Rodriguez, Spain Claim First Place In FIBA U20 European Championship Qualifying Round

Florida State's Leonor Rodriguez has helped guide Spain to an undefeated record and in to the quarterfinals in Liepaja, Latvia.

July 22, 2010

LIEPAJA, Latvia – Florida State women’s basketball player Leonor Rodriguez scored 10 points and Spain earned an 80-57 win over Turkey on Wednesday at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Liepaja, Latvia. With the victory, Rodriguez and her Spanish teammates moved to 5-0 overall in Group F and captured first place in their group qualifying round. Spain next matches up against the Ukraine on Friday. Prior to the win over Turkey, Rodriguez’s squad earned triumphs over Lithuania and Belarus in back-to-back days. Through six total games in Latvia, Rodriguez -- FSU’s rising sophomore guard from the Canary Islands -- has averaged 24.7 minutes played per contest and 10 points on 55.3 percent shooting. Rodriguez ranks No. 20 in total assists at the FIBA U20 European Championship, No. 16 in total two-point field goals made and No. 5 in field goal percentage.

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Noles Knock Down Mississippi State, 74-71

The Seminoles (29-5) advance to meet No. 1-seeded Connecticut (36-0).

March 28, 2010

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -Moments after her team had pulled off the biggest win in Florida State history, coach Sue Semrau was already facing questions about her team's next opponent. So, Semrau was asked, is Connecticut the greatest team of all time? "I haven't been around for all-time, so I can't tell you if they're the greatest team of all-time," she said, clearly put off. Courtney Ward scored the third-seeded Seminoles' last six points in the final 38 seconds, leading the way to a 74-71 victory over No. 7 seed Mississippi State on Sunday in the Dayton Regional semifinal. Florida State (29-5) advanced to meet No. 1-seeded UConn (36-0), which beat Iowa State in the earlier semi, in Tuesday night's regional final. The Huskies rolled to a 78-59 win when they met earlier in the season.

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Seminoles Edge Red Storm In OT, 66-65

Monroe hits for 16 points in a winning effort.

March 22, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Jacinta Monroe wasn't ready for her Florida State career to end. And the Seminoles never needed her more, either. Monroe scored Florida State's final four points of regulation to spark a last-ditch rally, then scored the gamewinner with 28.9 seconds left as the Seminoles beat St. John's 66-65 in the second round of the NCAA women's tournament on Monday night - a game featuring 19 ties and 19 lead changes. Monroe scored a game-high 16 points for Florida State (28-5), which got 15 from Alysha Harvin and 10 each from Chasity Clayton and Alexa Deluzio.

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Seminoles Down LaTech, 75-61

Chasity Clayton and Alexa Deluzio each added 10 points for Florida State (27-5).

March 20, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Once Florida State figured out a way to keep Shanavia Dowdell in check, things finally started clicking for the Seminoles. It just took a lot longer than they planned. Jacinta Monroe and Courtney Ward each scored 16 points, and third-seeded Florida State clamped down defensively in the second half to escape with a 75-61 win over 14th-seeded Louisiana Tech on Saturday in the NCAA women's tournament. Chasity Clayton and Alexa Deluzio each added 10 points for Florida State (27-5), which will play St. John's in the second round of the Dayton Regional on Monday night.

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Wyckoff Named ACC Legend

Wyckoff was one of 12 former athletes honored Friday.

March 5, 2010

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Former Florida State Seminole Brooke Wyckoff was honored at the ACC Tournament on Friday when she became an ACC Legend. Wyckoff was a four-year starter for head coach Sue Semrau's first Seminole squad. The ACC held a luncheon for the most recent legends Friday afternoon in the War Memorial Coliseum in Greensboro. Wyckoff was one of 12 honorees as she was joined by Annie Odoy (Boston College), Donna Forrester-Reed (Clemson), Connie Goins (Duke), Joyce Pierce-Joyner (Georgia Tech), Tara Heiss (Maryland), Meghan (Saake) Knokey (Miami), Tonya Sampson (North Carolina), Andrea Stinson (NC State), Jenny Boucek (Virginia), Tere Williams (Virginia Tech) and Barbara Durham (Wake Forest).

