2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team


The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fourth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The Hokies finished the season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Previous season

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They finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elizabeth Kitley
C
Summerfield, North Carolina Northwest Guilford High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 97
Makayla Ennis
G
Ontario, Canada The RISE Centre Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Geiman
G
Hanover, Pennsylvania South Western Senior High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Cayla King
PG
Greensboro, North Carolina Northwest Guilford High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Trinity Baptiste 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hillsborough
Northwest Florida St
Tampa, FL
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 4 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Manasquan Belmar, NJ
G 5 Taja Cole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS L.C. Bird
Georgia
Richmond, VA
G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G/F 15 Makayla Ennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The RISE Centre Academy Ontario, Canada
F 21 Lydia Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Kinston
Radford
Kinston, NC
G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Woodmond
USC
Sacramento, CA
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Northwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
G/F 35 Tyalor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Western Hanover, PA
C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Pierre de Coubertin (Calais, France)
Eastern Florida
Chatearoux, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2019

Schedule

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Saint Francis (PA) W 105–41  1–0
 27  Kitley   8  Rivers   9  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,209)
Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at George Mason W 77–58  2–0
 22  Sheppard   15  Rivers   7  Cole  EagleBank Arena (1,282)
Fairfax, VA
November 15, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Liberty W 73–69  3–0
 20  Sheppard   8  Rivers   6  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,422)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2019*
6:30 p.m., ACCNX
Maryland Eastern Shore W 85–43  4–0
 20  Baptiste   9  Kitley   8  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,110)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2019*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Davidson W 88–68  5–0
 18  Mabrey   9  Kitley   3  3 tied  Cassell Coliseum (1,256)
Blacksburg, VA
November 29, 2019*
1:15 p.m.
vs. Belmont
Daytona Beach Invitational
W 60–58  6–0
 18  Sheppard   13  Baptiste   7  Cole  Ocean Center (173)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019*
1:15 p.m.
vs. Georgia
Daytona Beach Invitational
L 72–77  6–1
 24  Mabrey   10  Baptiste   6  Cole  Ocean Center (213)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–54  7–1
 17  Tied   12  Baptiste   5  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,282)
Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Gardner-Webb W 87–65  8–1
 22  Mabrey   17  Baptiste   8  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,291)
Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2019*
1:30 p.m.
vs. Rice
Puerto Rico Coqui Classic
W 54–45  9–1
 18  Sheppard   14  Kitley   4  Rivers  Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
Guaynabo, PR
December 21, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
vs. Wichita State
Puerto Rico Coqui Classic
W 84–63  10–1
 18  Sheppard   12  Rivers   10  Cole  Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
Guaynabo, PR
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019
2:00 p.m., RSN
at No. 8 Florida State L 62–86  10–2
(0–1)
 14  Tied   9  Baptiste   5  Cole  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,969)
Tallahassee, FL
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 9 NC State L 69–76  10–3
(0–2)
 28  Sheppard   7  3 tied   6  Cole  Reynolds Coliseum (4,153)
Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina W 76–70  11–3
(1–2)
 16  Tied   9  Baptiste   4  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (1,939)
Blacksburg, VA
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 68–56  12–3
(2–2)
 21  Cole   13  Rivers   6  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,332)
Blacksburg, VA
January 12, 2020
3:00 p.m., RSN
at Duke L 67–72 OT 12–4
(2–3)
 21  Kitley   10  Cole   5  Cole  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,088)
Durham, NC
January 19, 2020
3:00 p.m., RSN
at Virginia W 69–61  13–4
(3–3)
 15  Mabrey   10  Tied   8  Cole  John Paul Jones Arena (4,313)
Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 70–49  14–4
(4–3)
 20  Baptiste   11  Kitley   5  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,428)
Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2020
1:00 p.m., RSN
Clemson W 71–50  15–4
(5–3)
 15  Cole   15  Rivers   9  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,839)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 65–67  15–5
(5–4)
 10  Kitley   10  Cole   9  Cole  Carrier Dome (1,096)
Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 69–45  16–5
(6–4)
 17  Baptiste   8  Baptiste   9  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,629)
Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 NC State L 59–71  16–6
(6–5)
 19  Cole   10  Rivers   3  Sheppard  Cassell Coliseum (2,271)
Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2020
2:00 p.m., RSN
at North Carolina W 72–63  17–6
(7–5)
 18  Mabrey   8  Tied   3  Cole  Carmichael Arena (2,536)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech W 64–61 OT 18–6
(8–5)
 17  Sheppard   13  Rivers   8  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,326)
Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest W 73–62  19–6
(9–5)
 21  Kitley   14  Kitley   9  Cole  LJVM Coliseum (1,509)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 20, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN
at Notre Dame W 68–62  20–6
(10–5)
 19  Kitley   10  Kitley   11  Cole  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,401)
Notre Dame, IN
February 23, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 76–86  20–7
(10–6)
 32  Sheppard   9  Kitley   5  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (2,597)
Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke W 70–56  21–7
(11–6)
 19  Kitley   10  Kitley   10  Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,603)
Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 5 Louisville L 53–70  21–8
(11–7)
 17  Kitley   10  Cole   3  Cole  KFC Yum! Center (10,423)
Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020
11:00 a.m., RSN
(5) vs. (13) Wake Forest
Second round
L 55–58  21–9
 15  Kitley   10  Rivers   3  Cole  Greensboro Coliseum (6,357)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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  Not Ranked in Previous Week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "hokiesports.com". hokiesports.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Virginia Tech Hokies. "Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.