# 2009–10 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The team was coached by Debbie Ryan. The Cavaliers were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Offseason

* August 20: Virginia senior guard Monica Wright was named one of 31 frontrunners for the Women's Wooden Award. During the 2008-09 season, she was the Associated Press honorable mention All-America nod and a spot on the All-ACC first team.
* August 25: Kelly Hartig has transferred from the University of Virginia. Hartig appeared in 34 games last season as a sophomore, and started 32.

## Regular season
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 1 | G | China Crosby |
| 2 | G | Whitny Edwards |
| 3 | G | Paulisha Kellum |
| 4 | C | Simone Egwu |
| 5 | F | Erinn Thompson |
| 14 | G | Lexie Gerson |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 15 | G | Ariana Moorer |
| 22 | G | Monica Wright |
| 30 | F | Telia McCall |
| 32 | F | Jayna Hartig |
| 34 | F | Britny Edwards |
| 50 | F | Chelsea Shine |

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Fri, Nov 13 | @ UMBC | Baltimore, MD | 7 p.m. | W, 68-57 |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Manhattan | Charlottesville, VA | 2 p.m. | W, 86-68 |
| Wed, Nov 18 | USC Upstate | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 110-63 |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Tennessee | Charlottesville, VA | 2 p.m. | L, 63-77 |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Indiana | Freeport, Grand Bahama Island | 2:15 p.m. | W, 84-79 |
| Fri, Nov 27 | South Dakota State | Freeport, Grand Bahama Island | 8 p.m. | W, 78-66 |
| Thu, Dec 03 | Purdue | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 56-49 |
| Sun, Dec 06 | James Madison | Charlottesville, VA | 4 p.m. | L, 73-75 |
| Tue, Dec 08 | Furman | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 74-43 |
| Sun, Dec 20 | @ Georgia | Athens, GA | 2:30 p.m. | L, 53-69 |
| Mon, Dec 28 | Samford | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 69-60 |
| Tue, Dec 29 | Liberty | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 63-54 |
| Sat, Jan 02 | @ Colorado | Boulder, CO | 3:30 p.m. | W, 74-59 |
| Mon, Jan 04 | St. Bonaventure | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | 72-64 |
| Thu, Jan 07 | @Florida State * | Tallahassee, FL | 7 p.m. | L, 50-68 |
| Mon, Jan 11 | Maryland * | Charlottesville, VA | 7:30 p.m. | L, 60-61 |
| Mon, Jan 18 | @ Virginia Tech * | Blacksburg, VA | 5 p.m. | W, 70-56 |
| Thu, Jan 21 | @ Boston College * | Chesnut Hill, MA | 7 p.m. | W, 70-68 |
| Sun, Jan 24 | Georgia Tech * | Charlottesville, VA | 1 p.m. | W, 57-55 |
| Wed, Jan 27 | NC State * | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 73-60 |
| Sun, Jan 31 | @ Wake Forest * | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 p.m. | L, 57-64 |
| Thu, Feb 04 | Clemson * | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 82-60 |
| Mon, Feb 08 | @ Maryland * | College Park, MD | 7 p.m. | W, 82-68 |
| Thu, Feb 11 | @ Miami * | Coral Gables, FL | 7 p.m. | W, 69-63 (OT) |
| Mon, Feb 15 | North Carolina * | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 82-78 (2OT) |
| Tue, Feb 16 | Longwood | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | W, 81-40 |
| Mon, Feb 22 | Florida State * | Charlottesville, VA | 7 p.m. | L, 58-59 |
| Fri, Feb 26 | @ Duke * | Durham, NC | 8:30 p.m. | L, 65-83 |
| Sun, Feb 28 | Virginia Tech * | Charlottesville, VA | 1 p.m. | W, 55-46 |

## ACC tournament

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 03/05/10 | NC State | Greensboro, NC | 8:00 pm | L, 59-66 |

## Player stats

| Player | Games played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| 03/21/10 | Green Bay | Ames, IA | 6:20 pm | L, 67-69 |

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
| 1st | 2nd | Monica Wright | Minnesota Lynx |