No. 7 Virginia Tech women fall to No. 2 Baylor, 90-48
San Antonio, TX - MARCH 23: {BAYLOR VS VIRGINIA TECH} during the Division I Womenโs Basketball Tournament held at Bill Greehey Arena on March 23, 2021 in San Antonio, TX. โ Virginia Techโs NCAA Tournament run came to an end on Tuesday night with a loss to Baylor, 90-48 in the Second Round of the River Walk Region. Baylorโs size and athleticism were too much for the Hokies to handle from start to finish-- forcing 16 turnovers-- and outrebounding Virginia Tech 53-23. Obviously I thought they were they were just way more physical they all powered us you know for the duration of the game,โ Hokies head coach Kenny Brooks said. 2 Baylor in the NCAA Womenโs Tournament, Virginia Tech trails Baylor 44-20 at halftime.
Hokies drop fourth straight on the road at Georgia Tech 56-54
ATLANTA, Ga. โ Virginia Techโs starting five- Aisha Sheppard, Cayla King, Azana Baines, Asiah Jones and Elizabeth Kitley- combined for 44 points on Sunday but turnovers and mistakes kept the Hokies from snapping a 3-game losing streak. Aisha Sheppard tried to set the tone early with 12 first half points, finishing with 20. โI thought we left opportunities on the table where we didnโt capitalize,โ said head coach Kenny Brooks. โWeโre not playing together right now and weโre not trusting each other enough and itโs showing. Itโs showing at the worst time in the game.โโMinimize the mistakes that we make throughout the game because theyโre becoming repetitive because weโre seeing it in multiple different films, multiple different games itโs the same mistakes,โ said Hokies guard Aisha Sheppard.
Kingโs career high 29 leads Hokies to initial ACC victory
BLACKSBURG, Va. โ The Virginia Tech womenโs basketball team was down early and trailed by as many as 11, but regrouped at halftime and earned an 88-71 victory over Pitt Thursday night on Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum. The win moves the Hokies to 6-0 and 1-0 in the league. The Hokies are now 8-9 all-time in ACC openers and 9-8 in ACC home openersGAME NOTESโขVirginia Tech is now 11-5 against the PanthersโขKenny Brooksโ record moves to 92-49 at Virginia Tech and 429-171 in his career. โขKingโs 29 points are a career-best as were her 37 minutes played, seven field goals and eight free throws made. NEXT TIME ON CARILION CLINIC COURTโขThe Hokies are back at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday December 20 to face Virginia.