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No. 9 Seminoles Breeze By Terps, 94-61

It's the eighth straight win for Florida State

Feb. 28, 2010

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -Ninth-ranked Florida State cruised to its eighth straight victory Sunday, getting 15 points apiece from Courtney Ward and Christian Hunnicutt in a 94-61 rout of Maryland. Angel Gray scored 14 points and Jacinta Monroe had 13 for the Seminoles (26-4, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Florida State shot 59 percent, went 12 for 16 from beyond the arc and forced 23 turnovers. The Seminoles went 8-0 in February and will enter the ACC tournament this week as the No. 2 seed behind Duke.

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No. 9 Florida State Tops Miami, 87-62

Jacinta Monroe scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night to lead ninth-ranked Florida State to an 87-62 win over Miami.

Feb. 25, 2010

Monroe scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Seminoles, keeping their hopes alive for a second straight Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title.

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Monroe's Free Throws Lift Seminoles Over Cavaliers, 59-58

Ward scores a career-high 29 points as FSU holds on to beat Virginia.

Feb. 22, 2010

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -Jacinta Monroe had just made the two free throws that gave No. 9 Florida State the lead with 5.9 seconds to play.

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Seminoles Top Hokies, 78-68

FSU goes to 23-4 with the victory.

Feb. 18, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Jacinta Monroe is warming up down the stretch. The Florida State senior had a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds Thursday night to lead the 10th-ranked Seminoles to a 78-68 win over Virginia Tech. "She's really using all her tools right now," Virginia Tech coach Beth Dunkenberger said. "She's tough because she can hit the high-post jumper, she can take you off the bounce and she can really go to the boards." It was the 6-foot-5 Monroe's third double-double in five games as the Seminoles (23-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) stayed within a game of league-leading Duke in their bid for a second straight regular season title.

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Noles Sting Jackets, 69-59

The Seminoles improve to 22-4; 8-2 in the ACC.

Feb. 15, 2010

ATLANTA (AP) - Jacinta Monroe and Alysha Harvin led a second-half rally to help No. 10 Florida State beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 69-59 on Monday night and hand the Yellow Jackets their first home loss of the season. Monroe had 12 of her 14 points in the second half and Harvin scored 11 of her 14 after intermission. Courtney Ward added 10 assists and nine points for Florida State (22-4, 8-2 ACC).

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No. 10 Noles Drop Clemson, 67-50

Jacinta Monroe's 15 points and 15 boards led the Seminoles

Feb. 11, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Clemson coach Cristy McKinney has seen all she wants of Florida State's Jacinta Monroe. Monroe had 15 points and 15 rebounds for her 20th career double-double to lead the 10th-ranked Seminoles to a 67-50 victory over McKinney's Tigers on Thursday night.

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Noles Down Wake Forest, 83-38

Florida State opened the game on a 10-2 run.

Feb. 7, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Chasity Clayton had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 15 Florida State to an 83-38 rout of Wake Forest on Sunday. The Seminoles (20-4, 6-2 ACC) held the Demon Deacons (14-9, 5-4 ACC) to 21.8 percent shooting, the 13th time this season they held an opponent to under 35 percent from the floor.

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No. 15 Florida State Defeats No. 9 North Carolina, 83-73

The Seminoles now stand at 19-4; 5-2 in the ACC.

Feb. 1, 2010

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Jacinta Monroe scored 16 points and No. 15 Florida State held on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 83-73 on Monday night after nearly blowing a 19-point lead. Courtney Ward added 13 points for the Seminoles (19-4, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had their big second-half lead whittled all the way down to a point three times in the final minutes. But Florida State put together an eight-point spurt in the final 3 minutes to finally pull away, sealing their first win in Chapel Hill since the 2000-01 season.

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Clayton Earns ACC Honor

Redshirt freshman turned in back-to-back double-doubles this week.

Jan. 25, 2010

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Redshirt freshman Chasity Clayton was named the ACC's Freshman of the Week on Monday as announced by the conference office. Clayton was a near-unanimous selection along with player of the week Monica Wright of Virginia.

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No. 15 Seminoles Beat BC, 85-64

Harvin's six 3-pointers leads Florida State.

