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FSU Women's Basketball Preview

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 9, 2008

WHAT TO EXPECT

This might be the best team Sue Semrau has coached. The Seminoles return four starters and better than 80 percent of the scoring from last year's second-round NCAA Tournament team.

Florida State also welcomes a solid freshman class, highlighted by a high school All-American in Cierra Bravard. The Ohio native, along with Jacinta Monroe, gives FSU two legitimate big-time players down low, which should only help the Seminoles' perimeter game.

Mara Freshour is one of the nation's top shooters - she hit 43 percent of her 3-point attempts last season - and Tanae Davis-Cain can take over games with her scoring ability.

If Semrau can get this team to play defense like she thinks it's capable of, and avoid injuries, then Florida State has a legitimate chance to challenge for one of the top spots in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a high seed in the NCAA Tournament.

No., Player	Pos.	Ht.	Class	Hometown
10 Mara Freshour	G	6-1	Sr.	Nashville, Ind.*
One of top shooters in country, averaged 12.7 ppg in 2007-08
12 Courtney Ward	G	5-7	So.	Montgomery, Ala.*
Takes over the point-guard role for FSU
20 Tanae Davis-Cain	G	5-11	Sr.	Dawson, Ga.*
One of the top returning scorers in the ACC, averaged 15 ppg.
50 Jacinta Monroe	F/C	6-4	Jr.	Ft. Lauderdale*
Averaged 10.2 ppg and 6.2 rpg last season
54 Cierra Bravard	C	6-4	Fr.	Sandusky, Ohio*
Considered one of the top high school players ever to commit to FSU
00 Chasity Clayton	G/F	6-1	Fr.	Alexandria, Va.
1 Angel Gray	G	5-9	Jr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.
2 Alysha Harvin	G	5-10	Jr.	Dania
3 Alexa Deluzio	G	5-9	Fr.	Windemere, Fla.
4 Cayla Moore	F	6-2	Jr.	Albany, Ga.
5 Christian Hunnicutt	G	5-10	So.	Jonesboro, Ga.
15 Antionette Howard	G/F	5-11	So.	Snellville, Ga.
22 Kayli Keough	F	6-1	Fr.	Land O' Lakes

*Projected starter

SCHEDULE

All Times P.M.

Date	Opponent	Time
November
16	Florida Gulf Coast	2
18	at N. Florida	7
20	Co. of Charleston	6
23	Florida	2
26	Southeast Missouri St.	11a.m.
28	Murray State#	7
29	Valparaiso/Colorado St.#	7/9
December
3	Penn State$	7
7	at Temple	2
14	Mercer	2
18-21	Caribbean Classic%	TBA
28	at LSU	3
31	Central Florida	6
January
5	Texas A&M	7
8	at Virginia Tech*	7
11	Clemson*	3
15	at N.C. State*	7
18	Georgia Tech*	6
23	at Virginia*	7
29	Duke*	7
February
2	Maryland*	7
5	at Boston College*	7
8	at Miami*	2
13	North Carolina*	6:30
19	at Clemson*	7
22	Miami*	2
24	Virginia*	7
March
1	at Wake Forest*	3
5-8	ACC Tournament^	TBD