Monica Wright scored 26 points and registered six steals as 21st-ranked Virginia dispatched N.C. State 73-60.

An option emerged Tuesday in a 34-point win over Furman — sophomore Whitny Edwards dazzled the Paladin defenders, matching her career-best output by scoring 17 points.

Prior to the season, Debbie Ryan expected Whitny Edwards to struggle in her transition to college basketball.

No. 15 Virginia used an impressive debut performance from its freshmen and a solid second half from Wooden Award candidate Monica Wright, rolling past High Point 78-48 in the season opener at John Paul Jones Arena on Friday night.

While she can’t hear everything that her teammates can, Britny Edwards, a rookie on the Virginia women’s basketball team, is of the opinion that she is not different.