2008-09 Virginia Tech Women's Basketball Media Guide

Brittany Cook

2008 ACC scoring leader

Construction is underway on the Hokies new $19 million basketball practice facility. The 49,000 square foot facility is expected to be completed by August 2009.

“With practice courts, locker and video rooms, strength and conditioning facilities, and a training room, our new basketball practice facility will be among the nation’s finest, for the sole purpose of training our basketball teams.” - Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

2008-09 Schedule Nov. 10 Peach State (Exh.) 7 p.m.

14 UNC Greensboro 6 p.m.

18 Radford 7 p.m.

20 North Carolina Central 7 p.m.

23 at George Mason 2 p.m.

28-29 VANDERBILT THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT

28 vs. St. Joseph’s 5 p.m.

29 vs. Davidson/Vanderbilt 3 or 5 p.m.

Dec. 4 at Wisconsin (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) 7 p.m.

14 James Madison 2 p.m.

19-20 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND SHOOTOUT

19 vs. IUPUI 6 p.m.

20 vs. Jacksonville/SMU 6 or 8 p.m.

29-30 HOKIE HARDWOOD CLASSIC

29 Liberty vs. N.C. A&T 5 p.m.

Lafayette @ Virginia Tech 7 p.m.

30 Lafayette vs. Liberty/N.C. A&T 5 p.m.

Liberty/N.C. A&T @ Virginia Tech 7 p.m.

Jan. 5 Presbyterian 7 p.m.

8 Florida State* 7 p.m.

11 at Boston College* 2 p.m.

16 Duke* (RSN) 6:30 p. m.

18 at Maryland* (RSN) 3 p.m.

21 Virginia* 7 p.m.

25 Longwood 2 p.m.

28 at Clemson* 7 p.m.

Feb. 1 NC State* (RSN) 4 p.m.

2 USC Upstate 7 p.m.

5 at North Carolina* 7 p.m.

8 at Virginia* 2 p.m.

12 Miami* 7 p.m.

15 at Wake Forest* 3 p.m.

19 at Duke* 7 p.m.

22 Wake Forest* 2 p.m.

26 Georgia Tech* 7 p.m.

Mar. 5-8 32nd Annual ACC Tournament TBA

“Our goal is to climb up ladders and cut down nets.”

- Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

Home games in BOLD - * indicates ACC games - All times eastern - Dates and times subject to change - RSN - Fox Sports Net South, ComCast Sports Net, SunSports, New England Sports Network

By the Way, What Is a Hokie?

That’s the most often-asked question in Virginia Tech athletics. The answer leads all the way back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body. Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his “Hokie” yell, which still is used today. Later, when asked if “Hokie” had any special meaning, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was used only as an attention-getter for his yell. It soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech athletics. The official school colors – Chicago maroon and burnt orange – also were introduced in 1896. They were chosen because they made a “unique combination” not worn elsewhere at the time.

Media Information

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The 2008-2009 Virginia Tech women’s basketball guide has been designed to aid the media in its coverage of Hokie basketball. Additional information, news releases and photographs are available to accredited members of the media.

All requests should be directed to the Athletics Communications Office. Please contact us by writing to the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications, 460 Jamerson Athletic Center, Blacksburg, VA 24061.

If you would like to call, please phone (540) 2316726. The Athletics Communications fax number is (540) 231-6984.

Beth Dunkenberger and the Hokies receive a great deal of media attention in the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference.

Press Credentials

Requests for press credentials are screened with care to ensure a working press row. Children and other non-workers are not allowed in compliance with the working code of The Basketball Writers Association of America. Credentials will be granted to Virginia Tech’s official Web site, the visiting team’s official Web site and the Atlantic Coast Conference’s official Web site.

Requests for media credentials should be made in writing on appropriate letterhead at least one week prior to the game. Requests should be directed to Torye Hurst. You are urged to submit your request as early as possible. A reminder – no cheering is allowed in the working press area or on press row.

Broadcast Service

Radio space for broadcast of women’s basketball games is located on press row at courtside across from the team benches. Lines are available on a reciprocal basis. Please contact the Virginia Tech Athletics Communication Office as your local contact for broadcast location at Cassell Coliseum.

Media Services

A flip card, game notes, updated statistics and media guides will be available before the game.

Complete NCAA statistics will be available as soon as possible after the game, and will be distributed at halftime.

Interviews

All Virginia Tech players and coaches will be available throughout the season for interviews.

All interviews with coach Beth Dunkenberger and players must be arranged through the Athletics Communications Office.

Postgame Policy

Coach Beth Dunkenberger and players will be available to the media after each home game.

After a 10-minute cooling-off period, coach Dunkenberger and requested players will speak to the media in Room 207 in Cassell Coliseum.

Listening to the Hokies

For the 12th straight year, the Hokies will have a commercial radio package. All Virginia Tech women’s basketball games can be heard throughout the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford market on SuperSports (101.7 FM). Jerry Massey will handle the play-by-play duties in his fourth season with the team. Web casts of all women’s basketball games can be heard by accessing Tech’s official Web site - www.hokiesports.com.

ACC on the Web

The Atlantic Coast Conference official Web site can be accessed on the Internet by visiting www. theacc.com.

Information is updated with new material daily.

Links to each of the ACC schools’ official athletic Web sites are also located on this site.

TheACC.com will have an updated basketball release each afternoon following the day of a game. The ACC Player and Rookie of the Week will be posted on Monday afternoons.

Coaches’ Teleconference

The ACC women’s basketball coaches will be featured on a Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2009 teleconference, the week of the ACC Championship. The teleconference will start at 10 a.m. and each coach will have approximately 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will be an instant replay of the teleconference on the conference Web site, www.theACC.com. The media telephone number is (913) 312-6672.

Sylvia Crawley, Boston College Cristy McKinney, Clemson Joanne McCallie, Duke Sue Semrau, Florida State MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech Brenda Frese, Maryland Katie Meier, Miami Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina Kay Yow, NC State Debbie Ryan, Virginia Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech Mike Petersen, Wake Forest

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Tech Web Site

Notes, releases, statistics and other pertinent information is available on Tech’s official athletics department Web site - www.hokiesports.com.

The Beth Dunkenberger Show

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Laura Haskins speaks with Tech play-by-play announcer Jerry Massey.

The Beth Dunkenberger Show returns for its fourth season on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The program, featuring players along with head coach Beth Dunkenberger, will once again be broadcast on SuperSports (101.7 FM), the flagship station for Virginia Tech women’s basketball. The show, hosted

by Jerry Massey, will be broadcast live at PK’s Restaurant in downtown Blacksburg. Each program may also be heard on hokiesports.com.

Contents and Quick Facts

Quick Facts Name of School: Virginia Tech City/Zip: Blacksburg, VA 24061 Founded: 1872 Enrollment: 30,000 Nickname: Hokies Mascot: The HokieBird School Colors: Chicago Maroon (PMS 208) and Burnt Orange (PMS 158) Arena/Gym Name: Cassell Coliseum Capacity: 9,847 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: ACC President: Dr. Charles Steger Alma Mater, Year: Virginia Tech, 1969 Athletics Director: Jim Weaver Alma Mater, Year: Penn State, 1967 Athletics Department Phone: (540) 231-6796 Athletics Ticket Office: (540) 231-6731

History

First Year Of Basketball: 1976-77 All-Time Record: 523-401 Appearances in NCAA Tournament/Last: 9/2006 All-Time NCAA Record: 8-9 Last NCAA Tournament Opponent: Connecticut Result: 79-56 loss in Second Round Appearances in WNIT Tournament/Last: 3/2007 All-Time WNIT Record: 5-3 Last WNIT Tournament Opponent: Auburn Result: 81-73 loss in Sweet 16

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Alma Mater, Year: Randolph-Macon, ‘88 Record at School (years): 72-52 (4) Career Record (years): 137-102 (9th) Basketball Office Phone: (540) 231-4998 Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Through ACD Assistant Coaches: Shellie Greenman (Emory & Henry, ‘88) Stacy Cantley (UNC Wilmington, ‘99) Angela Crosby (Appalachian State, ‘95) Director of Basketball Operations Jill Jameson (Northern Iowa, ‘92) Graduate Assistant: Ollin Dunford (Mars Hill, ‘08) Athletic Trainer: Amy Miller (Charleston, ‘98)

Athletics Communications

Women’s Basketball Contact: Torye Hurst Office Phone: (540) 231-8823 SID Fax: (540) 231-6984 Home Phone: (540) 998-5907 Cell Phone: (540) 998-5907 E-mail Address: tohurst@vt.edu Asst. AD for Athletics Communications: Dave Smith Associate Directors: Bill Dyer, Bryan Johnston Assistant Director: Matt Kovach Interns: Ashley Wolf, Kevin Hunt, Derrick Gelsomino Press Row Phone: (540) 231-3048 Athletics Communications Mailing Address: 460 Jamerson Athletic Center; Blacksburg, VA 24061

Media Information

Radio Station: SuperSports 101.7 FM Contact/Play-by-Play Announcer: Jerry Massey Phone: (540) 287-7158 jmassey@ispsports.com Athletic Website: hokiesports.com

2008-2009 Media Guide Media Information......................................... 2 Quick Facts................................................... 3

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Virginia Tech and the ACC............................. 6-7 Postseason Regulars.................................... 8-9 World Travelers ....................................... 10-11 Home Court Advantage............................. 12-13 Cassell Coliseum...................................... 14-15 The Tech Locker Room.............................. 16-17 Noting the Hokies.................................... 18-19

2008-09 Outlook

2008-09 Outlook...................................... 22-28 2008-09 Schedule.........................................23 Guards................................................... 24-25 Forwards......................................................26 Posts..........................................................27 2008-09 Roster/TV Chart................................29

This Is Virginia Tech

The University......................................... 32-33 Facts & Figures.............................................34 University President Dr. Charles W. Steger.........35 Campus Landmarks................................... 36-37 Athletics Department Directory.................. 38-39 Director of Athletics Jim Weaver......................40 Campus Map.................................................41 The Hokies’ Athletic Complex..................... 42-43 A Success Story....................................... 44-45 Blacksburg, Virginia................................. 46-47

Support Services

Academic Support Services........................ 50-53 Computer Services.........................................53 Student Life Office................................... 54-55 Strength & Conditioning........................... 56-57 Sport Psychology..........................................58 Sports Nutrition............................................59 Sports Medicine....................................... 60-61 hokiesports.com...........................................62 Inside Hokiesports........................................63 Athletic Fund/Hardwood Club..........................64 Spreading the News.......................................65

The Coaching Staff

Coach Beth Dunkenberger.......................... 68-69 A Talk with Beth...................................... 70-71 Dunkenberger’s Records vs. All Opponents.........71 Assistant Coach Shellie Greenman....................72 Assistant Coach Angela Crosby .......................73 Assistant Coach Stacy Cantley.........................74 Dir. of Basketball Operations Jill Jameson.........75 Women’s Basketball Support Personnel.............76 Nike Advertisement.......................................77

Media Guide Credits

The 2008-09 Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Media Guide was written by associate director Torye Hurst and edited by Hurst, interns Ashley Wolf, Kevin Hunt and Derrick Gelsomino. Layout and design by Allison Jarnagin. Photographs supplied by photography coodinator and designer Dave Knachel, Woody Veasey, Damian Salas and opponents’ SID offices. Printing by Southern Printing Co., of Blacksburg, Va.

Meet the Hokies

Brittany Cook.......................................... 80-81 Amber Hall.............................................. 82-83 Laura Haskins.......................................... 84-85 A.J. Lemaitre.......................................... 86-87 Lindsay Biggs.......................................... 88-89 Utahya Drye............................................ 90-91 Lakeisha Logan........................................ 92-93 Shani Grey.............................................. 94-95 Andrea Barbour........................................ 96-97 Elizabeth Basham.................................... 98-99 Brittany Gordon....................................100-101 Nikki Davis................................................ 102 Shanel Harrison ......................................... 103 Brittany Lewis............................................ 104 Italy-Greece Scrapbook................................ 105

2007-08 Season in Review

2007-08 Review....................................108-105 2007-08 Results......................................... 111 2007-08 Statistics....................................... 112 Regular Season Recaps...........................113-122 ACC Tournament Recap................................. 123

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The ACC and 2008-09 Opponents

The Atlantic Coast Conference.................126-127 ACC Tournament.......................................... 128 Commissioner John Swofford......................... 129 UNCG/Radford/N.C. Central/George Mason....... 130 Davidson/St. Joseph’s/Vanderbilt/Wisconsin.. . 131 James Madison/Jacksonville/IUPUI/SMU........ 132 Lafayette/N.C. A&T/Liberty/Presbyterian........ 133 Florida State/Boston College/Duke/Maryland...... 134 Virginia/Longwood/Clemson/NC State............ 135 USC Upstate/North Carolina/Miami/Wake Forest..... 136 Georgia Tech/Travel Plans............................. 137 All-Time Series........................................... 138 Year-by-Year vs. ‘08-’09 opponents................. 139

History & Records

Hokie Hoops History..............................142-143 Postseason Appearances.........................144-145 Wins Over Ranked Opponents..................146-147 Milestone Wins........................................... 148 Conference Affiliation History....................... 149 Individual Records................................150-151 Team Records.......................................152-153 Miscellaneous Records................................. 153 Single-Game Highs...................................... 154 Records by Class......................................... 155 Year-by-Year Leaders.............................156-157 Top Ten Performances............................158-159 The 1,000-Point Club.............................160-162 Cassell Coliseum Records.............................. 163 Year-by-Year Results..............................164-167 Hokie Hardwood Classic Results/Records.........168-169 All-Time Letterwinners/Hall of Fame........170-171 Honor Roll...........................................172-173 Virginia Tech Alumni.............................174-175

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, gender, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity, 336 Burruss Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0216 or (540) 231-7500.

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Kerri Gardin (2002-06) became the first Virginia Tech player to participate in the WNBA regular season this summer. (below)

Nare Diawara (2003-07, Mali) and Ieva Kublina (2000-04, Latvia) were selected to their respective national teams for the 2008 Bejing Olympic Games.

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The Atlantic Coast Conference is the most televised women’s basketball league in the nation. The Hokies have made 30 television appearances since joining the ACC in 2004.

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Women’s hoops at its best The Virginia Tech women’s basketball program has been built over the past decade on a sound foundation of success. The Hokies enter the 2008-09 campaign seeking an 11th postseason appearance in the last 12 years. This year’s edition will be led by a solid senior class along with four juniors, five sophomores and two freshmen. Beth Dunkenberger guided a young Hokie squad to a 15-15 record in her fourth season at the helm, as well as the program’s fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Dunkenberger was a Tech assistant during the Hokies’ first two NCAA tournament appearances, in 1994 and 1995, before becoming an assistant at Florida, and later earning her first head coaching job at Western Carolina. She has been a successful recruiter as well, signing Tech’s first Parade All-American, Tere Williams, and coaching five players at Florida who later played in the WNBA. The ACC became the fourth conference affiliation for Tech following stints in the Metro, Atlantic-10 and BIG EAST conferences. The Hokies tied for tenth in the ACC with a 2-12 league record last year in the toughest conference in the nation. Tech’s schedule was again one of the most difficult in the nation last season. The Hokies faced NCAA Elite Eight participants North Carolina and Maryland as well as “Sweet 16” Duke. Tech played a total of 10 NCAA tournament teams along with six WNIT participants (Boston College, Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, NC State and Prairie View A&M).

Tech’s opponents had a .588 winning percentage and 15 of the Hokies’ 26 opponents advanced to postseason play. Last season, 13 opponents won 20 or more games, with 18 posting non-losing records.

The 2008-09 schedule will be another challenging one, as the Hokies face 2008 Elite Eight participants Maryland and North Carolina, nine teams (Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Liberty, Maryland, North Carolina, Southern Methodist, Vanderbilt and Virginia) that made the 2008 NCAA Tournament field and six (Boston College, James Madison, North Carolina A&T, NC State, Radford and Wiscon sin) that participated in the WNIT. In addition, the schedule includes five teams (#5 North Carolina, #7 Maryland, #9 Duke, #15 Vanderbilt and #22 Virginia) that ended the year in the ESPN/USA Today Top-25.

The Hokies will face Duke, Virginia and Wake Forest in home and away series while hosting Florida State, Duke, Virginia, NC State, Miami, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech at home. Tech will play ACC road games this season at Boston College, Maryland, Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech..

Virginia Tech is among the top 50 programs in the nation in both victories and home attendance over the past seven seasons. With an enthusiastic roster, an energetic coaching staff, a solid fan base and a tradition of success, the Hokies eagerly await another season under Coach Beth Dunkenberger in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Brittany Cook will lead the Hokies into their fifth ACC season.

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Postseason regulars NCAA Tournament Year Seed

Virginia Tech In Postseason Play

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1994 8 East Metro Tournament Champs 1995 8 East At-large bid

1998 11 West Atlantic 10 Tournament Champs

1999 4 East At-large bid

2001 7 Mideast At-large bid

2003 7 East At-large bid

2004 8 East At-large bid

At-large bid 2005 12 College Park, Md. 2006 7 University Park, Pa. At-large bid

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2000 - -

2002 - -

2007 - -

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1st Sweet 16 1st 2nd Quarterfinal Semifinal 2nd Sweet 16

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Auburn St. Joseph’s Connecticut Wisconsin Florida Saint Peter’s Auburn Tennessee Denver Texas Tech Georgia Tech Purdue Iowa Penn State DePaul Missouri Connecticut

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Georgia State Maryland UNC Greensboro George Washington Vermont Houston Western Carolina Auburn

Results

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51-60 62-52 45-91 75-64 57-89 73-48 76-61 68-52 77-57 52-73 61-59 62-80 89-76 48-61 78-79 82-51 56-79

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Blacksburg, Va. Storrs, Conn.

Storrs, Conn.

Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Greensboro, N.C. Lubbock, Texas Lubbock, Texas West Lafayette, Ind. West Lafayette, Ind. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. College Park, Md. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.

Location

W 80-58 Blacksburg, Va. L 60-68 (OT) Blacksburg, Va. W 51-45 Blacksburg, Va. W 68-52 Blacksburg, Va. W 76-48 Blacksburg, Va. L 72-77 (OT) Blacksburg, Va. W 74-64 Blacksburg, Va. L 73-81 Blacksburg, Va.

The Hokies made their fourth consecutive NCAA appearance in 2006 at the University Park, Pa., Regional and posted their largest margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament with a 31-point win over Missouri.

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Postseason appearances and large crowds are mainstays of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program. The Hokies have played in postseason tournaments 12 times in the past 15 years, including 10 of the last 11 seasons.

Tech’s greatest success came in 1999, when the Hokies went 28-3, including 15-0 at home. Tech hosted and won first- and second-round games against St. Peter’s and Auburn to advance to the Sweet 16, played in Greensboro, N.C., where it lost to defending national champion Tennessee (above). The Hokies won their first round 2003 NCAA Tournament game over Georgia Tech at Purdue University (right) on this Carrie Mason runner in the final seconds. In 2004, Virginia Tech and Cassell Coliseum again served as the host for first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games (below).

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WOrld Travelers The Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Program Spans the Globe

EUROPE • 2000

BAHAMAS • 2007

The Hokies traveled to the Bahamas last season to participate in the Junkanoo Jam.

EUROPE • 2000

In the summer of 2000, the Hokies enjoyed an 11-day journey in Europe. A highlight of the three-nation tour was a visit to Paris (above). Tech won all four games it played against competition from France and Switzerland.

LAS VEGAS • 2004 In 2004, Virginia Tech traveled across the country to fabulous Las Vegas, where the Hokies enjoyed their stay at the New York, New York Resort while winning the Duel in the Desert Tournament.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS • 2003 The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team played in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands (left) over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003. On the six-day trip, the Hokies won the event, beating Iowa State and Mississippi State, as well as taking advantage of the beautiful Caribbean scenery and climate. The team members took a boat tour, snorkeled, rode jet-skis and spent plenty of time on the beach.

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AUSTRALIA • 2004 During the summer of 2004, the Hokies went “Down Under” for a 12-day excursion to Australia. Sydney Harbour and the Great Barrier Reef were among the many highlights of this once-in-a-lifetime trip.

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GREECE/ITALY • 2008 The Virginia Tech basketball team traveled to Greece and Italy where they visited some of the world’s most famous landmarks during the 12-day tour.

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The Hokies have won 77 percent of their home games over the past 10 years.

Tech’s Record In Cassell Season

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76-77......................... 4-3 77-78......................... 4-6 78-79......................... 7-7 79-80......................... 8-6 80-81......................... 7-1 81-82......................... 8-5 82-83......................... 7-1

83-84......................... 9-4 84-85......................... 9-4 85-86........................10-4 86-87......................... 9-3 87-88......................... 4-7 88-89........................10-2 89-90......................... 8-5 90-91......................... 8-5

91-92......................... 5-5 92-93........................13-1 93-94........................13-1 94-95........................11-2 95-96......................... 9-5 96-97......................... 5-8 97-98........................10-3 98-99........................18-0 99-00........................10-6 00-01........................12-3

01-02........................15-2 02-03........................13-1 03-04........................13-3 04-05........................10-3 05-06......................... 9-4 06-07........................10-7 07-08........................11-6 Total .................300-123 (.709 overall)

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“Cassell Coliseum and the Virginia Tech fans combine to make an electric atmosphere.

From the moment our team rushes through the fog to take the court until the final buzzer sounds, there’s no energy quite like what you'll find in The Cassell. Our fans make the difference at Virginia Tech ... it's what NCAA basketball is all about!”

– Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

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Cassell Coliseum An outstanding college basketball arena

Top 10 Women’s Cassell Crowds 10,052 9,812 9,724 8,373 8,079 7,402 7,211 7,128 7,043 6,364

Tech 73, St. Peter’s 48* Tech 76, Auburn 61* Tech 62, Xavier 60 Tech 65, St. Joseph’s 56 Tech 66, George Washington 64 Connecticut 90, Tech 38 Connecticut 68, Tech 50 Penn State 61, Tech 48* Tech 62, LaSalle 35 Tech 85, Pittsburgh 55

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March 13, 1999 March 15, 1999 Feb. 5, 1999 Jan. 22, 1999 Feb. 21, 1999 Feb. 7, 2001 Jan. 27, 2004 March 28, 2004 Feb. 7, 1999 Feb. 28, 2004

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Cassell Coliseum has always proven to be a tough arena for opponents, especially over the past 11 seasons in which the Hokies are 128-38 (.771) at home.

The 1998-99 home season gave Hokie fans plenty of drama and excitement, as Tech roared to a 15-0 mark in the friendly confines of Cassell.

Going back two games into the 1997-98 season and extending through the 1999-00 opener, Tech won 18 straight at home.

Over the past seven seasons, the Hokies have posted a 82-26 record in Cassell, with 23 of the losses coming against teams which advanced to the postseason. Tech has been especially tough at home versus non-conference foes defeating 51 of the last 55 and 57 of the last 62. Two of the non-conference losses ironically both occurred on March 23, a 7772 overtime defeat in 2002 against Houston in the WNIT semifinals and a 61-48 loss to Penn State in the 2004 NCAA Tournament Second Round.

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Equally as impressive as the Hokies’ play at home has been the tremendous number of people who have come to watch them play. Averaging 5,221 fans per game in 1998-99 and having a sell-out at the 10,052-seat arena, Tech shattered its women’s basketball attendance marks. In the last 10 years, Tech has played before 515,536 fans at home, an average of 3,370 per game. Last season, the Hokies averaged 2,999 for 17 home contests, which ranked 38th in the nation.

Cassell Coliseum was the site of a sub-regional in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. In that marquee event, the Hokies played in front of packed houses and picked up wins over St. Peter’s and Auburn to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. Tech also played host to the 2004 NCAA women’s basketball first and second rounds, with the Hokies defeating Iowa 89-76 in the first round before falling 61-48 to Penn State in the second round in front of 7,128 fans, the eighth-largest crowd for a women’s game in Blacksburg.

In the past 15 years, Virginia Tech has posted a 170-49 (.776) mark in home games. Overall, the Hokies have compiled a 300-123 record in Cassell Coliseum for a winning percentage of 70.9 in the 32 years they have played in the campus arena.

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On Sept. 17, 1977, Virginia Tech officials and friends dedicated the Coliseum in honor of the late Stuart K. Cassell. Cassell became a member of the University administration in 1945 after 17 years as a student and teacher at Tech. He successfully convinced the Board of Visitors of the need for a modern basketball facility.

Construction for the main portion of the Coliseum began in 1961. It was completed in December 1964, at a cost of $2.7 million. Built by T.C. Brittain and Company of Decatur, Ga., it houses the basketball arena, locker rooms, two auxiliary gymnasiums, offices and other athletic facilities.

The Jamerson Athletic Center, connected to the rear of Cassell Coliseum, was completed in 1982 and dedicated in the fall of 1983. It is named in honor of J.E. Jamerson and his son, William E. Jamerson, owners of the firm that constructed the building.

The complex contains administrative and coaching offices, athletic department accounting and business offices, team and coaches’ meeting rooms, a weight room and the Gordon D. Bowman Memorial Club Room on the top floor for Hokie Club members.

Prior to the 1988-89 season, a spring-loaded playing floor was installed in the Coliseum. During 1996-97, the facility was upgraded with a new roof and paint application.

During the 2000-01 season, new video boards were added at both ends of the Coliseum, which are used for live action and video replays during all games.

A seating renovation project was undertaken following the 2001-02 season. All of the seats were dismantled and shipped to a plant in Michigan, where the old paint was stripped off and refinished with a clear wood finish.

Through new projects, renovations and maintenance reserve projects, Cassell Coliseum has undergone approximately $2.5 million in improvements over the past five years.

Prior to the 2003-04 season, the ambulatory was renovated and now features more accessible concession areas, new flooring, video monitors which allow fans to watch the action when not in the arena and the addition of Hokie Stone to many of the entrances to the seating area.

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The locker room hokies’ locker facility among the nation’s best When the final whistle blows after a game or practice, the women’s basketball team retires to one of the finest locker room facilities in the nation. The entire locker room underwent a major renovation in the summer of 2000 with other improvements added in 2004 and 2006.

The facility features an entrance directly onto the Cassell Coliseum floor, a team meeting room, a training area and a new video system. The entrance to the area has a wooden floor painted to match the game floor, with a giant image of a Cassell Coliseum crowd as a backdrop.

Another nice touch in the state-of-the-art facility are the vanities located between each of the lockers.

The cost of the 2000 renovation project was approximately $225,000 and would not have been possible without a generous gift from the Roanoke Valley Hokie Club. In 2004, several new additions were part of a $45,000 upgrade including a Wall of Fame featuring outstanding players from the past, an Academic Honors Wall, a collage of photos of great moments in Tech women’s basketball history, crown molding, Hokie Stone accent, computer desks, a plasma screen television and a new sound system. Funding for the project was provided through the women’s basketball foundation.

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Noting the hokies Three Newcomers to add Depth

The Hokies have three new faces on this year’s squad after signing Shanel Harrison and Brittany Lewis to national letters of intent during the early signing period last year. Tech will also welcome Nikki Davis, a sophomore transfer from Alabama, who sat out last season in order to meet NCAA transfer guidelines. Davis will be eligible at the conclusion of fall exams.

Harrison was a highly recruited athlete out of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md. Harrison guided her team to a 107-26 record in her four years while scoring 1,400 points and 789 rebounds in her career.

“Shanel is a talented guard who can play all positions in the backcourt, “ said Dunkenberger.

“She is a go-to player who can step up and hit a shot when the team needs it. Shanel is rated as one of the top 40 players in nation by Mike White’s All-Star Girls Report. “ Lewis, a 6-2, forward from Orange Park, Fla., averaged 13.6 points and 6.5 rebounds at Fleming High School. She holds the school career record for points and blocks and was named to the Jacksonville Times-Union All-area team.

“Brittany is a great athlete who has a very versatle game,” said Dunkenberger. “She can extend the defense with her perimeter shot.”

Davis, a 5-7 sophomore guard, from the University of Alabama, transferred to Tech in January and will be eligible to participate in official competition after Fall 2008 exams are completed.

Davis, from Lexington, Ky., played in all 30 games of the 2006-07 season for the Crimson Tide with 19 starts. She averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals during her freshman season. Davis scored in double figures five times and recorded double digit assists on one occasion. She tied her career-high with 16 points and set the Alabama freshman record with 11 assists against Birmingham Southern.

“Nikki is a dynamic point guard who started much of her freshman year at Alabama,” said Dunkenberger, “She is a quick and exciting player to watch with the ball in her hands.”

Oh What a Night!!!!!

Brittany Cook, had a night most players only dream about in Tech’s 81-73 overtime victory at Miami. The Narrows, Va. native exploded for 36 points, setting a new Tech single-game record previously held by Renee Dennis who tallied 34 points against Memphis State on Feb. 7, 1987.

The output also eclipsed the record for points in an ACC game of 33 previously held by Dawn Chriss against Florida State on Feb. 19, 2005. Cook’s

in scoring and rebounding (6.4) and was second in three-point field goals made (30). She also ranked first on the team in field goal percentage (.502) and was 95-of-124 (.766) from the free throw line.

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Brittany Cook had an outstanding performance in leading the Hokies to the Tulane DoubleTree Classic title and was named the tourney MVP for her efforts. Cook averaged 21 points in the two wins including then career-highs of 28 points and 10 rebounds in her first career double-double against Robert Morris in the title game.

Just one more Cookie

Cook, a redshirt junior, became the 21st player, and just the eighth junior in Virginia Tech history, to record 1,000 career points. She currently has 1,006 points and another 500+ season would move her into the top five scorers in the program’s history.

Postseason Experience

The Hokies had a streak of 10 consecutive postseason appearances snapped last season, however the program has participated in postseason play 12 times in the last 14 years. The 2006 appearance also marked the first time Tech had received four straight NCAA Tournament bids in the program’s 31-year history. The Hokies had previously received back-to-back bids following the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons, and the most recent 2002-03 and 2003-04 campaigns.

Haskins Lends Helping Hand

Junior point guard Laura Haskins was especially efficient over the final 18 games of last season dishing out 86 assists with only 50 turnovers.

She was credited with a career-high nine assists in the Hokie Hardwood Classic title win over East Carolina and tied that mark at Miami. Haskins was third in the ACC in assists (4.75) and third in assist/turnover ratio (1.64) while ranking 10th in steals (2.00). record-setting night also included a career-high five treys. Her 36 points were the most scored by an ACC player last season.

Cook at the Top of ACC

Brittany Cook, a team captain along with Amber Hall, led the ACC in scoring average (17.9). Cook set a school record with her 36-point effort at Miami. She was named the MVP of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic after recording 28 points in the title game versus Robert Morris. Cook led the team

All-ACC Freshman Barbour

Freshman guard Andrea Barbour became the first Hokie to be named to the ACC All-freshman team. She was also named ACC Rookie of the Week, for the week ending Dec. 30, 2007. Barbour became the first Tech women’s basketball player to win the weekly award since the Hokies joined the ACC. The Charlottesville, Va., native was named the Hokie Hardwood Classic MVP after tying the tournament single-game record with 11 field goals

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against East Carolina. Barbour averaged 15.0 points per game and scored in double figures in 21 of the 26 games she played in last season.

She broke the 20-point barrier six times, was 11th in the ACC in scoring and was first among ACC freshman in scoring.

Cook named All-ACC Second Team

Brittany Cook has been named a second team selection to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball team. The squad is selected by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) consisting of media members who cover the ACC on a regular basis. Since entering the ACC, the women’s basketball team has been represented on the elite team by Kerri Gardin (2005, Honorable Mention; 2006, Third team) and Kirby Copeland (2007, Honorable Mention).

“This is another well deserved honor for Brittany.

Not only did she lead the ACC in scoring, she also was our team’s top rebounder and one of our best defenders,” said head coach Beth Dunkenberger.

“We are proud of her and excited about the possibilities for her senior season.”

It’s All Academic

Brittany Cook, a redshirt junior from Narrows, Va., has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women’s Basketball University Division third team. Cook was a firstteam All-District III selection in January which qualified her for consideration on the national team. The national and district teams are determined by voting members of CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must be of at least a sophomore standing, have been enrolled at their current school for a least one year, have a minimum 3.2 grade point average, and be a starter or significant reserve on their team.

Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.

“We are very proud of Brittany’s academic achievements and being selected for this honor,” said Virginia Tech head coach Beth Dunkenberger.

“I am proud and excited for her to be recognized nationally and rewarded for her efforts. Brittany displays the same work ethic in the classroom as she does on the court.”

Cook, a health, nutrition, foods and exercise major, has been named to the Dean’s List and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester. She has been named twice to the All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic team.

Traditional Tough Schedule

Tech’s schedule was again one of the toughest in the nation last season. The Hokies faced NCAA Elite Eight participants North Carolina and Maryland as well as “Sweet 16” Duke. Tech played a total of 10 NCAA tournament teams along with six WNIT participants (Boston College, Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, NC State and Prairie View A&M).

