WBB: Hoos eliminated with 75-58 loss to Golden Bears in ACC second round

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia’s run in the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament came to an end on Thursday night. The No. 10-seeded Cavaliers fell to No. 7 seed California, 75-58, in a second-round meeting at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro.  

Kymora Johnson led the Cavaliers (17-15) with 18 points while pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out two assists. Paris Clark chipped in 15 points to the Cavalier effort while recording four assists and three rebounds. Breona Hurd (10 pts) rounded out a trio of Cavaliers in double figures.  

Virginia was outrebounded, 46-28, on the glass and shot 33 percent (21 for 63) from the floor. Cal shot the ball at a 46-percent clip (28 for 61) and outscored Virginia, 34-26, in the paint.  

Latasha Lattimore left the game with an injury in the second quarter and did not return. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

Cal (25-7) scored the first nine points of the game and maintained at least a seven-point advantage for the remainder of the quarter to keep UVA at arm’s length. Hurd led the team with seven early points as the Cavaliers trailed, 28-13, going into the second quarter.  

Virginia trailed by as many as 20 points in the second quarter [41-21]. The Cavaliers shot 35 percent (11 for 31) in the first half while California went 50 percent (17 for 34) from the floor. Virginia was outrebounded, 26-10, in the opening half and entered the second trailing, 41-25. 

The Golden Bears’ lead ballooned to 26 points [51-25] in the third quarter as California caught fire from long range. Cal went 5 for 8 from distance led by Lulu Twidale, who scored 11 points in the quarter while knocking down a perfect 4 for 4 3-pointers. Virginia trailed, 62-39, going into the fourth.  

The Cavaliers won the fourth quarter, outscoring Cal, 19-13, and cut the lead to as few as 13 points. However, Cal ended the game on a 6-2 run to hand Virginia a 75-58 defeat.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Double figure scorers: Johnson (18), Clark (15), Hurd (10)
• Virginia went on a 12-3 scoring run in the 3rd quarter and 12-2 run in the 4th
• California shot 62 percent (5 for 8) from 3-point range in the third quarter, but went 37 percent (9 for 24) for the game.
• The Cavaliers committed a season-low seven turnovers
• Virginia was held to under five total 3-pointers for the 5th time this season
• The Cavaliers were outrebounded, 46-28, and fall to 3-11 on the season when being outrebounded
• Virginia’s 28 rebounds mark a season-low
• UVA was outscored, 34-28, in the painted area
• The Cavaliers recorded a season-low eight assists, compared to Cal’s 19
• Virginia forced Cal into 14 turnovers, resulting in 18 Cavalier points
• The Cavaliers recorded seven steals in the game, compared to Cal’s one
• Paris Clark and Kymora Johnson played all 40 minutes. This is the 10th time for Johnson this season

FROM HEAD COACH AMAKA AGUGUA-HAMILTON

“Credit to Cal. I thought they played a really good game. They hit shots. They were physical on the boards. There was a lot of self-inflicted things I think we could have corrected, and we really didn’t start being urgent and competing until probably the last 15 minutes of the game. By then we were in a pretty big hole. A lot of stuff that we can definitely grow and be better from.”