginia erased the deficit and held a one-point advantage with 3:38 remaining in the half, but the Eagles outscored UVA 12-2 down the stretch to take a 34-25 lead into the break.

The Eagles (4-4) stretched the lead out to 44-31 with 5:51 remaining in the third, but the Cavaliers, ended the third on an 8-0 run and began the fourth on an equal 8-0 run, tying the game on a three from Willoughby and then taking the lead on another trey from the junior guard.

Junior guard Dominique Toussaint (Staten Island, N.Y.) scored a go-ahead jumper with 29 seconds remaining. Senior forward Mone Jones (Durham, N.C.) grabbed a defensive rebound on an American missed shot with 4.4 seconds remaining. Kaitlyn Lewis took a three-point shot at the buzzer, but it was off the mark.

The Cavaliers close out a three-game week by hosting Radford on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. It is the Cavaliers’ final game before heading into an 11-day break for final exams. It is also the Cavaliers’ last home game before Christmas. The next time UVA will be at JPJ will be on Sunday, Dec. 30 to host Charlotte in the final non-conference game of the season.