Florida State University Athletics
Thursday, November 7
Urbana-Champaign, IL
7 PM
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No.19 Noles Hit the Road to Face Illinois
11/6/2024 4:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE – The No. 19 Florida State women's basketball team (1-0), will hit the road to face Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the State Farm Center.
The contest can be seen on the Big Ten Network+, and the Seminole Sport Network will air on 96.5 The Spear and on Seminoles.com. Sirius XM will carry the broadcast on channel 380 and live stats will be available.
FSU is 2-0 in program history against the Fighting Illini, after winning 67-58 in Champaign, Illinois on Dec. 2, 2021, as a part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Illinois received votes in the opening AP and Coaches polls of 2024-25 and will start the season Thursday.
"We're excited for this road game," FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff said. "This is an early opportunity for us to be challenged in this way. Illinois is a great and experienced team. We're going to see a different look. This is our first test where our size will match someone else. It will be a really fun challenge. I know we'll be ready for it to see that inside battle."
The Last Time Out
The Seminoles defeated North Florida 119-49, Monday afternoon at the Donald Tucker Civic Center. The victory set the school record for most points scored in a game and was the 26th consecutive home-opening win for FSU.
Forward Makalya Timpson started her senior campaign with a double-double, scoring 17 points and a career high 22 rebounds. Her defensive effort tied the third-best performance in program history, just two rebounds shy of the record at 24 that was set against Coppin State by Levy Torres in 2000.
As a team, the Seminoles converted 15 three-point field goals, tying the program record that was set against Milwaukee on Dec. 20, 2018.
Timpson now ranks second in program history with 32 career double-doubles, tying Sue Galkantas (1981-1984). The Edison, Georgia, native also contributed a career high four assists.
Junior guard Ta'Niya Latson led all scorers with 27 points. She moved up to 14th place in FSU history in career points scored, with 1,391.
The Noles also had three other double-digit scorers in O'Mariah Gordon, Sydney Bowles and Avery Treadwell. Gordon added 15 points, four assists and matched a career-high four steals. Treadwell enjoyed a career day, establishing her highs in points (14) and was also a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor. Bowles added 18 points.
FSU was tough on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 26 turnovers and holding the Ospreys to just 33% shooting from the field.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
The contest can be seen on the Big Ten Network+, and the Seminole Sport Network will air on 96.5 The Spear and on Seminoles.com. Sirius XM will carry the broadcast on channel 380 and live stats will be available.
FSU is 2-0 in program history against the Fighting Illini, after winning 67-58 in Champaign, Illinois on Dec. 2, 2021, as a part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Illinois received votes in the opening AP and Coaches polls of 2024-25 and will start the season Thursday.
"We're excited for this road game," FSU head coach Brooke Wyckoff said. "This is an early opportunity for us to be challenged in this way. Illinois is a great and experienced team. We're going to see a different look. This is our first test where our size will match someone else. It will be a really fun challenge. I know we'll be ready for it to see that inside battle."
The Last Time Out
The Seminoles defeated North Florida 119-49, Monday afternoon at the Donald Tucker Civic Center. The victory set the school record for most points scored in a game and was the 26th consecutive home-opening win for FSU.
Forward Makalya Timpson started her senior campaign with a double-double, scoring 17 points and a career high 22 rebounds. Her defensive effort tied the third-best performance in program history, just two rebounds shy of the record at 24 that was set against Coppin State by Levy Torres in 2000.
As a team, the Seminoles converted 15 three-point field goals, tying the program record that was set against Milwaukee on Dec. 20, 2018.
Timpson now ranks second in program history with 32 career double-doubles, tying Sue Galkantas (1981-1984). The Edison, Georgia, native also contributed a career high four assists.
Junior guard Ta'Niya Latson led all scorers with 27 points. She moved up to 14th place in FSU history in career points scored, with 1,391.
The Noles also had three other double-digit scorers in O'Mariah Gordon, Sydney Bowles and Avery Treadwell. Gordon added 15 points, four assists and matched a career-high four steals. Treadwell enjoyed a career day, establishing her highs in points (14) and was also a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor. Bowles added 18 points.
FSU was tough on the defensive side of the ball, forcing 26 turnovers and holding the Ospreys to just 33% shooting from the field.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
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