Taylor Lauterbach keyed a team effort as Virginia handily defeated Bethune-Cookman 82-48.
Virginia women's basketball improved to 5-1 on the season with an 82-48 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. Val has the Plus/Minus to break down the Cavaliers' victory.A win is a win is a win. In their final tune-up before the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout, the Virginia Cavaliers started slowly, but then so did the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.
Olivia McGhee, who along with Lauterbach, was one of the few bright spots shooting from deep. McGhee was 4/7 from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 20 points. She was a perfect 2/2 from the free throw line, is now connecting at 90% for her career, and is the person I want most at the charity stripe when the game is on the line. She has a beautiful shot.
I've said it several times this year already, but McGhee runs the court on the break better than anyone. Even when she's not finishing it. Breona Hurd got a 15 point double-double of her own, but she tried to take at least three fast breaks to the rim, all at a 1 v 2 disadvantage. She missed all three. While Kymora Johnson was successful going coast-coast, we must remember this is Bethune-Cookman. 1 v 2 is a losing proposition in the ACC.For the second game in a row, the Hoos scored directly off the opening tip. Now this is where Hurd really shines, slicing in from below the elbow.
Yonta Vaughn had nine assists. Against two turnovers. On the night, she was much steadier than Johnson. It seems coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton has borrowed a page from the Tony Bennett playbook of using two point guards wherever possible. Anything that gives Johnson more space to operate is a win in my book.Edessa Noyan and Paris Clark sat out again. This is two games now for Noyan and three for Clark, though Coach Mox did indicate that Clark was soon to return.
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