TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - LaTonya Blue let her defense speak as loud as her offense Monday night.
Blue scored 24 points to lead Virginia to a 77-62 upset of No. 24 Florida State, but it was her defense that was the key. Blue held Florida State's best offensive threat, Roneeka Hodges, to 11 points, well below her 23.1 average in Atlantic Coast Conference games.
"I thought (Blue) was the glove, defensively," Florida State coach Sue Semrau said. "She did a great job on the defensive end as well as the offensive end."
Takisha Granberry had 15 points and Jocelyn Logan-Friend added 11 for the Cavaliers (16-5, 5-2). Brandi Teamer had a game-high 16 rebounds as Virginia outrebounded the Seminoles 47-30.
"It was a game that kind of fell into our hands with the way we were able to rebound," Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said.
Hodges pulled the Seminoles to 41-37, but the Cavaliers used a 17-2 run midway through the second half to hand Florida State consecutive losses for the first time this season.
"It was sort of like a feeding frenzy, once you get a couple of shots to fall," Ryan said. "That sort of closed the door."
Ganiyat Adeduntan led the Seminoles (18-4, 5-3) with 18 points and Alicia Gladden had 16.
The Cavaliers took a 29-27 halftime lead despite 14 turnovers. Adeduntan made a jumper to open the second half. Blue followed with a basket, the 1,000th point of her career, and Virginia never trailed.
The Seminoles shot 36.1 percent for the game and lost for the 26th time in 30 games against Virginia.
"We've never been in this position before and we've gone from more of the hunting to the hunted," Semrau said. "In doing so, there has got to be a learning curve. We've lost sight of our identity, and who we are is a great defensive team"
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