BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore scored 26 points, Elizabeth Kitley added 24 and No. 16 Virginia Tech upset Boston College 74-63 on Sunday, giving the Hokies their seventh straight win. The Eagles have lost seven games in a row. .
Matilda Ek and Kayla King, who had struggled with shots all day, made crucial baskets in the fourth quarter.
Ek hit a 3-pointer after the Eagles took a 54-51 lead early in the fourth quarter. Boston College was up by eight when King capped it off with his 3 with 41 seconds left.
Eku was 3-of-11, King was 2-of-14, and Amoor was 4-of-7. Kitley had 15 rebounds and Olivia Sumiel had 11, giving the Eagles (20-4, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 51-29 advantage. on the board.
Boston College (11-15, 3-10) was led by Teyana Todd and Teya Sidbury with 15 points each. Andrea Daley added 11 points. The Eagles forced 17 turnovers, but committed eight and went 16-4 in turnover points.
Both teams made 27 field goals, but Virginia Tech made nine 3-for-5s and the Eagles had seven more from the line.
Kitley and Amoore combined for 28 points in the first half to give the Hokies a 37-29 lead. Amoore made three threes, but Virginia Tech's big advantage was 12-for-30 on Bird and 3-for-12 on the offensive end for 13 second-chance points. Both teams shot 41%.
Both teams made three shots in the third quarter. Kayla Ivey started the second half with a single, but Amoore and King countered and the Hokies extended their lead to 43-32. Ek's extra goal increased Virginia Tech's lead to 12, and Clara Strzok's 3-point play extended the Hokies' lead.
The Eagles closed out the quarter with a layup from Daly and a 3-pointer from Jojo Lacy, leading 52-46 entering the fourth quarter.
Duke will travel to Virginia Tech on Thursday, and the Hokies will play No. 15 Louisville on Sunday. Louisville as well as Boston College on Thursday.
