TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women’s basketball team (3-1) will host Indiana (3-1) on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.  In addition to Military Appreciation, FSU will retire Natasha Howard’s jersey at halftime.
 
The Seminoles are 4-1 in the all-time series against the Hoosiers, meeting for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
 
The game will air on the ACC Network with Sam Gore and Brooke Weisbrod on the call. The Seminole Sport Network will broadcast on 96.5 The Spear and on Sirius XM channel 135.  

Veterans can walk up to the main box office near the northwest entrance and receive up to four free tickets with valid military ID. 

 

The Last Time Out

After playing four games in 10 days, Florida State moved to 3-1 on the year after defeating Nicholls State 89-64 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

The Seminoles were led by Jasmine Shavers, who scored a season-high 28 points. Shavers tied her career high with six threes made, as the Noles made 15, tying the second-best performance in program history. FSU has made 10 or more threes in three of the four games played this season, averaging 11.3 per game, ranking eighth nationally.

 

Sole Williams, who leads the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game, added her career high in the win over Nicholls, scoring 23 points. She also set a new best for steals (5) and tied her career high for threes made (5).

 

Pania Davis secured her first double-double by scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

 

Natasha Howard Jersey Retirement

Natasha Howard will become the fifth player in program history to have their jersey retired.

 

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Howard (2011-14) was a two-time All-ACC First Team selection in 2013 and 2014 and All-Defensive team honoree in 2012 and 2014.  

Howard finished her career with 1,811 points, averaging 14.0 points per game in 129 games played. She set the school records for career rebounds at 1,047, and double-doubles at 41, which were recently broken by Makayla Timpson last season.  She also added 186 blocks, and 209 steals throughout her collegiate career.

 

In her senior year, Howard earned two All-America honorable mention accolades by the AP and WBCA after scoring 675 points, averaging 20.5 per game.

Howard set the school record that is shared today for most points in a game, scoring 40 against Syracuse. She also added 15 double-doubles, another FSU record.

Following the 2013-14 season, Howard was drafted fifth overall in the 2014 WNBA draft by Indiana Fever and has enjoyed an 11-year, highly decorated professional career playing both aboard and in the WNBA.  

 

A three-time WNBA Champion, Howard was named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and tabbed All-WNBA First Team.

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