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Five takeaways from UVA women’s basketball’s season-opening win over American

The Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team steamrolled American on Monday night to earn a season-opening 104-68 win inside John Paul Jones Arena.

It’s the first time since November 10th, 2022, that the ’Hoos dropped triple digits in a game as the 2024-25 campaign and year three of the Coach Mox era got started with a serious bang.

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Highlights from tonight's season opening win!!!!#GoHoos u2694ufe0f #GNSL pic.twitter.com/iBGARAOUNy— Virginia Women's Basketball (@UVAWomensHoops) November 5, 2024

Here are five takeaways from Monday night’s rout:

Welcome to Charlottesville, Breona Hurd

Virginia’s four-star freshman got the start in her regular-season collegiate debut, and she simply balled out.