Sunday, December 8
Tallahassee, Fla.
1pm CT
SMU
at
Florida State
Women's Basketball Faces Florida State In ACC Opener | Sunday 1 PM CT
Dec 7 | Women's Basketball
SMU (5-4, 0-0 ACC) at Florida State (8-2, 0-0 ACC)
Tucker Center – Tallahassee, Fla.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 1 p.m. CT
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// SMU BEGINS ACC ACTION ON THE ROAD AT FLORIDA STATE
The SMU women's basketball program continues its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) by traveling to Tallahassee, Fla. to face Florida State in the team's ACC Opener on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT, and fans can watch the game on ACCN or listen on the radio through the SMU Mobile App.
SMU will look to bounce back after dropping its SEC/ACC Challenge on the road at Mizzou last time out. The Mustangs are still in search of their first road victory of the season.
Conference play officially gets underway on Sunday, December 8, with four matchups, including SMU facing FSU. ACC Network will feature three games beginning at noon ET. New for this season, the 18-game conference schedule for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons feature: each school with an assigned travel partner that will feature a home-and-away series, the home and away matchups flipping annually and current ACC membership will travel to the Pacific Time Zone once every two seasons.
Center Jessica Peterson has recorded over 12 rebounds in her last four games and has recorded a double-double in three of them. She collected a career-high 21 rebounds and scored 12 points against UT Arlington, the second-most rebounds in a game in school history. Â She enters the game ranked third in the NCAA in rebounds per game (11.9).Â
Guard Nya Robertson has been turning heads all season long. She enters the game ranked 10th in the NCAA in points per game (21.2) and ninth in total points (191). The star guard has scored over 20 points in five of the team's nine games this season. She tied her season-high point total, scoring 29 points versus UTA. She also ranks inside the top 10 in the ACC in nine statistical categories.
Robertson reached the 1,000 career point milestone against Arkansas Pine Bluff and is on pace this season to be the first Mustangs to average over 20 points a game since Keena Mays averaged 21.6 ppg during the 2013-14 season.
The ACC has posted 114 victories through the non-conference portion of the regular season, the second-most among all conferences. The ACC has posted eight victories over ranked opponents, tied for the most in the country. Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, with Duke climbing to its highest ranking since the 2014-15 season at No. 8. Notre Dame (10), North Carolina (16) and Louisville (22) are also in the poll, while Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State and Stanford are receiving votes.
SMU is in its fourth season under head coach Toyelle Wilson. The Mustangs are 50-48 under Wilson and have made the WNIT twice during her tenure. She holds a career record of 105-91 in seven seasons of head coaching.
Sunday's game will be the first time the SMU and FSU have faced each other on the court. FSU enters the game 8-2 overall and is 5-0 at home.
// HOME SWEET HOME
After defeating UAPB in their last home game, the Mustangs are 26-10 at home over the last three seasons. The Mustangs have won five of their previous six home non-conference games dating back to last season. SMU is 26-17 in non-conference games under Wilson.
// SECOND CHANCE OPPORTUNITIES
The Mustangs collected 13 offensive rebounds last time out and have recorded over 13 offensive rebounds in seven of their first nine games this season.
SMU has recorded 20 or more offensive three times this season. The three games are the most 20+ offensive rebound games in a single season since the team had seven during the 2019-20 season. SMU currently ranks 13th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in offensive rebounds, with an average of 16.7 a game. Â
// PRIME TIME PETERSON
Jessica Peterson is having a career season. She has recorded a double-double in three of her last four games and has achieved the feat four times this season, which ranks third in the ACC and 20th in the NCAA.
Peterson currently ranks third in the NCAA and leads the ACC in rebounds per game at 11.9 and is sixth in the NCAA and second in the ACC in total rebounds (107).
Against UTA, she hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds, the second most by a player in a single game in program history. She is now the seventh player in school history to record 20 or more rebounds and the first since Dai'ja Thomas had 22 vs East Carolina 1/13/18 (Tied School Record).
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Peterson has been a force on both sides of the ball recently as she recorded a career-high six blocks against UAPB. It was the most blocks by an individual Mustang in a game since Alicia Froling had seven against Wichita St in 2019.
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// A WALKING BUCKET
Nya Robertson has had a strong start to the season. She currently averages 21.2 ppg and ranks 10th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in scoring.
Robertson has showcased her scoring ability all season long, and she enters the weekend leading in the ACC in Three-Point Attempts (77-6th in the NCAA). She is  second in the conference in Field Goal Attempts (175- 3rd in the NCAA), third in Total Points (191- 9th in the NCAA), Three-Pointers Made (25- 20th in the NCAA).Â
Robertson went 10-26 from the field last against UTA; her 26 attempts are tied for the sixth most in program history by a single player and the most since Kayla White took 28 shots vs. APBU in 2021.
Robertson has scored over 20 points in five of the team's nine games this season, including scoring 29 points against UT Arlington. She has achieved the feat 24 times in her career.
She has scored double-digit points in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season and reached double-digit points in 50 of her career 65 games played.
