virginiasports.com:

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In front of 11,975 fans at John Paul Jones Arena, Virginia (15-14, 6-11 ACC) took down No. 5 Virginia Tech (23-6, 14-4 ACC) by a final score of 80-75 in a Smithfield Commonwealth Clash Sunday night (March 3). The attendance figure is the highest ever recorded in a college women’s basketball game in the state of Virginia, surpassing the previous record of 11,966, which was set at the 1994 women’s Final Four at Richmond Coliseum.

Sunday’s contest featured 11 lead changes, 10 tied scores, and neither team ever led by more than six points.

Kymora Johnson led the Cavaliers with 21 points after shooting 8 for 17 from the floor and dished out a game-high eight assists. Camryn Taylor (17 pts, 7 reb, 7-8 FT) and Paris Clark (16 pts, 6 reb) also scored in double figures for the Hoos.

Virginia Tech’s Georgia Amoore registered a game-high 39 points on 13-of-26 shooting, including 8 for 15 from 3-point range. Amoore’s 39 points set a John Paul Jones Arena record by an individual women’s basketball player since the arena opened in 2006. Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley (20 pts, 9-11 FG, 9 reb) exited the game after taking tumble on a transition layup four minutes into the second half.