Tech’s opponents had a .588 winning percentage and 15 of the Hokies’ 26 opponents advanced to postseason play. Last season, 13 opponents won 20 or more games, with 18 posting non-losing records.

The 2008-09 schedule will be another challenging one, as the Hokies face 2008 Elite Eight participants Maryland and North Carolina, nine teams (Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Liberty Maryland, North Carolina, Southern Methodist, Vanderbilt and Virginia) that made the 2008 NCAA Tournament field and six (Boston College, James Madison, North Carolina A&T, NC State, Radford and Wisconsin) that participated in the WNIT. In addition, the schedule includes five teams (#5 North Carolina, #7 Maryland, #9 Duke, #15 Vanderbilt and #22 Virginia) that ended the year in the ESPN/USA Today Top-25.

Defending the Cassell

Over the last 11 seasons, the Hokies have posted a 138-27 (.836) record at Cassell Coliseum. Overall, the program has posted a 300-123 (.709) home record since the addition of women’s basketball as a varsity sport in 1976-77. The Hokies were 15-0 at home in 1999-00 and won 18-straight regularseason home games until the Georgia loss on Nov. 17, 1999. Tech was 13-1 at home in 2002-03, and the Hokies have won 113 of their last 141 home games, including a 11-6 mark this season. More recently, Tech has won 82 of the last 107 home

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contests over the past five years. The Hokies have defeated 51 of the last 55 non-conference opponents at home and 57 of the last 62. Prior to the Radford, William & Mary and Auburn losses during the 2006-07 season, the last two nonconference home losses both occurred on Mar. 23, a 77-72 overtime defeat in 2002 against Houston in the WNIT semifinals and a 61-48 loss to Penn State in the 2004 NCAA Tournament Second Round.

Love Those Hokies

The play of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program at home has not gone unnoticed by the Hokie faithful. The following has paid huge dividends for the team for its performances at the Cassell, serving as the team’s sixth man on the court.

Three seasons ago, the Hokies had three of their largest crowds in the history of the program. Over 7,200 fans attended the Connecticut game on Jan. 27, 2004, marking the seventh-largest crowd in the history of Cassell Coliseum, while over 7,100 attended the Penn State game in the NCAA Second Round, which was the eighth-largest crowd. Tech also drew 6,364 fans, 10th largest, on Feb. 28 for the Pittsburgh contest.

In 1999, Tech set eight of the program’s then 10 best single-game attendance marks and averaged a record 5,221 fans per game, ranking 13th nationally.

In Tech’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over St. Peter’s, the Hokies recorded the program’s first sellout crowd with 10,052 on hand.

Last year, the Hokies averaged 2,980, which ranked 40th nationally and fifth in the ACC. Tech averaged 2,999 last season, which was 41st nationally.

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The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team will rely on the experience of four seniors as the Hokies seek their 11th postseason appearance in the last 12 years. The 2008-09 team returns 11 players from last year’s 15-15 team along with three newcomers.

Last season’s team did not have a senior on the roster, however a talented junior class filled the leadership role and will be called on to do the same this season as seniors. The Hokies have advanced to postseason play in 12 of the last 15 years and have averaged 21 wins over the past 11 seasons, advancing to the NCAA Second Round on five occasions, and to the “Sweet 16” once. Last season’s schedule featured 10 NCAA tournament teams, including one of the Final Four participants, and five WNIT teams. This year’s schedule promises to be just as challenging. Even though they will be led by a veteran senior class, the Hokies roster will have six members who are either sophomores or freshmen.

“I’m extremely excited about the upcoming season. We lost no players to graduation last year, and thus we return all of our starters, top scorers and rebounders, ” said head coach Beth Dunkenberger. “Our experience, coupled with how hard this team has worked during the offseason makes me extremely optimistic about this season.”

This year’s edition of the Hokies will have a nice balance featuring four seniors, four juniors, four sophomores and two freshmen. With the entire starting five returning, Tech will be a very experienced team that knows what to expect from

the tough ACC schedule.

Second-team All-ACC selection Brittany Cook (6-0, r-Sr., G, Narrows, Va.), returns after leading the ACC last season in scoring. Cook is the Hokies top returning scorer and rebounder, averaging 17.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. She was second on the team in steals (49) and set the school standard for single-game scoring with a career-high 36 points in the 81-73 overtime win at Miami.

Andrea Barbour (5-10, So., G, Charlottesville, Va.) was named to the ACC All-Freshman team after averaging 15 points per game. Barbour, who led the ACC in freshman scoring, tallied a career-high 29 points against Liberty.

Amber Hall (6-2, Sr., F, Tallahassee, Fla.) returns after being slowed by injuries during her junior season. Hall pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds against Texas-San Antonio in the opening round of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic.

The offense will be directed for the third consecutive season by Laura Haskins (5-10, Sr., G,

Two outstanding freshman, Shanel Harrison and Brittany Lewis, along with Alabama transfer Nikki Davis will join 11 returnees as the Hokies seek to return to the postseason.

2008-2009 Outlook Alexandria, Va.), who started 28 games last year at the point guard position. Haskins tossed in a career-high 14 points versus Prairie View A&M in the Junkanoo Jam .

Lindsay Biggs (5-11, Jr., G, Midlothian, Va.), Utahya Drye (6-1, Jr., F, Durham, N.C.) and Elizabeth Basham (6-2, So., F, Abingdon, Va.) also saw considerable playing time during last season.

Biggs saw action in 29 games, including six starts and led the team in three-point baskets for the second consecutive season. Drye started all 30 games and contributed a career-high 17 points vs.

Dartmouth. Basham showed promise as a freshman after battling mono midway through the season.

Lakeisha Logan (5-8, Jr., G, Scarboro, W.Va.) and Shani Grey (5-8, r-So., Windsor, Conn.) each saw action in 26 games with Logan starting two. Grey underwent surgery on her left knee following the Hokies tour of Italy and Greece and has seen positive results during rehabilitation. Brittany Gordon (6-4, Jr., C, Howard County, Md.) appeared in 10 games and will be looked upon to add depth in the paint. A.J. Lemaitre (5-10, Jr., G, Fairfax, Va.) had her season cut short when she suffered an ACL tear in late January and is progressing well in the rehabilitation process..

Three newcomers will provide depth for the Hokies this season. Nikki Davis (5-7, So, G., Lexington, Ky.), Shanel Harrison (6-0, Fr., G, Olney, Md.) and Brittany Lewis (6-2, Fr., F, Orange, Fla.), should all see action this season. Davis is a transfer from Alabama who sat out last season in order to meet NCAA transfer requirements. She played in all 30 games with 19 starts for the Crimson Tide as a freshman. Harrison was ranked No. 39 by All Stars Girls Report while ranking No. 63 in the HoopGurlz Hundred and No. 18 nationally at the guard position. Lewis averaged 13.6 points and 6.5 rebounds during her senior season.

Dunkenberger’s coaching staff will see one change from last season with the addition of Angela Crosby. Shellie Greenman, the Hokies’ recruiting coordinator, assistant coach Stacy Cantley and Director of Basketball Operations Jill Jameson, all return to the Hokies for another campaign.

Greenman was on the Tech staff previously as an assistant coach (1988-93) under Carol Alfano along with Dunkenberger, who also was an assistant coach. Cantley was a top-10 rebounder and fouryear letter-winner at UNC Wilmington. Crosby comes to the Virginia Tech program after collegiate coaching stops at Appalachian State, Chattanooga and Memphis. Jameson, a Tech assistant from 1993-97, was the recruiting coordinator at Marquette prior to assuming her current position in Blacksburg.

Ollin Dunford joins the staff as a graduate assistant after concluding his undergraduate work at Mars Hill College.

“Our staff has been able to retain Shellie and Stacy for a combined eight years of experience in the ACC. This has provided consistency in all areas of our program, including recruiting,” said Dunkenberger. “Angela is a dynamic recruiter with excellent contacts and has invaluable experience in helping build championship programs. She should make an immediate impact for the Hokies.”

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Brittany Cook, a second team All-ACC selection, returns for her senior season after leading the ACC in scoring last season. Cook became the 21st member of the career 1,000-point club last year and recorded five double-doubles, including three straight against No. 9 Duke, No. 4 Maryland and Wake Forest.

“Brittany is one of the best guards in the ACC and the nation,“ said Dunkenberger. “She led our team in both scoring and rebounding. Brittany can score in a number of ways whether it be from behind the arc, off the dribble, a pull-up jumper or by posting up smaller guards. She is also an excellent offensive rebounder. She is a team

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leader who is a dedicated player with a great work ethic.”

Laura Haskins is back as the starting pointguard after guiding the team the last two years.

Haskins not only directed the Tech offense, but led the team in steals (56) and pulled down six or more rebounds in 11 games. She scored a career-high 14 points versus Prairie View A&M at the Junkanoo Jam and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against UAB. “Laura is one of the league’s best point guards,” said Dunkenberger. “She was near the top of the ACC in assists and in assist/turnover ratio.

Additionally, Laura is one of our best defenders and is a very smart player on the court and in the classroom.”

Andrea Barbour, a member of the ACC AllFreshman team last season, was second on the team in scoring averaging 15.0 points a game.

Barbour tallied a season-high 29 points versus Liberty, which was the sixth most points scored in a game in Tech history.

“Andrea is an explosive player with an extremely

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quick first step who utilizes her speed and athleticism to get to the rim off the dribble,” said Dunkenberger. “She has a solid jump shot and has worked hard to deepen her range in order to consistently knock down the three-point shot.“ Lindsay Biggs will be looked upon to provide a scoring threat from outside, especially from behind the three-point arc. Biggs led Tech in three-point baskets in each of her first two seasons. She scored a career-high 14 points against No. 12 Duke.

“Lindsay is an excellent shooter who can really stretch the defense,” said Dunkenberger. “She takes care of the ball and has the ability to post up smaller guards.”

Lakeisha Logan saw increased playing time last season as a backup at the point guard position, playing in 26 games with two starts against Virginia and No. 12 Duke.

“Lakeisha is a great outside shooter who played some key minutes in ACC games last year,” said Dunkenberger. “She worked hard during the off-season to get stronger and improve her conditioning.”

Shani Grey missed the entire 2006-07 season following preseason surgery on her left knee, but returned last year to play in 26 games. Grey scored a career-high eight points versus Wofford and had five rebounds against both Georgia Tech and Wake Forest. Grey’s availability is questionable for the 2008-09 campaign after undergoing surgery on her right knee in late May. “Shani is one of the team’s fastest players and

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Construction is underway on the Hokies new $19 million basketball practice facility. The 49,000 square foot facility is expected to be completed by August 2009.

“With practice courts, locker and video rooms, strength and conditioning facilities, and a training room, our new basketball practice facility will be among the nation’s finest, for the sole purpose of training our basketball teams.” - Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

2008-2009 Outlook best athletes,” said Dunkenberger. “She provides a defensive spark whenever she enters the game and she is recovering nicely from surgery last spring.”

Senior A.J. Lemaitre began her Tech career as a freshman walk-on year before earning a scholarship her sophomore season. Lemaitre played in seven games before a knee injury ended her season. Much like Grey, her availability is undetermined for the upcoming season.

“A.J. is an extremely smart and fundamentallysound player,” said Dunkenberger.“ She continues to recover from knee surgery, and we hope to have her available as some point this year.”

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Nikki Davis, a transfer from Alabama, brings experience to the point-guard position and adds depth. Davis scored in double figures five times as a freshman for the Crimson Tide and set the Alabama freshman record with 11 assists versus Birmingham Southern.

“Nikki is a dynamic point guard who started much of her freshman year at Alabama,” said Dunkenberger.“ She is a quick and exciting player to watch with the ball in her hands. Nikki is a proven winner who led her high school team to four state tournaments and two state titles in Kentucky.”

Freshman Shanel Harrison was a highly recruited

athlete out of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md. Harrison guided her team to a 107-26 record in her four years while scoring 1,400 points and collecting 789 rebounds in her career.

“Shanel is a talented guard who can play all positions in the backcourt, “ said Dunkenberger.

“She is a go-to player who can step up and hit a shot when the team needs it. Shanel is rated as one of the top 40 players in nation by Mike White’s All-Star Girls Report. “

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Utahya Drye became an integral part of the Tech offense last year and will be called upon to be even more productive this season. Drye was third in scoring (9.6) and second in rebounding (6.1) as well as handing out 64 assists.

“Utahya is one of the team’s top athletes and most versatile players who can play the guard or forward position,” said Dunkenberger. “She can post up smaller players and take taller opponents away from the basket.”

Sophomore Elizabeth Basham, a McDonald’s All-American nominee, played in 16 games during her freshman campaign and scored 10 points against UAB. “Elizabeth has worked hard to improve her conditioning and to gain strength in the weight room during the off-season,” said Dunkenberger. “She played valuable minutes early in her freshman year before contracting mono which slowed her progress. Elizabeth is a smart player who is fundamentally sound

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and an excellent outside shooter.”

Freshman Brittany Lewis was named to the Jacksonville Times-Union All Area team and set the school career (76) and single-season (29) blocked shots record.

“Brittany is a great athlete who has a very versatile game,” said Dunkenberger. “She can extend the defense with her perimeter shot.

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Amber Hall will once again be counted on to provide depth in the paint. Hall started all 30 games last season despite nagging back injuries. She led the team in blocks with 53 and has 96 in her career which ranks seventh in the program’s history.

“Amber is a very dedicated player who uses her speed and athleticism in the paint,” said Dunkenberger. “She’s one of our team’s best rebounders and defenders.”

Brittany Gordon saw limited playing time but will provide much needed depth on the inside.

“Brittany worked extremely hard during the off-season to improve her overall game,” said Dunkenberger. “She is a good defender and solid rebounder who runs the floor extremely well for a player her size.”

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Tech’s schedule again was one of the toughest in the nation last season. The Hokies faced NCAA Elite Eight participants North Carolina and Maryland, as well as “Sweet 16” Duke. Tech played a total of 10 NCAA tournament teams along with six WNIT participants (Boston College, Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, NC State and Prairie View A&M). Tech’s opponents had a .588 winning percentage and 15 of the Hokies’ 26 opponents advanced to postseason play. Last season, 13 opponents won 20 or more games, with 18 posting non-losing records.

The 2008-09 schedule will be another challenging one, as the Hokies face 2008 Elite Eight participants Maryland and North Carolina, nine teams (Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Liberty Maryland, North Carolina, Southern Methodist, Vanderbilt and Virginia) that made the 2008 NCAA Tournament field and six (Boston College, James Madison, North Carolina A&T, NC State, Radford and Wiscon sin) that participated in the WNIT. In addition, the schedule includes five teams (#5 North Carolina, #7 Maryland, #9 Duke, #15 Vanderbilt and #22 Virginia) that ended the year in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25.

The non-conference schedule presents the Hokies with many challenges, including home contests against UNC Greensboro, Radford, North

Carolina Central, James Madison, Presbyterian, Longwood and USC Upstate. Tech will host its annual holiday tournament, the Hokie Hardwood Classic, featuring Liberty, Lafayette and North Carolina A&T. The non-conference away schedule has Tech traveling to Nashville for the Vanderbilt tournament, where the Hokies will face St. Joseph’s in the opening round and play either Vanderbilt or Davidson on the second day. Tech also makes a trip to the Texas Gulf Coast to participate in the South Padre Island Shootout featuring Southern Methodist (NCAA participant) along with IUPUI and Jacksonville. The remaining away nonconference contests are against George Mason and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin game is part of the ACC-Big Ten challenge in women’s basketball.

“The challenging non-conference schedule includes three tournaments as well as a game at Wisconsin in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge,” said Dunkenberger. “Laura Haskins and A.J. Lemaitre will travel home and Hokie fans in the Washington, D.C. area will be able to see us play at George Mason. We have the possibility of facing seven non-conference opponents who participated in the postseason last year.”

The ACC schedule will once again present

a tremendous challenge as the Hokies battle in the toughest league in the nation. The ACC sent six teams to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season including two “Elite Eight” teams. With NC State participating in the WNIT, the ACC had over half of its teams in the postseason.

The women play a 14-game regular-season conference schedule, with each team playing each member at least once a year. Primary partners will be utilized, meaning certain teams are guaranteed to play twice - home and away - every year. The primary partners can be changed after a minimum of two seasons of play. Tech’s primary partners this year are Duke, Virginia and Wake Forest. The Hokies will play Florida State, Duke, Virginia, NC State, Miami, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech at home. The conference travel schedule includes Boston College, Maryland, Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest and Duke.

“Once again, we are poised for play in one of the top leagues in the nation,” said Dunkenberger.

“I am excited to have senior leadership this year with three returning starters among that senior class after not having any seniors last season. I look for this experience to help us close out some tight games which we lost last year such as the thrilling overtime game vs. No. 5 Maryland.”

The 2008-09 Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Team: (front, l to r) assistant coach Shellie Greenman, director of basketball operations Jill Jameson, assistant coach Angela Crosby, A.J. Lemaitre, Amber Hall, Brittany Cook, Laura Haskins, assistant coach Stacy Cantley, graduate assistant Ollin Dunford, head coach Beth Dunkenberger (back, l to r) student manager Sarah Woldekidan, Lakeisha Logan, Andrea Barbour, Utahya Drye, Brittany Lewis, Brittany Gordon, Elizabeth Basham, Shanel Harrison, Lindsay Biggs, Shani Grey, Nikki Davis, strength and conditioning coach Jamie Meyer.

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Name Pos. Andrea Barbour* G Elizabeth Basham* F Lindsay Biggs** G Brittany Cook*** G Nikki Davis G Utahya Drye** F Brittany Gordon* C Shani Grey* G Amber Hall*** F Shanel Harrison G Laura Haskins*** G A.J. Lemaitre*** G Brittany Lewis F Lakeisha Logan** G

Numerical Listing

No. 3 5 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 33 42

Name Pos. Brittany Lewis F Andrea Barbour* G Nikki Davis G A.J. Lemaitre*** G Utahya Drye** F Lindsay Biggs** G Brittany Cook*** G Laura Haskins*** G Brittany Gordon* C Lakeisha Logan** G Shani Grey* G Amber Hall*** F Shanel Harrison G Elizabeth Basham* F

Hgt. 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-7 6-1 6-4 5-8 6-2 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-8

Yr. So. So. Jr. r-Sr. tr.-So. Jr. So. r-So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr.

Hometown (High School or College) Charlottesville, Va. (Charlottesville) Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon) Midlothian, Va. (Manchester) Narrows, Va. (Mercer Christian Academy) Lexington, Ky. (Alabama/Lexington Catholic) Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham) Howard County, Md. (The Blair Academy) Windsor, Conn. (Windsor) Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon) Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Alexandria, Va. (West Springfield) Fairfax, Va. (W.T. Woodson) Orange, Fla. (Fleming Island) Scarboro, W.Va. (Oak Hill Academy)

Hgt. 6-2 5-10 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-4 5-8 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-2

Yr. Fr. So. tr.-So. Sr. Jr. Jr. r-Sr. Sr. So. Jr. r-So. Sr. Fr. So.

Hometown (High School or College) Orange, Fla. (Fleming Island) Charlottesville, Va. (Charlottesville) Lexington, Ky. (Alabama/Lexington Catholic) Fairfax, Va. (W.T. Woodson) Durham, N.C. (Northern Durham) Midlothian, Va. (Manchester) Narrows, Va. (Mercer Christian Academy) Alexandria, Va. (West Springfield) Howard County, Md. (The Blair Academy) Scarboro, W.Va. (Oak Hill Academy) Windsor, Conn. (Windsor) Tallahassee, Fla. (Leon) Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon)

* Letters earned Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Assistants: Shellie Greenman, Stacy Cantley, Angela Crosby Graduate Assistant Coach: Ollin Dunford Director of Basketball Operations: Jill Jameson Athletic Trainer: Amy Miller Student Managers: Katie Rybacki, Sarah Woldekidan, Tiara Tillery

3 • Brittany Lewis

5 • Andrea Barbour

12 • Nikki Davis

14 • A.J. Lemaitre

15 • Utahya Drye

20 • Lindsay Biggs

21 • Brittany Cook

22 • Laura Haskins

23 • Brittany Gordon

24 • Lakeisha Logan

30 • Shani Grey

31 • Amber Hall

33 • Shanel Harrison

42 • Elizabeth Basham

Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

Assistant Coach Shellie Greenman

Assistant Coach Stacy Cantley

Assistant Coach Angela Crosby

Graduate Assistant Ollin Dunford

Dir. of Basketball Ops. Jill Jameson

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Virginia

Tech

Hokies

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2008-09

Women’s

Basketball

“Virginia Tech incorporates the latest technology with personal attention from our faculty to create an ideal learning environment. Our graduates enter the work force well prepared for the future.”

- Head Coach Beth Dunkenberger

Virginia

Tech

Hokies

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2008-09

Women’s

Basketball

This is

Virginia Tech

One of the nation’s outstanding universities, Virginia Tech is putting knowledge to work while adapting to the challenges of the future.

University Information

We Are Virginia Tech A Proud University Inventing the Future 2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Beginning in 1872 with 132 students and two programs of study, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, has evolved into a comprehensive university of national and international prominence. With about 27,500 students in Blacksburg and about 2,500 other students statewide, the university produces world-class scholarship in a challenging academic environment. University tradition is firmly rooted in our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), and our historic land-grant mission is brought to life through learning, discovery and engagement.

Learning

Virginia Tech’s challenging academic standards attract high-achieving students. Our eight colleges (Agriculture & Life Sciences, Architecture & Urban Studies, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Pamplin Business, Science and Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine) and Graduate School offer more degree programs – approximately 200 – than any other university in the state. Virginia Tech is one of the nation’s leaders in developing and using instructional technologies. More than 85 percent of our departments offer e-learning courses, which have attracted more than 100,000 enrollments since 1998. During this time, more than 700 different

Beautiful Burruss Hall, located at the center of the Drillfield, houses the university’s administration offices as well as undergraduate admissions. A 32-stone memorial, commemorating the victims of the 2007 tragedy, stands directly in front of Burruss.

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faculty members have offered more than 3,500 different courses.

Discovery

The university’s groundbreaking research transforms lives and communities. With annual research expenditures of nearly $367 million, Virginia Tech ranks among the top 55 research universities in the United States. The university, which has more than 100 research centers, also consistently ranks among the top institutions in industry-supported research and near the top 10 in the number of patents issued each year.

The university’s nationally and internationally recognized faculty and motivated students are involved in more than 3,500 research projects in fields ranging from biotechnology to materials, from the environment and energy to food and human health and from transportation to computing information.

Engagement

As part of our outreach mission and in adherence to our motto, we serve and engage the citizens of the commonwealth, the nation, and the world. Virginia Tech is involved in a multitude of economic and community development projects.

These efforts focus on education and the

dissemination of knowledge to the global society in which we live.

Professionals, organizations and communities tap Virginia Tech’s vast resources, expertise, and research results through hundreds of continuing and professional education programs and five campus centers located throughout the commonwealth. Virginia Tech has a long history of providing innovative distance-learning techniques to meet the various needs of working adults and other nontraditional students.

The Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center on campus and The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, both owned by Virginia Tech, support the university’s outreach mission by working with faculty to plan and host conferences and continuing education and professional programs.

Virginia Tech manages more than $46 million in funded economic development projects in 44 countries and encourages faculty members to develop global course content and study abroad opportunities for students. In 2007-08, more than 2,150 students from more than 100 foreign countries studied at Tech, while more than 1,000 Virginia Tech students studied abroad.

Virginia Cooperative Extension, operated jointly by Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, has been helping people improve their economic, cultural and social well being for nearly a century. With 107 city/county offices, tens of thousands of volunteers, and programs across the state, Extension reaches and teaches millions of Virginians annually.

University Information

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Torgersen bridge

At A Glance Located in Blacksburg, Virginia • Eight colleges and Graduate School • 60 bachelor’s degree programs • Approximately 140 master’s and doctoral degree programs • About 30,000 students, most full-time • 16:1 student-faculty ratio • Main campus includes more than 125 buildings, 2,600 acres and an airport • Computing and communications

complex for worldwide information access • Ranks 55th in university research expenditures in the United States • Has adjacent Corporate Research

Most buildings, new and old, on the Virginia Tech campus are made of Hokie Stone, a limestone found in the local area.

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University Information

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Interesting Facts & Figures

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• The university’s annual budget is about $1.02 billion.

• Virginia Tech has about 198,000 living alumni from every state and about 100 countries.

• All campus facilities, including residence halls, have high-speed connections to voice, data and video communications.

• Virginia Tech is one of three public universities in the country that offers the combined advantages of a military-style leadership development program – here it is through the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets – and a traditional academic and social life.

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Virginia Tech 29th among national public universities. Of all universities – public or private – it ranks Tech 71st.

• Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine ranks Virginia Tech in the top 20 public colleges and universities that offer a first-class educational experience at a bargain price.

• The National Science Foundation ranks Tech 10th in the nation in agricultural and natural resources research expenditures.

• The university’s undergraduate engineering program is 17th among the nation’s engineering schools and ninth among public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Seven of the college’s undergraduate programs rank in the top 25.

• U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Engineering’s graduate program 33rd nationally, with two individual programs in the top 10.

• The Pamplin College of Business undergraduate program was ranked 37th in the nation and 22nd among public schools by U.S. News & World Report.

• Virginia Tech consistently ranks among the top 15 schools in the nation in number of patents received.

• DesignIntelligence ranks Virginia Tech’s undergraduate architecture program fourth nationally and first among public universities. It also ranks the university’s undergraduate interior design program seventh in the nation. In addition, it ranks the graduate architecture program 10th in the nation and the graduate interior design program fifth.

• The university’s forestry program is top-ranked in North America, according to a study conducted by Auburn University.

University President

Charles Steger University President

Now in his ninth year as President of Virginia Tech, Dr. Charles Steger has charted a course to bolster the university’s research enterprise and compete among the nation’s premier research institutions. Under his direction, the university has adopted a strategic plan, which is guiding the growth of the research enterprise, fostering outreach initiatives, and increasing quality across all aspects of the academic community.

Last year, President Steger led the university through an extended recovery period in the aftermath of the violence impossible to envision on a university campus. Credited with his calm leadership during this very difficult period, Steger finds the university now widely known for its strong sense of community – for its “Hokie Spirit.”

The university formally created the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and an associated research institute in cooperation with Roanoke’s Carilion Clinic. Virginia’s newest medical school will welcome its first class in Fall 2010. During the January 2007 announcement, Virginia Gov. Kaine said it was an “important initiative to help meet the health workforce and medical research needs of our state, as well as to strengthen the economy of the region.”

During this past year the university formally announced an aggressive $1 billion fundraising campaign to “invent the future.” With about $700 million raised, the university is well on its way to achieving the funds to support the university’s academic agenda.

In the minds of many, Steger will best be remembered for making the impossible a reality. He will be forever credited with negotiating Virginia Tech’s entrance into the Atlantic Coast Conference — a 50-year dream-come-true for Hokie fans.

Another of the most memorable contributions of Steger’s administration was his role in the Higher Education Restructuring Act, which took effect in July, 2006. Steger was one of the leaders among university presidents to help define a ground-breaking new relationship between the Commonwealth of Virginia and its colleges and universities, which enables greater institutional flexibility and potential for growth. This legislation allows Virginia Tech to perform long-range planning, ensure a stable and predictable revenue

stream, and ultimately ensure a quality education for its students.

A hallmark of Steger’s administration is his commitment to the students. With Steger’s leadership, the university has reaffirmed its core mission of undergraduate education. The university is dedicated to fostering a research-intensive environment that offers students an opportunity to learn the scientific process while enhancing their critical-thinking skills.

Recognizing that students, upon graduation, will be entering a global economy, Virginia Tech initiated a comprehensive International Strategic Plan and has doubled the number of students participating in international education opportunities.

Research activity continues to steadily increase, and the focus of the research enterprise continues to widen. Shortly after Steger took office, the university launched the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, which in seven years has already secured well over $50 million in external research funding.

Virginia Tech has also partnered with a number of other universities to further leverage its research strengths and resources, including Johns Hopkins University, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia, University of Maryland and Georgetown University.

Concurrent with the expanding research agenda, the university has expanded its outreach efforts like never before. For example, Virginia Tech has partnered in numerous initiatives in Southside Virginia, including the renowned Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR), which are advancing both educational and economic development opportunities.

Virginia Tech remains one of the most competitive institutions in the state. The university received a record 20,800 applications for the class entering in the fall of 2008. Students offered admission again were among the best and brightest with an average math and critical reading SAT score of 1229 and an average high school GPA of 3.86. The 2008 application pool also was more diverse by gender and race, with greater numbers of Asian, AfricanAmerican and HispanicAmerican students.

In his previous role as Vice President for Development and University Relations, Steger built a critical base of private support when he led the Campaign for Virginia Tech, which raised more than $337 million. Today, private support from Virginia Tech’s alumni and friends continues to play an essential role in this university community.

Steger’s ties to Virginia Tech span five decades as a student, professor, dean, vice president and now president. While on the faculty, he twice won teaching excellence awards. When he became dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies in 1981, he was, at age 33, the youngest architecture dean in the nation. His most recent publications include book chapters on the topics of the business of education and the university presidency.

Steger is past-Chairman of the Virginia Council of Presidents and is currently chair of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. He is a member of the National Council on Competitiveness and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. For his significant contributions to the mission of The National Conference for Community and Justice, he received the NCCJ Humanitarian Award in 2002. The New Century Technology Council awarded him its 2004 Compass Award for visionary thinking and leadership in the field of information technology.

Steger also serves on the boards of several organizations including the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Council of Higher Education’s General and Professional Advisory Committee, the Virginia Business Higher Education Council, the World Institute for Disaster Risk Management, and the Roanoke Economic Development Partnership. He has been appointed by four Governors of Virginia to serve on various boards, study commissions and work groups including the Steering Committee of the Governor’s Higher Education Summit, Virginia Institute for Defense and Homeland Security, Secure Virginia Initiative, and the Board of Directors of the Innovative Technology Authority.

He is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects, and holds the William C. Noland Award for distinguished service and accomplishments from the Virginia Society of the AIA. The First Virginia Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives recognized him as the Outstanding Fundraising Executive in 1999.

Steger received his Bachelor of Architecture degree, Master of Architecture degree and Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech.

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University President Dr. Charles Steger congratulates Tech head coach Beth Dunkenberger following the Hokies’ opening-round victory over Wake Forest in the 2006 ACC Tournament.

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Campus Landmarks

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Torgersen Hall, home to Virginia Tech’s Advanced Communications and Information Technology Center, provides a high-tech environment in which researchers, teachers and students can interact in innovative and effective ways. The building includes high-tech auditoriums, observational booths for watching and taping experimental teaching techniques, the CAVE – Tech’s sophisticated virtual reality environment for advanced research and learning, and an electronic reading room occupying the arch that spans Alumni Mall.

The Duck Pond provides a peaceful respite for students, faculty, staff and visitors – as well as for flocks of ducks and geese.

The pond was created in 1937. A smaller pond, just north of the Duck Pond, is known as the Ice Pond – so called because it was the source of ice for the campus until a refrigeration plant opened in 1898-99.

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Campus Landmarks

W o m e n s The focus of student campus activity and the hub of much of the performing and visual arts at the university, Squires Student Center contains theatres, the Perspective Art Gallery, the Black Cultural Center, pool tables, bowling lanes, restaurants, ballrooms and administrative offices for many student organizations. The original student center, built in 1937, has undergone several major renovations, but the facade of the original building is visible in the second-floor lobby area.

Col. William B. Preston established the Smithfield estate – named for his wife, Susanna Smith – in 1772 after an earlier settlement known as Draper’s Meadow was wiped out in an Indian massacre. The oldest part of the existing house was built in 1790. A state historic landmark, Smithfield is open for tours April through November.

Call (540) 951-2060 for details.

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Constructed in 1902, The Grove serves as the residence for Virginia Tech presidents and their families. Today, besides fulfilling its original function, it also is the guest residence for visiting dignitaries and serves as a reception facility.

