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The Plus/Minus: Virginia Women’s Basketball Surges Late Past UNC
It was a bad day in Chapel Hill. Virginia knocked off North Carolina in men’s tennis. Princeton beat the Tar Heels in men’s lacrosse. And this loss to Virginia puts UNC in the unenviable position of rooting for Duke to win against Florida State to keep a top-4 double-bye for the ACC Tournament.
Plus
A win is a win and with this win, Virginia claims their first signature victory of the season. Yeah, UNC was without Alyssa Ustby and Reniya Kelly, both 10 point scorers, but everyone has injuries. UVa has been without Yonta Vaughn for most of the season and Paris Clark has battled through illness and injury all season. UNC is the No. 8 team in the nation, playing at home, on Senior Day. UNC was playing for an additional day of rest for Ustby and Kelly, which they now may have lost.
Plus
The women played one of the more desultory games of the season midweek at SMU. I wrote that the game, “was NOT an advertisement for women’s basketball.” Well, this game was. And it was two senior 5s who were the stars of the show. UNC’s Maria Gakdeng recorded a career-high 25 points on 9/10 shooting and a 7/8 outing at the free throw line. Her counterpart, Latasha Lattimore, scored 23 points on 10/14 shooting and showed her range by going 2/4 from three. Gakdeng, for her part, dished out five assists and grabbed five offensive rebounds. They went at each other all game, each showcasing beautiful footwork and the experience that befits fourth-year seniors.
Tash slashes through the lane for ✌️#GoHoos🔸⚔️🔹 #GNSL pic.twitter.com/Iv4zQ3LbQR
— Virginia Women’s Basketball (@UVAWomensHoops) March 2, 2025
Gakdeng had the edge in effectiveness as she was able to force Lattimore and Edessa Noyan into foul trouble while only picking up one foul herself.
Minus
UNC opened up a 10-point lead at the end of the first quarter and it ballooned to 18 points with just three minutes left in the half. UNC put on a clinic in how to run the fast break:
Tell ’em 😮💨
📺 | The CW pic.twitter.com/rixO80oKE1
— Carolina Women’s Basketball (@uncwbb) March 2, 2025
Two players ahead of the ball, wide and on each wing. And Indya Nivar can make a nice easy pass.
This is what an all-too-typical (even at this late stage of the season) Virginia fast break looks like.
COUNT IT 😤 #GoHoos🔸⚔️🔹 #GNSL pic.twitter.com/IQJdI8gsTo
— Virginia Women’s Basketball (@UVAWomensHoops) March 2, 2025
Breona Hurd puts her head down and goes coast-to-coast into a 1 v 2 at the rim. She made the bucket and the and-1, but going 1 v 2 is a loser’s move. Unfortunately, twice early in the second quarter (and again, later in the third) Hurd, so emboldened by her success here, tried to go 1 v 2 at the rim. It didn’t go well.
Plus
Virginia closed the first half on a 7-0 run and kicked off the third quarter on an 8-2 run. That’s how you make a 17-point deficit go away.
Following the SMU game I opined that Kymora Johnson, who’d been scoreless in the first half, might just be a slow starter. She had another first-half goose egg in this one, but there might just be a method to her madness. This is a thin Virginia team. RyLee Grays is still out and Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton has seemingly lost complete confidence in Casey Valenti-Paea and Taylor Lauterbach to the point that she would rather play just six players than give Casey or Taylor any time on the floor.
Johnson knows she is going to play all 40 minutes and she also knows that the fourth quarter is more important than the first one. Johnson spent the first half dropping seven assists and getting two steals and letting her teammates do the running. Johnson followed her scoreless first half with nine third-quarter points. For the game, Johnson had 15 points, 11 assists, and was just one rebound shy of her second career double-double.
Minus
UNC and Virginia both misplayed their final sequences.
Down 74 – 73 with 27 seconds remaining, UNC could hold the ball for the last shot and potentially win the game. Except that Indya Nivar scored within nine seconds. UNC held the lead, but now Virginia could score.
Which they did, six seconds later when Clark went to the rim. She was fouled and she made both her foul shots.
Which still gave UNC 13 seconds (!) left to score. They didn’t. Johnson grabbed the rebound and was fouled. She’s a great free throw shooter and she made both.
The lack of situational awareness is shocking.
Minus
What is worrying is that Johnson isn’t shooting well from deep lately. She did have a 6/11 night against Stanford, but outside of that, over her last 10 games, she’s connected at a 26% clip (12/45.) That’s not good.
Plus
Paris Clark (3/6) and Edessa Noyan (4/6) picked up the slack from deep as the Hoos shot a collective 11/23 (48%) from beyond the arc. Long-range shooting isn’t Clark’s game, but if she is getting into the groove – 5/11 the last two out – then it should afford her better driving lanes. For her part, Noyan tied her career high with 16 points, while Clark had 17 points. Three Cavs scoring more than Johnson in a single game? 48% from three? You can win a lot of games that way.
🗣️ YEAH, P!#GoHoos🔸⚔️🔹 #GNSL pic.twitter.com/XkVrFHhzJB
— Virginia Women’s Basketball (@UVAWomensHoops) March 2, 2025
Read More: Matt’s Takeaways
Looking Ahead
This was the final game of the ACC season and the tournament begins on Wednesday, March 5th in Greensboro. Even though there are still games to play as I write this, Virginia is locked into the 10th seed and will play, once again, on the first day of the tournament. They will play the second game on Wednesday at 3:30pm. I’m hoping that Miami is the last team in because Haley Cavinder is a baller and is the best player on the bottom four or five teams.