Jan. 24, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Alysha Harvin led Florida State's latest 3-point barrage. Harvin made six of No. 15 Florida State's season-high 11 long-range jumpers in an 85-64 win over Boston College on Sunday. Harvin led the Seminoles (18-3, 4-1 ACC) with a career-high 22 points. Three of them came in a span of 9:29 in the first half when Florida State outscored Boston College (11-9, 2-3) 23-5.

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Seminoles Rout Harvard, 96-52

Clayton's 17 points led the Seminoles.

Jan. 21, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Chasity Clayton scored 17 points and No. 15 Florida State beat Harvard 96-52 on Thursday night. Courtney Ward and Alexa Deluzio hit back-to-back 3-pointers to key a 14-0 run that helped FSU pull away late in the first half. The Seminoles (17-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by as much as 47 in the game, smothering the Crimson (9-6, 0-1 Ivy League) on defense .

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Bravard Lifts No. 16 FSU Over NC State

Alysha Harvin led the Seminoles with 21 points in 74-71 win.

Jan. 17, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Cierra Bravard hit a layup with 11 seconds left and added a free throw with 5.4 seconds to go to give No. 16 Florida State a 74-71 win over North Carolina State on Sunday. N.C. State (11-7, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had a chance to tie it, but Christian Hunnicut intercepted a pass at half-court for FSU (16-3, 3-1) to preserve the win.

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Noles Rout Clemson

FSU wins 80-50.

Jan. 14, 2010

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) --Jacinta Monroe scored 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Ward had three 3-pointers for 11 points and the Seminoles (15-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Clemson for the 14th time in 15 meetings.

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No. 13 Seminoles Drop No. 21 Cavs, 68-50

Chasity Clayton led Florida State in its ACC opener.

Jan. 7, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Freshman Chasity Clayton scored a career high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds Thursday to lead 13th-ranked Florida State to a 68-50 win over No. 21 Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both schools.

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No. 12 FSU Defeats Temple, 77-64

Alysha Harvin led the Seminoles with 17 points in the win.

Jan. 3, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Alysha Harvin scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Florida State to a 77-64 win over Temple on Sunday.

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No. 12 Florida State Defeats Western Carolina, 80-47

The Seminoles improve to 12-2.

Dec. 30, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Alysha Harvin and Chasity Clayton each scored 13 points, leading No. 12 Florida State to an 80-47 win over Western Carolina on Wednesday night.

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Seminoles Bounce Back

Monroe leads all scorers with 18

Dec. 21, 2009

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jacinta Monroe scored 18 points and Alexa Deluzio added 17 points to help Florida State (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) bounce back from its first loss of the season and beat Hawaii 83-39 Monday night.

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No. 10 Florida State Remains Undefeated With Win Over Texas-San Antonio

Deluzio came off the bench to make 4 of 5 shots starting a 12-0 run.

Dec. 19, 2009

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Alexa Deluzio helped Florida State weather a rough first half to stay undefeated. She came off the bench and scored 10 of her 12 points in the first half to lead the 10th-ranked Seminoles to a 65-50 victory over Texas-San Antonio in the first game of the Duel in the Desert tournament on Saturday. Deluzio came in and made 4 of 5 shots, including a 3-pointer to start a 12-0 run that gave FSU the lead for good.

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Seminoles Knock Off Knights, 70-58

Florida State (9-0) wins its 17th straight road game.

Dec. 16, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida State knows what it means now that the Seminoles are in the top 10 of the women's poll for the first time. "We've got a big old target on our backs now," senior Jacinta Monroe said after No. 10 Florida State fought its way past a scrappy UCF team to win 70-58.

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No. 9 FSU Scores Win Over Alcorn State

Monore pours in 14 and swats away five shots

Dec. 6, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Jacinta Monroe scored 14 points to lead Florida State (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) to a 78-50 victory over Alcorn State on Sunday. The Seminoles (8-0) held the Braves (0-5) to 27.3 percent shooting from the field and blocked eight shots, including five by Monroe.

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No. 9 Florida St. Rolls Past Indiana 82-74

Courtney Ward finished with 20 points.

