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TALLAHASSEE Fla. – First-year guard Kymora Johnson tallied 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, pulled down seven rebounds and dished six assists to lead Virginia (9-9, 1-6 ACC) to a 91-87 triumph over No. 15 Florida State (14-6, 5-3 ACC) at Tucker Center Sunday afternoon (Jan. 21). The win is the Cavaliers’ first in league play this season and first true road win over an ACC team since the 2019-20 season.

Johnson’s 35 points tied for sixth all-time in program history, and she is now one of just two freshmen in school history to achieve that milestone with the other being Dawn Staley, who had 37 points at Wake Forest on Feb. 2, 1989.

In addition to Johnson, Olivia McGhee (12 pts, 5-10 FG), Camryn Taylor (11 pts, 5-10 FG, 10 reb), Jillian Brown (10 pts, 4-6 FG, 6 reb) and London Clarkson (10 pts, 6 reb) all scored in double figures. Taylor recorded her 11th career double-double and third of the season. Edessa Noyan came off the bench and logged 25 minutes of action and tied her career high of eight points.

The score was knotted 65-65 going into the fourth quarter, but the Hoos shot 63 percent from the field and Johnson tallied 10 points in the final period to help deliver the Cavaliers’ first victory in Tallahassee since the 2011-12 season.

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Virginia returns to John Paul Jones Arena to host Pittsburgh (6-13, 0-6 ACC) on Thursday (Jan. 25). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.