Robertson scored her 1,000th career point in the third quarter against UAPB. It only took her 63 career games (56 at George Washington / 7 at SMU) to reach the milestone.
Against Old Dominion, she scored a season-high 29 points, the most by a Mustang inside Moody Coliseum since Kayla White scored 34 against East Carolina on Jan. 13, 2022.
// THE HILLTOP HOOPS SHOW
The Hilltop Hoops Show presented by the SMU Cox School of Business features SMU Men's Basketball Head Coach Andy Enfield and Women's Basketball Head Coach Toyelle Wilson and will "tip off" on Monday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at Ozona Grill and Bar.
// SEEING DOUBLE
Jessica Peterson is currently first in the ACC in double-doubles with four. She is the only Mustang this season to record a double-double.
Peterson recorded her first career and the Mustang's first double-double of the season against N.C. A&T. She finished the game with 16 points and 11 rebounds and joined Chantae Embry and Kaysia Woods as the only Mustangs on the roster to have recorded a double-double in their careers.
// HARD EARNED POINTS
Chantae Embry had a career day at the foul line against ODU as she made 10 of her 11 foul shots; both were career-highs. She followed that performance up by going a perfect 7-of-7 from the line against Western Michigan.
This season, she is 28-of-33 from the line and leads the team in foul line percentage at 84.8%, ranking 9th in the ACC. Her 10 free throws made against ODU were the most made by a Mustang since Tiara Young went 18-22 from the stripe against Memphis last season on Jan. 1, 2024.
Embry scored in double digits in seven of nine games played this season and recorded a season-high 18 points and secured eight rebounds against ODU. She currently ranks second on the team in both points and rebounds (11.6 ppg / 6.6 rpg).
// HISTORIC DAY IN MOODY
Forward Jessica Peterson collected 21 rebounds and Nya Robertson tied her season-high, scoring 29 points as the SMU women's basketball program defeated UT Arlington 71-46 inside Moody Coliseum.
After training by as much as 12 in the first quarter, the Mustangs responded by dominating the next three quarters, outscoring the Lady Mavs 58-23. SMU held UTA to just 31.7% shooting and only allowed six made-field goals in the second half.
The Mustangs forced 19 turnovers, which became opportunities as SMU had multiple double-digit runs during the game. SMU also dominated the boards, grabbing a season-high 51.
Peterson recorded her third straight double-double and her fourth of the season as she collated 21 rebounds and added 12 points. The 21 rebounds were a new career high and tied for the second most in a game in program history. She is now the seventh Mustang in school history to grab 20 or more rebounds in a single game.
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Tucker Center – Tallahassee, Fla.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 – 1 p.m. CT
TV: ACCN | Audio Streaming:Â SMU Mobile App
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// SMU BEGINS ACC ACTION ON THE ROAD AT FLORIDA STATE
The SMU women's basketball program continues its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) by traveling to Tallahassee, Fla. to face Florida State in the team's ACC Opener on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT, and fans can watch the game on ACCN or listen on the radio through the SMU Mobile App.
SMU will look to bounce back after dropping its SEC/ACC Challenge on the road at Mizzou last time out. The Mustangs are still in search of their first road victory of the season.
Conference play officially gets underway on Sunday, December 8, with four matchups, including SMU facing FSU. ACC Network will feature three games beginning at noon ET. New for this season, the 18-game conference schedule for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons feature: each school with an assigned travel partner that will feature a home-and-away series, the home and away matchups flipping annually and current ACC membership will travel to the Pacific Time Zone once every two seasons.
Center Jessica Peterson has recorded over 12 rebounds in her last four games and has recorded a double-double in three of them. She collected a career-high 21 rebounds and scored 12 points against UT Arlington, the second-most rebounds in a game in school history. Â She enters the game ranked third in the NCAA in rebounds per game (11.9).Â
Guard Nya Robertson has been turning heads all season long. She enters the game ranked 10th in the NCAA in points per game (21.2) and ninth in total points (191). The star guard has scored over 20 points in five of the team's nine games this season. She tied her season-high point total, scoring 29 points versus UTA. She also ranks inside the top 10 in the ACC in nine statistical categories.
Robertson reached the 1,000 career point milestone against Arkansas Pine Bluff and is on pace this season to be the first Mustangs to average over 20 points a game since Keena Mays averaged 21.6 ppg during the 2013-14 season.
The ACC has posted 114 victories through the non-conference portion of the regular season, the second-most among all conferences. The ACC has posted eight victories over ranked opponents, tied for the most in the country. Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press (AP) Poll, with Duke climbing to its highest ranking since the 2014-15 season at No. 8. Notre Dame (10), North Carolina (16) and Louisville (22) are also in the poll, while Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State and Stanford are receiving votes.
SMU is in its fourth season under head coach Toyelle Wilson. The Mustangs are 50-48 under Wilson and have made the WNIT twice during her tenure. She holds a career record of 105-91 in seven seasons of head coaching.
Sunday's game will be the first time the SMU and FSU have faced each other on the court. FSU enters the game 8-2 overall and is 5-0 at home.
