RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 25 points and 13 rebounds and No. 16 Virginia Tech hit 11 3-pointers to defeat No. 3 North Carolina State 72 on Thursday night. They defeated them by 61, clinching a season sweep for the Wolfpack.
Georgia Amoore had 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the reigning league champion Hokies (19-4, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their fourth straight game against North Carolina State (20-3). , achieved a record of 8 wins and 3 losses). It was the program's second road win with 14 tries against the Wolfpack.
hokies Kitley's last-second layup won the first meeting. after the then-undefeated Wolfpack took a 13-point lead. This time, Virginia Tech comfortably extended its lead midway through the second quarter, took complete control of the third, and led by double digits in the second quarter in front of a raucous redshirt crowd that grew increasingly frustrated. Established a lead.
The Hokies outscored nearly twice the Wolfpack in the third quarter (20-11) and hit more 3-pointers (five) than North Carolina State's total baskets (four). It ended with Kitley passing out of a double team and Carly Wenzel whipping the ball from the top to Amoore for a clean wing 3 for a 57-44 lead just before the horn.
Madison Hayes added 20 points and Aziah James 17 for the Wolfpack, who shot just 35.6 percent from the field and made 6 of 18 from 3-point range.
Neither team shot the ball well, but the Hokies outscored the Wolfpack 48-31 and grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, while the Wolfpack had 21 baskets and just four assists.
big picture
Virginia Tech: This is a big win in the ACC regular-season race, with five teams entering Thursday with at least eight league wins, with the Hokies just ahead of No. 15 Louisville (9-2). exceeded. Virginia Tech still has a road game against the Cardinals and a game against No. 12 Notre Dame remaining.
North Carolina State: North Carolina State was coming off a three-game home game series against a top-ranked opponent. The Wolfpack won their first two games against then-No. 1 ranked rival North Carolina and then beat Louisville on Monday. This was the sound that brought an end to that powerful development.
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Virginia Tech: The Hokies host Boston College on Sunday.
North Carolina: Pittsburgh hosts the Wolfpack on Sunday.
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