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Athletics Department Directory Jamerson Athletics Center/Cassell Coliseum/Merryman Center/West Side Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA 24061 • All phone numbers are area code 540 Administration

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Jim Weaver.................Director of Athletics...................................................231-3977 Sharon McCloskey........Senior Associate Director of Athletics/

Senior Woman Administrator........................................231-8137 Tim East.....................Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs...........231-6600 Tom Gabbard...............Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Affairs...........231-6265 Chris Helms................Associate Director of Athletics for Olympic Sports...........231-3869 Jon Jaudon................Associate Director of Athletics for Administration...........231-5497 John Ballein...............Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations.........231-9988 Tim Parker..................Senior Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.......231-5497 Shauna Cobb...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.................231-8492 Mike Gentry................Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance....231-2984 Reyna Gilbert..............Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Life...............231-3956 Mike Goforth...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Training.........231-6410 Lisa Rudd...................Assistant Director of Athletics for Financial Affairs..........231-6553 Dave Smith.................Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications.........231-6726 Sandy Smith...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticketing Services........231-6731 Jeremy Wells...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing & Promotions...231-2515 Natalie Hart................Director of NCAA Initiatives & Diversity Management.......231-2264 Pam Linkous...............Human Resources Manager...........................................231-3142

Administrative Support

Marianne Baffi............Secretary, Olympic Sports (Baseball, Men’s Soccer,

Women’s Soccer, Softball, Wrestling).............................231-3671 Jean Ann Bailey .........Administrative Assistant, External Affairs.......................231-2371 Vickie Graham.............Receptionist..............................................................231-9984 Lisa Maddox................Secretary, Olympic Sports (Lacrosse, Swimming & Diving,

Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis).....................................231-9415 Penny Martin..............Administrative Assistant to SWA...................................231-8137 Theresa Repass............Sports Medicine Clerk Alva Slusher...............Secretary, Olympic Sports

(Cross Country/Track & Field, Volleyball)........................231-5037 Carmela Smith.............Administrative Assistant to the Athletics Director...........231-3977 Shelby Smith..............Internal Affairs (Golf).................................................231-6265 Sandy Weber...............Office Manager, Sports Medicine/Athletic Performance.....231-7741 Joyce Wynn................Administrative Assistant, Administration.......................231-5497

Athletic Fund.......................................................................... 231-6618

Lu Merritt...................Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics.......231-6618 John Moody................Senior Assistant to the Director of Development

for Intercollegiate Athletics.........................................231-6618 Diana Adkins...............Alumni Program Coordinator........................................231-8481 Brandy Barrow............Fiscal Technician........................................................231-0484 Terry Bolt...................Director of Development for Special Gifts

and the Athletic Annual Fund.......................................231-6618 Jane Broadwater..........Executive Secretary....................................................231-6618 Scott Davis.................Associate Director of Development................................231-1936 David Everett..............Director of Major Gifts for Intercollegiate Athletics..........231-6618 Sharon Linkous...........Accountant...............................................................231-5851 Dana Partin................Fiscal Assistant..........................................................231-5013 Brian Thornburg..........Associate Director of Development................................231-6618

Athletic Performance

Mike Gentry................Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance....231-2984 Terry Mitchell..............Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports....231-7386 Jarrett Ferguson..........Director of Strength & Conditioning for football..............231-8207 David Jackson.............Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.............................231-8207 Jamie Meyer...............Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.............................231-7386 Keith Short.................Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.............................231-8207 Amy Freel...................Director of Sports Nutrition.........................................231-9910 Gary Bennett..............Sport Psychologist.....................................................231-2556

Athletics Communications....................................................... 231-6726

Dave Smith.................Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications..........231-6726 Anne Panella..............Publications Director..................................................231-7684 Jimmy Robertson.........Editor, Inside Hokie Sports..........................................231-4134 Bill Dyer....................Associate Director (Men’s Basketball, Golf).....................231-8852 Torye Hurst.................Associate Director (Women’s Basketball, M&W Tennis)......231-8823 Bryan “BJ” Johnston....Associate Director (Football, Softball, Wrestling)............231-3387 Matt Kovatch..............Assistant Director, Inside Hokie Sports (Baseball)...........231-1894 Derrick Gelsomino........Intern (Men’s Soccer, M&W Swimming & Diving).............231-6892 Kevin Hunt.................Intern (M&W Cross Country, M&W Track & Field, Volleyball).. 231-1494 Ashley Wolf.................. Intern (Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Soccer)....................... 231-2228 Dave Knachel..............Photography Coordinator.............................................231-1838 Damian Salas..............Director, Internet Services/Webmaster...........................231-8816 Sarah Alston...............Web Designer............................................................231-6329 Allison Jarnagin..........Graphic Designer........................................................231-6756 Donna Smith...............Administrative Assistant.............................................231-6726

Baseball.................................................................................. 231-3671

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Pete Hughes...............Head Coach Dave Turgeon..............Associate Head Coach

Mike Gambino.............Assistant Coach Mike Kunigonis............Volunteer Assistant Coach

Basketball (Men’s).................................................................. 231-6725

Seth Greenberg...........Head Coach James Johnson...........Assistant Coach Ryan Odom.................Assistant Coach Stacey Palmore............Assistant Coach Adrian Autry...............Director of Men’s Basketball Operations.........................231-4412 Sharon Spradlin...........Administrative Assistant.............................................231-6725

Basketball (Women’s).............................................................. 231-4998

Beth Dunkenberger......Head Coach Stacy Cantley..............Assistant Coach Angela Crosby.............Assistant Coach Shellie Greenman.........Assistant Coach Jill Jameson...............Director of Women’s Basketball Operations.....................231-7629 Dianne Santolla...........Administrative Assistant.............................................231-4998

Boston Concessions

Doug Dodson............................................................................................231-3279

Business Office

Lisa Rudd...................Assistant Director of Athletics for Financial Affairs..........231-6553 Michelle Collins...........Business Manager.......................................................231-6590 Gary Steck..................Assistant Business Manager.........................................231-2196 Jean Vaughan.............Financial Services Specialist.........................................231-6728 Jeannie Lafon.............Accounting Specialist

COMPLIANCE

Tim Parker..................Senior Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.......231-5497 Shauna Cobb...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.................231-8492 Bert Locklin................Assistant Director of Compliance..................................231-2696 Heather Robertson.......Academic Eligibility Coordinator...................................231-0644

Equipment................................................................................ 231-9967

Lester Karlin...............Equipment Manager....................................................231-9967 Eric Cross...................Assistant Equipment Manager.......................................231-6203 Tommy Rapier.............Assistant Equipment Manager.......................................231-0995 Louis Koel..................Equipment/Laundry Coordinator...................................231-9967

Facilities, Game Operations and Grounds

Jason Bowers..............Sports Turf and Athletics Grounds Manager.....................231-2840 Eric Bremner...............Landscape/Horticulture Manager..................................231-2840 Jerry Cheynet..............Game Operations Coordinator.......................................231-6067 Denie Marie................Facilities Coordinator, Rector Field House......................231-2191 Andy McReynolds.........Assistant Sports Turf and Athletics Grounds Manager.......231-6067 Buford Meredith..........Facilities Crew...........................................................231-6067 Pete Pool...................Facilities Coordinator (Lane Stadium)............................231-6067 Emerson Pulliam..........Athletics Grounds Assistant.........................................231-6067 Kent Sheets................Facilities Manager (Cassell, Jamerson, Merryman)............231-2199 Jerry Stevens..............Director, Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center.......................231-5908 James Torgersen..........Renovations Projects Manager Ronnie Turpin.............Maintainance Supervisor.............................................231-6067 Casey Underwood........Director of Outside Facilities........................................231-6067 Cara Walters................Game Operations Manager...........................................231-9963

Football

Frank Beamer..............Head Coach...............................................................231-4132 Coaching Staff..........................................................................................231-6868 Billy Hite, Jim Cavanaugh, Bud Foster, Torrian Gray, Curt Newsome, Mike O’Cain, Kevin Sherman, Bryan Stinespring, Charley Wiles John Ballein...............Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations.........231-9991 Bruce Garnes..............Football Operations Assistant.......................................231-9991 Diana Clark.................Executive Secretary to Head Coach...............................231-4132 Lisa Marie..................Administrative Assistant.............................................231-6368 Kristie Verniel.............Administrative Assistant.............................................231-9991

Golf (Men’s)

Jay Hardwick..............Director of Golf Operations..........................................231-6435 Brian Sharp................Associate Head Coach.................................................231-6435

Housekeeping

Kelly Cahill.................Housekeeper (Lane Stadium)........................................231-6067 Avery Dolinger............Housekeeper ( Lane Stadium).......................................231-6067 Terry Doss..................Housekeeping Supervisor Sandra Duncan............Housekeeper (Lane Stadium)........................................231-6067 Chester Handy.............Housekeeper (Cassell/Jamerson/Merryman)....................231-2199 Clara Kinzie................Housekeeper (Lane Stadium)........................................231-6067 Delores Martin............Housekeeper (Cassell/Jamerson/Merryman)....................231-2199 Morgan Plymale...........Housekeeper (Lane Stadium)........................................231-6067 Eloise Songer..............Housekeeper (Cassell/Jamerson/Merryman)....................231-2199 Patricia Strang............Housekeeper (Cassell/Jamerson/Merryman)....................231-6067 Terease (Tree) Dove......Housekeeper (Cassell/Jamerson/Merryman)....................231-7798

Information Systems

Tommy Regan.............Director of Information Systems...................................231-7539 Chris Mayer.................Computer Technician..................................................231-9361

ISP Sports................................................................................ 961-7604

Rick Barakat...............Assistant VP and General Manager......................................ext. 1 Jeff Schumate.............Assistant General Manager................................................ext. 2 Kevin Klammer............Senior Account Executive.................................................ext. 3 Kyle Winchester...........Account Executive...........................................................ext. 4 Callie Rhodes..............Marketing Assistant.........................................................ext. 5 Bill Roth....................Director of Broadcast Operations.......................................ext. 6 Jerry Massey...............Play-by-Play Announcer..............................................287-7158

Athletics Administration

Sharon McCloskey

John Ballein

Lu Merritt

Tim East

Tom Gabbard

Shauna Cobb

Tim Parker

Mike Gentry

Lisa Rudd

Mike Burnop...............New River Office Supply..............................................552-6611

Lacrosse (Women’s)...... 231-2776 Katrina Silva...............Head Coach Megan Burker..............Assistant Coach Lynz Keys...................Assistant Coach

Marketing & Promotions

Jeremy Wells...............Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing & Promotions...231-2515 RaeLynn McAfee..........Director of Sports Marketing........................................231-3236 Matt Moeller...............Assistant Director......................................................231-8783 Alicia Longworth.........Marketing Assistant....................................................231-2038

Monogram Club

Russ Whitenack...........Director....................................................................231-9156

NCAA INITIATIVES

Natalie Hart................Director of NCAA Initiatives & Diversity Management.......231-2264

Soccer (Men’s)......................................................................... 231-7143 Oliver Weiss................Head Coach Mike Brizendine..........Assistant Coach Chase Harrison............Assistant Coach

Soccer (Women’s)..................................................................... 231-6423 Kelly Cagle........................Head Coach Charles Adair.....................Assistant Coach Matt Gwilliam....................Assistant Coach

Softball

Scot Thomas...............Head Coach...............................................................231-2720 Al Brauns...................Associate Head Coach.................................................231-1804 Tiffany McVay..............Assistant Coach.........................................................231-3063

Spirit (Cheer, Dance, HokieBird - Mascot)

Rickey Hill..................Spirit Coach..............................................................231-5744 Jeremy Wells...............HokieBird Information................................................231-2515

Sports Medicine/Athletic Training......................................... 231-7741

Chris Helms

Reyna Gilbert

Dave Smith

Jon Jaudon

W o m e n s

Mike Goforth

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Sandy Smith

Jeremy Wells

Peggy Weiss................Associate Director......................................................231-1934 Greg Beatty................Assistant Director......................................................231-1415 Mike Swanhart............Assistant Director......................................................231-0481 Sarah Armstrong..........Academic Coordinator.................................................231-9094 Melissa Webb..............Learning Specialist.....................................................231-0476 Molly Tye...................Academic Counselor....................................................231-9986 To be named...............Systems Administrator................................................231-9954 Terrie Repass..............Administrative Assistant.............................................231-6165

Swimming & Diving (Men’s & Women’s)

Ned Skinner................Head Coach...............................................................231-5086 Braden Holloway.........Associate Head Coach.................................................231-9970 Ron Piemonte.............Diving Coach.............................................................231-3301 Genny Borendame........Assistant Coach.........................................................231-4768

Tennis (Men’s)

Jim Thompson............Head Coach...............................................................231-4589 Jimmy Borendame.......Assistant Coach.........................................................231-4845

Tennis (Women’s)

Terry Ann Zawacki-Woods.....Head Coach.......................................................231-9971 Nick Mueller......................Assistant Coach..................................................231-6504

Ticket Office............................................................................ 231-6731 Sandy Smith...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticketing Services Stephen Medley...........Associate Ticket Manager Jack Chatham.............Assistant Ticket Manager Kathy Cox...................Assistant Ticket Manager Nancy Rodriquez..........Assistant Ticket Manager Bev Thomas................Ticket Office Assistant

Track & Field and Cross Country (Men’s & Women’s)............... 231-5037 Dave Cianelli...............Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Greg Jack...................Associate Head Men’s Track & Field Coach Ben Thomas................Cross Country and Distance Coach Stacey Vidt.................Assistant Cross Country/Distance Coach

Mike Goforth...............Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Training.........231-6410 Katie Baer..................Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-2711 Sean Collins................Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-6410 Keith Doolan..............Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-2187 Chad Hyatt.................Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-6938 Jimmy Lawrence..........Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-5690 TBA...........................Athletic Trainer..........................................................231-9691 Gunnar Brolinson.........Physician..................................................................231-5983

Videography............................................................................ 231-9990

Reyna Gilbert..............Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Life...............231-3956 Danny White...............Coordinator of Student Life ........................................231-1252

Wrestling

Student Services

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Colin Howlett..............Interim Director.........................................................231-2243 Katie Ammons.............Associate Director......................................................231-2245

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James C. Weaver, whose innovative ideas and work as a reformer have made him one of college athletics’ most popular administrators, is the director of athletics at Virginia Tech.

Weaver, 63, was appointed on Sept. 24, 1997 and has been a tireless leader on behalf of Tech athletics.

In his years on the job at Tech, Weaver has taken steps to place increased emphasis on projects benefiting student-athletes. Under his leadership, the athletics department entered into a comprehensive agreement with NIKE beginning in 2007-08 which provides uniforms, clothing and equipment for all Virginia Tech varsity teams over an eight-year period. He created a comprehensive awards program for letterwinners and has initiated and funded an annual awards banquet.

The Monogram Club was revitalized in 1998 and provides several benefits to former Hokie athletes, trainers and managers.

A top personal priority for Weaver is the continuing improvement of Tech’s facilities. Progress is evident in a number of new facilities which are now in use or currently under construction.

The remodeling of Lane Stadium’s west side was completed in time for Tech’s 2006 home opener. It involved the construction of additional new luxury suites, a new President’s area, four private club seating areas, a ticket office, athletic fund offices, a memorabilia area and a new student academic services area.

A $20 million basketball practice facility is underway. It will boast two practice gyms, a 3,000 square-foot basketball weight room, coaches’ offices, film rooms and locker rooms. Ground was broken this summer so the facility can be completed in time for the 2009 basketball season.

Weaver presided over Tech’s move into the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004-05, when Virginia Tech and Miami were officially introduced as the 10th and 11th members of the ACC, effective July 1, 2004.

Weaver recently renegotiated Tech’s multimedia rights contract with ISP Sports, creating an agreement which goes into effect in 2008-09 and extends for 10 years to provide enhanced revenue for the athletics department. In the Fall of 2000, Weaver arranged a joint venture with ISP to commit

$2 million to purchase new scoreboards, upgrade sound systems, install an L.E.D. video display screen at Lane Stadium (which was enlarged for the 2005 season) and place two wall-mount L.E.D. video screens in Cassell Coliseum.

Weaver came to Tech from Western Michigan University where he was director of athletics from January, 1996 until he came to Blacksburg. Prior to that, he was AD for three and a half years at UNLV, where he reconstructed a troubled athletic department.

Weaver brings a “Penn State mentality” to the position. He says that various schools’ interest in him as a reformer through the years can be traced to Penn State and its reputation for how it conducts business in intercollegiate athletics.

It was with the Nittany Lions’ football team that Weaver first made a name for himself in athletics. He was a center and linebacker on Penn State teams coached by the legendary Rip Engle and Joe Paterno.

A native of Harrisburg, Pa., Weaver was recruited to Penn State by Engle. He played three seasons under Engle and one under Paterno, who is still the coach of the Nittany Lions.

“I learned a lot from Joe Paterno,” Weaver says.

“One thing he said certainly has stuck with me.

‘You either get better or you get worse. You never stay the same.”

Weaver graduated from Penn State in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and rehabilitation education. He received a master’s in college counselor education, also from Penn State, in 1968.

Weaver started a coaching career as an assistant at Penn State for six seasons. During that time, the Lions played in five bowl games – the Cotton, Gator, Sugar and Orange (twice).

He later was the offensive coordinator at Iowa State and head coach for one season at Villanova in 1974. He also spent five years as an assistant professor at Clarion State and three years as director of franchise sales at Athletic Attic.

Prior to landing the athletic director’s job at UNLV, Weaver spent nine years at the University of Florida. He was a strong force at Florida in the field of compliance and concluded his time there as associate athletics director.

Weaver drew rave reviews at UNLV for his fund-raising expertise. He generated nearly $15 million in his time there and built a new athletic complex.

While at Western Michigan, Weaver announced the creation of a $7 million football center, stabilized fluctuating revenues and installed a CHAMPS Life Skills program.

Weaver and his wife Traci have four sons – Josh, Paul, Cole and Craig.

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The “Home of the Hokies,” Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, is one of the premier college football arenas in the country. With the completion of the west side expansion, one of the toughest places in the country for opposing teams to play has become one of the nicest venues for fans to experience a game.

Rector Field House (right) boasts one of the most impressive indoor tracks in the country. With six lanes, eight dash lanes and various other areas for jumping and throwing, the facility plays host to exciting meets for Virginia Tech’s indoor track and field team. The field house also serves as the indoor practice facility for football.

One of the benefits of the Virginia Tech athletics complex is its centrality – all the facilities are near one another while still being on campus. Situated just across the street from Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, the Tech Softball Park (left) is the home of the softball team, which was ACC champion the past two years and advanced to the Women’s College World Series in 2008.

Located just behind Rector Field House and adjacent to the Johnson-Miller Outdoor Track is English Field (right), home of the Hokies’ baseball team, which hosted the New York Yankees in an exhibition on March 18, 2008.

Cassell Coliseum (left) is one of the most recognizable athletic structures on campus. Not only is it the site of games for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, but it also holds matches for wrestling and volleyball.

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Casey Underwood Director of Outside Facilities

Jason Bowers, CSFM Sports Turf and Athletic Grounds Manager

Eric Bremner Landscape/Horticulture Manager

Denie Marie Facilities Manager Rector Field House

Kent Sheets Facilities Manager Cassell, Merryman and Jamerson

James Torgersen Renovation Projects Manager

Set in the middle of the athletics complex is the Sandra D. Thompson Field.

Following overflow crowds for NCAA Championship matches, the stadium received additional seating. The 2007 men’s team set a new standard by advancing to the College Cup for the first time.

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The Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center offers six indoor courts and six hard outdoor courts for the use of the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s tennis teams and features new scoreboards.

The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech, where the Hokies’ 2007 ACC champion golf team practices and plays, was voted the fourth-best course among the “Best New Remodels” by Golf Digest in 2006.

Jason Bowers, a sports turf and grounds manager who oversees Worsham Field and the football practice fields, and the rest of the grounds crew for the Tech athletics department earned a prestigious award recently, as Pioneer Athletics named the department – and thus, the crew – a winner of the 2007 Field of Excellence Award. Pioneer specializes in painting lines and logos on playing fields, and its Field of Excellence program honors outstanding athletic fields and the hard-working crews who maintain them.

Colleges, universities, high schools, and parks and recreation departments from all over the U.S. submitted photos, letters of recommendation and application forms describing their institution’s detailed athletics field maintenance programs. A judging process yielded 22 winners, and Worsham Field in Lane Stadium was one of those 22.

The Tech athletics department will receive a certificate of recognition and a Field of Excellence banner that can be displayed at Lane Stadium.

Meets for the Virginia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams take place in War Memorial Pool, located in War Memorial Gym. Plans for a new pool facility are in place, and the project is currently under construction.

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Virginia Tech men’s soccer team earned its first-ever NCAA College Cup berth with a 1-0 win at Connecticut.

H O K I E S Virginia Tech has a long and proud athletic tradition, but the Hokies have really seen their success and visibility grow immensely over the past few years. For the ever-growing legion of Tech fans, the most exciting part is that the future looks even brighter.

On July 1, 2004, Virginia Tech officially became a member of the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference – a move that has already helped the Hokie athletics program grow even stronger.

Tech competes at the Division I level of the NCAA and with a total of 21 varsity sports, 11 for men and 10 for women, Virginia Tech provides generous opportunities for athletes (and fans) to get in the Hokie huddle.

The success – and bright outlook – of Beth Dunkenberger’s women’s basketball program is only part of the story.

Tech’s nationally known football team has had unprecedented success over Angela Tincher captured the 2008 National Player of the Year in softball for the Hokies, leading them to Women’s College World Series last season.

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the past decade. The Hokies have played in 15 consecutive bowl games. Last season, the Hokies won 11 games and played in the Orange Bowl in Miami.

The Tech football team captured the ACC Championshi for a second time after taking the title in 2004, its inaugural season in the league. The Hokies also won BIG EAST Championships in 1995, 1996 and 1999 and played for the National Championship in the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl.

In 2005, Spyridon Jullien won NCAA titles in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer throw, bringing the school its first-ever NCAA Championships in any sport. During Jullien’s senior year, he again won the weight throw during the indoor season and captured the hammer throw title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

The women’s basketball team has advanced to the postseason 12 times in the past 15 years. The men’s basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT last year and finished with a 21-14 record including a sweep of Virginia. Also, the women’s track team captured the ACC Outdoor Championship for the second consecutive year and sprinter Queen Harrison participated in the 2008 Olympic Games.

In the fall of 2007, the men’s soccer program had its most successfull season ever advancing to the NCAA College Cup. The softball squad has enjoyed tremendous success recently winning both the 2007 ACC regular season and tournament titles. The team also won the 2008 ACC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The team advanced to their first-ever appearance at the 2008 Softball World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. Duriing the 2008 season, the softball team gained world-wide recognition by handing the U.S. Olympic team its only loss during a pre-Olymic tour.

The women’s soccer team reached the postseason for the first time in its history during 2004 and earned the ACC sportsmanship award in 2005.

In 2001, the Hokie golf team won a nation’s-best six tournaments, including the BIG EAST Golf Championship and went on to record an eighth-place finish at the 2001 NCAA Golf Championship. In 2007, the Hokies tied for the ACC tournament title and last year advanced to the NCAA tournament once again.

Tech’s baseball team and men’s tennis teams have also participated in NCAA postseason competition in recent years, as have individuals from wrestling, tennis, swimming, golf, cross country and track & field.

Prior to joining the ACC, Virginia Tech was a charter member of the BIG EAST Football Conference since 1991 and a member of the BIG EAST in all other sports except wrestling from 2001 to 2004.

Fans storm the court at Cassell Coliseum after the men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina in 2007.

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Coach Beamer and the Hokies show off their 2007 ACC Championship trophy.

Queen Harrison participated for the United States of America at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

The men’s tennis team reached the NCAA regional in 2008.

Drew Weaver won the 2007 British Amateur and led the Hokies to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Women’s track and field won back-to-back indoor and outdoor ACC Championships in 2007 and 2008.

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College Town, U.S.A. – A Great Place to Spend Four Years ... or a Lifetime!

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One of America’s best college towns, Blacksburg is a perfect setting for a great university like Virginia Tech.

Located in Southwest Virginia on a plateau between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains, Blacksburg combines the laid-back lifestyle of a small town with the amenities one would expect to find around a major center of higher education. Together, the town and university have worked hard to create a progressive community that ranks among the nation’s elite living environments.

Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg gained national and international attention by creating the world’s first “electronic village.” Businesses and industries have been drawn by the potential of the quaint town.

Established in 1798 by John and William Black, the town is surrounded by scenic mountain views that accentuate the area. Since its founding, Blacksburg has grown to become the largest town in Virginia.

The nearly 42,000 residents (including students) enjoy a close proximity to a variety of recreation areas such as the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Claytor Lake and the New River. The region features a moderate climate and four distinct seasons.

Blacksburg’s location (adjacent to major interstate highways) provides convenient access to most points in the southern and eastern parts of the country.

More information on Blacksburg can be found on the web site of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, www.bev. net or the town’s web site, www.blacksburg.va.us.

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Providing the Tools Needed for Success in the Classroom Virginia Tech’s women’s basketball program has not only taken its performance to a new level on the court, but in the classroom as well. The athletics department realizes that the academic progress of each student-athlete is a valued and vital part of developing successful individuals and teams. Student-athletes at Tech continue to excel off the field each year with the help of StudentAthlete Academic Support Services (SAASS).

Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has risen significantly in recent years and was a school-best 76 percent for 2007. This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Tech’s student-athlete graduation rate has been 70 percent or better.

The women’s basketball program has been an integral part of the athletics department’s academic success.

In addition to posting impressive graduation figures, current Tech student-athletes are also performing well in the classroom as well. For the 2007 calendar year, 501 3.0 GPA’s were earned by student-athletes, student trainers, student managers, cheerleaders and HighTechs. These student-athletes and students from support areas were recognized at the Athletic Director’s Honors Breakfast last spring.

Student-athletes are the most visible student component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students and alumni. Their athletic abilities and achievements are the primary focus

for national media attention, and athletic events bring back not only faithful alumni, but present a welcome mat for potential new students.

Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training not required of all students. Due to their time commitment and high visibility, it is the school’s obligation and in Tech’s best interest to supply these students with services to help them maximize their academic potential.

Tech’s SAASS office is committed to providing fundamental and supplemental programming, consistent with university and NCAA policy, to enhancing each student-athlete’s educational experience.

Stakeholders of the office’s mission include student-athletes and their families, the university community, coaches and athletics administrators.

SAASS seeks to develop relationships with its stakeholders, founded on trust and respect, and provides the following services to accommodate their needs: • University and NCAA information • Orientation • Academic assessment • Development of an effective student life program • Appropriate referrals • Monitored study environments • Tutorial programs • State-of-the-art technological learning assistance • Student-athlete academic performance evaluations

The Tech community expects each studentathlete to achieve their maximum academic and athletic potential. With proper assistance, facilities and encouragement, their potential can become reality.

SAASS provides programming for studentathletes from their freshman year through graduation, including a comprehensive orientation to Tech, study hall, mentoring, tutoring, academic monitoring, academic recognition and eligibility education. Additionally, student-athletes are referred to and encouraged to take advantage of other campus agencies charged with helping students in their academic pursuits.

In the 2006-07 academic year, the SAASS office moved to the West Side of Lane Stadium, where student-athletes have access to state-of-the-art technology, quiet study facilities, individualized tutorial rooms and direct access to the SAASS staff.

This complex is the focal point for the Athletics Department, both aesthetically and pragmatically, providing a centralized place for student-athlete services.

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• More than 18,000 square feet of functional space • 10 staff offices • 18 private tutor rooms • State-of-the-art classroom • 36-station computer lab • Three reading/study rooms • Conference room • Reference library

The new West Side Expansion of Lane Stadium houses the Student Athlete Academic Support Services offices.

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Student Athlete Academic Support Services Assistant Director Katie Ammons works with Andrea Borbour in her office located in Lane Stadium.

These spaces provide a variety of study environments conducive to the student-athletes’ success and are available between classes, after practice or in the evenings, with flexible hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete’s limited time.

Colin Howlett begins his 12th year with Tech and currently serves as the interim director in the SAASS office. Howlett oversees the advisement of football student-athletes with regard to satisfactory progress, eligibility and degree completion as set forth by the NCAA, ACC and Tech in addition to assisting the director in all facets of the program.

Howlett also helps coordinate support services for the football program, including tutorial support, mentoring, organized study table and major and career counseling. In addition to these responsibilities, Howlett assists in the recruitment, academic evaluation and admissions of prospective student-athletes.

Howlett came to Tech from the University of Maine, where he served for a year and a half as an academic advisor for the athletics department.

Some of his other experience includes academic advisement for student-athletes at Austin Peay State University and the University of Southern Mississippi.

Howlett earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration at Susquehanna University and received his master’s in athletic

administration from Southern Miss. A native of Allentown, Pa., he and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Natalie and Erika.

Assistant director Sarah Armstrong begins her fourth year as a full-time member of the SAASS staff. Armstrong works alongside Howlett and is responsible for providing academic programming for the freshman football students. Armstrong is also in charge of coordinating SAASS’s tutorial program. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Tech and previously served as an intern in the SAASS office.

Katie Ammons, a former standout Hokie student-athlete, serves as an associate director and is in her 10th year in the SAASS office.

Ammons works with the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs while also in charge of the operation of the computer labs and other computing resources available for student-athletes.

Associate Director Dr. Peggy Weiss and Melissa Webb serve as the learning specialists for the SAASS unit and have developed the Learning Assistance Program to help support student athletes and teach them more effective ways to study and perform well academically. Weiss and Webb collaborate with the office of Services for Students with Disabilities and all of the SAASS academic coordinators.

Greg Beatty is in his first year as an assistant director and comes to Virginia Tech from NC State. He earned his undergraduate degree from

North Carolina and masters from the University of Texas. Beatty works with baseball, women’s soccer, lacrosse and golf and also oversees the mentoring program.

Michael Swanhart also recently joined the staff as assistant director after working at Florida Atlantic. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rowan University and his masters from Berry University. Swanhard works with men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s soccer and softball.

Academic counselor Molly Tye works with the men’s and women’s cross country and track teams and assists with the tutorial program. Tye was an intern with SAASS during the 07-08 academic year and joined the office as a full-time employee in August of 2008. Tye holds an undergraduate degree from Kansas and a masters from Howard.

A systems administrator is also part of the SAASS program and helps student-athletes by having the necessessary expertise to maintain and secure the Windows computer lab and linux servers, develop web-based applications to enhance SAASS programming, and apply webbased applications using open source products to enhance education.

Terrie Repass begins her 34th year of service at Tech as the office secretary and “first contact” person for SAASS. Repass is responsible for organizing special events and meetings for the office, while preparing all accounting, purchasing and travel transactions for the office.

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Support Services Student-athletes posting at least a 3.0 GPA are recognized at the annual Athletic Director’s Honors Breakfast.

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Academic Support Services Mission and Programs The Virginia Tech Student Athlete Academic Support Services office is committed to providing fundamental and supplemental programming, consistent with University and NCAA policy, aimed at enhancing each student-athlete’s educational experience. Following is a summary of the programs SAASS offers: Athletic Transitions

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All Freshman Student-Athletes A required course designed to ease the transition from high school to college.

All Student-Athletes The HEAT (Hokies Engaged in Advanced Technology) Lab is a computerintegrated learning environment conveniently located in the SAASS facility.

Orientation All Freshman and Transfer Student-Athletes Team and individual orientation sessions are scheduled.

Tutoring All Student-Athletes Individual and group tutoring appointments are available on-site.

Advising-Counseling All Student-Athletes SAASS works closely with each student’s academic advisor within the college of their major.

Academic Progress All Freshman and Transfer Student-Athletes Academic progress reports are sent from the student-athlete’s professors to his or her athletic academic advisors twice each semester.

Academic Recognition Qualified Student-Athletes Student athletes with a GPA of 3.0 and above are recognized at the end of each semester as member’s of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Those with a 3.0 for the academic year are placed on the ACC Honor Roll.

Study Hall All Freshman Student-Athletes and Upperclassmen with a GPA Below the Team Requirement Study Hall is mandatory for all freshman, transfer and currently enrolled students with an overall GPA below 2.30.

Academic and Athletic Eligibility All Student-Athletes Academic records are monitored to ensure that all student athletes are making progress towards their degree.

Graduation at Lane Stadium is the ultimate academic goal of student-athletes at Virginia Tech.

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Head coach Beth Dunkenberger with 2007 women’s basketball graduates (l to r) Megan Finnerty, Rayna DuBose, Nare Diawara, Briteny Anderson and Kirby Copeland.

Computer Services Department Another example of Tech’s commitment to providing its student-athletes with the best academic resources possible is the presence of the Computer Services department, under the direction of Tommy Regan and Chris Mayer.

All Tech students are required to own computers, so the Tech athletics department helps its scholarship athletes fulfill that requirement by providing them with state-of-the-art laptops equipped with the most recent software.

In addition to procuring laptops for the athletes, the office also addresses hardware and software needs for the studentathletes and the entire Tech athletics staff.

Regan (right) and Mayer (left) are both graduates of Tech.

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Assisting in the Development of the Total Person

Led by the Virginia Tech Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Hokie student-athletes volunteered countless hours in the local community last year. In addition, over 400 Virginia Tech student-athletes earned a 3.00 grade point average during one or both semesters in 2007. The accomplishments are even more amazing in the context of the 20072008 athletic seasons being some of the most successful in Virginia Tech history.

The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life is under the direction of Reyna Gilbert, the Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Life, who came to Tech from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.. Assisting Gilbert is Coordinator of Student Life Danny White. The programs and services implemented by the Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life are inspired by the NCAA/CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) Life Skills Program. The program has been previously honored for its commitment to serving the good of the student-athletes by the Division I-A Athletic Director’s Association as a Program of Excellence.

Student Athlete Advisory Committee

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience.