I will be there from tip-off to the championship game on Sunday. It will be my third year bringing the sights and sounds of tournament week. I hope you’ll join me.
🎤
🎶That good ol song of Wahoowa 🎶 pic.twitter.com/SsdUjdHtKk
— Jerzy Walker (@JerzyWalker) March 2, 2025
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Man shot, killed by Virginia trooper ID’d after crash ends in deadly stabbing attack
FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Virginia State Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by a trooper after a crash ended in a stabbing attack on Interstate 495 Sunday afternoon.
Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean, died at the hospital on Sunday after he was shot.
RELATED | 2 dead, dog killed after stabbing spree, trooper shooting on I-495 in Fairfax County
Investigators said Llamado was confronted by the trooper who opened fire around 1:17 p.m. The trooper was responding to a report of a road rage incident and found Llamado with a knife, according to a news release.
Four stabbing victims, all women, were also found at the scene, along with a dog that was also stabbed.
Michelle Adams, 39, died from her injuries. The dog also did not survive. The three other women were all taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to VSP. 7News is not identifying the surviving victims.
Investigators said the stabbings stemmed from a crash in the southbound lanes of I-495.
The trooper who opened fire was not hurt and is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation into the use of force.
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Investigators said they do not believe the attack is connected to terrorism.
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Two dead after I-495 road rage incident leads to stabbing, Virginia State Police shooting – WTOP News
A road rage incident led to a shooting involving the Virginia State Police on Sunday on Interstate 495. Four individuals were also stabbed.
Two people are dead Sunday in Annandale, Virginia, after a road rage incident led to a shooting involving Virginia State Police on Interstate 495.
A release issued by the Virginia State Police said a trooper fatally shot a man after responding to a report of a road rage incident on the southbound lanes of I-495 just before 1:30 p.m. at exit 52, near the Little River Turnpike.
The man, transferred to a hospital with serious injuries, has been pronounced dead. VSP said the trooper shot in self-defense after the man confronted him with a knife.
The trooper did not suffer any injuries during the altercation.
Officials found four stabbing victims at the scene, but only identified a 39-year-old woman and a dog. Both the woman and the dog died.
Early findings suggest the stabbings took place after a crash on the Capital Beltway. The crash remains under investigation.
The VSP’s release comes after the main lanes of the Capital Beltway Outer Loop, before Little River Turnpike, were closed to traffic for several hours, only recently opening the express lanes. Main lanes between Arlington Boulevard and the Little River Turnpike remain closed.
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Virginia Huffman Obituary February 27, 2026 – Ott & Lee Funeral Homes
Mary “Virginia” Huffman, 82, of Pelahatchie, Mississippi, passed away on February 27, 2026.
Born on February 28, 1943, in Morton, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Carl and Nannie Mae Bradshaw. She married the love of her life, Jimmy Lavell Huffman, on June 14, 1963, and together they built a life rooted in faith, family, and hard work. Virginia devoted nearly 50 years to teaching high school math, beginning at Morton High School and later serving at East Rankin Academy. Generations of students were shaped by her steady guidance, high expectations, and deep belief in their potential. Many would say they entered college prepared because they had learned from “Mrs. Huffman.” Her students knew the famous “Mrs. Huffman look,” but no one understood it quite like her children and grandchildren. To many, she was more than a teacher—she was a mentor, encourager, and second mother.
A faithful member of Cross Roads Baptist Church, Virginia was a true matriarch and prayer warrior whose life was anchored in her love for the Lord. She woke each morning to study the Word of God and carried that faith into every conversation, classroom, and season of life. She played piano and organ, sang in the choir, and on Sunday mornings could often be found at home practicing the piano before church—something her family dearly loved listening to. She served her church and community with quiet devotion. Whether tutoring students during the summer, helping families in need, or visiting church members, she consistently lived out a servant’s heart.
She loved farm life—raising chickens and cows, cutting hay, tending her flower beds, and cooking for the people she loved. She was especially known for her strawberry pies, egg custard, and caramel cake (see Cheryl Moore for the recipe). She faithfully attended her grandchildren’s sporting events and found her greatest joy in cheering on her family. She loved deeply and wholeheartedly, treating not only her own children and grandchildren as treasures, but embracing many others in her community as if they were her own.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Lavell Huffman; her children, Connie Goodman (Mike), Karen Jones, and Jade Huffman; her grandchildren, Christin (Colby) (Candace), Christopher (Victoria), Dillon, Marley, Halle (Elijah), Kyla Kate, and Eli; her great-grandchildren, Autumn, Titus, Sophia, Liam, Scarlett, Luke, and Ava; and her siblings, Paul (Joyce) and Delilah.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Nannie Mae Bradshaw; her in-laws, Clyde Sr. and Zora Huffman; her son, Scot Huffman; and her sisters, May Erving and Maxine Strong.
Virginia will be remembered as a woman of unwavering faith, steadfast strength, and extraordinary love. Her legacy lives on in the family she nurtured, the students she prepared, and the countless lives she covered in prayer.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – until on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Cross Roads Baptist Church in Pelahatchie and again on Monday, March 2, 2026 from 12 pm – 1 pm.
Services will be held at 1pm Monday, March 2, 2026 at Cross Roads Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Bro. John Vaughn, Bro. Gary Morris and Bro. Steven Platt will officate the services.
Pallbearers will be Tim Wolverton, Colby Boyd, Christopher Wilson, Dillon Pettigrew, Eli Huffman and Elijah Moore.
Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton is honored to serve the Huffman family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Cross Roads Baptist Church Building Fund.
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