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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball guard Ta’Niya Latson has earned her fourth consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week award, announced on Monday by the conference. Latson becomes the first Seminole to win rookie of the week four times in a season, eclipsing the single-season record of three times held by former players Shante Williams (2003-04), Britany Miller (2005-06) and Jacinta Monroe (2006-07). The Miami, Fla., native led the Seminoles with 25.5 points and shot 58.6 percent from the floor in wins over Wisconsin and Stetson last week. Against Wisconsin, in what was a tig...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State Women’s Basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has earned ACC Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive time, announced on Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Latson previously swept the first two weekly awards of the season by being named both ACC Player and Rookie of the Week on Nov. 15 and Nov. 21. North Carolina’s Deja Kelly was named ACC Player of the Week this time. Latson put on another sensational performance at last week’s Cancun Challenge, leading the Seminoles to a 2-1 record after averaging 20.3 points vs. Oklahoma State, Purdue...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Sue Semrau, the longest-tenured head coach in the ACC and Florida State’s all-time winningest coach, announced Monday that she is retiring as head women’s basketball coach at Florida State University. The Associated Press, WBCA and ESPNW National Coach of the Year in 2015, Semrau guided the Seminoles to 16 NCAA Tournaments, Elite Eight appearances in 2010, 2015 and 2017, and was voted ACC Coach of the Year four times over her 24 seasons. “It’s been a joy and a privilege to be the head coach at Florida State University,” Semrau said. “Thank you ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Women’s Basketball (9-9, 3-5) is looking to extend its win streak over Virginia (3-14, 0-7) to five straight games when the two teams meet at the Donald L. Tucker Center on Sunday at Noon on Bally Sports Florida and a host of other regional sports networks. Sunday’s game is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day, as those who qualify can claim two complimentary tickets at the Donald L. Tucker Center ticket window beginning at 11 a.m. on game day. Virginia, which has a strong history in women’s basketball, leads the all-time series over the ...