The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses. Two members of each sport team serve on SAAC each academic year. The leadership team during 2007-2008 was Bryan Collier (Men’s Soccer) – President, Beth Walker (Softball) – Vice President, and Heather Hallberg (Women’s Soccer) – Secretary. Highlights of the 2007-2008 SAAC include the second annual toy drive competition among sports teams for the Montgomery County Christmas store, which collected over 1,400 toys, a canned food drive competition collecting over 2,000 food items for the local food banks and participating in Virginia Tech’s Relay for Life. For the first time in school history, SAAC sponsored two members of Homecoming Court – Bryan Collier (men’s soccer) and Jessica Botzum (women’s swimming and diving).

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Virginia Tech student-athletes welcomed Bryon Hurt to campus in October, a former college quarterback turned activist. Hurt examined issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today’s hip-hop culture. As in past years, the Virginia Tech football team invited numerous speakers to present a variety of topics during the fall two-a-day practices and meetings.

Topics covered in these presentations included: appropriate campus and community conduct, media relations, sport psychology, drug and alcohol education, sports agent relations, and healthy relationships.

Career Development

Virginia Tech student-athletes are savoring their collegiate athletic experiences with the understanding that upon graduation, they will need to secure a job. The Student Life Office worked with Becca Scott , the Career Coordinator for Student Athletes within the Career Services Center, to create programs which increase the student-athletes awareness of how transferable skills learned through athletics (resiliency, time management, teamwork and competitiveness) could be beneficial in their academic field upon graduation.

Student-athletes had the opportunity to participate in an Etiquette Dinner held in January where over 80 student-athletes and coaches were in attendance. In the fall, the office also hosted its second annual Mock Interview Night with representatives from Wolseley North America, Northwestern Mutual Finance and the Virginia Tech graduate program. In addition to the mock interview night, student-athletes are offered workshops on topics such as resumé design, interview attire and job search information.

Student-athletes are encouraged to participate in on-campus interviewing and eRecruiting along with securing internships and co-ops during their college careers.

Academic Excellence

The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life is responsible for nominating studentathletes for academic honors and awards. Athletes are nominated for on-campus, Atlantic Coast Conference and national awards. Student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA are rewarded each semester by being honored on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. The

2007 calendar year listed 432 student-athletes with this honor. Thirty-nine Hokie football players were named to the 2007 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Paul LaPenna (men’s cross country) and Claire Dickey (women’s swimming and diving) received the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics.

The award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who demonstrate leadership, outstanding academic excellence and community involvement. The recipients of the award receive a $5,000 scholarship donated by Dr. Bill and Peggy Skelton.

Brittany Cook was named to the 2008 Virginia Tech All-Academic Team for attaining the highest GPA last year on the women’s basketball team.

Cook, along with Laura Haskins and Amber Hall, were named to the 2008 All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball Team.

Community Outreach

Virginia Tech student-athletes are more involved than ever in the local community. Having volunteered many hours in the schools, community groups and hospitals, the student-athletes are setting a high precedent for all involved with the program.

Last year the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team hosted a basketball clinic for the Upward Basketball Program on December 30th, at Cassell Coliseum. Upward is a sports ministry designed for boys and girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. There were about 100 local children from Christiansburg and Blacksburg area who participated in the clinic.

Under the “Hokies with Heart” umbrella, each sports team has a community partner with which it volunteers time and hosts at a home Game to honor the partnership program. Each athletic team at Virginia Tech is encouraged to select one local charity or group on which to focus its philanthropic efforts throughout the year. The women’s basketball team partners with Shawsville Elementary School.

The women’s basketball team is active in the community, serving as volunteers at the New River Valley Food Bank.

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The women’s basketball team held a clinic at Shawsville Elementary School.

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There’s much more to athletic performance than weight training. Always striving to stay on the cutting edge, Virginia Tech has combined strength and conditioning with nutrition and sport psychology to benefit its student-athletes. At Tech, these areas are part of the student-athletes’ preparation – not just for game day, but also for life after college. Virginia Tech tries to provide the best services, facilities and support staff for all of its student-athletes, to make them better athletes and better people.

Strength & Conditioning One of the most important aspects of a successful college women’s basketball program is its strength and conditioning program. Before the lights ever come on, before the players run out of the tunnel and through the smoke for the first game and before the first basket is ever scored for a season, the Hokies work on getting themselves physically prepared for the rigors of the season.

Thanks to Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance Mike Gentry and Jamie Meyer, strength and conditioning coordinator for Olympic sports, the Virginia Tech strength and conditioning program is among the best in the nation, helping to make the women’s basketball program one of the best as well.

One of the main support centers of Tech women’s basketball is the strength and conditioning program. The results of hard work by the staff and the student-athletes have paid huge dividends for the program.

The team trains in the 17,000-square foot training center on the first level of the Merryman Athletic Center. The weight room facility features freeweight equipment, a full line of Hammer strength equipment, 12 platforms and a 6,000-square foot state-of-the-art speed and agility room.

Tech also has the use of a 10-by-40-yard sand pit located outdoors and adjacent to the weight room. This pit is used for resistive running drills to improve speed. The Hokies also have the practice fields for use in running drills.

Virginia Tech student-athletes also have access to the Jim “Bulldog” Haren Weight Room. Located in Jamerson Athletic Center, the 5,000-square foot weight room was officially dedicated in September 1985 to Haren, a former Hokie football player and

long-time supporter of the Virginia Tech Athletics Department. With the two facilities, the Hokies have more than 22,000-square feet of strength and conditioning training space.

As part of their off-season conditioning program, this summer the women’s basketball team took a trip to the Cascades, a waterfall located about 20 miles from the Tech campus. This was the first hiking experience for seven members of the team and the first trip to the Cascades for but one member of the squad. The conditioning hike proved not only to be a physical exercise, but also a way for the team to grow closer.

At the end of each summer, the team completes the annual stadium challenge. In previous years, the team has started at the far left side of the Lane Stadium East Stands and run from the bottom to the top, jogging from section to section until they made there way across the entire side. This year, the team went all the way up and down each flight ten times from the very bottom to the top. This climb included 200 steps so it is estimated the team covered about 4000 steps during the challenge.

The Women’s Strength Challenge, established to push athletes to even higher levels, debuted in 2007. The competition includes all women’s sports. The challenge is comprised of six events featuring each athlete’s strength, agility and overall fitness. Women’s basketball player Utahya Drye won the stadium climb in 2007 by running up the Lane Stadium East Side, a total of 111 rows, in 36 seconds. Britney Anderson, a senior on last year’s team, was named a strength and conditioning AllAmerican by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Meyer, who primarily works with the women’s

basketball team, is a graduate of Virginia Tech and received her B.S. in human development in 2003.

She finished her master’s degeree in sports sciences at Ohio University in 2004. Meyer also holds a CSCS certification and is a USA weightlifting coach.

Graduate assistant Megan Evans, a former Virginia Tech softball player, has been with the strength and conditioning program for the past four seasons and will assist Meyer in the weight room this season along with Sam Brown, a former Virginia Military Institute football player.

Jamie Meyer (left), the primary strength coach for women’s basketball, briefs the Hokies on the day’s workout in the agility room.

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The Hokies take part in a great variety of strength and conditioning exercises and competitions to work toward their goals and keep their workouts interesting and productive.

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Sport Psychology The sport psychology department also offers an injury group to afford injured athletes the opportunity to meet with other injured athletes and talk about their recovery process.

Injured athletes may also meet individually with the sport psychologists. On average, the psychologists conduct 20 individual sessions per week and meet weekly with teams as the need arises.

One of the sport psychology resources is the Dynavision 2000, a unique conditioning and training program designed to increase focus and concentration, improve coordination and visuomotor reactions and increase peripheral awareness. Virginia Tech is privileged to be one of only a handful of schools with this cuttingedge technology.

The response to the sport psychology program has been positive. The student-athletes are very receptive to the services offered by the doctors. The sport psychology office reaches out to athletes who may not have considered going to the counseling service that is offered to all students at Virginia Tech.

“It is a great resource for our coaches and our athletes,” Gentry said. “We’ve improved a lot in areas of strength and conditioning, nutrition and in sport psychology. It’s all about becoming a well-rounded athletic program and helping student-athletes. We want to give them all the resources we can, to put them in a position to be successful.”

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Dr. Gary Bennett coordinates the sport psychology department

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Virginia Tech offers another important service to all of its student-athletes – sport psychology. Dr. Gary Bennett coordinates the sport psychology department, which offers psychological and performance enhancement services for student-athletes. Bennett also works closely with the Cook Counseling Center.

Bennett meets with student-athletes on an individual basis for personal counseling and to discuss the mental aspects of the game. He also works on team building, communication and performance enhancement.

Mike Gentry, assistant AD for athletic performance, said, “I’ve always felt that (sport psychology) was an important element. We want to be a holistic model of an athletics department and we wanted to and needed to include sport psychology in that model.”

“We try to address all the various factors that affect student-athletes’ performance on and off the field,” Bennett said. “We believe we can help athletes perform better by addressing those concerns.”

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Sports Nutrition Educating Student-Athletes About the Best Food Choices Eating healthy and choosing nutritious diets are important aspects of a Virginia Tech student-athlete’s life and that’s why in July 2002, the athletics department implemented the sports nutrition program.

Amy Freel serves as the director.

Freel works individually with studentathletes to provide them with information they need on their diet. She provides individual players with diet counseling on issues such as gaining lean muscle mass, losing body fat and eating choices to improve performance.

She also designs preseason menus, snacks and training table menus for the football team.

“It is extremely beneficial for our studentathletes to have nutrition education and counseling available to them in order for them to remain successful in their sports

and outside of athletics,” Freel said. “The individualized nutrition education allows the athletes and me to get very specific on their nutritional, personal and sport-specific goals.”

Also in July 2002, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department purchased the BodPod body composition system. Tech is one of a handful of college athletic departments using this type of technology. The BodPod is found in many professional training facilities, such as the NFL and Major League Baseball.

It accurately measures body composition (percent of body fat, lean muscle mass and fat mass) through air displacement within five minutes. Research has shown that an increase in lean muscle mass will increase athletic performance. The Sports Nutrition Program has helped countless Tech athletes maximize their athletic performance.

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Amy Freel uses the BodPod (above) to measure body composition and talks with Amber Hall and Lakeisha Logan about making good food choices.

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The Sports Medicine Department at Virginia Tech is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas utilizing state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of all Hokie student-athletes.

Under the leadership of Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Training Mike Goforth, the department is constantly improving and developing new strategies to provide the most current and comprehensive care.

Their team of certified athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech athletes. The staff continually looks for ways to enhance the services provided for their athletes as evidenced by their participation in local and national projects pertaining to related topics such as concussion management, prevention of antibiotic resistant types of staph infection (MRSA), high ankle sprains and collegiate health care management strategies.

Tech is entering its eighth full year in the 4,300-square-foot Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room, which consolidated the training rooms that existed in the Merryman Center and Cassell Coliseum. The facility gives the training staff a centralized area to care for the needs of all Virginia Tech student-athletes. There is top-of-the-line equipment and a unique style of architecture, developed by Glenn Reynolds, AIA and Larry Perry

as the consulting engineer.

The Ferrell Training Room nearly doubled the size of the former Merryman Center facility. Tech now has more than 10,000 square feet dedicated to sports medicine, placing in the top five percent nationally. The $10 million Merryman Center includes 2,400 square feet of medical space and a physician’s suite. The suite is equipped with a new state-of-the-art X-ray system, a fluoroscopy unit and a minor procedure room. The training room also has offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities.

In addition, a training room has been constructed in Rector Field House to serve the football team when it practices indoors, and the Gordon Family Mobile Sports Medicine Unit is a new portable training room that can be transported to various venues.

“As a staff, we are very pleased with our facilities and the opportunity for all of us to come together for the benefit of our athletes,” Goforth said.

Research is also considered to be instrumental to the sports medicine department. The department has participated in several projects with the engineering department and school of education, respectively.

“Our goal with this program is to formally provide our athletes with the most effective and efficient health care delivery system possible,”

Amy Miller works on Lakeisha Logan in the Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room.

Goforth said. “Our research will serve as a framework for universities across the country to provide high-level health care services for their athletes and at the same time, create collaboration between academic research and athletics.”

In conjunction with the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and other research departments at Tech, the Sports Medicine Department has initiated several research projects focusing on head injuries, ankle injuries and the treatment of lower back conditions. The head injury study, titled B.I.E.R.S.T (Brain Injury Evaluation in Real Time Sports Trauma), is an exciting study that evaluates the forces generated in helmets during real-time events in football. The project is headed by Dr. Gunnar Brolinson and Dr. Stephan Duma, from mechanical engineering and has steadily gained the attention of both the medical and engineering communities.

After the sports medicine staff diagnoses and treats an ill or injured athlete, the staff starts collaborating with the strength and conditioning staff to provide the best injury prevention and performance enhancing programs possible. The training, medical and strength and conditioning staffs each have a role in bringing the athlete back quickly and ready to play. After an injury, an athlete will go through rehabilitation and physical therapy, then move to weight training as they become able.

The strength and conditioning staff uses specific programs for each injury. Prior to returning to full participation, the athlete will be required to

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Women’s basketball team physician, Dr. Sarah McGinley performs a spinal manipulation on Lindsay Biggs.

complete a series of drills and progressions that are specific to the athlete’s position to insure a greatly reduced risk of re-injury.

The range of benefits that athletes have access to includes custom orthotics, custom mouth guards, specialized DonJoy prophylactic bracing and many other options to help prevent or protect them from injuries.

The sports medicine staff also takes great pride in treating the athletes year-round. Special attention is paid to off-season activity. During this time, the staff will analyze past injury data from each participant and construct a preventative program that is followed over a nine-week period between the end of the season and the beginning of spring practice. This same procedure is followed during the summer.

“If our strength and conditioning is so important, and it is, then we owe it to our athletes to provide them with the necessary resources to keep them actively participating,” Goforth said.

“We basically adopt the attitude that in the fall, our mission is to keep them participating on the field and during the other times of the year, it is our job to keep them participating in our strength and conditioning program.”

Their programs consist of strengthening, stretching and – most importantly – movement pattern analysis, while training to help prevent the re-occurrence of injuries.

“We value the off-season greatly within our department,” Goforth said. “We have adopted the same mindset as our strength and conditioning staff. We look at our off-season time as an opportunity to get our athletes better as opposed to time off for our staff.”

Most of the off-season activity is based on programs designed to detect movement patterns that might lead to injury or could be causing a drop in performance.

“The beauty of this program is that it is a multidisciplinary tool designed to show the athletes

where their deficiencies lie,” Goforth said.

A vital part of student-athlete medical services is access to the Montgomery Regional Hospital’s SWVA Center for Orthopaedics and Schiffert Student Health Center. Both facilities are staffed with qualified physicians and feature a wide variety of technologies designed to increase the level of care available to athletes.

If physical therapy is needed, student-athletes can be seen by physical therapist Mark Piechoski in the Ferrell Training Room. Piechoski, a certified athletic trainer, physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist, plays a large role in the overall program developed to return an injured athlete back to 100 percent. In addition, staff sport psychologist Dr. Gary Bennett is available to all student-athletes for personal and performance issues. Team chiropractors, Dr. Greg Tilley and Dr. Dale Reynolds, provide Tech athletes with specialized treatment for spine-related conditions and play a huge role in performance enhancement through various chiropractic techniques.

“As certified athletic trainers, for us to have

the resources of folks like Mark Piechoski, Greg Tilley and Gary Bennett is a tremendous asset,” Goforth said. “The knowledge and skill that they bring is invaluable.

“Our goal is to provide the same high level of health care that professional and Olympic athletes receive,” Goforth continued. “Our usage of specialist care is modeled after the NFL system and incorporates components of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.”

Team orthopaedic surgeons Dr. Marc Siegel, Dr. Jim LeBolt and Dr. Demian Yakel bring a wealth of experience and skill to assist when athletes need orthopaedic consultation for certain types of sports-related injuries.

Over the past 10 years, Tech has developed the reputation for producing top-level certified athletic trainers. Graduates are now employed in positions across the country at various levels of the profession. This year, the staff will consist of four graduate assistant athletic trainers: Drew Grissom, Colby Harris, John Schifflett, Erin Cash and Kathy Hickman.

Dr. Marc Siegel looks over an X-ray in the Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room.

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hokiesports.com

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Virginia Tech sports fans have the luxury of getting up-to-date information on their favorite Tech sports or athletes on a daily basis regardless of location. Hokiesports.com is every Tech fan’s source for fast, accurate and official coverage of all Hokie sports teams and events.

Hokiesports.com is the lead site of six official Tech athletics auxiliary sites, including hokiephotos.com, hokieTV.com, hokietickets.com and hokieshop.com.

There is also a direct link to the on-line version of Inside Hokie Sports, Tech’s in-house publication (formerly titled Hokiesports the Newspaper) in its new monthly magazine format.

Hokiephotos.com allows fans to purchase select athletics department photos of some of the most memorable athletes and moments in Virginia Tech history.

HokieTV.com provides streaming video clips that are exclusive to the site, along with one-of-a-kind coach and player interviews as

well as video coverage of events. HokieTV. com broadcasts the weekly Hokie Hotline radio show, football media conferences and postgame interviews in the live streaming format for the 2008 season.

Hokietickets.com contains links and updates about tickets for Hokie athletics events including seating charts of Lane Stadium and Cassell Coliseum.

On the main site, one can find an array of information on Tech athletics. Through the efforts of the athletics communications staff, pregame releases, game stories and individual features, as well as up-to-date statistics and results for all 21 athletic teams are posted, providing the fastest, most complete source for Hokie news on the web.

In 2008, a notebook was added to provide readers with behind the scenes news and notes. Other offerings include individual home pages for each Tech sport, featuring breaking news and archived releases along with media guides containing

player and coaching staff profiles, schedules, records, historical information and other pertinent facts for every sport.

Also, accessible on every sport’s home page are rosters with links to player bios, schedules and results, as well as conference standings. With fast “live stats,” fans can view home football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and wrestling stats as they happen via the web.

The in-house site was first launched on July 1, 1996. This past year, hokiesports.com averaged more than 29 million page views and over 760,000 visitors per month. In a recent survey of BCS school official websites, hokiesports.com ranked seventh in total traffic and first within the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The site is managed and designed by director and webmaster Damian Salas. Salas is assisted by web designer Sarah Alston.

(above) Damian Salas, webmaster for hokiesports.com, runs a live webcast of a press conference. (left) Sarah Alston assists in keeping hokiesports.com updated with all the latest Virginia Tech sports information.

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Inside Hokie Sports

Athletics Department Publication Transformed with Summer Makeover For more than 20 years, the Virginia Tech athletics department has provided information on the Hokies’ 21 varsity sports through its in-house publication. It was called the Hokie Huddler at first and then later renamed Hokiesports.com the Newspaper before eventually settling to Hokiesports the Newspaper. Fans received 33 issues a year, all complete with features and the latest news concerning Tech athletics.

Starting this fall though, major changes are occurring to the status and future of the publication.

Beginning with the football preview, this publication will no longer be a weekly newspaper and in fact, it will no longer be a newspaper at all.

And its replacement will feature a new name. This past spring, the Tech athletics department decided to change the format of the publication from a weekly newspaper to a monthly magazine entitled Inside Hokie Sports, one that will be printed 11 times a year, with a month off in the summer. It will be a full-color publication, featuring glossy paper and filled with nearly 50 pages worth of content.

The plan for Inside Hokie Sports is to become more feature-oriented and get away from so much event coverage. The staff plans on writing more features on student-athletes, coaches and administrators, and extending its coverage of Olympic sports. There also will be features on former student-athletes, both those playing in the professional ranks and those succeeding in the workforce. And the staff plans on doing extensive sports previews before those sports seasons begin, including comprehensive schedules and results in every single issue.

Some things from the old newspaper will remain, including columns, game recaps and Hokie Nation, the Hokie Club’s monthly news piece.

“A lot of schools are going in this direction, including Virginia, N.C. State and Georgia Tech,” said Jimmy Robertson, the editor of Tech’s departmental publication for the past 12 years.

“We created a mock magazine last winter and did some test marketing and the response was overwhelmingly positive.

“Basically, the media coverage of Tech athletics is so intense, and with the advent of the Internet and blogs, we don’t feel like we’re able to provide anything new in the form of breaking news.

So we decided to change and become featureoriented, and we want to explore stories within Tech athletics that the traditional media tend to ignore. We’re excited about the changes and the possibilities that exist.”

Those exploring the possibilities include Robertson, a 1994 graduate of Roanoke College who has won six national awards since starting as the editor in 1996. He’ll be aided by the fine talents of Matt Kovatch, who graduated from Penn State University with a public relations degree in 2005 and will be in his second year with the publication, along with Allison Jarnagin, the publication’s layout designer and a 2007 Virginia Tech graduate, with a degree in art.

David Knachel serves as the staff photographer, his role for more than 20 years, and Bill Roth, the Voice of the Hokies, will once again provide his monthly column.

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Jimmy Robertson, Allison Jarnagin, and Matt Kovatch work together putting out monthly issues of Inside Hokie Sports.

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Athletic Fundraising

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Virginia Tech’s fourth season in the ACC was successful, both in competition and fundraising results. Donors continue to support the Athletics program with their gifts to the annual fund and for new facilities. The Hokie Club is charged with raising funds to support the scholarship, capital and programmatic needs of the Athletics Department.

“I am very excited with the success of our campaign thus far to raise funds for the new basketball practice facility. The new building will provide our basketball teams with an outstanding

venue to practice in as well as a helpful recruiting tool in the competitive ACC. Our loyal and generous fans have stepped to the plate to help us provide our student athletes with a facility that ranks among the best in the nation,” said Lu Merritt, who has served as director of the Athletic Fund since 1994.

Donors make gifts in outright forms such as cash and real estate, or through planned or deferred gifts such as a will or retirement plan.

The Athletic Fund is proud of its staff and its

volunteers who help ensure that 65 Hokie Clubs throughout the region continue their active efforts to support and promote athletics at Virginia Tech.

Renny Lynch of Roanoke, Va., is the current president of the Athletic Fund and R.T. Avery of Richmond, Va., is the vice president.

Hokie Club information:

www.hokieclub.com Phone: (540) 231-6618 Fax: (540) 231-3260

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The Hokie Club staff (l-r): Terry Bolt, Gail Patterson, John Moody, Sharon Linkous, Brian Thornburg, Diana Adkins, David Everett, Jane Broadwater, Scott Davis, Dana Partin, Lu Merritt and Brandy Barrow.

Hokie Hardwood Club The Hokie Hardwood Club, formerly known as the Diamond Club, has been in existence for more than 20 years. The mission of the Hokie Hardwood Club is to increase public awareness of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program, to raise the level of

community support for all aspects of the program, and to provide the level of spirit and resources required for a program of national prominence. The club conducts fundraisers during the year in support of the women’s basketball program. Fundraising

The Hokie Hardwood Club is a major supporter of the women’s basketball program. The Hardwood Club’s support has helped fund the women’s basketball international trips as well as locker room improvements.

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efforts helped with some of the team’s expenses on its summer of 2000 trip to Europe, as well as the trip to Australia the summer of 2004 and the 2008 trip to Greece and Italy. Members of the Hokie Hardwood Club travel to several away games each season.

Internal Media

Spreading the News Virginia Tech Uses Various Means and All the Latest Technology to Communicate About the Hokies

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Working to get the word out (clockwise, from top right): ACD Torye Hurst facilitates media coverage; Brittany Cook talks with a TV reporter prior to the NCAA Tournament; all of Tech’s games are broadcasted on the radio and Internet, with Jerry Massey calling the action; Tech’s video production unit is second to none; Photographer David Knachel provides images; information about the program is also distributed through the Web site, hokiesports.com, and the athletic department’s official publication, Inside Hokie Sports.

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Beth Dunkenberger

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Angela Crosby Ollin Dunford

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Beth Dunkenberger Head Coach

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Dunkenberger has compiled a 72-52 record at Tech

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and is 137-102 in her eight-season career as a head coach.

Dunkenberger was named the fifth head women’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech on April 6, 2004.

“I believe Beth Dunkenberger is the right person to lead the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program into the Atlantic Coast Conference,” Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver said. “She is a personable and energetic young woman who is committed to building upon the momentum Virginia Tech has in place in women’s basketball.”

Dunkenberger has a long association with the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program, having served on Carol Alfano’s staff for nine years (1988-97). She worked as a graduate assistant for two years before being promoted to a full-time assistant position, and helped lead the Hokies to the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Tournaments, the first two appearances in school history. Dunkenberger not only helped lead Tech to two NCAA Tournaments, but also to the Metro Conference Tournament Championship in 1994 and the Metro Conference

regular-season championship in 1995. She served three years as recruiting coordinator and was responsible for signing Tere Williams, the first Parade All-American in the school’s history. In addition, Dunkenberger assisted in recruiting seven members of the Tech 1,000-point club and four of the top six scorers in the program’s history.

Dunkenberger returned to Blacksburg in 2004 after guiding Western Carolina to a 65-50 record, including a 14-17 mark in her final season when the sixth-seeded Catamounts won three games to advance to the Southern Conference Tournament finals. The program had only won a total of four tournament games in its previous 20 years in the conference.

The Catamounts came up with huge wins during the 2002-03 season, including a 73-69 victory over Chattanooga on the road and clinching second place in the SoCon, heading into the league tournament with a 64-54 win over UNC Greensboro. Dunkenberger’s efforts earned her 2002-03 Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors as the Catamounts finished the season with a 21-7 record, the program’s best since beginning

Meet the Coaches NCAA Division I competition in 1981-82. It was the first time a WCU women’s basketball coach had received the recognition.

In Dunkenberger’s first season (2000-01), the Cats posted a 13-15 record, the most wins for the program in 12 seasons. She backed that up with a 17-11 record in the 2001-02 season.

Dunkenberger reached 50 wins faster than any other head coach in the program’s history.

Not only have her teams been successful, but her student-athletes themselves have garnered several awards and honors during the Dunkenberger era at Virginia Tech and Western Carolina. In 2007, Brittany Cook was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team as well as being named to the District III First Team. In 2005, Erin Gibson and Carrie Mason were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America District III University Division team. Gibson was also selected as one of 29 ACC scholar-athletes to be named as a recipient of the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to individuals who have performed with distinction in both the classroom and in their respective sports, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community. Mason also received the scholarship following the 2005-06 season.

In 2003-04 at Western Carolina, Tiffany Hamm was named to the SoCon All-Conference team after being voted the 2002-03 Player of the Year by the SoCon Sports Media Association.

Hamm also earned 2002-03 all-conference honors along with teammate Jennifer Gardner, while Erin May graced the All-Freshman team that season. It was the fourth consecutive year a WCU athlete was represented on the All-Rookie list.

In addition to the athletic honors, Yoneko Allen was named to the 2004 Verizon Academic All-America Third Team after being named to the All-District III team for the third consecutive season. She is also a two-time Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sports Scholar along with teammate Christy Blackwell, who received the honor last year. Laura Echols racked up quite a number of honors in her last two seasons under Dunkenberger’s tutelage. Echols was named to the 2001 and 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III teams, the 2001 and 2002 allconference teams and a SoCon Player of the Week three times.

Other Catamounts receiving honors under Dunkenberger’s guidance included 2001 Conference Freshman of the Year Tiffany Hamm, who was the SoCon leading rookie scorer that year, with 12.0 ppg; Ki-Ki Glass, who was named to the 2002 SoCon All-Freshman team; Jennifer Gardner, who was named a SoCon Player of the Week in 2002; and Yoneko

Allen, who was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III second team, an Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sports Scholar and Western Carolina’s 2002 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Dunkenberger’s emphasis on the importance of academics is easily recognized. Her 2000-01 squad finished in the top 25 in the nation for women’s basketball programs academically, ranking sixth with an overall team GPA of 3.313.

During Dunkenberger’s three-year tenure as an assistant coach, the last as recruiting coordinator at the University of Florida, she helped the Gators to a 63-36 overall record.

The Lady Gators advanced to postseason play all three years with the 1997-98 team making an appearance in the Sweet 16.

While in Gainesville, Dunkenberger had the opportunity to help coach five players who are currently, or were previously, on rosters in the WNBA. Dunkenberger was valedictorian at Shawsville High School and graduated cum laude from Randolph-Macon College with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics in 1988. She was named academic alldistrict as well as all-conference. She continued her education by earning a Master of Science degree in education at Virginia Tech in 1990 and served as the commencement speaker at both her high school and undergraduate graduation ceremonies. A native of Shawsville, Va., she is the daughter of Tom and Rebecca Dunkenberger.

Personal Birthplace: Roanoke, Va. Hometown: Shawsville, Va.

Education Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.), 1988-90

M.S. Education- Sports Management Randolph-Macon (Ashland, Va.) 1984-88

B.S. Mathematics

Playing Career Randolph-Macon: 1984-88

All-conference selection

Academic District All-American

Top student-athlete in 1988

Coaching Career Virginia Tech: Graduate Assistant 1988-90 Assistant Coach 1990-97 Metro Conference tournament title 1993-94 NCAA First Round 1993-94 Metro Conference regular season title 1994-95 NCAA Second Round 1994-95 Florida: Assistant Coach 1997-00 NCAA Sweet 16 1997-98 NCAA Tournament 1998-99 NIT Championship Runner-up 1999-00 Western Carolina: Head Coach 2000-04 Southern Conference Coach of the Year 2002-03 Most victories in school history 2002-03 Southern Conference Tournament runner-up 2003-04 Virginia Tech: Head Coach 2004-present NCAA First Round, 2005 NCAA Second Round, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007

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Senior Associate Director of Athletics Sharon McCloskey presents Coach Beth Dunkenberger with a commemorative ball recognizing her 100th victory as a head coach.

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Meet the Coaches

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What is your overall evaluation of last year’s team?

Last year’s team gained invaluable experience in one of the toughest leagues in the nation. We were very successful during non-conference play with a 13-2 record and over half of those opponents advanced to the post season. Our youth was made more evident as we progressed into ACC play, but we remained competitive throughout the year.

How did the experience of last season help the junior class, since you had no seniors and they had to become leaders in their third year?

I think the leadership experience that class gained was invaluable. Brittany Cook and Amber Hall were elected as captains last year and have continued to lead throughout the off-season.

How much of a surprise was the performance of Brittany Cook in becoming the ACC’s leading scorer?

While it was a bit of a surprise to see her lead such a talented league in scoring, her versatility makes her hard to stop. She can score in a number of ways and was very efficient on the court. That Brittany was also the field goal percentage leader for guards in the league proves that she made good decisions with shot selection as well.

Cook also was a major contributor in both rebounding and assists. To what do you attribute her development into such a wellrounded player?

Brittany earned Academic All-American honors for her success on the court and in the classroom.

She is a very intelligent and unselfish player who will do the little things to help her team win.

These include finding the open player and crashing the boards. Her work ethic during the off- season also has been a key as she is a strong and well conditioned player.

Laura Haskins returns for her third year of directing the offense, but last year she was fourth on the team in rebounds, averaging just under five a game. What have you seen in Laura the past couple of years that has improved her overall ability?

Laura is a tireless worker and an extremely bright young lady. Her size and strength at the point guard position are a bonus, and she has a knack for tracking down rebounds. Laura’s biggest improvements have come with her decisionmaking, as she was third in the league in both assists and assist/turnover ratio. She has also improved her ability to hit the three-point shot.

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Utahya Drye was the third leading scorer and second in rebounds last season. What does she need to do to reach her full potential in her final two years?

Utahya had a breakout year during her sophomore season, and we look for her to continue

that growth during her junior season. She is such a versatile player with a nice mix of size and quickness. She has worked hard to improve her consistency from the three-point line and this will only make her more dangerous on the offensive end.

Injuries have been a problem for Amber Hall, who is a key inside player. How is her health and what do you expect of her this year?

Amber has worked extensively with our medical staff during the off-season and should enter the season stronger than ever.

Nikki Davis transferred from Alabama last year and will be eligible in early December.

How has she impressed you since arriving in Blacksburg and what will be her role be on this year’s team?

Nikki brings a different dimension to our backcourt and specifically the point guard position with her quickness. Her ability to get to the basket and her speed in transition will help us pick up the pace when she is on the court. She is a true spark on both ends of the floor. I expect her to make an immediate impact when she joins the team following first semester exams.

Two freshmen will join the team in Shanel Harrison and Brittany Lewis. What do these

two players bring to the team and how much of an impact do you expect them to have this season?

Shanel brings many honors and accolades as she begins her freshman career. Her versatility and competitive nature will help her make an immediate impact. Brittany is an exceptional athlete who has looked great during pre-season workouts. Strength is a key for forwards, and her work in the weight room will help her transition to the college game. We look for both to make contributions during their rookie campaigns.

We always talk about how tough the ACC is every year, but it seems the depth of the conference has really improved recently.

What is your philosophy of non-conference scheduling as it relates to preparation for a very difficult ACC slate?

