Friday was a foreshadowing of what's to come for Virginia Tech women's basketball.
The fourth-seeded team was without its All-American center, and the All-American guard was not required to play regular minutes to win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Kitley isn't here. Just a piece of amour. no problem.
Other than those two, there wasn't much NCAA Tournament experience. Some may have thought that might be a problem. However, this is not the case for this group. They easily won a game of this magnitude as the Hokies (25-7) defeated 13th-seeded Marshall (26-7) 92-49 for their biggest NCAA Tournament win in program history. I showed it off.
It also marked their 26th They won consecutive games in Cassel, setting a new program record (the previous record was 25 games).
The win advances the Hokies to the second round, where they will face No. 5 seed Baylor on Sunday at the Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum. Match times and television designations will be announced after the first round.
Tech was paced by guards/forwards Matilda Ekpoured in a game-high 21 points and grabbed three rebounds, forward clara strokHe finished with 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting, five rebounds and two assists.
Three other Hokies scored in double figures. carly wenzel (12 points), rose michaud (10 points) and Kayla King (10 points). Wenzel had his best performance to date with seven assists and six rebounds.forward Olivia Sumiel He recorded a game-high 14 rebounds.
Defensively, the clamps were in place, holding the Thundering Herd to just 24 percent shooting, but Tech shot a whopping 54 percent, setting an NCAA Tournament program record at 92. Achieved a score.
