Seminoles Battle Ninth-Ranked UConn at Mohegan Sun

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball faces its toughest test so far this season as it battles No. 9 UConn on Sunday, Dec 18, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., at 1 p.m. on ESPN. The event is part of the Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase.

TV: Fans can watch the game on ESPN.
Radio: The matchup can be heard locally on 96.5 FM and 1270 AM, and can be accessed anywhere on Seminoles Leanplayer.
In-game updates: Fans can follow on the FSU Women’s Basketball Twitter Account (@fsuwbb).

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Florida State makes its third trip to Mohegan Sun Arena when it battles ninth-ranked UConn (7-2) on Sunday. The Seminoles (11-1) last played in Uncasville as the nation’s eighth-ranked team in 2018, defeating No. 24 Michigan behind Meriden, Conn., native Kiah Gillespie’s triple-double (14 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists).
Brooke Wyckoff makes her head coaching debut in the same arena that she played in for two seasons with the Connecticut Sun, gaining fame for her buzzer-beating 3-point field goal in game two of the 2005 WNBA Finals that sent the game to overtime against the Sacramento Monarchs. Wyckoff enjoyed a nine-year career in the WNBA.
Despite her first season as FSU’s permanent head coach, Wyckoff goes for her second Top 10 win. As the program’s Interim Head Coach in the 2020-21 season, the Seminoles upended No. 3 Louisville at home, 68-59, on Feb. 21, 2021.
Florida State is one of eight current programs to make the Big Dance each of the last nine post-seasons, joining Baylor, Louisville, Maryland, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee and UConn.
The Seminoles are looking for their first Top 25 win of the season when they battle No. 9 UConn. FSU has earned at least one Top 25 win in each of the last eight seasons.
FSU is 0-9 all-time against UConn, last facing the Huskies on Nov. 14, 2016, in a close 78-76 loss in Tallahassee that nearly snapped UConn’s 76-game win streak at the time.
Freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson joins only Iowa’s Caitlin Clark among players ranking in the Top 5 nationally in field goals made, free throws made AND points per game.
FSU is coming off a 98-37 win over Presbyterian where six Seminoles scored in double figures.
Ta’Niya Latson ranks in the Top 5 nationally in field goals made (third), free throw attempts (second), free throws made (first), total points (first) and points per game (fifth).
Florida State forced 34 turnovers defensively last game vs. Presbyterian, its most forced since Winthrop committed the same total vs. FSU on Nov. 24, 2016. FSU is forcing an average of 18.3 turnovers on defense this season.
Sophomore forward Makayla Timpson is having a huge second season, holding Top 15 national marks in blocks (seventh), double-doubles (14th) and rebounds (seventh).
Florida State owns the ACC’s highest scoring offense at 88.4 points – A Top 5 mark in the NCAA.
With 204 fast-break points in their pace and space offense, FSU is averaging 17 fast-break points per game this season.
Latson has won the first five ACC Rookie of the Week honors this year. The record for most in a season is nine by Duke’s Elizabeth Marshall (2011-12) and Wake Forest’s Tracy Connor (1992-93).
FSU recorded 10 blocked shots last game vs. Presbyterian, raising its ACC-leading average to 7.1 per game this year. Only South Carolina has a better average with 10.2 per game nationally.
The Seminoles own two wins of 60+ points this season, the first time an FSU team has done that. FSU defeated Bethune-Cookman 113-50 (+63) in its opener and then defeated Presbyterian last game, 98-37 (+61).
FSU is knocking down an average of 17 made free throws per game, ranking second in the ACC and 13th in the country. The Seminoles are getting to the line 23.4 times per game.

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