We use the non-conference to test us against competition across the nation. This year’s schedule features opponents from the Big Ten, SEC, Atlantic 10, CAA and Conference USA to name a few. We also like to use this opportunity to take our team to various tournaments around the nation. and have travelled to the Bahamas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Mexico in recent years. Our strength of schedule routinely ranks in the Top 30 nationally and this helps prepare us for the rigors of the ACC.

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Dunkenberger’s Record vs. All Opponents Opponent Record Streak Last Meeting Alabama 1-0 Won 1 W, 72-59, Dec. 4, 2004 Alabama-Birmingham 1-1 Won 1 W, 77-71, Dec. 2, 2007 Appalachian State 6-2 Lost 1 L, 64-72, Feb. 28, 2004 Auburn 0-1 Lost 1 L, 73-81, Mar. 22, 2007 Bethune-Cookman 1-0 Won 1 W, 65-52, Nov. 16, 2001 Boston College 3-2 Lost 2 L, 47-57, Mar. 6, 2008 Campbell 3-1 Won 3 W, 56-43, Nov. 21, 2003 Central Florida 1-0 Won 1 W, 77-74, Nov. 17, 2001 Charlotte 1-1 Lost 1 L, 55-76, Dec. 16, 2007 Chattanooga 1-8 Lost 3 L, 66-75, Mar. 5, 2004 Clemson 2-3 Lost 2 L, 73-84, Jan. 17, 2008 Coastal Carolina 1-0 Won 1 W, 69-51, Nov. 25, 2000 College of Charleston 7-1 Won 5 W, 74-58, Jan. 31, 2004 Connecticut 0-1 Lost 1 L, 56-79, Mar. 21, 2006 Dartmouth 1-0 Won 1 W OT, 80-73, Jan. 20, 2008 Davidson 8-3 Won 4 W, 87-62, Dec. 30, 2004 Delaware State 1-0 Won 1 W, 66-50, Nov. 18, 2006 Denver 1-1 Won 1 W, 56-40, Nov. 25, 2005 DePaul 0-1 Lost 1 L, 78-79, Mar. 20, 2005 Detroit 1-0 Won 1 W, 71-57, Dec. 29, 2006 Duke 0-8 Lost 8 L, 60-72, Feb. 22, 2008 East Carolina 1-0 Won 1 W, 72-46, Dec. 30, 2007 East Tennessee State 4-5 Won 1 W, 78-64, Dec. 18, 2006 Eastern Kentucky 0-1 Lost 1 L, 71-93, Dec. 17, 2003 Elon 1-2 Lost 2 L, 45-57, Feb. 17, 2004 Evansville 1-0 Won 1 W,79-59, Nov. 29, 2005 Florida State 1-4 Lost 4 L, 63-67, Jan. 6, 2008 Fordham 1-0 Won 1 W, 80-67, Jan. 6, 2005 Furman 6-6 Won 3 W, 82-49, Dec. 29, 2007 Gardner Webb 2-0 Won 2 W, 85-62, Nov. 22, 2002 George Mason First Meeting Georgia Southern 4-4 Won 1 W, 65-57, Jan. 24, 2004 Georgia State 0-1 Lost 1 L, 65-76, Jan. 11, 2001 Georgia Tech 3-1 Lost 1 L, 43-76, Feb. 29, 2008 High Point 3-1 Won 2 W, 103-64, Nov. 11, 2007 Howard 1-0 Won 1 W, 97-78, Nov. 12, 2006 IUPUI First Meeting Iowa State 0-1 Lost 1 L, 69-75, Nov. 24, 2006 James Madison 2-0 Won 2 W, 86-71, Nov. 20, 2005 Jacksonville First Meeting LSU 0-1 Lost 1 L, 40-74, Nov. 14, 2006

Opponent Record Streak Last Meeting Lafayette First Meeting Liberty 4-0 Won 4 W, 73-68, Nov. 19, 2007 Longwood 1-0 Won 1 W, 89-70, Dec. 28, 2005 Maryland 2-3 Lost 3 L OT, 71-74, Feb. 4, 2008 Miami (Fla.) 3-2 Won 2 W OT, 81-73, Feb. 11, 2008 Minnesota 1-1 Won 1 W, 68-62, Nov. 30, 2007 Missouri 1-0 Won 1 W, 82-51, Mar. 19, 2006 Morehead State 1-0 Won 1 W, 77-64, Feb. 3, 2007 North Carolina 0-6 Lost 6 L, 59-79, Jan. 10, 2008 North Carolina A&T 1-0 Won 1 W, 85-56, Dec. 5, 2007 North Carolina Central First Meeting North Carolina State 0-4 Lost 4 L, 50-60, Jan. 25, 2008 Old Dominion 1-1 Won 1 W, 76-69, Nov. 22, 2005 Prairie View A&M 1-0 Won 1 W, 74-66, Nov. 24, 2007 Presbyterian First Meeting Radford 3-1 Lost 1 L, 60-67, Nov. 10, 2006 Richmond 2-0 Won 2 W, 54-47, Dec. 4, 2005 Robert Morris 1-0 Won 1 W, 76-67, Dec. 21, 2007 St. Francis (Pa.) 1-0 Won 1 W, 77-62, Dec. 12, 2004 St. Mary’s (Calif.)

1-0 Won 1 W, 70-67, Nov. 29, 2002 St. Joseph’s First Meeting Savannah State 2-0 Won 2 W, 71-56, Dec. 9, 2002 Southern California 0-1 Lost 1 L, 64-65, Nov. 23, 2007 Southern Methodist 1-0 Won 1 W, 87-61, Nov. 26, 2005 Southern Mississippi 1-0 Won 1 W, 105-40, Dec. 28, 2004 Tennessee State 1-0 Won 1 W, 67-59, Nov. 29, 2001 Tennessee Tech 1-0 Won 1 W, 87-52, Nov. 25, 2006 Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 1-0 Won 1 W, 76-64, Dec. 29, 2005 Texas - San Antonio 1-0 W, 84-59, Dec. 20, 2007 Texas Tech 2-0 Won 2 W, 69-62, Dec. 20, 2005 UNC Asheville 3-1 Lost 1 L, 41-51, Dec. 6, 2003 UNC Greensboro 5-4 Won 2 W, 56-45, Jan.10, 2007 UNC Wilmington 0-1 Lost 1 L, 68-75, Dec. 3, 2000 USC Upstate First Meeting Valparaiso 1-0 Won 1 W, 64-57, Nov. 19, 2004 Vanderbilt First Meeting Virginia 2-6 Lost 3 L, 53-62. Feb. 17, 2008 Wake Forest 6-3 Won 1 W, 61-56, Mar. 1, 2008 West Virginia 1-0 Won 1 W, 60-56, Nov. 13, 2006 Western Carolina 1-0 Won 1 W, 74-64, Mar. 17, 2007 Wisconsin First Meeting

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Shellie Greenman Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach 2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Shellie Greenman is in her fifth year on the Virginia Tech staff after serving on Beth Dunkenberger’s staff as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Carolina.

Greenman previously served on Carol Alfano’s Virginia Tech staff from 1988-93.

As the recruiting coordinator for Western Carolina, Greenman organized all recruiting efforts.

She continues those duties at Tech, and is also responsible for coaching the guards and working with the offense.

“Shellie has been instrumental in finding the

right players to help us build a championship program,” Dunkenberger said. “It takes more than just talented athletes to win. We need players who are dedicated and hard working, who are competitive, who put our team first and who are also good people. Shellie searches far and wide to find those special people.”

Greenman has been coaching at the Division I level for 15 years. She worked previously at Western Carolina under head coach Gary Peters from 199396. Greenman has also completed stints at Miami University (Ohio) and Tennessee-Chattanooga. She has the impressive distinction of having recruited a player who was named the Conference Rookie of the Year at each of the three schools.

Greenman earned her bachelor’s degree in 1988 from Emory and Henry College and went on to earn her master’s in 1990 at Virginia Tech. At the start of her career, Greenman worked as an assistant coach with Dunkenberger for five years at Virginia Tech. A four-year letterwinner in basketball at Emory and Henry, Greenman led her team to the ODAC Conference championship in 1988, as she was named to the All-Tournament team. The daughter of Bill and Joan Greenman, she originally hails from Blacksburg, Va. In her spare time, she enjoys playing golf and spending time with her nephews, Austin and Jake, and her niece, Emma.

Personal Birthplace: Asheville, N.C. Hometown: Blacksburg, Va.

Education Virginia Tech (Blackburg, Va.), 1988-90 M.S. Education - Health and PE Emory & Henry (Emory, Va.) 1984-88 B.S. Physical Education

Playing Career Emory & Henry, 1984-88 1988 ODAC regular and tournament champs 1988 ODAC All-Tournament team

Coaching Career Virginia Tech: Volunteer Asst. Coach, 1988-90 Restricted Earnings Coach, 1990-93 Western Carolina: Asst. Coach, 1993-96 Tenn.-Chattanooga: Asst. Coach, 1996-98 Miami University: Asst. Coach, 1998-00 Western Carolina: Assoc. Head Coach, 2000-04 Most Victories in School History (21), 2002-03 Southern Conference Tournament runner-

up, 2003-04 Virginia Tech: Asst. Coach, 2004-present NCAA First Round, 2005 NCAA Second Round, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007

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Shellie

Best vacation you’ve taken: I’ve had so many great ones, it’s hard to pick just one. But I would have to say going to Emerald Isle with my family every year growing up.

Best basketball memory: Without a doubt, Brittany Cook’s stick back to beat Virginia in Charlottesville. The No. 2 play of the night on SportsCenter!

Favorite Hokie sporting event you’ve witnessed (other than women’s basketball): Our men’s team beating Duke in the Cassell.

Favorite spot on Virginia Tech Campus: Lane Stadium on any football Saturday or Thursday night!

Best birthday memory: 30 was good…40 was great! Just glad I keep having them!

Hobbies & interests: I love to play golf! Enjoy vacationing with friends, going to the movies, and spending time with my nephews, Austin and Jake, and my niece, Emma. Oh yeah and my mom, dad and brother, Travis and sister-in-law, Bobbie!

Favorite movies: Pretty Woman, Meet the Parents

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Stacy Cantley Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach

Stacy Cantley begins her tenth season as a collegiate coach and eighth on head coach Beth Dunkenberger’s staff.

Prior to joining Dunkenberger’s staff at WCU,

Cantley was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington for three seasons. While at Wilmington, Cantley scouted, produced highlight tapes and coordinated scheduling for the team while developing the perimeter and post players. Cantley has been a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association since 1999.

“We are very excited to have someone with Stacy’s experience on our staff,” stated Dunkenberger. “She is a tireless worker who is a huge asset to our program.”

Cantley earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1999 from UNC Wilmington, where she was a four-year letterwinner in basketball. Cantley finished her career at Wilmington on the school’s top 10 all-time list in rebounds.

Born in Beckley, W.Va., Stacy is the daughter of Larry and Patricia Cantley.

Personal Birthplace: Beckley, W.Va. Hometown: Beckley, W.Va.

Education UNC Wilmington (Wilmington, N.C.), 1994-98 B.A. Physical Education

Playing Career UNC Wilmington, 1994-98 Top 10 career rebounds in school history Four-year letterwinner

Coaching Career UNC Wilmington: Student Coach, 1998-99 Restricted Earnings Coach, 1999-00 Assistant Coach, 2000-01 Western Carolina: Assistant Coach, 2001-04 Most Victories in School History (21), 2002-03 Southern Conference tournament runner-up, 2003-04 Virginia Tech: Assistant Coach, 2004-present NCAA First Round, 2005 NCAA Second Round, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007

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Getting to know

Stacy

Best vacation you’ve taken: Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

I was with some very special people and we had an unbelievable time!

Best basketball memory: In 2007, when Brittany Cook tipped in the winning shot at UVa. Favorite Hokie sporting event you’ve witnessed (other than women’s basketball): Any football game at Lane Stadium. The atmosphere is unbelievable!

Favorite spot on Virginia Tech Campus: The Drill Field. Especially the view from the chapel.

Best birthday memory: My 30th birthday party at the pond. Hanging out with great friends and laughing at everyone attempting to go down the zip line.

Hobbies & interests: Fishing, water or snow skiing, anything on the water. I also love to hang out with my niece and nephews.

Favorite movies: Remember the Titans, Rudy, Rocky IV, Shooter

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Angela Crosby Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach 2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Angela Crosby, a native of Anderson, S.C., is in her first year on Beth Dunkenberger’s staff at Virginia Tech.

Crosby comes to Tech with a combined 10 years of collegiate recruiting experience as an assistant coach at Appalachian State, Chattanooga, and Memphis. She has also coached at the high school level and was an outstanding player on both the junior college and Division I levels.

“We are extremely excited to have Angela join our staff,” said head coach Beth Dunkenberger. “She brings extensive recruiting experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the game to our program.”

Crosby spent the past year as the Assistant Dean of Students and girls’ basketball coach at Whitefield Academy in Mableton, Ga. Prior to Whitefield, Crosby served as recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis, from July 2004-March 2007, where she was in charge of all recruiting efforts and worked with the Tigers’ post players.

During her time at Chattanooga (2000-2004), the Lady Mocs won four Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times.

Crosby obtained her first collegiate coaching job at her alma mater, Appalachian State (1996-2000), where she was the director of the women’s summer camp in addition to her coaching duties.

As a player at Appalachian State, Crosby scored 1,023 points, averaging 21.9 points per contest, both of which set school records for a two-year player. She also concluded her career with 510 rebounds, averaging 9.3 boards per game, and was selected as the 1994 SoCon Player of the Year.

Prior to transferring to ASU, Crosby was a NJCAA All-American in 1992 at Anderson (S.C.) Junior College, where she averaged 18 points and 12.3 rebounds in two seasons.

Crosby is a 1995 graduate of Appalachian State with a bachelor’s degree in habilitive science.

Personal Birthplace: Anderson, S.C. Hometown: Anderson, S.C.

Education Anderson Junior College (Anderson, S.C.), 1990-92 Associate Degee Appalachian State (Boone, N.C.), 1993-1995 B.S. Habilitive Science

Playing Career Appalachian State, 1992-94 1994 Southern Conference Player of the Year Anderson Junior College 1992 NJCAA All-American

Coaching Career Whitfield Academy (Mableton, Ga.): Head Coach, 2007-2008 University of Memphis: Recruiting Coordinator, 2004-2007 Tenn-Chattanooga: Assistant Coach, 2000-04 2001-04 SoCon regular season Champions 2001-04 SoCon Tournament Champions 2001-04 NCAA Tournament participant Appalachian State, 1996-2000 1998-99 SoCon Tournament Champions

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Angela

Best vacation you’ve taken: Cruise to the Bahamas.

Best basketball memory: Senior night in college.

Favorite spot on Virginia Tech Campus: Cassell Coliseum.

Best birthday memory: Ninth grade sleepover was a surprise birthday party.

Hobbies & interests: Singing and reading.

Favorite movies: Radio, The Green Mile.

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Jill Jameson Director of Basketball Operations

Jill Jameson begins her fourth season with the women’s basketball staff as the director of basketball operations.

Jameson earned a Master of Science degree in education from Virginia Tech in 1995 and returned to Blacksburg, Va., in 2004 after serving as assistant women’s basketball coach at Marquette University for three years. At Marquette, Jameson served as recruiting coordinator, assisted with on-court coaching, specializing in the development of the guards, assisted in film evaluation and scouting, and organized the marketing and promotions for the women’s basketball program.

Prior to her time at Marquette, Jameson was

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an assistant at Tennessee-Chattanooga (1998-2001), where she helped the program capture two Southern Conference regular-season championships (200001), the 2001 SoCon Tournament title, an appearance in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, as well as the 2000 WNIT Second Round.

Jameson was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Francis Marion (1997-98), which won the 1998 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four. She began her coaching career at Virginia Tech (1993-97) as an assistant coach after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Iowa. While on the Tech staff, Jameson assisted with all aspects of the program both on and off the court.

In the Director of Basketball Operations position at Virginia Tech, Jameson coordinates budget, equipment, serves as a liaison with the Hardwood Club and works on the Annual Women’s Basketball Auction, coordinates film exchange and community service work for the team and is the director of women’s basketball summer camps. Born in Tell City, Ind., Jill is the daughter of John and Joyce Jameson.

Jill

Best vacation you’ve taken: Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. A little scary but a great adrenaline rush.

Personal Birthplace: Tell City, Ind. Hometown: North Vernon, Ind.

Education Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Va.), 1993-95 M.S. Education Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, Iowa), 1988-93 B.S. Physical Education

Playing Career Northern Iowa, 1988-92 Four-year letterwinner Three-year starter Athletes in Action Member of Australia tour team Macedonia - Coach and player Mexico, London - Coach

Coaching Career

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Virginia Tech: Assistant Coach, 1995-97 Graduate Assistant, 1993-95 Metro Conference tournament title, 1993-94 NCAA first round, 1993-94 Metro Conference regular season title, 1994-95 NCAA Second Round, 1994-95 Francis Marion: Assistant Coach, 1997-98 Division II Final Four, 1997-98 Peach Belt Athletic Conf. Champions, 1997-98 Peach Belt Athletic Conf. Tourn. Champs, 1997-98 Tenn-Chattanooga: Assistant Coach, 1998-01 2001 Southern Conf. regular-season co-champs 2001 Southern Conf. Tournament champs 2001 NCAA Tournament 2000 Southern Conf. regular-season champs 2000 WNIT First Round Marquette: Assistant Coach, 2001-04 2004 NCAA Second Round 2003 WNIT Second Round Virginia Tech: Dir. of Basketball Ops., 2004-present NCAA First Round, 2005 NCAA Second Round, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007

Favorite Hokie sporting event you’ve witnessed (other than women’s basketball): Any night football game at

Lane Stadium. Incredible atmosphere especially when the team runs out to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”.

Favorite spot on Virginia Tech Campus: West End dining hall and War Memorial Chapel overlooking the drillfield.

Best birthday memory: Hanging out with friends at the pond in Shawsville with a water trampoline, zip line, rope swings and great food.

Hobbies & interests: Working with Athletes in Action,

riding my Italian scooter, fishing, knitting, playing football, Starbucks and…..long walks on the beach.

Favorite movies: Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting and Coming to America

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Support Staff Ollin Dunford

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Graduate Assistant Ollin Dunford will serve as a graduate assistant with the women’s basketball program this season. Dunford is responsible for film exchange as well as the team’s student managers. He also assists with recruiting in the preparation of mailouts, on-campus visits and tracking recruit’s playing schedules. Dunford will also assist with all phases of the summer camps.

Dunford comes to Virginia Tech from Mars Hill College where he played both football and men’s basketball for the Lions. He was a four-time Who’s Who recipent among American collegiate students and also was a four-time member of the South Atlantic Conference Honor Roll.

Dunford was both all-conference and all-region in both football and basketball at Smoky Mountain High School in Sylva, N.C. He is enrolled in graduate school majoring in public administration with a concentration in higher education administration.

Amy Miller

Certified Athletic Trainer Amy Miller begins her first year as the athletic trainer working directly with the women’s basketball team. Miller comes to Virginia Tech after working the past seven year at Canisius College where she served as the athletic trainer for the women’s basketball and women’s soccer programs. She was also an approved instructor at the College, where she taught Nutrition for the Athletic Trainer.

Miller earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Upon graduation, she received the Thomas S. Templeton Memorial Athletic Training Fellowship from the Center of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Chattanooga, Tenn. As an athletic training fellow, she served as an athletic trainer at Notre Dame High School and the McCallie School, both located in Chattanooga. From there, Miller attended the University of Kentucky, where she earned her master’s degee while serving as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Wildcats’ swimming and diving programs.

The Pittsburgh native served as the site coordinator for the NCAA and Canisius College Drug Testing programs and was the alumni relations representative within the athletic training department.

Miller has contributed research to the profession and has presented at both the national and state levels.

public address announcer for the Augusta GreenJackets Class A minor league baseball team.

Hurst completed a bachelor’s of science degree in radio, television and film in 1982 from the University of Southeren Mississippi and worked for the university for eight years as the program manager of WUSM-FM. While at USM, he received the “Best Sports Story Award” in 1991 from both the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the Mississippi Broadcaster’s Association. Hurst completed a master’s degree in sports administration from USM in 1992.

Jerry Massey

Play-by-Play Announcer Jerry Massey is in his fourth season as the playby-play announcer for the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program on the Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network. Massey also handles play-by-play duties for most of Virginia Tech’s Olympic sports on hokiesports. com. He also served as the lead softball play-byplay broadcaster on the 2006 and 2007 ACC Softball Championships on theacc.com.

A graduate of Radford University, Massey served as the Assistant Director of Radio Operations for two years at his alma mater before coming to Virginia Tech.

He was the play-by-play announcer for the Radford women’s basketball program and served as the primary back-up play-by-play announcer for the Highlanders’ men’s basketball program. In addition to his play-by-play responsibilities, Massey was the public address announcer for many of Radford’s Olympic sports.

The Spotsylvania, Va., native worked for two years in Radford’s sports information department and began his collegiate broadcasting career during that time. He served as a play-by-play announcer and color commentator for the Highlanders’ limited number of women’s basketball and baseball broadcasts alongside now-current Oklahoma State broadcaster Dave Hunziker.

In addition, Massey was a regular fixture on the campus radio station, WVRU, and handled duties as the sports director and anchor of Radford’s weekly television show, NRV News.

In 2003, Massey was called upon at Radford to become their women’s basketball play-by-play announcer. He would stay in that capacity until September 2005 when he accepted the same position at Virginia Tech.

In addition to his play-by-play duties for the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program and for many of the Hokies’ Olympic sports programs, Massey provides live, nationwide updates for all Virginia Tech home football games for multiple national sports media services. He began this part of his career in 2000 when he was called upon to give updates for the championship game of the Big South Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Before he became a sports broadcaster, Massey was a varsity football and baseball official for the Virginia High School League. He is a graduate of Spotsylvania High School where he lettered in football and baseball. Massey holds a bachelor of science degree in media studies.

Torye Hurst

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Torye Hurst, associate director of athletics communication, is in his ninth year working with the women’s basketball program. Hurst is responsible for the day-to-day promotion of the women’s basketball and men’s and women’s tennis programs.

During his tenure at Virginia Tech, Hurst served as the media coordinator for the 2004 NCAA Women’s Basketball first and second rounds in Blacksburg, Va. Additionally, Hurst has handled the playby-play duties for the Tech baseball program for the past five years as well as serving in the same capacity on webcasts for the ACC at the 2005 and 2006 baseball championships.

Prior to arriving in Blacksburg, Hurst was the director of marketing and media relations for the Peach Belt Conference in Augusta, Ga. for eight years. At the Peach Belt, he was responsible for the publicity of the 12-member Division II conference. While in Augusta, he also served as the

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Sarah Woldekidan Student Manager

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As parents we could not be any happier and proud to have our daughter, Adriana (A.J.), be a part of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program. From day one, we were impressed with the family atmosphere offered by the outstanding coaching staff, and the importance they give to academics and community activities, as well as sports accomplishments. A.J. is very happy to be part of this Hokie team to fulfill her collegiate athletic dreams, and at the same time, receive an excellent professional education.”

-Rafael & Rossana Lemaitre

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Brittany Cook Team Captain 6-0 • r-Senior • Guard • Narrows, Va. • Mercer Christian Academy

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Cook’s Career Highs Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals As a junior (2007-08)... Team Captain ...

Led ACC in scoring (17.9) ... A Second Team All-ACC selection ... Started all 30 games ...

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women’s Basketball University Division Third Team ... Became the 21st member of the career 1,000-point club ... Set the Tech single-game scoring record with 36 at Miami ... Named the MVP of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic ... Selected VaSID All-State First Team ... Named to both the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team.

As a sophomore (2006-07) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team ... Played in 34 games with 25 starts ...Was third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.5 points, and second in rebounding with 4.9 per outing

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... Tossed in a career-high 23 points in her first collegiate start against Charlotte ... Nailed a career-high four treys at No. 1 Duke ... Made her last 19 regular season free throw attempts in ACC games ... Had a streak of 22 consecutive free throws during the regular season.

As a redshirt freshman (2005-06) … Named to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team after being named to the squad during her redshirt year ... Played in 30 games after missing the 2004-05 season with a knee injury … Scored a career-high 17 points in her collegiate debut against James Madison, including three treys … Was second on the team in three-point field goals … Pulled down a career-high six rebounds against Evansville and High Point.

Prior to Virginia Tech … A McDonald’s All-

America nominee who averaged 28.9 points with 10.6 rebounds, 5.4 steals and 4.6 assists for coach Rick Cook in leading Mercer Christian Academy to a 23-4 record and to the West Virginia state final … In the state tournament, Cook averaged 30.3 points and set a state single-game record for free throws made with an 18-of-18 performance …

She helped the West Virginia Class A-AA all-star team defeat the Class AAA team for the first time and was named Co-MVP of the game ... Played on the Roanoke Stars AAU team for coaches Brian Harvey and Rick Cook.

Personal … Brittany Summer Cook …

Born 12/10/85 in Narrows, Va. … Righthanded … Daughter of Rick and Kim Cook …

Currently working on a master’s degree in health promotion.

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GS MP FGM-Att DNP -- Knee surgery 0 384 42-114 25 939 145-298 30 1014 206-410 55 2337 393-822

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Brittany

My biggest inspiration is: Being the best I can be

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One word to describe my game: Poised My favorite basketball memory is: Getting my first collegiate start Favorite late night snack: Cereal

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If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: ESPN the Magazine My favorite area restaurant is: Kobe My favorite music artist is: Keyshia Cole If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Michael Jordan, Matt Leinart, Lebron James One thing few people know about me is: I love slow jams Why I chose my number: Runs in the family Favorite movie: Love & Basketball, The Notebook Favorite television show: Grey’s Anatomy, Sportscenter My dream vacation spot is: Fiji I chose Virginia Tech because: I liked the players and coaches My favorite pro sports team is: Chicago Bulls when Jordan played My current cell phone ring is: “Love in this Club remix” – Usher & “Viva la Vida” – Coldplay My favorite class at VT is/was: Exercise physiology My favorite quote is: For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required My nickname is: Cookie My advice to a young athlete is: Believe in your dreams, work hard, have fun.

Brittany Cook at the Tem ple of Poseidon with the Aeg ean Sea in the background.

My favorite ice cream flavor is: Vanilla w/ chocolate syrup My hidden talent is: I’m a Guitar Hero

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AMBER HALL Team Captain 6-2 • Senior • Forward • Tallahassee, Fla. • Leon H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Hall’s Career Highs

As a junior (2007-08) .. Team Captain ...

Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against Texas-San Antonio in the opening round of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic ... Had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds versus TexasSan Antonio ... Blocked a career-high five shots versus Winston-Salem State ... Credited with a career-high five steals against USC in the opening round of the Junkanoo Jam ... Named to both the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team.

As a sophomore (2006-07) ... Played in 33 games with 12 starts ... Third on the team in rebounding, averaging 4.7 per contest ...

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Scored a career-high 15 points at AlabamaBirmingham ... Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in regular season finale at Boston College ... Credited with a career-best seven assists versus Detroit in the Lady Luck Classic title game.

As a freshman (2005-06) ... Saw action in 26 games with two starts … In her first collegiate start at Virginia, narrowly missed a double-double with career highs of nine points and nine rebounds to go along with a team-high three blocks.

Prior to Virginia Tech … Adidas All-American, McDonald’s All-America nominee … A Tallahassee Democrat All-Big Bend second-team selection for

15 11 7 1 1 6 6 13 7 5 5

at UAB (12/21/06) (two times) at UAB (12/21/06) (four times) (two times) vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/07) vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/07) vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/20/07) vs. Detroit (12/29/06) vs. Winston-Salem St. (11/14/07) vs. USC (11/23/07)

coach Adolf Hicks at Leon H.S., where she averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and three blocks … Led team to district title and to the FHSAA Sweet 16 … Named to the Florida AAAA all-state team … Played on Essence Girls AAU team for coach Kimberly Davis Powell ... Most Valuable Player on the AAU Essence team.

Personal … Amber Noelle Belinda Hall … Born 12/9/86 in Tallahassee, Fla. … Right-handed … Daughter of Al and Pinky Hall … Enrolled in business management.

Hall’s Career Statistics

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Year 05-06 06-07 07-08 Totals

G 26 33 30 89

GS 2 12 30 44

MP 254 662 800 1716

FGM-Att 25-55 55-126 78-190 158-371

Pct. 3PTM-Att .455 0-0 .437 0-0 .411 2-5 .426 2-5

Pct. .000 .000 .400 .400

FTM-Att 18-29 31-44 25-29 74-102

Pct. .621 .705 .862 .725

Reb. 53 154 177 384

Avg. 2.0 4.7 5.9 4.3

A 1 30 21 52

TO 23 59 51 133

Blk 13 30 53 96

ST 8 21 26 55

TP 68 141 183 392

Avg. 2.6 4.3 6.1 4.4

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Amber

My biggest inspiration is: My parents

One word to describe my game: Explosive

W o m e n s

My favorite basketball memory is: My first collegiate start versus UVa. I almost had a double-double, more importantly, we won!

If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Fortune and Vogue

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My favorite food is: Seafood, pasta, rice .... lots of carbs!

My favorite music artist is: Alicia Keys, Lil’ Wayne If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Beyonce, Oprah, Lebron James A few things few people know about me is: I can cook, I really like cars and real estate, and I can sing Why I chose my number: A lot of talented players wore this number, so I wanted to try and follow in their footsteps.

Favorite movies: “White Chicks”, “Love & Basketball”, “The Great Debaters” Favorite television show: “The Hills” My dream vacation spot is: Brazil Favorite web site: www.allrecipes.com and www.mediatakeout.com Favorite location on campus: Lane Stadium I chose Virginia Tech because: I like the college atmosphere and support for women’s basketball My current cell phone ring is: “Love and Happiness” by Al Green.

My dream job is: A successful entrepreneur/businesswoman My favorite quote is: “The sky is the limit” My favorite book is: Fabulosity, by Kimora Lee Simmons My nickname is: Am My advice to a young athlete is: Work hard, practice and always be confident.

My favorite ice cream flavor is: Cake Batter My hidden talent is: Singing

Amber Hall at the botani cal gardens in Athens, Gre ece.

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LAURA HASKINS

5-10 • Senior • Guard • Alexandria, Va. • West Springfield H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Haskin’s Career Highs

As a junior (2007-08) ... Handed out career highs of nine assists against East Carolina and Miami ... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds versus UAB ... Had six or more rebounds in 11 games ... Led team in assists and was third in rebounds ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American District III Women’s Basketball University Division third team ... Named to both the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team.

As a sophomore (2006-07) ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team ...

Assumed point guard duties and started in all 34 games ... Second on the team in assists ...

Tossed in a career-high 12 points against Western Carolina in the WNIT Second Round ... Handed out a career-high seven assists at Boston College ...

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds versus Georgia Tech ... Had six or more rebounds in 12 games.

As a freshman (2005-06) … Named to the All-ACC Academic Women’s Basketball team ... Played in all 31 games with two starts … Had a career-high nine points at No. 25 Florida State … Pulled down a career-high seven boards against No. 3 North Carolina.

Prior to Virginia Tech … A second team all-state player who averaged 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals for coach Bill Gibson in leading West Springfield to a 21-6 record, winning their fourth consecutive district championship and advancing to the regional semifinals … In her high school career, she led her team to two regional championship crowns, advancing to the state

14 10 5 5 3 6 5 10 9 2 5

vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/07) (three times) vs. Prairie View A&M (11/24/07) vs. Iowa State (11/24/06) (two times) (two times) (two times) vs. UAB (12/2/07) (two times) (four times) vs. Winston-Salem State (11/14/07)

tournament both times … Holds the school career record in assists, steals and rebounds, breaking the records set by Kara Lawson … A first-team All-Met selection, her class holds the school record for career wins with 101 ... Played on Fairfax Stars AAU team for coach Troy Villemaire.

Personal … Laura Haskins … Born 3/18/87 in Alexandria, Va. … Right-handed … Daughter of Harry and Shirley Haskins … Valedictorian of her senior class … Currently working on a master’s degree in business administration.