// HOME SWEET HOME
After defeating UAPB in their last home game, the Mustangs are 26-10 at home over the last three seasons. The Mustangs have won five of their previous six home non-conference games dating back to last season. SMU is 26-17 in non-conference games under Wilson.
// SECOND CHANCE OPPORTUNITIES
The Mustangs collected 13 offensive rebounds last time out and have recorded over 13 offensive rebounds in seven of their first nine games this season.
SMU has recorded 20 or more offensive three times this season. The three games are the most 20+ offensive rebound games in a single season since the team had seven during the 2019-20 season. SMU currently ranks 13th in the NCAA and first in the ACC in offensive rebounds, with an average of 16.7 a game. Â
// PRIME TIME PETERSON
Jessica Peterson is having a career season. She has recorded a double-double in three of her last four games and has achieved the feat four times this season, which ranks third in the ACC and 20th in the NCAA.
Peterson currently ranks third in the NCAA and leads the ACC in rebounds per game at 11.9 and is sixth in the NCAA and second in the ACC in total rebounds (107).
Against UTA, she hauled in a career-high 21 rebounds, the second most by a player in a single game in program history. She is now the seventh player in school history to record 20 or more rebounds and the first since Dai'ja Thomas had 22 vs East Carolina 1/13/18 (Tied School Record).
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Peterson has been a force on both sides of the ball recently as she recorded a career-high six blocks against UAPB. It was the most blocks by an individual Mustang in a game since Alicia Froling had seven against Wichita St in 2019.
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// A WALKING BUCKET
Nya Robertson has had a strong start to the season. She currently averages 21.2 ppg and ranks 10th in the NCAA and third in the ACC in scoring.
Robertson has showcased her scoring ability all season long, and she enters the weekend leading in the ACC in Three-Point Attempts (77-6th in the NCAA). She is  second in the conference in Field Goal Attempts (175- 3rd in the NCAA), third in Total Points (191- 9th in the NCAA), Three-Pointers Made (25- 20th in the NCAA).Â
Robertson went 10-26 from the field last against UTA; her 26 attempts are tied for the sixth most in program history by a single player and the most since Kayla White took 28 shots vs. APBU in 2021.
Robertson has scored over 20 points in five of the team's nine games this season, including scoring 29 points against UT Arlington. She has achieved the feat 24 times in her career.
She has scored double-digit points in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season and reached double-digit points in 50 of her career 65 games played.
Robertson scored her 1,000th career point in the third quarter against UAPB. It only took her 63 career games (56 at George Washington / 7 at SMU) to reach the milestone.
Against Old Dominion, she scored a season-high 29 points, the most by a Mustang inside Moody Coliseum since Kayla White scored 34 against East Carolina on Jan. 13, 2022.
// THE HILLTOP HOOPS SHOW
The Hilltop Hoops Show presented by the SMU Cox School of Business features SMU Men's Basketball Head Coach Andy Enfield and Women's Basketball Head Coach Toyelle Wilson and will "tip off" on Monday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at Ozona Grill and Bar.
// SEEING DOUBLE
Jessica Peterson is currently first in the ACC in double-doubles with four. She is the only Mustang this season to record a double-double.
Peterson recorded her first career and the Mustang's first double-double of the season against N.C. A&T. She finished the game with 16 points and 11 rebounds and joined Chantae Embry and Kaysia Woods as the only Mustangs on the roster to have recorded a double-double in their careers.
// HARD EARNED POINTS
Chantae Embry had a career day at the foul line against ODU as she made 10 of her 11 foul shots; both were career-highs. She followed that performance up by going a perfect 7-of-7 from the line against Western Michigan.
This season, she is 28-of-33 from the line and leads the team in foul line percentage at 84.8%, ranking 9th in the ACC. Her 10 free throws made against ODU were the most made by a Mustang since Tiara Young went 18-22 from the stripe against Memphis last season on Jan. 1, 2024.
Embry scored in double digits in seven of nine games played this season and recorded a season-high 18 points and secured eight rebounds against ODU. She currently ranks second on the team in both points and rebounds (11.6 ppg / 6.6 rpg).
// HISTORIC DAY IN MOODY
Forward Jessica Peterson collected 21 rebounds and Nya Robertson tied her season-high, scoring 29 points as the SMU women's basketball program defeated UT Arlington 71-46 inside Moody Coliseum.
After training by as much as 12 in the first quarter, the Mustangs responded by dominating the next three quarters, outscoring the Lady Mavs 58-23. SMU held UTA to just 31.7% shooting and only allowed six made-field goals in the second half.
The Mustangs forced 19 turnovers, which became opportunities as SMU had multiple double-digit runs during the game. SMU also dominated the boards, grabbing a season-high 51.
Peterson recorded her third straight double-double and her fourth of the season as she collated 21 rebounds and added 12 points. The 21 rebounds were a new career high and tied for the second most in a game in program history. She is now the seventh Mustang in school history to grab 20 or more rebounds in a single game.
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