Dec. 3, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Courtney Ward scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures and No. 9 Florida State beat Indiana 82-74 Thursday night. Jacinta Monroe added 17 points, Alysha Harvin 15 and Cierra Bravard 12 for the Seminoles (7-0), who outscored the Hoosiers 14-5 over the final 3 minutes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.

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No. 9 Florida State Tops Missouri, 73-66

Seminoles' Monroe led with 12 points while Hunnicutt posted 10 points in a four-minute span.

Nov. 29, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Jacinta Monroe scored 12 points to lead No. 9 Florida State to a 73-66 win over Missouri on Sunday. Christian Hunnicutt added 10 points for the Seminoles (6-0).

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Big Run Powers Seminoles Past Auburn

Florida State remains unbeaten with an 82-67 win.

Nov. 27, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Alysha Harvin scored 18 points to lead No. 9 Florida State to an 82-67 win over Auburn on Friday night at the Seminole Classic. The Seminoles (5-0) used an 11-0 run early in the second period to gain the lead and kept it. That run included FSU's first two 3-pointers of the game. Florida State hit 6 of 9 from 3-point range in the second period after missing all six first-half threes.

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Seminoles Down Georgia State, 66-53

Alysha Harvin scored 13 points, all in the second half, and also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds for the Seminoles

Nov. 22, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) -Jacinta Monroe scored 14 points before twisting her left knee midway through the second half, and No. 13 Florida State beat Georgia State 66-53 on Sunday. Alysha Harvin scored 13 points, all in the second half, and also grabbed a team-best seven rebounds for the Seminoles (4-0), who were playing their third game in six days. Florida State pulled away after having its lead cut to five points with 11 minutes left.

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No. 10 Florida State Overpowers Stetson, 101-35

Alysha Harvin scored 19 points to help lead the Seminoles to victory.

Nov. 20, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP)--Alysha Harvin scored 19 points to help No. 10 Florida State rout overmatched Stetson 101-35 on Friday night. Florida State (3-0) forced 21 first-half turnovers against the Hatters (0-3) to pull away. The Seminoles had a 16-1 run and led by as many as 67.

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Monroe Named To Naismith List

Senior forward one of 50 named to preseason list

Nov. 19, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Senior forward Jacinta Monroe was named a candidate for the Naismith Trophy as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Wednesday. Monroe leads the Seminoles through two games with 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

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Florida State Outlasts Florida

Deluzio's Late Jumper Helps No. 10 'Noles Push Past Gators

Nov. 17, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Chasity Clayton scored 13 points, Christian Hunnicutt added 10 and No. 10 Florida State beat rival Florida 66-62 on Tuesday night.The Gators (1-1) led 62-60 with 2:02 to play, but the Seminoles scored the last six points of the game. Alexa Deluzio's jumper with 37.4 seconds left made it 64-62.

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'Noles To Lend A Hand

Power of the Purse to benefit the United Way

Nov. 9, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State women's basketball team will take time out of its busy schedule to help out the United Way with its Power of the Purse event Wednesday, November 11. The event will take place at the Hotel Duval from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the Horizon Ballroom.

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Florida State Women's Athletics Partners To Help The Fight

Seminole ISP Sports, FSU Women's Athletics and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital team up

September 30, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida State women's athletics teams are joining forces this season with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare for their annual "Paint it Pink" campaign. During the 2009-10 season, six women's sports will host a 'Pink' game. Teams will don such items as pink shoe laces, swim caps and jerseys during their respective `Pink' game to show support for the cause. Proceeds from each 'Pink' game will be donated to the Tallahassee Memorial Sharon Ewing Walker Cancer Center at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare as well as the WBCA Kay Yow Cancer Fund in honor of the late NC State women's basketball head coach.

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Coach Sue Attends Ground Breaking

September 25, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State women's basketball head coach Sue Semrau received a very special invitation from the President and CEO of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital to take part in the ground breaking ceremony for the new Sharon Ewing Walker Breast Cancer Center.

Semrau was the only non-medical related individual to speak at the ceremony, which demonstrates how highly she is viewed in the community. She gave a resounding speech about the importance of `TEAM' and how everyone needs to come together to reach the end goal.

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