Haskin’s Career Statistics

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Year 05-06 06-07 07-08 Totals

G 31 34 28 93

GS 2 34 28 64

MP 376 916 859 2151

FGM-Att 19-50 42-126 56-163 117-339

Pct. 3PTM-Att .380 0-6 .333 10-35 .344 14-36 .345 24-77

Pct. .000 .286 .389 .312

FTM-Att 13-22 27-39 40-51 80-112

Pct. .591 .692 .784 .714

Reb. 45 132 129 306

Avg. 1.5 3.9 4.6 3.3

A 30 88 133 251

TO 37 93 81 211

Blk 0 5 6 11

ST 15 44 56 115

TP 51 121 166 338

Avg. 1.6 3.6 5.9 3.6

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Laura

My biggest inspiration is: My parents

One word to describe my game: Intense

W o m e n s

My favorite basketball memory is: Winning three AAU National Championships If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: ESPN the Magazine

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My favorite food is: Pizza My favorite music artist is: Usher Most embarrassing song on my ipod is: “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys Why I chose my number: 21 was taken, so 22 was the next closest thing Favorite movie: Love & Basketball Favorite actor: Matt Damon Favorite television show: Lost Favorite cartoon character: Taz My dream vacation spot is: Hawai’i Favorite location on campus: The Duck Pond I chose Virginia Tech because: Its campus and because it was part of the ACC My favorite pro sports team is: Washington Wizards My current cell phone ring is: “Shawty” by Plies My favorite class at Virginia Tech is/was: Principals of Accounting My dream job is: To become an athletic director at a major D1 university My favorite quote is: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams” My favorite book is: Harry Potter My nickname is: Skins My advice to a young athlete is: Work hard and follow your dreams My favorite ice cream flavor is: Cookie Dough My hidden talent is: I can juggle

Laura Haskins at the Pantheon on the Acropo lis in Athens, Greece.

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A.J. LEMAITRE

5-10 • Senior • Guard • Fairfax, Va. • W.I. Woodson H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

As a junior (2007-08) ... Suffered a torn ACL in her left knee on Jan. 28 and missed the remainder of the season ... Had four points and handed out two assists versus Furman in the Hokie Hardwood Classic ... Scored two points against East Carolina in the Hokie Hardwood Classic championship game.

As a sophomore (2006-07) ... Played in 10 games ... Had two points and three rebounds against Howard in the Basketball Traveler’s Classic in Baton Rouge, La. As a freshman (2005-06) … Saw action in 10 games … Had three points with one steal and an assist in three minutes versus Longwood.

Prior to Virginia Tech … A McDonald’s AllAmerica nominee who averaged 20 points, five

rebounds, four assists and two steals for coach Renee DeVarney at W.T. Woodson …

Led her team to a 25-4 record, advancing to the state quarterfinals … Finished her career with more than 1,500 points … A second-team all-state selection, a threetime first-team Northern Region, Liberty All-District team, honorable mention AllMet and team MVP selection ... Played on Potomac Valley Aces AAU team coached by Alice Pennix.

Personal … Adriana Lemaitre … Born 8/5/87 in Miami, Fla. … Right-handed …

Earned two letters in high school lacrosse … Enrolled in management.

Lemaitre’s Career Highs Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

4 5 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 1 1

vs. Furman (12/29/07) vs. Furman (12/29/07) vs. Furman (12/29/07) vs. Morehead State (2/3/07) vs. Longwood (12/18/05) at Wake Forest (1/18/07) (two times) (three times) (three times) vs. Winston-Salem State (11/14/07) (three times)

Lemaitre’s Career Statistics

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Year 05-06 06-07 07-08 Totals

G 10 10 7 27

GS 0 0 0 0

MP 23 39 38 100

FGM-Att 5-10 4-11 5-16 14-37

Pct. 3PTM-Att .500 1-2 .364 0-3 .312 0-2 .378 1-7

Pct. .500 .000 .000 .143

FTM-Att 1-4 2-3 2-3 5-10

Pct. .250 .667 .667 .500

Reb. 4 9 10 23

Avg. 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.9

A 2 5 4 11

TO 2 6 3 11

Blk 0 0 1 1

ST 1 1 1 3

TP 12 10 12 34

Avg. 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.3

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

A.J.

My biggest inspiration is: My parents – for all they’ve given me, they are my rocks, and I’m more thankful than they will ever know

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Fundamental My favorite basketball memory is: Scoring my 1,000th point during my junior year of high school Favorite late night snack: Butter Snap Pretzels

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If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Fortune or Sports Illustrated My favorite area restaurant is: Awful Arthurs My favorite food is: Ham and Cheese sandwiches My favorite music artist is: T-Pain and Kenny Chesney If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan and Donald Trump Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: Spice Girls One thing few people know about me is: I played soccer for 10 years and lacrosse in high school Why I chose my number: My brother had it throughout his career and he was the first to put a basketball in my hand Favorite movie: Love & Basketball, Anchorman and Borat Favorite television show: Grey’s Anatomy My dream vacation spot is: St. Lucia I chose Virginia Tech because: The family atmosphere the coaches created: it was close to home and they had a great business program.

My current cell phone ring is: “Shawty” by Plies and “All my Life” by Boyz II Men My goals after college are: Go to grad school, get my MBA, have a great job, get married and have kids My favorite book is: The Pact by Jodi Picoult My nickname is: AJ, AJeezy My advice to a young athlete is: Follow your heart – it will tell you things most people can’t.

A.J. Lemaitre at St. Pau l’s Square in Vatican City.

My favorite ice cream flavor is: Half Baked from Ben and Jerry’s My hidden talent is: I can juggle and I’m good at Guitar Hero

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lindsay biggs

5-11 • Junior • Guard • Midlothian, Va. • Manchester H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

As a sophomore (2007-08) ... Scored a careerhigh 14 points versus No. 12 Duke ... Dished out a career-high six assists against Furman in the Hokie Hardwood Classic ... Led the team with 32 three-point field goals... Had first collegiate start against Wofford.

As a freshman (2006-07) ... Saw action in 34 games ... Led team with 28 three-point baskets ... Tallied a career-high 13 points at No. 2 North Carolina, including a career-best three treys.

Prior to Virginia Tech … McDonald’s AllAmerican nominee ... Averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for coach Jerry Gibbs at Manchester HS ... Named first team All-Group AAA by the Associated Press ... First-team Central

Region and Dominion District Player of the Year and first-team all-region and all-district ... Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year ... Scored 1,662 career points, the most in school history, while also setting the school standard for career assists ... Had 27 points and 11 rebounds in state semifinals and averaged 24 points in the postseason ...

Led team to a 29-2 record with a 28-game winning streak ... Played for the Chesterfield Aces AAU team coached by Mark Teachey.

Personal … Lindsay Michelle Biggs ...

Born 6/13/88 in Richmond, Va. ... Righthanded ... Daughter of Ronald and Tara Biggs ... Enrolled in sociology.

Biggs’ Career Highs Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

14 13 5 8 3 4 4 5 6 2 3

vs. #12 Duke (2/22/08) at Florida State (1/8/08) (two times) at UAB (12/21/06) (five times) (two times) vs. Howard (11/12/06) (three times) vs. Furman (12/19/07) (three times) vs. Texas-San Antonio (12/20/07)

Biggs’ Career Statistics 88

Year 06-07 07-08 Totals

G 34 29 63

GS 0 6 6

MP 474 481 955

FGM-Att 44-135 53-163 97-298

Pct. 3PTM-Att .326 28-97 .325 32-100 .326 60-197

Pct. .289 .320 .305

FTM-Att 17-17 11-15 28-32

Pct. 1.000 .733 .875

Reb. 45 53 98

Avg. 1.3 1.8 1.6

A 19 37 56

TO 34 55 89

Blk 10 7 17

ST 7 6 13

TP 133 149 282

Avg. 3.9 5.1 4.5

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Lindsay

My biggest inspiration is: My parents

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Competitive My favorite basketball memory is: Winning the state quarterfinal in overtime my senior year Favorite place to play pick up is: At the gym back home with the guys

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My favorite area restaurant is: Red Robin My favorite food is: Any kind of chicken My favorite music artist is: Lil’ Wayne and T Pain If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade and Diana Taurasi One thing few people know about me is: I have to chew gum whenever I play basketball Why I chose my number: I had it when I played AAU and I loved that team Favorite movie: Love & Basketball Favorite actor: Will Ferrell Favorite television show: Law and Order SVU My dream vacation spot is: Anywhere tropical with clear, blue water I chose Virginia Tech because: My brother and sister went here, I just felt comfortable and at home My favorite pro sports team is: Miami Heat My current cell phone ring is: “Love in this Club remix” My favorite class at Virginia Tech is/was: Creative Dance My dream job is: Playing pro basketball My favorite quote is: I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying My nickname is: BIGGS My advice to a young athlete is: Never give up on your dream, because there will be struggles, but you just have to fight through them and always stay positive My favorite ice cream flavor is: Cherry Garcia

Lindsay Biggs at The Colosseum in Rome.

My hidden talent is: I can do the worm

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Utahya drye

6-1 • Junior • Forward • Durham, N.C. • Northern Durham H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

As a sophomore (2007-08) ... Started all 30 games .... Third on the team in scoring ... Second in rebounding ... Tallied a career-high 17 points vs.

Dartmouth ... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds at Wake Forest ... Recorded first career double-double against Liberty with 12 points and 10 boards.

As a freshman (2006-07) ... Played in all 34 games with two starts ... Scored a career-best 11 points versus Detroit in the Lady Luck Classic Championship game in her second collegiate start ... Credited with career-high four steals against Detroit.

Prior to Virginia Tech … McDonald’s All-America nominee ... Averaged 19 points, eight rebounds and four steals at Northern Durham H.S. ... Scored

1,261 career points for Coach Pam Adams at Northern Durham ... Narrowly missed a quadruple-double against Chapel Hill with 27 points, 14 rebound, 13 steals and nine assists ... Associated Press All-State Second Team as a junior and senior ... Durham HeraldSun All-Area Player of the Year as both a junior and senior ... Western Region MVP ... Selected to play in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game ...

Two-time PAC 6 AAAA Player of the Year ... Played on the Garner Flames AAU team for coaches Reggie Bowens and Carl Baxtor.

Personal … Utahya Shacona Drye ... Born 10/9/88 in Albemarle, N.C. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Felix and stepmother Doretha Drye ... Enrolled in psychology.

Drye’s Career Highs Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

17 15 8 2 1 7 6 12 6 2 4

vs. Dartmouth (1/20/08) at Florida State (1/6/08) vs. Virginia (2/17/08) (three times) (four times) (two times) vs. Liberty (11/19/07) at Wake Forest (2/7/08) (two times) at Charlotte (12/16/07) (six times)

Drye’s Career Statistics

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Year 06-07 07-08 Totals

G 34 30 64

GS 2 30 32

MP 428 985 1413

FGM-Att 43-101 119-259 162-360

Pct. 3PTM-Att .426 0-2 .459 4-15 .450 4-17

Pct. .000 .267 .235

FTM-Att 21-31 47-67 68-98

Pct. .677 .701 .694

Reb. 70 183 253

Avg. 2.1 6.1 4.0

A 22 64 86

TO 46 103 149

Blk 1 9 10

ST 24 41 65

TP 107 289 396

Avg. 3.1 9.6 6.2

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Utahya

My biggest inspiration is: My father

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Unselfish My favorite basketball memory is: Hitting two big shots to send the game into overtime at Miami.

Favorite late night snack: Cheese pretzels or almonds

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Favorite place to play pick up is: The YMCA back at home Favorite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Jesus, Michael Jordan, Angelina Jolie My favorite sport other than basketball is: Football One thing few people know about me is: I scream when I laugh Why I chose my number: Vince Carter is 15 My hobbies include: Shopping, talking on the phone, and traveling Favorite movie: “Vantage Point” Favorite actor: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Favorite television show: “Charmed” Favorite web site: Facebook I chose Virginia Tech because: It’s not that far from home My current cell phone ring is: “Here I am” My favorite quote is: “Anything is possible if you believe in Jesus.”

My favorite book is: Homecoming My nickname is: Tahya My advice to a young athlete is: Follow your dreams and stay motivated.

My favorite ice cream flavor is: Strawberry My hidden talent is: I can juggle

Utahya Dr ye in St. Paul’s Square in Vatic an City.

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lakeisha logan

5-8 • Junior • Guard • Scarboro, W. Va. • Oak Hill H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Logan’s Career Highs As a sophomore (2007-08) ... Saw action in 26 games with two starts ... Had first two collegiate starts against Virginia and No. 12 Duke.

As a freshman (2006-07) ... Played in 16 games ... Was used as a backup at the point guard position.

Prior to Virginia Tech … Captain of the allstate team ... Selected to the West Virginia vs.

Ohio All-Star team ... Averaged 23 points, seven

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

rebounds, nine assists, and four steals for coach Jerry Epperly at Oak Hill Academy ... Played on West Virginia Tornadoes for coaches Jerome Hornbuckle and Ron Montgomery.

Personal … Lakeisha Lavon Logan ...

Born 11/20/87 in Beckley, W,V. ... Righthanded ... Daughter of Edward and Nina Logan ... Major is political science.

5 8 2 6 1 2 1 3 3 1 2

(two times) vs. High Point (11/11/07) (four times) (two times) (six times) at Wake Forest (1/18/07) at Wake Forest (1/18/07) vs. Virginia (2/17/08) (two times) (two times) vs. High Point (11/11/07)

Logan’s Career Statistics Year 06-07 07-08 Totals

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G 16 26 42

GS 0 2 2

MP 64 244 308

FGM-Att 1-9 17-51 18-60

Pct. 3PTM-Att .111 0-5 .333 6-28 .300 6-33

Pct. .000 .214 .182

FTM-Att 1-3 0-0 1-3

Pct. .333 .000 .333

Reb. 4 15 19

Avg. 0.2 0.6 0.5

A 2 21 23

TO 7 36 43

Blk 0 2 2

ST 2 13 15

TP 3 40 43

Avg. 0.2 1.5 1.0

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Lakeisha

My biggest inspiration is: My father

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Versatile My favorite basketball memory is: Making it to the state tournament for the first time in the history of my high school Favorite late night snack: Mandarin oranges

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Favorite cartoon character: Pinky from “Pinky and the Brain” My favorite local restaurant: Backstreets My favorite food is: Chicken Parmesan My favorite music artist is: Tupac, Lil’ Wayne and T.I. If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Malcolm X, Micheal Jordan and Maya Angelou Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: “Don’t take the Girl” by Tim McGraw Why I chose my number: It was my brother’s number in high school.

Favorite movie: “Love & Basketball” Favorite actor: Denzel Washington Favorite TV show: “First 48” My dream vacation spot is: France I chose Virginia Tech because: I liked the coaching staff, team and atmosphere.

My favorite pro sports team is: Miami Heat My current cell phone ring is: “Here I am” by Rick Ross My dream job: Lawyer My advice to a young athlete is: Work hard, because when you are not, your competition is.

Lakeisha Loga n at the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy .

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Shani grey

5-8 • r-Sophomore • Guard • Windsor, Conn. • Windsor H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Grey’s Career Highs As a redshirt freshman ... Saw action in 26 games ... Scored a career-high eight points against Wofford ... Underwent surgery on left knee following Italy/Greece tour but will be available for the season.

Missed the 2006-2007 season due to right knee injury.

Prior to Virginia Tech … McDonald’s AllAmerican nominee ... 2006 New Haven Register All-State selection ... Named to the Coaches

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Association All-State team as a junior ...

Scored over 1,500 career points at Windsor High School for coach Vinnie Cianfarani ...

A four-time All-CCC West selection ... Played on Connecticut Shamrocks AAU team coached

by Alan Walker.

Personal … Shani Fayola Grey ... Born 4/18/88 in Charlotte, N.C. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Leslie and Polly-Ann Grey ...

Enrolled in sociology.

8 (two times) 7 vs. Wake Forest (3/2/08) 2 (five times) 0 0 5 vs. Wofford (11/27/07) 4 vs. Wofford (11/27/07) 5 (two times) 2 vs. High Point (11/11/07) 0 3 vs. Furman (12/29/07)

Shani’s Career Statistics

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Year G 06-07 07-08 26 Totals 26

GS MP FGM-Att DNP-- Knee surgery 0 236 13-40 0 236 13-40

Pct.

3PTM-Att

Pct.

FTM-Att

Pct.

Reb.

Avg. A

TO

Blk

ST

TP

Avg.

.325 .325

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

18-22 18-22

.818 .818

29 29

1.1 1.1

15 15

0 0

14 14

44 44

1.7 1.7

9 9

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Shani

My biggest inspiration is: My older brother

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Energetic My favorite basketball memory is: Playing in the Bahamas and watching the Bahamian children fall in love with Amber Hall.

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Favorite late night snack: Pop Tarts If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Time My favorite food is: Curry goat with rice and peas My favorite music artist is: Tony Matterham Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: High School Musical Why I chose my number: It was my sister’s number in high school.

My favorite class at Virginia Tech is/was: Social Organization Problems Favorite actor: Morris Chestnut My dream vacation spot is: Jamaica – My family’s homeland Favorite web site: forever21.com I chose Virginia Tech because: The area surrounding campus My favorite pro sports team is: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics My dream job is: Working for ESPN as a commentator If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Dwyane Wade, Nikki Teasley, Lil’ Wayne Shani Grey in front of the Temple of Zeus in Athens, Greece.

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Andrea Barbour

5-10 • Sophomore • Guard • Charlottesville, Va. • Charlottesville H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

As a freshman (2007-08) ... Named to the ACC All-freshman team ... Led ACC freshmen in scoring ... Saw action in 26 games with 24 starts ... Scored 29 points against Liberty, tied for the sixth most points in Tech history ... MVP of Hokie Hardwood Classic ... Scored 20 or more points six times ... Set Tech freshman record averaging 15.0 point per game.

Prior to Virginia Tech … The 2007 Virginia High School AA State Player of the Year ...

Named the Most Valuable Player in the Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCA) AllStar game after leading the East to a 81-60 win with 34 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots ... In her career, averaged 22.4 points,

9.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals while shooting 54 percent from the field for coach Harry Terrell at Charlottesville, Va. ... Three-time AllState first team ... Four-time all-district and all-region ... McDonald’s 2007 All-American Semifinalist ... Three-time Street & Smith Honorable Mention forward ... A four-year starter who led team to a 101-10 record and the 2007 AA State runner-up ... Played on Fairfax Stars South AAU team coached

by Phil Stinnie.

Personal … Andrea Matika Barbour ...

Born 2/3/89 in Charlottesville, Va. ... Righthanded ... Daughter of Delores Wilson ...

Major is university studies.

Barbour’s Career Highs Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

29 24 11 6 2 11 7 8 4 3 4

vs. Liberty (11/19/07) vs. Liberty (11/19/07) (two times) vs. East Carolina (12/20/07) (five times) vs. Liberty (11/19/07) vs. Liberty (11/19/07) vs. Robert Morris (12/21/07) vs. Dartmouth (1/20/08) (two times) (three times)

Andrea’s Career Statistics Year G GS 07-08 26 24 Totals 26 24

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MP 704 704

FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att 153-365 .419 15-69 153-365 .419 15-69

Pct. .217 .217

FTM-Att 69-103 69-103

Pct. .670 .670

Reb. 94 94

Avg. A 3.6 36 3.6 36

TO 70 70

Blk ST 17 38 17 38

TP Avg. 390 15.0 390 15.0

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Andrea

My biggest inspiration is: My grandmother One word to describe my game: Strong-minded My favorite basketball memory is: Scoring my 2,000th career point in high school Favorite late night snack: Pop Tarts My favorite music artist is: Lyfe If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Oprah, Martin Luther King, Jr., Kobe Bryant Favorite movie: “The Bodyguard”

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Favorite actor: Omar Epps Favorite television show: Soap Operas My dream vacation spot is: Italy My favorite quote is: I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody My dream job is: P.E. Teacher I chose Virginia Tech because: It felt like home My goals after college are: Play in the WNBA If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Slam Magazine My nickname is: Kitty Kat My advice to a young athlete is: Never give up

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elizabeth basham

6-2 • Sophomore • Forward • Abingdon, Va. • Abingdon H.S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Basham’s Career Highs As a freshman (2007-08) ... Saw action in 16 games ... Scored a career-high 10 points against UAB ... Missed five games while recovering from mono.

Prior to Virginia Tech … Averaged 11.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a senior for coach Bobby Lasley at Abingdon H.S. ... A McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Second-team Highlands All-District ... Virginia High School Coaches

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Association All-Star game alternate ... Led team to Highlands District Tournament championship ... Played on Nautilus Express AAU team for coach Justin Wimmer.

Personal … Elizabeth Basham ... Born 3/10/89 in Lancaster, S.C. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Wes and Barbara Basham ... Enrolled in hospitality and tourism management.

10 vs. UAB (12/2/07) 5 (two times) 4 vs. UAB (12/2/07) 0 0 2 (two times) 2 vs. UAB (12/2/07) 2 (two times) 1 (three times) 1 (two times) 1 (two times)

Elizabeth’s Career Statistics Year G GS 07-08 16 0 Totals 16 0

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MP 134 134

FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att 17-28 .607 0-1 17-28 .607 0-1

Pct. .000 .000

FTM-Att 5-6 5-6

Pct. .833 .833

Reb. 15 15

Avg. A 0.9 3 0.9 3

TO 8 8

Blk ST 2 2 2 2

TP 39 39

Avg. 2.4 2.4

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Elizabeth

My biggest inspiration is: My Brother

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One word to describe my game: Relaxed My favorite basketball memory is: Beating our biggest rival in the district my senior year

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Favorite late night snack: Warm chocolate chip cookies and milk My favorite food is: Mac and cheese My favorite music artist is: Dave Matthews Band, O.A.R, and Mayday Parade My favorite sport other than basketball is: Volleyball One thing few people know about me is: I want to be a wedding planner.

If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Orlando Bloom, Andy Roddick and Jennifer Aniston Why I chose my number: It was my brother’s number Favorite actor: Brad Pitt My dream vacation spot is: Greece Favorite location on campus: War Memorial Chapel looking onto the Drill Field at night I chose Virginia Tech because: It feels like home and my teammates My current cell phone ring is: “Get like Me,” by David Banner My favorite quote is: “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world” My nickname is: Bash

Elizabeth Basham on the Greek Isle of Hydra.

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Brittany gordon

6-4 • Sophomore • Center • Howard County, Md. • River Hill H. S.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Gordon’s Career Highs As a freshman (2007-08) ... Played in 10 games ... Scored four points against Texas-San Antonio, Furman and East Carolina ... Blocked two shots against East Carolina in the Hokie Hardwood Classic championship game.

Prior to Virginia Tech … Averaged a doubledouble (20 points, 10 rebounds) at The Blair Academy ... Named to the Mid-Atlantic Prep League Elite team ... Was a 1,000-point scorer for coach Teresa Waters at River Hill (Md.) H.S. and became

Points FGA FGM 3FGA 3FGM FTA FTM Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

the school’s career rebound leader ... She was named the Fox 45 Player of the Year ...

Played on Team Unique AAU squad for James and Jerry Nichols.

Personal … Brittany F. Gordon ... Born 8/6/87 in Baltimore, Md. ... Right-handed ...

Daughter of John and Marva Gordon ... The youngest of five children with two brothers (John, Brandon) and two sisters (Shaunte’, Lisa) ... Enrolled in english.

4 (three times) 5 vs. East Carolina (12/30/07) 2 (two times) 0 0 4 (two times) 2 (two times) 3 (three times) 0 2 vs. East Carolina (12/30/07) 1 vs. High Point (11/11/07)

Brittany’s Career Statistics Year G GS 07-08 10 0 Totals 10 0

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MP 51 51

FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att 6-19 .316 0-0 6-19 .316 0-0

Pct. .000 .000

FTM-Att 5-15 5-15

Pct. .333 .333

Reb. 14 14

Avg. A 1.4 0 1.4 0

TO 7 7

Blk ST 4 1 4 1

TP 17 17

Avg. 1.7 1.7

Meet the Hokies A Talk With

Brittany

My biggest inspiration is: God

W o m e n s

One word to describe my game: Unexplainable My favorite basketball memory is: Beating Gywnn Park H.S. my senior year

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Favorite late night snack: Candy If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Vogue, People, Elle, Vibe My favorite food is: Calamari My favorite music artist is: Aalyiah If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Maya Angelou, Oprah, Rosa Parks Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: The Alvin and the Chipmunks song Favorite movie: “The Good Shepherd” My dream vacation spot is: Virgin Islands I chose Virginia Tech because: Academics are great, and everyone is extremely friendly My current cell phone ring is: “Get it Shawty” by Lloyd

Brittany Gordon at the Pantheon overlooking the City of Athens.

My dream job is: 12th grade English teacher My nickname is: Britt, BG My advice to a young athlete is: Despite the trials and tribulations you encounter in life, never give up, you are the only factor that can stop you from being what you want to be.

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Nikki Davis

5-7 • tr.-Sophomore • Guard • Lexington, Ky. • Alabama/Lexington Catholic

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My favorite music artist is: Lil’ Wayne As a freshman (2006-07 at Alabama) ...

Played in all 30 games with 19 starts ... Averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals ... Scored in double figures five times and recorded double digit assists on one occasion ...Tied her career-high with 16 points and set the Alabama freshman record with 11 assists against Birmingham Southern.

Prior to college … At Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., became only the second player in Kentucky high school history to compete and start in four state championships in a career ...

Led team to consecutive state titles in 2005 and 2006, along with four straight regional and district championships ... Scored 1,263 career points, which is seventh on Catholic’s all-time scoring list ... Holds the school career record for assists (802) and steals (530) ... Ranked as the No. 3 guard and among the nation’s top 25 by bluechipcamp.com ... First team all-state selection by the Lexington Hearld-Leader and the Louisville Courier-Journal

following the 2005-06 season.

Personal … Laura Nicole Davis ... Born 12/9/87 in Lexington, Ky. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Doug Spencer and Lynn Harns ... Enrolled in sociology.

A talk with

Nikki

If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Michael Jordan, My granny, John Wooden Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: Anything by Britney Spears I chose Virginia Tech because: Coaching staff, faculty, the ACC

My biggest inspiration is: My nephew, Kaden

My current cell phone ring is: My Dougie

One word to describe my game: Energetic

My dream job is: Coach

My favorite basketball memory is: Winning state championships

My nickname is: Nik Nik

If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Sports Illustrated

My advice to a young athlete is: Despite the trials and tribulations you encounter in life, never give up, you are the only factor that can stop you from being what you want to be.

My favorite food is: Pizza

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Year G GS *06-07 30 19 Totals 30 19 *at Alabama

MP 717 717

FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att 51-155 .329 7-28 51-155 .329 7-28

Pct. .250 .250

FTM-Att 45-65 45-65

Pct. .692 .692

Reb. 110 110

Avg. A 3.7 94 3.7 94

TO 116 116

Blk ST 5 48 5 48

TP Avg. 154 5.1 154 5.1

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Shanel Harrison 6-0 • Freshman • Guard • Olney, Md.. • Good Counsel

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Prior to Virginia Tech … Averaged 16.8 points and 8.4 rebounds during her senior season for coach Tom Splaine at Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md. ... Ranked No. 63 in the HoopGurlz Hundred for the 2008 class and No. 18 at the guard position ... Named the 2007-08 Washington Catholic Association Conference (WCAC) Player of the Year and was a first-team All-Met selection by the Washington Post ... Earned WCAC All-league honors all four years ... Scored 1,400 career points with 789 rebounds, 246 assists and 244 blocks ...

Led Good Counsel to a combined 107-26 record in her career.

Personal … Shanel Harrison ... Born 6/20/90 in Silver Spring, Md. ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Jesse Harrison and Annette Harrington ...

Enrolled in University Studies.

A talk with

Shanel

My biggest inspiration is: Parents, brother and sister, best friend One word to describe my game: Passionate My favorite basketball memory is: Winning my first WCAC Championship and the city title my freshman year If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Stack

If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Rosslyn Sanchez Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: “Teardrops on my Guitar” by Taylor Swift Favorite movie: Cooley High I chose Virginia Tech because: Great atmosphere and great food My current cell phone ring is: “No Matter What” by T.I. My dream job is: Certified Public Accountant

My favorite food is: Spaghetti, Pizza

My nickname is: Shay, Noodle or Nelly

My favorite music artist is: Lil Wayne

My advice to a young athlete is: Don’t be afraid of your own greatness

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Brittany Lewis

6-2 • Freshman • Forward • Orange, Fla.• Fleming Island

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Prior to Virginia Tech … Averaged 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks during her senior season for coach Kim Pereira at Fleming Island High School in Orange, Fla. ...

Holds the school career record for points (705) and blocks (29) ... Set the school standard with 29 blocks during her junior season ... Was a three-time member of the St. Johns River Athletic Conference All-conference team ... Named to the Jacksonville Times-Union All-area team ... Also played AAU for Teamball.

Personal … Brittany Renee’ Lewis ... Born 9/6/89 in Gainesville, Fla. ... Right-handed ...

Daughter of Bernard and Thressa Lewis ... Enrolled in chemistry.

A talk with

Brittany

My biggest inspiration is: Mom One word to describe my game: Versatile My favorite basketball memory is: In high school, I made a game-winning three-pointer in the conference tournament Favorite late night snack: Fruit roll up If I could appear on the cover of a magazine it would be: Slam My favorite food is: Macaroni & Cheese mixed with yellow rice

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My favorite music artist is: Usher and Lil’ Wayne If I could invite three people to dinner, I would invite: Tracy McGrady, Usher, Boris Kodjoe Most embarrassing song on my iPod is: None. All my songs are hot!

Favorite movie: “Love & Basketball”, “Deja Vu” My dream vacation spot is: Japan My current cell phone ring is: “Love in this Club” by Usher My dream job is: Manager for a music artist My nickname is: B. Lew

Italy and Greece Scrapbook

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Basketball

2007-2008 Review Two tournament titles and the emergence of the ACC’s leading scorer highlighted another solid season by the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program

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Tech

Hokies

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Women’s

Laura Haskins

Brittany Cook

Basketball

Andrea Barbour

Amber Hall

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The 2007-08 edition of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team entered the year without any seniors on the roster while playing in one of the toughest conferences in the nation. Led by a junior class which provided the leadership necessary to guide the team through the rigors of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the young squad gained valuable experience as the year progressed. With a schedule including 19 games against opponents who eventually advanced to postseason play, Tech finished the year with a 15-15 record. The 2007-08 season was the 11thstraight non-losing season for the Hokies. Tech claimed victories in its own Lady Luck Classic for the tenth consecutive season, as well as taking the title at the Tulane DoubleTree Classic. In the past four seasons, the Hokies have won eight of 11 in-season tournaments. Last year, the team also won its initial appearance in the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge with a win over Minnesota (NCAA participant). Tech played 30 games in 2007-08, and once again traveled extensively. The schedule included participation in The Junkanoo Jam in the Grand Bahamas, a trip to Miami and a postseason tour of Italy and Greece in late May. The Hokies again were among the national leaders in attendance, drawing an average of 2,999 fans to home contests, which was again in the top 50 in the nation. This continued fan support helped Tech to its 22nd non-losing season in 32 years of varsity competition. The Hokies have averaged 21 wins over the past 11 seasons and have won 216 of their last 321 games (67.3 percent), dating back to the 1998 campaign.

Last season, the Hokies were led by junior Brittany Cook who emerged as one of the top offensive players in the ACC. Cook led the league in scoring, averaging 17.9 points while being named to the All-ACC Second team. She also set a school record with her 36-point outburst in the Hokies 81-73 overtime win at Miami. Additionally, Cook established a new Tech mark by connecting on 15 field goals in the contest. Her 537 points last season were the third-most in a single season, while her 17.9 average was the fifth highest for a Tech player. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic where she averaged 21 points leading the Hokies to the title.

Cook was equally impressive in the classroom, being named to the ESPN The Magazine All-America Women’s Basketball University Division third team. She was also a member of the District III All-Academic first team.

Freshman Andrea Barbour was second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points a game.

Barbour was named to the ACC All-freshman team and was the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Hokie Hardwood Classic. She scored 20 or more points in five games last year.

The Hokies opened up the year in impressive fashion with an easy 103-64 win over High Point.

The offensive outburst marked the 12th time in the history of the program that the 100-point plateau had been reached. Cook gave a preview

Brittany Cook led the ACC in scoring last season

of things to come with a 23-point effort while Barbour tallied 18 in her collegiate debut. Utahya Drye also contributed 15 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

While offense was the name of the game in the season-opener, the Tech defense was the key to victory in a 67-43 win over Winston-Salem State.

Tech, leading by only seven at the half, held the Rams scoreless for 6:41 and put together a 31-6 run to cruise to the win. Even though Cook and

Barbour again led the way with 18 and 17 points respectively, point guard Laura Haskins had an all-around performance with six rebounds, seven assists and seven steals.

The Hokies continued their domination of the series with Liberty improving to 14-0 all-time against the Flames with a 73-68 home win. Cook, Barbour and Drye combined for 63 of the Hokies points while Drye also pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds.

2007-2008 Review A trip to the islands was next as Tech took to the road to participate in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. The Hokies tasted defeat for the first time with a tough 65-64 loss to Southern California. The Trojans used an 11-2 run in the final 3:58 for the come-from-behind victory. Cook paced Tech with 19 points followed

by Lindsay Biggs with 11.

The final day in the Bahamas was a successful one with a 74-66 win over Prairie View A&M in the consolation game. The Hokies led by only three just before the half when Haskins threw in a 40-footer at the buzzer to give the team some much needed momentum. Tech built the lead to 17 points in the second frame before a furious Prairie View rally came up short. Fives players scored in double figures led by Haskins with a career-high 14 points.

