SPORTSVirginia downs Ohio State, Radford at home by Chanhong Luu | Nov 17 2014 | 21 hours ago The Virginia women’s basketball team opened its 2014-15 season this weekend with two home wins against Ohio State and Radford. In the first game of the season, senior center Sarah Imovbioh set a new school record, making 24 rebounds. Sophomore guard Breyana Mason scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Cavaliers to their second-ever win against Ohio State, 87-82. “I think the experience I got last year helped me, and I felt more comfortable stepping into my role and playing with my teammates,” Mason said. With the win, the Cavaliers moved to 9-1 in their last 10 season openers. “It was an exciting game, and we are proud of the team,” coach Joanne Boyle said. “Obviously Ohio State is a good team, but I was proud of how we played on both sides of the floor — not every minute, but when it really counted. I thought we did a great job of getting stops, scoring and making free throws, which is what the game is about.” Imovbioh knocked the opening tipoff out of bounds, but the Cavaliers took an early 24-10 lead as Ohio State missed its first six shots, while Virginia hit four early three-pointers. Freshman guard Mikayla Venson, making her first career start, drained one of those threes to record her first ever-collegiate points. At the 24-10 mark, Ohio State took a 30-second timeout, which proved highly effective — the Cavaliers missed their next nine shots and allowed the Buckeyes to come back to take a 25-24 lead. The Cavaliers missed five consecutive shots later in the half, heading into the break trailing 39-43. “We started missing shots and they got some easy transition baskets,” Boyle said. …
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