In-state, ACC foes highlight UVa slate

With success comes exposure.

Virginia coach Debbie Ryan can certainly attest to that.

Given the recent accomplishments of the Cavaliers’ basketball team, Ryan’s team landed at least eight televised games for the upcoming season.

The ACC announced Virginia’s schedule Friday, a slate that includes 17 home games and has an in-state flavor with contests scheduled at John Paul Jones Arena against James Madison, Liberty, Longwood and Virginia Tech.

Virginia, which went 24-10 last year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament, will face 15 teams that advanced to the postseason last year.

“We’re excited about our schedule and that we are playing at least eight games on television,” Ryan said. “We are going to have a lot of exposure during the season, and it is great to be in the ACC.”

The Cavaliers, likely to be ranked in the preseason top 25, will open the season at Maryland-Baltimore County on Nov. 13, but return for three consecutive home games, hosting Manhattan (Nov. 15), USC Upstate (Nov. 18) and Tennessee (Nov. 22).

In addition to hosting Purdue in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Virginia will head to Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, Georgia and Colorado, a contest that will take junior forward Jayna Hartig back to her home state.