For the second straight season, the Virginia Tech women's basketball team is starting to peak at the right time of the season. After a 72-61 road win over No. 3 North Carolina State, the No. 16 Hokies return to Cassell Coliseum on Sunday afternoon to take on Boston College.
On Friday, Virginia Tech announced its game against the Eagles was sold out, giving Hokies fans the chance to see their star players in person just three more times during the regular season. Tech has six ACC games remaining before conference play begins, three at home and three on the road, with the first of the remaining three games in Blacksburg against the Eagles.
The game begins at 1 a.m. and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and streamed on FuboTV.
Virginia Tech is in first place in the ACC standings after Thursday night's win over the Wolfpack, trailing Louisville by a half game, Syracuse by one game and North Carolina State by a game and a half. There is. In the win, Elizabeth Kitley recorded her 73rd career double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and point guard Georgia Amoore had 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Helping the Hokies overcome the upset in Raleigh were 11 3-pointers, with Matilda Ek and Kayla King each making four. If Virginia Tech gets what they've got from Kitley and Amoore, plus 3-point shooting from Ek and King, they'll be second to none.
Boston College had four players with doubles in Andrea Dailey (18 points), JoJo Lacy (14 points), Dontavia Wagoner (12 points) and Taina Todd (12 points) on Thursday. They are coming back from a loss at home to Virginia tonight. numbers. The Eagles are currently on a six-game losing streak.
The Hokies have a big game at home against Duke on Thursday night, February 15th, but don't expect them to ignore an Eagles team looking for a memorable road win.