The Hokies overcame 26 turnovers in a sluggish effort to improve to 5-1 with a 75-60 win over Wofford in Cassell Coliseum. After trailing early, Tech managed to get some breathing room right before the half when Cook scored nine straight points to spark the Tech offense and build a 34-25 advantage. The Terriers never seriously threatened in the second half. Shani Grey proved to be a spark plug with eight points and two steals off the bench in only 14 minutes.

In a back-and-forth affair that saw 14 lead changes and 12 ties, Virginia Tech eventually got the best of Minnesota, 68-62, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge played in Cassell Coliseum. The tight contest came down to free throws, where the Hokies nailed 15-of-16 to seal the win. Barbour had a solid all-around game with 14 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

The Hokies withstood a late UAB run to defeat the Blazers 77-71 at home. UAB cut a 14-point Tech advantage down to two in the last minute, but clutch free throw shooting down the stretch again secured a win. For the game, the Hokies connected on 19-of-23 charity tosses which, combined with a balanced scoring attack, was the difference in the contest. Cook led five players in double figures with 16 points, while Haskins pulled down a careerhigh 10 rebounds.

A 23-5 run in the first half broke open a tight game as the Hokies improved to 8-1 with a 85-56 home rout of North Carolina A&T. Tech rolled up 48 points in the second half and shot 54.7 percent from the field. In fact, 48 of the 85 points were scored in the paint as Tech dominated on the inside.

Tech faced its first true road game of the year and the trip to Charlotte was not a good one. The 49ers used a 30-9 first half run to take control en route to a 76-55 win. The Hokies shot only 37.3 percent from the field and were outscored by the Charlotte bench, 33-2. Cook again led the way with 13 points.

The trip to the “Big Easy” was next to participate in the Tulane DoubleTree Classic. In the first game, Tech opened with a 7-0 run and never looked back, waltzing to a 84-59 win over TexasSan Antonio (NCAA participant) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Barbour led all scorers with 25 points while Amber Hall was credited with a career-high 13 rebounds. Hall’s

effort helped the Hokies to a commanding 56-29 edge on the boards.

In the championship game, Robert Morris (NCAA participant) shot a sizzling 65.4 percent in the first half and raced to an 11-point halftime advantage.

However, Tech opened the second half on a 15-4 run to tie the game, then dominated from that point to win going-away, 76-67. Cook exploded for 28 points while Barbour chipped in with 17.

After a break for the holidays, the Hokies returned home to host the Hokie Hardwood Classic.

Tech had no trouble on opening night with a solid 82-49 win over Furman. Once again, Tech dominated the glass, outrebounding the Paladins, 48-32, while outscoring the Furman bench 19-2.

Cook paved the way with 22 points despite playing only 27 minutes.

Behind 25 points from tournament MVP Barbour, Tech won its 10th consecutive Hokie Hardwood title with a 72-46 win over East Carolina. The win was also the 20th consecutive for the Hokies in

their holiday event and marked the 31st straight home-court win in December. Cook, who was named to the All-tournament team, chipped in with 15 points while Haskins handed out a career-high nine assists. Drye recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards.

Barbour scored nine of Tech’s first 18 points against Boston College as the Hokies held an 1813 advantage before the freshman left the game with a shoulder injury. The Eagles scored eight of the final nine points to avert a furious Virginia Tech rally and win the ACC opener for both teams, 63-53. The Eagles used a solid inside game to outscore the Hokies 40-20 in the paint. Tech also committed 20 turnovers while shooting only 39.2 percent from the field.

The Hokies traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., for their first ACC road game of the year. Playing without the services of Barbour, who missed the game after suffering a left shoulder injury against Boston College, Tech fell behind 25-10 before Andrea Barbour was named to the ACC All-freshman team

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Laura Haskins led Tech and ranked third in the ACC in assists

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mounting a furious comeback to pull within four at intermission. However, FSU hit its free throws in the final minute to pull out a 67-63 victory. Cook led the Hokies with 19 points, while Drye added 10 points and eight boards.

Tech put together perhaps its best half of the year battling No. 3 North Carolina to a 37-37 tie at the half. The Tar Heels, who led the nation in scoring, averaging 92 points a game, eventually pulled away in the second frame to win 79-59.

Virginia used a dominating second half to post a come-from-behind 70-57 win in Charlottesville, Va. Tech led 24-21 at the break but was outscored 49-33 in the second half and suffered 27 turnovers.

Cook led the Hokies with 21 points.

Clemson, behind a career-high 31 points by D’Lesha Lloyd, upset Tech, 84-73, in Cassell. The Hokies trailed by nine at the half and could get no closer than three the rest of the way. Cook recorded her second double-double of the year with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Tech bounced back with a 80-73 overtime win over stubborn Dartmouth (WNIT participant).

Barbour forced the extra session against the determined Big Green with a layup in the final 15 seconds of regulation. The Hokies nailed 11of-13 free throws; attempts in overtime to seal the victory. Cook tallied 19 points, while Drye scored a career-high 17. Eleanore Brentnall added career highs of 11 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Defense was the name of the game in Raleigh, N.C., with both NC State and Tech seeking their first ACC wins. Despite 20 points from Barbour, the Wolfpack prevailed 60-50 in a contest which saw both teams held under 38 percent from the field.

The Hokies were able to pull within five points on three occasions, but NCSU sank seven free throws in the final minute to ice the contest.

Duke, ranked No. 9 in the nation, used a 56-28 scoring binge in the second half to win going away, 85-50, in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Hokies

used a late first-half run to pull within 29-22 at the break prior to the Blue Devils explosion in the second half. Tech was paced by Cook who had a solid all-round game of 14 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and four assists.

The Hokies came out hitting on all cylinders in their next contest at home against No. 4 Maryland.

Tech jumped out to a 22-2 lead in the first seven minutes before the stunned Terps knew what hit them. The visitors regrouped and managed to cut the Tech lead to 39-29 by the half. The second frame saw Maryland battle back to tie the game at 62 at the end of regulation. The Terps managed to outscore the Hokies 12-9 in the extra period to win a thriller, 74-71. Cook had an outstanding game with 26 points and 14 rebounds, while Barbour tossed in 24 in the near upset.

Just days after playing arguably its best game of the season, Tech turned in its worst, falling 67-50 at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons used a 19-3 first half run to break open the game and built a 30-point lead in the second half. Turnovers and poor shooting hampered the Hokies throughout as they committed season-worst performances in both areas. Cook notched her third consecutive doubledouble with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

A record-setting night by Cook and the clutch play of Drye led Tech to a thrilling 81-73 overtime win at Miami. The game established several firsts for the Hokies, as the outcome produced the first ACC win of the year, the first road win and the first-ever win at Miami for the Tech program.

Cook tallied a Tech single-game record 36 points, including 27 in the second half and overtime. As big a night as Cook had, without the heroics of Drye the game would have been lost. Drye hit a jumper with four seconds remaining to force the overtime where Tech outscored the Canes 12-4.

A tale of two halves was the story in Tech’s 6253 home loss to Virginia. After limiting the Cavs to a season-low 18 points in the first half, the visitors exploded for 44 in the second stanza to secure the win. Drye led the way with 16 points followed by Cook with 14.

Following a poor first half which saw Tech trail No. 12 Duke, 36-20, the Hokies scorched the nets in the second half, but came up short losing 72-60.

Tech connected on its first 11 attempts, and 12 of the first 13, after intermission to get back in the game. However, the Blue Devils inside game proved to be too much to overcome. Drye and Lindsay Biggs paved the way with 14 points each.

The Hokies caught Georgia Tech on senior night in Atlanta; and the Yellow Jackets, behind an ACC record 14 steals by Jill Ingram, won going away, 76-43. Cook was the only Hokie in double figures with 16 points.

Wake Forest was the opponent in the regularseason finale as the Hokies won a tight 61-56 contest on their home floor. The win was the 300th in the history of the program in Cassell Coliseum and avenged the earlier loss to the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem. Cook solidified her spot atop the ACC scoring list with 27 points while also pulling down a team-high nine rebounds.

Tech entered the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., as the tenth seed and faced No. 7 seed Boston College in the opening round. The Hokies

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Amber Hall led the Hokies with 53 blocks

opened the game with a sluggish start that they were never able to overcome in the 57-47 defeat. Barbour and Cook were the only Tech players in double figures with 13 and 10 points respectively.

Over two months after the completion of the season, the Hokies, along with a large group of supporters, made the trip of a lifetime as they embarked on a 10-day tour of Italy and Greece. While on the tour, the team visited the Coliseum, the Vatican and many other historic sites in Rome. After three days in Rome, the group enjoyed five days in Athens, Greece where they enjoyed visits to Olympic Stadium, the Acropolis, a tour of the Greek Islands and a drive along the beautiful coast. The team participated in three games while overseas which provided them with extra practice as they prepared for the 2008-09 season.

2007-2008 Results Nov. 1 ANDERSON (Exb.)

6 11 14 19

ATHLETES IN ACTION (Exb.) HIGH POINT WINSTON-SALEM STATE LIBERTY

W W W W W

72-52 78-50 103-66 67-43 73-68

Junkanoo Jam, Freeport, Grand Bahamas

23 24 27 30

vs. USC vs. Prairie View A&M WOFFORD MINNESOTA (Big Ten-ACC)

Dec. 2 UAB

5 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 16 at Charlotte

L W W W

64-65 74-66 75-60 68-62

W W L

77-71 85-56 55-76

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Tulane DoubleTree Classic, New Orleans, La.

20 vs. Texas-San Antonio 21 vs. Robert Morris

W W

84-59 76-67

HOKIE HARDWOOD CLASSIC, BLACKSBURG, Va.

29 FURMAN 30 EAST CAROLINA

W W

82-49 72-46

L at Florida State* (FSN Florida) L #3 NORTH CAROLINA* L at Virginia* L L CLEMSON* DARTMOUTH W (OT) L at NC State* (RSN)

53-63 63-67 54-86 59-70 73-84 80-73 50-60

Jan. 3 BOSTON COLLEGE*

6 10 13 17 20 25

Feb. 1 at #9/11 Duke* (RSN)

4 7 11 17 22 29

L #4/5 MARYLAND* L (OT) at Wake Forest* L W (OT) at Miami* (RSN) VIRGINIA* L L #12/11 DUKE* (RSN) L at Georgia Tech* (RSN)

Mar. 2 WAKE FOREST*

W

50-85 71-74 50-67 81-73 53-62 60-72 43-76 61-56

6-9 31st ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C.

6 vs. Boston College

L

56-61

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2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

## Player 21 COOK, Brittany

Conference-Only...

GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 30 30 1014 33.8 206 410 .502 14 14 495 35.4 97 199 .487

3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 30 84 .357 95 124 .766 80 111 191 6.4 62 1 76 134 12 49 537 17.9 14 37 .378 42 58 .724 48 59 107 7.6 31 1 33 66 5 25 250 17.9

5

BARBOUR, Andrea Conference-Only...

26 24 704 27.1 153 345 .419 10 9 264 26.4 47 137 .343

15 69 .217 69 103 .670 47 47 94 3.6 45 4 28 .143 23 34 .676 17 12 29 2.9 20

15 DRYE, Utahya

Conference-Only...

30 30 985 32.8 119 259 .459 14 14 486 34.7 58 136 .426

4 15 .267 47 67 .701 64 119 183 6.1 59 4 13 .308 15 25 .600 23 61 84 6.0 32

0 64 103 0 27 52

31 HALL, Amber

Conference-Only...

30 30 800 26.7 78 190 .411 14 14 379 27.1 36 87 .414

2 1

0 21 51 53 26 183 6.1 0 13 21 22 10 76 5.4

22 HASKINS, Laura

Conference-Only...

28 28 859 30.7 56 163 .344 13 13 419 32.2 28 82 .341

5 .400 25 29 .862 51 126 177 5.9 69 3 .333 3 4 .750 20 57 77 5.5 32

14 36 .389 40 51 .784 28 101 129 4.6 47 8 20 .400 16 21 .762 9 43 52 4.0 27

13 BRENTNALL, Eleanor 27

Conference-Only... 14

0 530 19.6 53 131 .405 0 301 21.5 23 62 .371

20 BIGGS, Lindsay

Conference-Only...

29 14

6 481 16.6 53 163 .325 4 267 19.1 24 79 .304

42 BASHAM, Elizabeth

Conference-Only...

16 7

0 134 8.4 17 0 39 5.6 2

28 .607 5 .400

0 0

1 .000 0 .000

5 0

6 .833 0 .000

14 LEMAITRE, A.J.

Conference-Only...

7 0

0 0

38 5.4 0 0.0

5 0

16 .313 0 .000

0 0

2 .000 0 .000

2 0

23 GORDON, Brittany

Conference-Only...

10 1

0 0

51 5.1 4 4.0

6 0

19 .316 2 .000

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

30 GREY, Shani

Conference-Only...

26 10

0 236 9.1 13 0 102 10.2 6

40 .325 22 .273

0 0

0 .000 18 22 .818 11 18 29 1.1 27 0 .000 5 7 .714 6 12 18 1.8 7

24 LOGAN, Lakeisha

Conference-Only...

26 10

2 244 9.4 17 2 95 9.5 5

51 .333 16 .313

6 28 .214 1 8 .125

0 0

4 .000 34 42 .810 58 47 105 3.9 46 3 .000 18 23 .783 27 20 47 3.4 24

32 100 .320 11 15 .733 11 42 53 1.8 32 12 46 .261 5 6 .833 6 22 28 2.0 19

1st 2nd OT 955 1010 41 932 1009 29

DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF Virginia Tech 66 25 Opponents 71 13

0 133 81 0 54 40

9 41 289 9.6 1 21 135 9.6

6 56 166 5.9 0 20 80 6.2

0 20 20 22 12 140 5.2 0 15 16 11 2 64 4.6 0 37 55 0 10 38

7 1

6 149 5.1 2 65 4.6

5 10 15 0.9 10 2 3 5 0.7 2

0 3 0 1

8 4

2 1

2 39 2.4 0 4 0.6

3 .667 0 .000

2 0

8 10 1.4 0 0 0.0

2 0

0 4 0 0

3 0

1 0

1 12 1.7 0 0 0.0

5 15 .333 1 1 1.000

6 0

8 14 1.4 0 0 0.0

5 0

0 0 0 0

7 1

4 0

1 17 1.7 0 1 1.0

0 0

0 .000 0 .000

4 11 15 0.6 32 1 6 7 0.7 6

TEAM REBOUNDS... 49 81 130 4.3

Conference-Only... 20 30 50 3.6

Virginia Tech 30 6076 776 1835 .423 103 344 .299 351 477 .736 416 729 1145 38.2 436

Conference-Only... 14 2851 326 827 .394 44 158 .278 128 179 .715 179 325 504 36.0 200

Opponents......

30 6076 762 1843 .413 135 419 .322 311 465 .669 410 690 1100 36.7 444

Conference-Only... 14 2851 388 890 .436 63 192 .328 149 213 .700 203 341 544 38.9 193

SCORE BY PERIODS: Virginia Tech Opponents

0 36 70 17 38 390 15.0 0 10 22 3 18 121 12.1

0 9 15 0 3 10

0 14 44 1.7 0 2 17 1.7

0 21 36 0 6 11

2 13 40 1.5 0 5 11 1.1

0 0

9 5

1 424 592 135 259 2006 66.9 1 172 286 44 105 824 58.9 - 385 577 132 290 1970 65.7 - 200 236 61 146 988 70.6

Total 2006 1970

TOTAL 91 84

The Hokies celebrate a big basket against East Carolina in the Hokie Hardwood Classic

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Game 3

Virginia Tech 103, High Point 65 Blacksburg, Va. • Nov. 10, 2007

Virginia Tech 67, Winston Salem State 43 Blacksburg, Va. • Nov. 14, 2007

Virginia Tech 73, Liberty 68 Blacksburg, Va. • Nov. 19, 2007

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech opened the 2007-08 season in style racking up an impressive 103-64 victory over the High Point Panthers at Cassell Coliseum in front of 2,609 fans.

It was the 12th time that the Hokies had ever gone over the 100-point plateau, and they were just two points shy of the Cassell Coliseum record of 105 points set against Southern Miss on Dec. 28th, 2004. It was the fifth-highest point total in the history of the program.

Every Hokie got into the game and all but one scored in the 39-point win, as numerous career highs were recorded. Brittany Cook led the way by tying her personal best with 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including a 3-of-3 performance from 3-point land. Utahya Drye tallied a career-high 15 points to go with seven rebounds, and Eleanor Brentnall turned in nine points for the best mark of her career. Freshman Andrea Barbour netted 18 points in her collegiate debut.

The story of the game was the Hokies’ run-andgun style of play, which they employed from the opening tip right until the final buzzer, recording 30 fast-break points and 39 points off of turnovers.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech paired a 6:41 Winston-Salem State scoring drought with a 31-6 early second-half run to pull away from the Rams by a winning score of 67-43 at Cassell Coliseum.

Up by just seven at the half against the overmatched opponent from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - which dressed just eight players for the game, seven of which were freshmen and all of which were 6-feet or under - the Hokies embarked on the scoring binge that saw them go 14-of-21 from the floor to build an insurmountable 32-point lead that helped them improve to 2-0 on the young season. It was the Rams’ season-opener.

The Hokies did indeed come out of the locker room a different team, as they increased their field goal percentage to 51.5, after hitting just 39.3 percent in the first half. They limited the Rams to just a 28.6 success rate after the break, and turned 30 Winston-Salem State turnovers into 35 points on the night.

Redshirt-junior Brittany Cook once again paced the Hokies in scoring with 18 points after tying a career-high with 23 on Sunday, and freshman Andrea Barbour netted 17.

Career-highs were set by Eleanor Brentnall with 10 points, Utahya Drye with six assists and Amber Hall with five blocks, but the most impressive stat line may have come from point guard Laura Haskins.

The junior from Alexandria, Va., scored just two points, but pulled down six rebounds, tied a careerhigh for the second straight game with seven assists and set a career-high with seven steals.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech passed its first real test of the year at Cassell Coliseum, holding off an impressive Liberty squad by a score of 73-68 in the third game of the season for both schools.

With the score tied with just over two minutes to play, Tech’s Brittany Cook was on a breakaway following a steal by Eleanor Brentnall, but Liberty’s Allyson Fasnacht intentionally fouled Cook to prevent her from scoring. The move proved costly for the Flames, as the redshirt junior drained both free throws to put Tech up 66-64. The Hokies got the ball back following the charity tosses, and after a series of three offensive rebounds, Andrea Barbour converted a layup at 1:24 to push the lead to four.

Megan Frazee answered for Liberty with a bucket at 1:08, but Brentall countered with a sweeping, left-handed scoop off the glass to reclaim Tech’s four-point bulge with 41 ticks on the clock. Liberty’s Courtney Watkins was able to put back an offensive rebound to make it 70-68 with 24 seconds left, but that was all she wrote for the Flames, as Tech closed out the game with three free throws.

Barbour (29 points), Cook (22) and Drye (12) combined for 63 of Tech’s 73 points on the night.

Barbour’s tally was a career high and tied for the sixth-most ever in a single game by a Hokie, while Cook was one point shy of tying her personal-best.

Drye added 10 rebounds – a career-best – to record her first double-double as a collegian, and Laura Haskins continued her strong rebounding from the point guard spot by tying a career-high with nine.

Virginia Tech 67, Winston-Salem State 43

Virginia Tech 73, Liberty 68

Virginia Tech 103, High Point 64 Nov. 11, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

Nov. 14, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

HPU (64) MP FG FT Andrea Tucker 14 0-1 2-4 Amy Dodd 17 0-3 1-2 Mackenzie Maier 26 2-10 0-0 LaTeisha Dean 25 5-11 0-0 Ayonna Thompson 19 4-10 0-0 Linda Rambert 3 0-0 0-0 Jurica Hargraves 24 6-12 0-0 Francis Fields 21 3-5 0-0 Amy Will 10 0-3 0-0 Jennifer Long 10 3-6 0-1 Whitney Tarver 2 0-0 0-0 Amber Manuel 10 3-5 1-1 Ashlee Samuels 19 1-5 2-4 Team Totals 200 27-71 6-12

R 3 5 9 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 6 5 41

A 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

PF 4 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2

TP 2 1 4 11 9 0 14 6 0 6 0 7 4

8

17

64

VT (103) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 29 7-11 1-1 Amber Hall 19 4-8 2-4 Andrea Barbour 24 7-14 4-6 Brittany Cook 25 9-10 2-2 Laura Haskins 25 3-5 2-2 Eleanor Brentnall 21 3-7 3-4 A.J. Lemaitre 7 0-2 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 12 2-7 2-2 Brittany Gordon 4 1-2 0-1 Lakeisha Logan 18 2-8 0-0 Shani Grey 8 0-0 2-2 Elizabeth Basham 7 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 39-75 18-24

R 7 5 4 5 4 6 3 0 2 1 0 1 6 44

A 3 0 2 4 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 0

PF 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0

TP 15 10 18 23 9 9 0 8 2 5 2 2

13

103

High Point Virginia Tech

PERCENTAGES: HPU FG% VT FG%

39 53 38.0 52.0

25 50 3PT% 3PT%

— — 25.0 46.7

22

R 9 2 6 2 1 3 3 2 6 34

VT (103) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 30 1-3 4-7 Amber Hall 24 3-3 0-0 Andrea Barbour 29 8-13 0-0 Brittany Cook 31 7-13 2-2 Laura Haskins 26 1-7 0-2 Eleanor Brentnall 16 5-9 0-0 A.J. Lemaitre 4 1-2 0-1 Lindsay Biggs 8 0-3 0-0 Brittany Gordon 5 0-3 0-4 Lakeisha Logan 12 1-3 0-0 Shani Grey 11 1-2 2-2 Elizabeth Basham 4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 28-61 8-18

R 4 2 1 7 6 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 33

Winston-Salem State Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: WSSU FG% VT FG%

64 103 FT% FT%

WSSU (43) MP FG FT Jalesa Byrd 38 3-6 0-0 Keoshia Worthy 37 1-5 0-0 Vontisha Woods 36 8-11 1-2 Corbin Bradford 10 1-1 0-0 Rene Rector 25 2-8 0-0 Talneshia Kee 22 1-9 0-0 Quintoya Mobley 12 0-5 2-2 Montague Austin 20 2-4 0-0 Team Totals 200 18-49 3-4

50.0 75.0

3-POINTERS - HPU 4 (Hargraves 2, Dean, Thompson); VT 7 (Cook 3, Biggs 2, Haskins, Logan) BLOCKED SHOTS - HPU 5 (Maier 2, Tucker, Dodd, Samuels); VT 8 (Hall 2, Haskins 2, Drye, Brentnall, Biggs, Gordon) STEALS - HPU 4 (Dodd, Maier, Hargraves, Fields); VT 10 (Drye 2, Logan 2, Grey 2, Barbour, Haskins, Brentnall, Gordon) TURNOVERS - HPU 24 (Dean 5, Dodd 3, Hargraves 3, Samuels 3, Tucker 2, Thompson 2, Fields 2, Maier, Rambert, Will, Long); VT 11 (Barbour 4, Haskins 2, Logan 2, Drye, Gordon, Grey) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Tommy Salerno, Dan Outlaw, Kristi Vera ATTENDANCE: 2,609

23 30 36.7 45.9

24 37 3PT% 3PT%

PF 4 1 4 5 0 1 1 2

TP 6 2 17 3 5 3 2 5

10

18

43

A 6 0 1 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

PF 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 11

17

25.0 23.1

LU (68) MP FG FT Rebecca Lightfoot 23 1-3 2-2 Megan Frazee 36 5-15 3-4 Moriah Frazee 36 6-13 2-2 Courtney Watkins 27 5-8 1-1 Allyson Fasnacht 27 3-9 2-2 Rachel Hammond 12 3-8 0-0 Rachel McLeod 14 2-4 1-1 Molly Frazee 25 2-5 0-0 Team Totals 200 27-65 11-12

R 3 13 8 2 2 2 1 4 1 36

A 0 2 0 1 5 0 1 0

PF 3 1 3 4 4 0 0 1

TP 5 13 14 11 9 7 5 4

9

16

68

TP 6 6 17 18 2 10 2 0 0 2 4 0

VT (73) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 37 3-5 6-7 Amber Hall 24 2-2 0-0 Andrea Barbour 33 11-24 7-11 Brittany Cook 39 7-14 2-2 Laura Haskins 37 1-10 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 19 2-4 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 10 0-1 0-0 Shani Grey 1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-60 19-26

R 10 2 5 3 9 3 0 0 6 38

A 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0

PF 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 0

TP 12 4 29 22 2 4 0 0

15

73

67

PERCENTAGES: LU FG% VT FG%

43 67 FT% FT%

b a s k e t b a l l

Nov. 19, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

A 0 5 0 1 1 1 1 1

— —

W o m e n s

75.0 44.4

3-POINTERS - WSSU 4 (Bradford, Rector, Kee, Austin); VT 3 (Cook 2, Barbour) BLOCKED SHOTS - WSSU 3 (Byrd 2, Woods); VT 7 (Hall 5, Haskins, Drye, Lemaitre) STEALS - WSSU 8 (Byrd 2, Mobley 2, Worthy, Woods, Bradford, Kee); VT 14 (Haskins 7, Barbour 2, Cook 2, Drye, Hall, Logan) TURNOVERS - WSSU 30 (Bradford 7, Worthy 6, Rector 5, Team 4, Byrd 3, Woods 2, Kee, Mobley, Austin ); VT 16 (Hall 4, Cook 4, Drye 3, Haskins 2, Lemaitre, Biggs, Logan) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Tommy Salerno, Mark Hardcastle, Karen Preato ATTENDANCE: 2,623

Liberty Virginia Tech

40 30 41.5 43.3

28 43 3PT% 3PT%

9

— — 21.4 22.2

68 73 FT% FT%

91.7 71.1

3-POINTERS - LU 3 (Lightfoot, Fasnacht, Hammond); VT 2 (Cook 2, Biggs 2) BLOCKED SHOTS - LU 6 (Megan Frazee 2, Molly Frazee 2, Moriah Frazee, Fasnacht); VT 2 (Hall 2) STEALS - LU 5 (Fasnacht 2, Megan Frazee, Watkins, Hammond); VT 7 (Haskins 3, Drye, Barbour, Brentnall) TURNOVERS - LU 12 (Moriah Frazee 4, McLeod 2, Watkins 2, Lightfoot, Fasnacht, Hammond, Molly Frazee); VT 15 (Drye 4, Cook 3, Haskins 3, Logan 3, Barbour, Team) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Lawson Newton, Mark Hardcastle, Kristi Vera ATTENDANCE: 2,575

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2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

USC 65, Virginia Tech 64 Grand Bahamas • Nov. 23, 2007

Virginia Tech 74, Prairie View A&M 66 Grand Bahamas • Nov. 24, 2007

Virginia Tech 75, Wofford 60 Blacksburg, Va. • Nov. 27, 2007

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – USC used an 11-2 run over the final 3:58 to hand Virginia Tech its first loss of the season, 65-64, in the Freeport bracket of the Junkanoo Jam being played at St. Georges High School gym.

Tech was in control for most of the contest and led 62-54 with just under four minutes to play before the Trojans made their comeback. Simone Jelks hit two free throws followed by a Nadia Parker layup off a steal to bring the Trojans to within four.

Andrea Barbour’s missed layup was followed by a Jelks trey to narrow the gap to 62-61.

USC took the lead for the first time with 1:22 remaining on a jumper by Camile LeNoir, but Tech responded with two free throws by Barbour to regain the lead, 64-63. USC tallied the final points of the night as LeNoir hit a layup with 42 seconds on the clock. The teams exchanged turnovers on the next two possessions with the Hokies finding themselves with possession and having to go the length of the floor with nine seconds remaining.

Utahya Drye threw the pass to Laura Haskins who brought the ball up the floor against USC pressure then kicked a pass to Lindsay Biggs. Biggs, with only a couple of seconds remaining, fired up a 23-foot jumper from the right wing that hit the front of the rim as time expired.

Brittany Cook led Tech with 19 points followed

by Biggs with 11. Amber Hall and Barbour were the other two Hokies in double figures with 10 points each.

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS – Virginia Tech made its final day in the Bahamas a successful one with a 74-66 victory in the consolation game of the Junkanoo Jam Freeport bracket. The win gave the Hokies a split of their two games in the tournament played at St. Georges High School.

Tech dominated early, racing out to a 14-4 lead before the Lady Panthers made a run of their own to tighten the game. With the Hokies leading, 39-36, nearing halftime, Laura Haskins heaved a 40-foot shot that appeared to be after the buzzer. The ball swished through the net and the officials counted the basket, giving Tech much needed momentum heading into halftime. The Hokies controlled the second half and built their advantage to as much as a 17-point lead before winning, 74-66.

Tech had five players in double-figures led by Laura Haskins with a career-high 14 points to go along with six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Andrea Barbour had 13 points followed by Brittany Cook and Amber Hall with 12 points each. Utahya Drye rounded out the Tech double-figure scoring with 10 points.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Though the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team committed a season-high 26 turnovers in a sluggish effort at Cassell Coliseum, it managed to pull out a 75-60 win over a pesky Wofford team to improve to 5-1 on the season.

The night started slow for both teams with turnovers and missed shots abound, and Wofford forced the Hokies to burn a pair of timeouts in the first eight minutes as the Terriers built a 14-8 lead.

Tech didn’t get things turned around until after the second media timeout, however, when it embarked on a 9-0 run to claim a 17-14 lead at the 8:57 mark off of an Andrea Barbour fast-break layup.

The teams traded points for a few minutes and the score was tied at 23 at the 3:23 mark, when Brittany Cook went on a personal nine-point run, hitting three layups and three free throws to break the Hokies out of a slump that saw them shooting 30 percent until that point. Two Amber Hall free throws and a Kelsi Koenig jumper for Wofford (2-2) were wedged in to set the halftime tally at 34-25 in the Hokies’ favor.

Shani Grey was a spark for the defense with a couple of steals and also turned in a career-high eight points in 14 minutes off the bench. Cook led the team with 19 points, while Barbour was one behind with 18, and Utahya Drye chipped in 13.

Laura Depko paced the Terriers with 11.

USC 65, Virginia Tech 64

Virginia Tech 74, Prairie View A&M 66

Nov. 23, 2007; Freeport, Bahamas USC (65) MP FG FT Allison Jaskowiak 13 0-1 0-0 Morghan Medlock 23 1-7 1-2 Nadia Parker 25 9-11 3-5 Camille LeNoir 24 5-11 0-2 Brynn Cameron 23 3-10 2-2 Hailey Dunham 16 0-3 0-0 Simone Jelks 24 3-4 4-4 Markisha Lea 1 0-0 0-0 Heather Oliver 19 1-3 0-0 Kari LePlante 15 2-4 0-0 Aarika Hughes 17 1-3 0-2 Team Totals 200 25-57 10-17

R 2 1 11 2 2 3 3 0 0 3 7 4 38

VT (64) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 32 2-7 0-0 Brittany Cook 34 6-12 5-6 Amber Hall 27 5-11 0-0 Andrea Barbour 31 3-17 4-5 Laura Haskins 33 1-3 2-2 Eleanor Brentnall 21 2-6 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 15 3-6 2-4 Lakeisha Logan 6 1-2 0-0 Shani Grey 1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 23-64 13-17

R 6 6 6 3 3 6 2 2 0 5 39

USC Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: USC FG% VT FG%

27 35 43.9 35.9

38 29 3PT% 3PT%

A 1 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 1 0 1

PF 0 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 0

TP 0 3 21 11 9 0 12 0 3 4 2

15

16

65

A 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0

PF 3 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 0

TP 4 19 10 10 4 4 11 2 0

14

64

14

— — 33.3 33.3

65 64 FT% FT%

VT (74) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 20 4-4 2-2 Amber Hall 30 3-11 6-6 Andrea Barbour 32 4-9 3-4 Brittany Cook 37 5-13 2-4 Laura Haskins 30 5-8 1-2 Eleanor Brentnall 19 1-2 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 9 0-1 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 8 1-2 0-0 Shani Grey 5 2-3 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 10 1-2 2-2 Team Totals 200 26-55 16-20

R 2 8 4 5 6 6 1 0 1 3 2 38

PVA&M (66) MP FG FT Gaati Werema 33 4-5 4-6 Chari Smith 28 3-12 1-2 Kandis Brown 30 2-7 0-0 Trinity Robinson 18 0-1 0-1 Candis Thomas 12 1-3 0-0 Dominique Smith 29 6-14 4-4 Dominique Warrior 5 0-0 2-2 Shavonne Smith 22 5-9 3-5 Aminata Dieye 23 2-3 0-1 Team Totals 200 23-54 14-21

R 3 3 4 1 1 2 0 2 6 4 26

Virginia Tech Prairie View A&M 58.8 76.5

3-POINTERS - USC 5 (Jelks 2, LeNoir, Cameron, Oliver); VT 5 (Biggs 3, Cook 2) BLOCKED SHOTS - USC 7 (Medlock 3, Parker 2, LeNoir, LaPlante); VT 2 (Brentnall, Hall) STEALS - USC 14 (Cameron 5, LeNoir 4, Medlock, Parker, Dunham, Jelks, LaPlante); VT 11 (Hall 5, Cook 2, Haskins 2, Barbour, Logan) TURNOVERS - USC 27 (Medlock 4, LeNoir 4, Cameron 4, Jelks 3, LaPlante 3, Hughes 3, Parker, Jaskowiak); VT 24 (Cook 7, Barbour 4, Drye 3, Hall 3, Haskins 2, Logan 2, Brentnall, Biggs, Team) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Mary Day, Tommy Salerno, Kathy Lynch ATTENDANCE: 287

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Virginia Tech 75, Wofford 60

Nov. 24, 2007; Freeport, Bahamas

PERCENTAGES: VT FG% PVA&M FG%

42 36 47.3 42.6

32 30 3PT% 3PT%

A 1 3 3 2 6 2 1 0 0 0

PF 0 3 2 4 2 2 3 1 0 1

TP 10 12 13 12 14 2 0 3 4 4

18

18

74

A 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1

PF 3 4 5 3 0 1 0 2 1

TP 13 7 6 0 3 16 2 15 4

19

66

9

— — 46.2 54.5

Nov. 27, 2007; Blacksburg, Va.

