Seminole Sunday Sauce — Dec. 15, 2024: FSU Women’s Hoops’ Latson Emerges as Nation’s Leading Scorer
For the season, Florida State women’s basketball is off to a commendable start. The Seminoles are 9-2 and receiving votes in the polls. The biggest reason so far has been junior guard Ta’Niya Latson.
After earning national recognitions last week, Latson was named the ACC Player of the Week for the second week in a row on Monday. After putting up 38 points in a heartbreaking 79-77 road loss at Tennessee in the ACC/SEC Challenge last week, Latson helped the Seminoles started ACC play on the right foot Sunday with a 39-point performance in a 93-85 win over SMU.
The 39 points was one shy of Natasha Howard’s program record set in 2014. Latson finished 13-for-26 from the field while adding seven rebounds and three steals.
A legitimate candidate to be the Naismith College Player of the Year Award — an honor no FSU player has ever won — Latson leads the nation in scoring, averaging 28.6 points per game. That’s four more points per game than USC’s JuJu Watkins, who is second nationally in that category.
Latson is doing so while shooting a solid 48.3% from the field. In addition to her 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game averages, Latson ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in steals per game (2.3) and free throw percentage (.817).
After two competitive contests, FSU will be heavy favorites in its final two non-conference games this week. The Seminoles host Drexel on Sunday and Jacksonville on Thursday.
FOOTBALL
Record: 2-10
Ranking: N/A
Recognitions: None
Commitments: Ryan Fitzgerald, K (AFCA All-America first team); Alex Mastromanno, P (AFCA All-America first team)
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 20 nationally, third in ACC (20 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU seems to have found its quarterback this week in former Boston College signal caller Thomas Castellanos.
Volleyball
Record: 21-10
Ranking: No. 21 AVCA Coaches Poll
Recognitions: Audrey Koenig, OH (AVCA All-Southeast Region); Khori Louis, MB (AVCA All-Southeast Region); Taylor Head, OH (AVCA All-Southeast Region honorable mention)
Wrap-up: Following a first-round loss to Ole Miss, FSU has officially entered its offseason.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 8-3 (0-1 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-0), beat Tulane on Saturday in Orange Bowl Classic, 77-64
Upcoming: vs. Winthrop (Tuesday); vs. Louisville (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 94 nationally, 14th in ACC (2 total commitments)
Wrap-up: After a couple of tough losses, FSU bounced back nicely in Sunrise.
WomEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 9-2 (1-0 ACC)
Ranking: N/A
Past Week: (1-0), beat SMU on Sunday, 93-85
Upcoming: vs. Drexel (Sunday); vs. Jacksonville (Thursday)
Recognitions: Ta’Niya Latson, G (ACC Player of the Week)
Wrap-up: FSU opened ACC play on the right foot. It will wrap up the non-conference this week.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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