CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 Mississippi State spoiled Tina Thompson's debut as Virginia's coach with a 72-44 victory Friday night.
Chloe Bibby added 13 points in the first half for the Bulldogs (2-0), who have played in the national championship game each of the past two seasons. They came out like they have designs on doing it again, scoring 18 of the game's first 20 points, leading 45-17 by halftime and forcing 17 first-half turnovers.
Dominique Toussaint led Virginia (0-1) with 19 points. The Cavaliers were 4 for 15 from the field in the first quarter with eight turnovers, then 2 for 16 with nine turnovers in the second quarter.