Box Score CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Host Virginia rode a big edge in the first quarter and 17 points from Faith Randolph to an 86-50 win over Norfolk State on Monday night at John Paul Jones Arena.

In what was just the teams' second meeting as Division I opponents, the Cavaliers (2-0) closed the first quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 26-9 edge into the second period and the Spartans (0-2) were never able to catch up. 

Sophomore forward Kayla Roberts led NSU with 14 points while fellow forward Siobhan Beslow added 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for her first double-double of the year. Junior guard Dominique Harper scored nine points off the bench.

After NSU fell into a quick 14-4 hole in the first quarter, a 3-pointer by Roberts and a layup by senior guard Brehanna Daniels brought the Spartans within 14-9. But U.Va. closed the quarter on a 12-0 run with five different Cavaliers scoring points to boost the hosts' edge to 26-9.

The Cavaliers extended their lead to as many as 24 points (37-13) in the second quarter before a 10-4 NSU run brought the lead back down to 18. Harper's layup capped the spurt and cut NSU's deficit to 41-23, but the Cavaliers scored the final four points of the half to take a 45-23 lead into the locker room.

Randolph's fast-break layup less than a minute into the third quarter made it 47-23, and U.Va. led by as least 24 the rest of the way.

The loss overshadowed a strong effort on the boards by the Spartans, who outrebounded the taller Cavaliers 46-44. NSU grabbed an eye-popping 27 offensive rebounds with Beslow snaring 14 of her career-best 15 rebounds off the offensive glass. NSU, however, was unable to overcome 27 percent shooting and 23 turnovers.

Beslow hit 5-of-10 from the floor and also blocked one shot. Her previous career high in rebounds was 13, which she established while playing for La Salle against Davidson in the 2015 Atlantic 10 tournament. 

Roberts was 6-of-19 from the floor but 2-of-5 from beyond the arc. She also had five rebounds and three steals. Harper was 3-of-5 from the floor and made all three of her free-throw attempts. Koryn Lawrence chipped in with six points, five rebounds and a career-best three blocked shots.

Lauren Moses added 12 points, J'Kyra Brown 11 and the quartet of Mikayla Venson, Breyana Mason, Aliyah Huland El and Mone Jones had 10 each for U.Va., which had seven players score in double figures and shot 51.6 percent from the floor.

NSU returns to action on Saturday in a 4 p.m. game at Loyola (Md.).