Women's Basketball | 12/4/2015 3:46:00 PM

Game 7	NJIT (2-4, 12-17 in 2014-15) at Virginia (5-3, 17-14 in 2014-15)
Date | Time	Saturday, December 5 | 7pm
Location | Arena	Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena
Video Preview	Lanpher Video Preview at Virginia
Live Audio | Live Video	Highlanders Sports Network w/ Michael Ventola (audio) | Cavaliers Live
Live Stats	In-game statistics (free)
Social Media	@njithighlanders
All-time series | Last Meeting	First All-Time Meeting
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | Virginia Notes

NJIT will visit Virginia, a long-standing power in women's basketball on Saturday, December 5 at 7pm.

Michael Ventola, voice of the Highlanders, will handle play-by-play on www.njithighlanders.com beginning at 6:45pm.

LAST TIME OUT
Wagner took control of the game early against visiting NJIT from the tip and the Seahawks were never threatened on the way to a 76-53 victory over the Highlanders Wednesday evening in non-conference women's basketball at the Spiro Sports Center.

NJIT was led by junior forward Leah Horton's team-best 16 points fueled on 10-of-12 shooting from the free throw line.  Junior guard Alana Dudley scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the arc.  Freshman guard Kelly Guarino netted all 12 of her points from three-point range while pulling down five rebounds.

NJIT at VIRGINIA SERIES
NJIT and Virginia will meet for the first time on Saturday at 7pm in the John Paul Jones Arena.

NJIT vs. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
The Highlanders are 0-3 vs. ACC opponents, having played against—Virginia Tech (67-51) on December 29, 2009 and Clemson twice (84-37) on January 2, 2014 in Newark and last season (64-47) in South Carolina on December 29, 2014.

NJIT LEADERS
Points: Leah Horton (11.0 ppg); Kelly Guarino (10.5 ppg)
Rebounds: Leah Horton (7.0 rpg)
Field Goal Percentage: Kelly Guarino (.500; 20-for-40); Ranked 5^th in Atlantic Sun Conference
3-Point FG Percentage: 55.6; Ranked 1^st in Atlantic Sun Conference; 7^th in the nation
3-Point FG Per Game: 3.33; Ranked 1^st in Atlantic Sun Conference; Tied for 14^th in the nation
3-Point FG Made: Kelly Guarino (20-for-36); Ranked tied for 23^rd in the nation
Assists: Alana Dudley (27) – 4.5 apg ranks in the top 5 in the Atlantic Sun Conference
Steals: Leah Horton (8)

KEEPING ITS SOCIAL
Keep up with the latest news about NJIT Highlanders by liking the team's official Facebook page: NJIT Highlanders Athletics. For live in-game updates and news, follow @NJITHighlanders on Twitter. Want to see photos and behind-the-scenes action? Give @NJITHighlanders a follow on Instagram.

ABOUT VIRGINIA
Virginia, which plays eight of its next nine games at home, looks to snap a three-game skid, having most recently dropped an 85-73 decision to No. 24 Iowa in the ninth-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday.

For the second time in the last three seasons, Virginia was picked to finish eighth in the preseason ACC polls.

Last season, Virginia was tabbed to finish 10th before going on to finish ninth, with eight ACC teams making the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, which finished with a 17-14 overall mark, earned the conference's automatic qualifier into the WNIT.

Senior guard Faith Randolph was named to the 10-player Blue Ribbon Panel and the ACC Head Coaches' Preseason All-ACC Teams.  Randolph ranked sixth in the conference in scoring at 16.4 points per game.  Randolph was first on the team in steals (1.4 per game), third in rebounds (3.9), and third in assists (2.2). Among ACC players, she ranked first in free-throw percentage (90.7).  Randolph was the 2014 ACC Sixth Player of the Year and a 2015 All-ACC Second Team honoree.

Ataira Franklin was the last Cavalier to earn conference preseason accolades, earning them both her junior and senior seasons (2012 and 2013).

VIRGINIA LEADERS
Points: Mikayla Venson (14.3 ppg); Faith Randolph (13.0 ppg);
Rebounds: Lauren Moses (6.3 rpg)
Field Goal Percentage: Lauren Moses (32-69) – .464
3-Point FG Made: Mikayla Venson (15)
Assists: Lauren Moses (18)
Steals: Breyana Mason (18)