1/5/2023 basketball Edit

Ta'Niya Latson scores 31 as FSU improves to 4-0 in ACC

Bob Ferrante • TheOsceola

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Florida State's roll continues, now with a 4-0 start in the ACC.

Ta'Niya Latson scored 31 points on 7 of 14 shooting to lead FSU to a 93-62 rout of Clemson on Thursday night. Latson shot 7 of 16 from the floor and 15 of 15 from the free-throw line to record back-to-back 30-point games.

Latson also added eight rebounds. The freshman guard has scored 19 or more points in all of the Seminoles' 17 games.

Valencia Myers scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds for FSU (15-2, 4-0 ACC), just her second game this season in double figures. Myers shot 4 of 5 from the floor.

"Really proud of our team and the focus that they come out with and start the game and played all four quarters against a tough Clemson team that came in with a lot of confidence," FSU coach Brooke Wyckoff said. "We have different people stepping up every game. I'm just really excited to be 4-0 in the ACC."

FSU allowed 21 offensive rebounds but the Seminoles dominated in just about every other category. They had 20 assists to only nine turnovers and shot consistently well throughout, while holding Clemson to 31.6 percent shooting from the floor.

Mariana Valenzuela scored 11 points, making 3 of 5 shots from beyond the arc. Jazmine Massengill scored 10 points and dished out nine assists.

"I want to credit Jaz," Wyckoff said. "She obviously had a great stat line but she started the game in attack mode. Knocked down 3s, drove to the basket. When she gets like that, ooh, it gets really scary. That was fun to see."

The Seminoles shot 30 of 70 (42.9 percent) from the floor and 23 of 25 (92 percent) from the free-throw line.

Clemson dropped to 11-5, 2-2 on the season.

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FSU plays at Boston College on Sunday (noon on ACC Network). The Seminoles last opened 4-0 in ACC play in the 2008-09 season, when they won their first six games.