74 66 FT% FT%

80.0 66.7

3-POINTERS - VT 6 (Haskins 3, Barbour 2); PVAM 6 (Brown 2, S. Smith 2, Werema, Thomas) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 4 (Hall 2, Barbour 2); PVAM 4 (Dieye 2, Werema, C. Smith) STEALS - VT 6 (Haskins 4, Barbour, Cook); PVAM 14 (S. Smith 5, Brown 2, D. Smith 2, Dieye, Warrior, Thomas, Robinson, Werema) TURNOVERS - VT 22 (Cook 6, Barbour 5, Drye 3, Hall 3, Haskins 3, Brentnall, Biggs); PVAM 20 (Werema 8, Dieye 4, Brown 3, Thomas 2, C. Smith, Robinson, S. Smith) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Mary Day, Tommy Salerno, Phil Streit ATTENDANCE: 241

WC (60) MP FG FT Kelsi Koenig 24 4-13 0-1 Kate Dempsey 19 3-5 0-0 Liz Miller 33 0-8 2-6 Summer Nichols 28 1-4 6-8 Kelly Dwyer 22 1-7 0-0 Kristin Bradley 3 0-1 0-0 Maddie Helms 4 0-0 0-0 Natalie Gramblin 13 2-2 0-0 Ashley Kroker 3 1-3 0-0 Laura Depko 17 4-8 2-2 Mahagony Williams 19 3-4 1-6 Kathlyn Varno 15 3-4 1-1 Team Totals 200 22-59 12-24

R 8 5 5 6 5 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 4 42

VT (75) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 30 4-9 5-6 Amber Hall 26 2-8 2-2 Andrea Barbour 26 7-12 4-4 Lindsay Biggs 19 2-5 0-0 Brittany Cook 33 7-15 5-6 Eleanor Brentnall 12 0-4 2-2 A.J. Lemaitre 2 0-0 0-0 Brittany Gordon 3 0-0 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 23 0-2 0-0 Shani Grey 14 2-4 4-5 Elizabeth Basham 12 1-3 1-2 Team Totals 200 26-63 23-27

R 4 8 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 13 39

Wofford Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: WC FG% VT FG%

25 34 37.3 41.3

35 41 3PT% 3PT%

A 2 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0

PF 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 1

TP 9 6 2 8 2 3 0 5 3 11 7 7

14

19

60

A 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 0

PF 2 3 1 3 2 3 0 0 4 3 0

TP 13 6 18 4 19 2 2 0 0 8 3

21

75

12

— — 20.0 0.0

60 75 FT% FT%

50.0 85.2

3-POINTERS - WC 4 (Koenig, Gramblin, Kroker, Depko); VT 0 BLOCKED SHOTS - WC 11 (Williams 5, Dempsey 3, Dwyer 2, Depko); VT 2 (Biggs, Drye) STEALS - WC 7 (MIller 3, Koenig, NIchols, Dwyer, Depko); VT 9 (Hall 3, Brentnall 2, Grey 2, Drye, Barbour) TURNOVERS - WC 30 (Nichols 6, Gramblin 6, Koenig 4, Dwyer 4, Dempsey 3, Miller 2, Bradley, Helms, Depko, Williams, Varno); VT 26 (Logan 6, Drye 5, Cook 5, Hall 3, Biggs 2, Grodon 2, Barbour, Brentnall, Basham) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: John Morningstar, Beverly Roberts, John Almarode ATTENDANCE: 2690

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 7

Game 8

Game 9

Virginia Tech 68, Minnesota 62 Blacksburg, Va. • Nov. 30, 2007

Virginia Tech 77, UAB 71 Blacksburg, Va. • Dec. 2, 2007

Virginia Tech 85, North Carolina A&T 56 Blacksburg, Va. • Dec. 5, 2007

BLACKSBURG, Va. – In a back-and-forth affair that saw 14 lead changes and 12 ties, Virginia Tech eventually got the best of the Minnesota Golden Gophers and won by a score of 68-62 in Cassell Coliseum.

Tech’s Andrea Barbour, who totaled 14 points with career highs in rebounds (seven), blocks (three) and steals (three), was fouled at 1:39 and made the first shot to make it 62-58. Though she missed the second, Utahya Drye came up with the offensive rebound and the Hokies proceeded to work down the shot clock. Barbour missed a jumper at 1:18, but grabbed her own board to reset the clock.

Unfortunately, Haskins committed one of her seven turnovers on the night when Minnesota’s Leslie Knight intercepted a pass, and it led to a Korinne Campbell layup that cut the lead to two with 40.5 seconds left.

With the game clock running under 30 seconds, the Golden Gophers were forced to enter foul mode, and Drye hit a pair at 24.1 to make it 64-60. Like she did all night, Fox answered right back with a running jumper, but Brittany Cook again made it a four-point game by hitting two of her six free throws on the night, which were a part of her team-high 15 points. As a team, the Hokies shot a season-high 93.8 percent (15-of-16) from the free-throw line.

Knight launched a 3-pointer with four seconds left in a last-ditch effort for Minnesota, but Barbour blocked it to Haskins, who converted two free throws after being fouled with 1.5 seconds left to set the final score.

Haskins, Drye and Hall each had eight points in the game, while Elizabeth Basham netted six.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech withstood a late UAB charge with less than three minutes to play and held on to secure a 77-71 win over the Blazers at Cassell Coliseum.

The Hokies held a 43-36 lead at halftime, but missed their first 12 field goal attempts in the second period, and UAB (2-6) managed to tie the game at 46 with 13:23 left on a Christon Ingram free throw.

A Lindsay Biggs 3-pointer at the 13-minute mark, however, sparked a 16-2 Hokie run over the next five minutes, as Tech went on to build a 62-48 lead by 7:59.

The tables were turned once again, though, when UAB followed Tech’s spurt with a 14-6 burst of its own, cutting the lead to 68-62 with 3:37 on the clock after a Crystal McFadden layup.

The Blazers eventually trimmed the lead to 2 at 73-71 with another McFadden layup with 31.6 seconds left, but Andrea Barbour and Laura Haskins would each sink a pair of free throws during the last 14.1 seconds to ice the victory.

Of those veterans, redshirt junior Brittany Cook led the way for Tech with 16 points, and junior Haskins pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds.

Four other players were in double-figure scoring for Tech, as Biggs tied a personal best with 13, Utahya Drye netted 12, Barbour tallied 11, Elizabeth Basham totaled a career-high 10. Diamond Rogers led the UAB charge with 21.

Virginia Tech 68, Minnesota 62 R 4 4 2 5 4 0 6 1 2 5 33

VT (68) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 30 3-7 2-2 Amber Hall 33 3-6 2-2 Andrea Barbour 29 6-14 1-2 Brittany Cook 35 4-9 6-6 Laura Haskins 34 2-4 4-4 Lindsay Biggs 11 3-6 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 4 0-2 0-0 Shani Grey 7 0-0 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 17 3-4 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-52 15-16

R 5 8 7 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 36

Minnesota Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: UM FG% VT FG%

33 33 37.5 46.2

29 35 3PT% 3PT%

PF 1 1 2 5 1 1 3 1 0

TP 1 3 30 8 4 0 14 0 2

10

15

62

A 6 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0

PF 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 1

TP 8 8 14 15 8 9 0 0 6

13

68

15

36.4 35.7

62 68 FT% FT%

UAB (71) MP FG FT Diamond Rogers 40 8-17 4-5 Brianna Berry 8 0-1 0-0 Crystal McFadden 37 5-15 2-2 Britney Jones 28 2-8 6-6 Fatiha Salaam 22 1-4 0-0 Amanda Peterson 23 4-8 0-0 Erica Simpson 10 1-1 0-0 Amanda Scott 0+ 0-0 0-0 Christon Ingram 32 3-6 3-6 Team Totals 200 24-60 15-19

R 8 0 2 3 1 4 1 0 10 5 34

VT (77) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 38 5-7 2-2 Amber Hall 21 1-3 3-4 Andrea Barbour 25 3-13 5-7 Brittany Cook 33 6-16 2-2 Laura Haskins 34 1-6 5-6 Lindsay Biggs 17 5-9 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 5 1-1 0-0 Shani Grey 6 0-0 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 21 4-5 2-2 Team Totals 200 26-60 19-23

R 5 7 3 4 10 0 1 3 2 5 40

UAB Virginia Tech 71.4 93.8

3-POINTERS - UM 4 (Fox 4); VT 5 (Biggs 3, Cook, Barbour) BLOCKED SHOTS - UM 3 (Knight, Campbell, Harper); VT 10 (Hall 3, Barbour 3, Haskins 2, Cook, Basham ) STEALS - UM 8 (Fox 2, McCoy 2, Knight, Campbell, Harper, Ohm); VT 9 (Barbour 3, Haskins 2, Hall, Cook, Grey, Basham) TURNOVERS - UM 13 (Knight 4, Campbell 3, McCoy 3, Fox, Harper, Ohm); VT 20 (Haskins 7, Cook 4, Barbour 3, Hall 2, Drye, Biggs, Grey, Team) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Susan Blauch, Joanne Aldrich, Bryan Brunette ATTENDANCE: 2,487

PERCENTAGES: UAB FG% VT FG%

36 43 40.0 43.3

35 34 3PT% 3PT%

b a s k e t b a l l

Dec. 5, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

A 8 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2

PF 4 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 2

TP 21 0 14 10 3 12 2 0 9

15

15

71

A 1 0 3 5 6 2 0 1 1

PF 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 2 2

TP 12 5 11 16 7 13 3 0 10

18

77

19

— — 40.0 35.3

W o m e n s

Virginia Tech 85, NC A&T 56

Dec. 2, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

A 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2

— —

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech entered its final exam break on a good note by defeating North Carolina A&T by a score of 85-56 at Cassell Coliseum.

The Hokies won their seventh straight home game and extended their streak of home wins in the month of December to 29 games, a stretch that dates back to 1999. The 85 points was the second-highest total of the season for Tech, as the 29-point differential was also the second highest on the year.

Brittany Cook and Andrea Barbour once again led the way for the Hokies, as both topped their season averages by scoring 21 points each on 9-of14 shooting. Utahya Drye chipped in 10, and all 11 Hokies who dressed tallied at least two points.

Eleanor Brentnall sat out for the third straight game with lower back pain.

North Carolina A&T was an athletic bunch that played intense defense, a style that kept them in the game early but eventually led to their downfall.

The score was tied at 18 all after a Brittanie TaylorJames put-back with 9:18 remaining in the first half. However, the Hokies drilled four consecutive shots to begin a 23-5 run over the next eight minutes and take, what would prove to be, an insurmountable lead.

Once the Hokies did decide to attack the overpursuing Aggies, they took over the game, building a lead as large as 33 points at one point and tallying a total of 48 points in the paint in the game.

The Hokies out-rebounded the Aggies by a tally of 43-34, and were led by Amber Hall’s seven. Laura Haskins tied a career high with seven assists.

Virginia Tech 77, UAB 71

Nov. 30, 2007; Cassell Coliseum

UM (62) MP FG FT Ashley Ellis-Milan 13 0-3 1-2 Leslie Knight 37 1-10 1-2 Emily Fox 40 12-17 2-2 Korinne Campbell 27 4-7 0-2 Brittany McCoy 30 0-8 4-4 Kay Sylva 4 0-0 0-0 Zoe Harper 28 6-12 2-2 Tanisha Smith 2 0-0 0-0 Katie Ohm 19 1-7 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-64 10-14

71 77 FT% FT%

78.9 82.6

3-POINTERS - UAB 8 (Peterson 4, McFadden 2, Rogers, Salaam); VT 6 (Biggs 3, Cook 2, Logan) BLOCKED SHOTS - UAB 4 (McFadden 2, Jones, Ingram); VT 3 (Drye, Barbour, Cook) STEALS - UAB 11 (Rogers 3, Salaam 2, Petersen 2, Ingram 2, Jones, Berry); VT 11 (Drye 4, Cook 2, Haskins 2, Barbour, Biggs, Basham) TURNOVERS - UAB 20 (Rogers 6, Ingram 4, Salaam 3, Peterson 2, Berry, McFadden, Jones, Simpson, Scott); VT 20 (Drye 4, Cook 4, Basham 3, Barbour 2, Logan 2, Grey 2, Hall, Haskins, Team) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Angela Lewis, John Almarode, Kristi Vera ATTENDANCE: 2,287

NC A&T (71) MP FG FT Jalessa Sams 18 2-6 1-2 Lamona Smalley 14 2-8 0-0 Tyronnica Alford 29 1-9 1-2 Ta’Wauana Cook 27 4-8 4-4 Amber Bland 24 0-7 0-0 Lonise Coulter 8 1-2 0-0 Nancy Rembert 18 1-6 1-2 Brittane Neely 5 0-2 0-0 Shantar Waddell 5 1-2 0-0 Taryn Russ 10 2-3 0-0 B. Taylor-James 29 4-11 3-4 Ahmad Williams 9 3-3 0-0 LaPorsha Lowry 4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-67 10-14

R 5 4 5 3 2 3 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 34

VT (85) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 30 5-7 0-0 Amber Hall 25 2-6 4-4 Andrea Barbour 27 9-14 3-5 Brittany Cook 27 9-14 2-4 Laura Haskins 20 2-3 2-2 A.J. Lemaitre 10 1-4 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 16 1-6 0-0 Brittany Gordon 9 0-1 2-4 Lakeisha Logan 10 2-3 0-0 Shani Grey 10 1-1 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 16 3-5 0-0 Team Totals 200 35-64 13-19

R 4 7 6 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 1 10 43

NC A&T Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: NC A&T FG% VT FG%

26 41 31.3 54.7

30 44 3PT% 3PT%

A 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

PF 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2

TP 5 4 3 13 0 2 3 0 2 5 12 7 0

10

17

56

A 1 0 2 4 7 0 3 0 1 1 1

PF 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2

TP 10 8 21 21 6 2 2 2 5 2 6

10

85

20

— — 28.6 20.0

56 85 FT% FT%

71.4 68.4

3-POINTERS - NC A&T 4 (Cook, Rembert, Taylor-James, Williams); VT 2 (Cook, Logan) BLOCKED SHOTS - NC A&T 4 (Smalley 2, Taylor-James, Lowry); VT 6 (Hall 3, Drye, Barbour, Cook) STEALS - NC A&T 10 (Sams 3, Bland 3, Cook 2, Smalley, Taylor-James); VT 7 (Cook 3, Hall 2, Barbour, Haskins) TURNOVERS - NC A&T 20 (Sams 3, Alford 3, Cook 3, Taylor-James 3, Bland 2, Rembert 2, Smalley, Coulter, Waddell, Williams); VT 17 (Barbour 4, Hall 3, Drye 3, Haskins 2, Gordon 2, Lemaitre, Logan, Grey) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Dan Outlaw, Mark Zentz, Karl Gildner ATTENDANCE: 2,362

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2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Game 10

Game 11

Game 12

Charlotte 76, Virginia Tech 55 Charlotte, N.C. • Dec. 16, 2007

Virginia Tech 84, UTSA 59 New Orleans, La. • Dec. 20, 2007

Virginia Tech 76, Robert Morris 67 New Orleans, La. • Dec. 21, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte 49ers used a 37-9 run to defeat Virginia Tech, 76-55, at Halton Arena on the Charlotte Campus.

Tech jumped out to a 18-10 lead seven minutes into the contest connecting on 9-of-17 shots.

However, Charlotte put together an impressive 30-9 run for the remainder of the half by forcing the Hokies into turnovers and limiting Tech to only 2-of14 from the field. The 49ers continued the scoring outburst in the second half with an early 7-0 run to build the lead to 47-27.

Tech was able to cut the lead to 60-48 on a Utahye Drye jumper, but Charlotte used a 9-1 run to end all doubt and coasted to victory. Tech was limited to only 37.3 percent (22-59) from the field and the 49ers bench outscored the Hokies’ bench, 33-2. Charlotte held a 38-32 rebound advantage and led Tech 21-4 in fast break points.

Amber Hall recorded her second career doubledouble with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Hokies were led in scoring by Brittany Cook with 13 points followed by Andrea Barbour and Hall with 12 points each. Drye added 11 points in the loss.

Charlotte was led by Sabrina Gregory with 19 points followed by Traci Ray and Wendy Stywalt with 15 and 12 points respectively.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Virginia Tech started its first-ever meeting against the University of Texas at San Antonio with a 7-0 run and never looked back, as the Hokies cruised to a 84-59 win to advance to the championship game of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic at Fogelman Arena on the University of Tulane’s campus.

Tech watched the early lead dwindle to 18-14 with 10:10 remaining in the first half, but UTSA would get no closer the rest of the game as the Hokies finished the first half strong to go into the locker room with a 34-25 lead, thanks to 46.9 percent shooting from the field.

The Hokies would continue the strong shooting to begin the second half as they used a 11-4 run to take a 16-point lead, which would get as high as 30 with 1:23 remaining in the contest.

Andrea Barbour led all players with 25 points, while Amber Hall posted a career-high 13 rebounds.

Brittany Cook added 15 points, and Utahya Drye had 10 rebounds as the Hokies outrebounded the Roadrunners 56-29.

UTSA was led by Whitney York with 21 points followed by Onika Anderson with eight points.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Led by Brittany Cook’s first career double-double, Virginia Tech overcame an 11-point deficit at halftime to defeat Robert Morris, 76-67, in the championship game of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic at Fogelman Arena.

Robert Morris shot 65.4 percent, making 17 of 26 field goal attempts, in the first half to take a commanding 41-30 lead that could have been 44-30 if not for the Colonials just missing the buzzer with a made three-point shot. However, Tech quickly took control in the second half with a 15-4 run to tie the game at 45 with 16:16 remaining en route to a 46-26 second half score.

The game would see-saw the rest of the way following the Hokies’ early run in the second half, until the 3:43 mark when all-tournament team honoree Andrea Barbour made a jumper to break the 64-64 tie and give Tech the lead for good.

The Colonials entered the contest with the fifthhighest scoring duo in the nation with Sade Logan and Chinata Nesbit at 36.9 ppg., who combined for 36 in the game. However, the Hokies had tournament MVP Cook and Barbour to offset them with 45 combined points, as Cook posted a careerhigh 28 points and 10 rebounds.

Another key contributor was guard Laura Haskins who posted a career-high eight assists. She also made four-of-four free throw attempts, a statistic that would prove crucial during the game. Tech made 16 of 20 shots against just 9 of 19 from Robert Morris.

Virginia Tech 84, UTSA 59

Virginia Tech 76, Robert Morris 67

Charlotte 76, Virginia Tech 55 Dec. 16, 2007; Charlotte, N.C.

VT (55) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 38 5-8 1-2 Amber Hall 34 6-10 0-0 Andrea Barbour 29 4-15 3-4 Brittany Cook 34 5-13 2-4 Laura Haskins 31 2-7 1-3 Eleanor Brentnall 3 0-1 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 10 0-4 0-0 Brittany Gordon 3 0-0 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 6 0-1 0-0 Shani Grey 12 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 22-59 8-12

R 6 10 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 32

Charlotte (76) MP FG FT Erin Floyd 26 3-7 2-3 Sabrina Gregory 37 8-13 3-4 Danielle Brugin 29 0-5 1-2 Traci Ray 30 5-8 1-2 Whitney Hoey 6 0-3 0-0 Shannon McCallum 11 2-4 3-4 Ashley Spriggs 13 4-4 1-2 Aysha Jones 14 2-3 0-0 Wendy Stywalt 23 6-10 0-0 Kelsey McAdoo 11 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-57 11-17

R 3 4 8 6 1 4 3 2 3 2 2 38

Virginia Tech Charlotte PERCENTAGES: VT FG% CHAR FG%

27 40 37.3 52.6

28 36 3PT% 3PT%

A 3 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0

PF 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 3 2

TP 11 12 12 13 5 0 0 0 0 2

13

16

55

A 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 3 0

PF 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2

TP 8 19 1 15 0 7 9 5 12 0

16

9

76

— — 27.3 50.0

Dec. 20, 2007; New Orleans, La.

55 76 FT% FT%

R 3 6 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 4 1 5 29

VT (84) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 34 3-11 0-0 Amber Hall 33 3-8 3-3 Andrea Barbour 27 10-15 3-6 Brittany Cook 32 6-11 3-3 Laura Haskins 29 3-6 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 11 4-7 1-1 A.J. Lemaitre 3 0-2 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 18 3-7 2-3 Brittany Gordon 2 1-2 2-2 Lakeisha Logan 6 1-1 0-0 Shani Grey 5 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 34-70 14-18

R 10 13 6 8 4 3 0 5 3 1 0 10 56

UTSA VT 66.7 64.7

3-POINTERS - VT 3 (Haskins, Barbour, Cook); CHAR 5 (Ray 4, Jones) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 6 (Hall 2, Drye 2, Barbour, Cook); CHAR 2 (McCallum, McAdoo) STEALS - VT 9 (Cook 4, Barbour 2, Haskins, Logan, Grey); CHAR 12 (Gregory 6, Floyd 3, Burgin, Ray, Stywalt) TURNOVERS - VT 22 (Haskins 6, Drye 6, Cook 4, Biggs 3, Barbour 2, Hall); CHAR 23 (Ray 5, Gregory 4, Burgin 3, Stywalt 3, McCallum 2, Floyd 2, Team 2, Spriggs, McAdoo) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joseph Vaszily, Bonnie Pettus, Joanne Aldrich ATTENDANCE: 3147

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UTSA (59) MP FG FT Amanda Foster 28 3-8 0-0 Onika Anderson 32 5-15 1-4 Jordan Stark 27 2-6 0-0 Terrie Davis 32 2-8 0-0 Whitney York 27 9-14 2-4 Amber Gregg 17 1-7 3-5 Ryba Pawlaczyk 5 1-2 0-0 Andrea Garcia 4 0-1 0-0 Courtney Laing 5 0-1 0-0 Monica Gibbs 18 0-4 1-2 Tia Bogan 5 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 23-66 7-15

PERCENTAGES: UTSA FG% VT FG%

25 34 34.8 48.6

34 50 3PT% 3PT%

Dec. 21, 2007; New Orleans, La.

A 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0

TP 8 11 5 6 21 5 2 0 0 1 0

12

15

59

A 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 4 0 1 1

PF 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2

TP 6 9 25 15 6 9 0 8 4 2 0

15

84

15

— — 46.2 40.0

PF 4 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0

59 84 FT% FT%

46.7 77.8

3-POINTERS - UTSA 6 (Foster 2, Davis 2, Stark, York); VT 2 (Barbour 2) BLOCKED SHOTS - UTSA 5 (Foster 2, Stark 2, York); VT 7 (Hall 2, Biggs 2, Drye, Cook, Logan) STEALS - UTSA 14 (Stark 4, Gibbs 3, Davis 2, Foster, Anderson, York, Gregg, Pawlaczyk); VT 8 (Biggs 3, Hall 2, Drye, Cook, Haskins) TURNOVERS - UTSA 15 (Anderson 3, Gibbs 3, Foster 2, Gregg 2, Stark, Davis, York, Pawlaczyk, Team); VT 20 (Hall 5, Drye 4, Cook 4, Barbour 3, Haskins 3, Lemaitre) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Melanie Davis, Mary Day, Scott Starkey ATTENDANCE: 223

VT (76) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 33 3-5 2-3 Amber Hall 30 1-7 0-0 Andrea Barbour 26 7-16 2-3 Brittany Cook 37 11-19 6-8 Laura Haskins 34 2-5 4-4 Eleanor Brentnall 17 3-9 2-2 Lindsay Biggs 7 1-6 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 12 0-3 0-0 Shani Grey 4 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 29-71 16-20

R 9 6 8 10 4 5 1 1 0 1 45

Robert Morris (67) MP FG FT Chinata Nesbit 37 6-11 1-4 Grace Williams 17 2-2 0-0 Sade Logan 39 8-18 2-4 Kendra Williams 37 5-10 1-2 Pysche Butler 40 2-4 4-6 Angela Pace 26 2-4 1-3 Shakeena Cunningham 3 1-1 0-0 Joy Ike 1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-50 9-19

R 2 3 5 5 9 6 0 0 0 30

Virginia Tech Robert Morris PERCENTAGES: VT FG% RMU FG%

30 41 40.8 52.0

46 26 3PT% 3PT%

A 3 1 2 2 8 0 0 2 0

PF 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 2 0

TP 8 2 17 28 8 8 3 0 2

17

18

76

A 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 0

PF 4 2 1 4 3 4 0 0

TP 14 4 22 11 8 5 3 0

18

67

13

— — 25.0 42.9

76 67 FT% FT%

80.0 47.4

3-POINTERS - VT 2 (Barbour, Biggs); RMU 6 (Logan 4, Nesbit, Cunningham) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 4 (Hall, Barbour, Cook, Biggs); RMU 6 (Butler 4, Logan, Pace) STEALS - VT 10 (Drye 2, Cook 2, Haskins 2, Brentnall 2, Barbour, Grey); RMU 10 (Pace 3, Butler 2, Nesbit 2, Williams, Logan, Williams) TURNOVERS - VT 17 (Cook 7, Hall 3, Barbour 3, Haskins 2, Drye, Biggs); RMU 22 (Williams 6, Logan 5, Butler 5, Pace 2, Cunningham 2, Nesbit, Williams) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Mary Day, Carla Fountain, Felicia Grinter ATTENDANCE: 543

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 13

Game 14

Game 15

Virginia Tech 82, Furman 49 Blacksburg, Va. • Dec. 29, 2007

Virginia Tech 72, East Carolina 46 Blacksburg, Va. • Dec. 30, 2007

Boston College 63, Virginia Tech 53 Blacksburg, Va. • Jan. 3, 2008

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech extended its Hokie Hardwood Classic tournament winning streak to 19 games with a 82-49 defeat of Furman in front of a season-high 4,894 fans at Cassell Coliseum.

Tech showed little rust from the week-long holiday break as the Hokies took an early lead they would never relinquish.

Rebounding and creating opportunities were the keys to the game as Tech out rebounded Furman 48-32, while also outscoring the Lady Paladins 19-2 on fast breaks.

The Hokies were once again led by Brittany Cook who scored 22 points, while posting seven rebounds in just 27 minutes of play, after recording a careerhigh 28 points a week earlier against Robert Morris in New Orleans. The other two players in doublefigures with 12 points each were Utahya Drye and Andrea Barbour.

Kali Holtfreter was the lone Furman player in double-figures with 16 points.

The Hokies made 41.2% of its shots (14-34) in the first half, even after being 1-of-10 behind the arc. Also, the No. 1 free throw shooting team in the Atlantic Coast Conference continued its dominance in the category by making 10 straight free throws before ending the game 15-of-17 at 88.2%.

Eleven players were able to get on the court, and Drye had the most minutes played at just 28. Tech outscored Furman 31-13 from the bench.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Behind 25 points from the tournament’s most valuable player Andrea Barbour, Virginia Tech won its 10th consecutive Hokie Hardwood Classic championship with a 72-46 win over East Carolina.

Tech earned its 20th consecutive win in its holiday tournament and also its 31st straight December home victory. After holding a 30-23 edge over ECU at halftime, Tech took control of the game by opening the second half with an 8-2 run to build a 38-25 margin that would only grow.

Barbour converted 11 of 18 shots from the field and was 2-of-6 from beyond the arc to lead a balanced scoring attack which featured nine of the 11 Hokies who saw the floor score at least two points.

Barbour’s 11 field goals tied teammate Brittany Cook for most single-game field goals in Tech Hardwood Classic history. Cook was named to the All-tournament team after scoring 15 points, grabbing five rebounds, and dishing out three assists against the Pirates.

Tech point guard Laura Haskins coordinated the offense for the Hokies by handing out a career-high nine assists in addition to six rebounds and two points.

Utahya Drye led the Tech charge on the glass in the second half, and recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, seven of her caroms came in the second stanza.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Boston College scored eight of the final nine points to avert a furious Virginia Tech rally late in the second half and win both teams’ ACC opener, 63-53, in front of 4,307 fans at Cassell Coliseum.

With its fifth straight win, BC snapped a fivegame losing streak to Tech, who also saw its six consecutive home league opener winning streak come to an end.

The Eagles relied on their freshmen for offense as Carolyn Swords led all scorers with 14 points, and Jaclyn Thoman posted a career game-high 13 points.

Sophomore Aya Brown also had double-figures with 11 points, while junior Brittany Johnson recorded a game-high seven assists. They all helped BC, after trailing 35-34 at the half, outscore Tech 29-18 in the second for the victory.

For the Hokies, Brittany Cook scored 13 points, followed by Utahya Drye’s 12 points and Lindsay Biggs’ 11. Drye led all players with nine rebounds.

Andrea Barbour was leading the team with nine points, but at the 10:50 mark in the first half, she injured her left shoulder and would only return briefly later in the game.

The Hokies only made 29.6 percent of their shots in the second half to finish the game at 39.2 percent (20-of-51), while the Eagles stayed consistent at 47.2 percent overall (25-of-53). Turnovers were key again as Tech committed 20 in the game, while BC ended with 15 total. Tech out rebounded BC 33-29, but the Eagles outscored Tech 40-20 in the paint.

Virginia Tech 82, Furman 49

Dec. 29, 2007; Blacksburg, Va. Furman (49) MP FG FT R A Kali Holtfreter 27 3-8 0-0 3 1 Katie Johnson 30 6-11 4-6 6 2 Chrissy Phelps 29 0-10 4-6 3 3 Kendra Berry 17 1-2 0-0 3 0 Adrienne Gilmore 25 3-4 0-1 2 3 Kelly O’Connor 2 0-1 0-0 1 0 Lee Stephens 10 1-4 0-2 1 0 Melissa Liebschwager 5 0-3 0-0 0 0 Sarah Baker 19 1-6 3-4 4 0 Susan Troutman 10 1-3 0-0 2 0 Meredith Lanham 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 Courtney Opie 9 1-1 0-0 0 2 Katie Agin 11 1-2 0-0 3 0 Mollie Petersen 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 Team 4 Totals 200 18-56 11-19 32 11 VT (82) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 28 5-10 2-2 Amber Hall 24 0-4 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 19 3-8 0-0 Brittany Cook 27 11-16 0-0 Laura Haskins 26 2-3 4-4 Andrea Barbour 16 3-8 6-6 Eleanor Brentnall 19 2-6 2-2 A.J. Lemaitre 8 2-5 0-0 Brittany Gordon 11 2-4 0-1 Lakeisha Logan 12 2-3 0-0 Shani Grey 10 0-3 1-2 Team Totals 200 32-70 15-17 Furman Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: Furman FG% VT FG%

24 39 32.1 45.7

25 43 3PT% 3PT%

R 6 6 5 7 6 2 6 1 2 1 1 5 48

TP 8 16 4 2 6 0 2 0 5 2 0 2 2 0

15

49

A 4 0 5 0 7 0 0 2 0 1 0

PF 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 2 0

TP 12 0 8 22 9 12 6 4 4 4 1

20

13

82

— — 20.0 21.4

Virginia Tech 72, East Carolina 46

PF 0 3 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

59 82 FT% FT%

57.9 88.2

3-POINTERS - FU 2 (Holtfreter 2); VT 3 (Biggs 2, Haskins) BLOCKED SHOTS - FU 5 (Troutman 2, Agin 2, Petersen); VT 9 (Brentnall 4, Barbour 3, Hall, Haskins) STEALS - FU 7 (Gilmore 2, Baker 2, Phelps, Berry, Stephens); VT 15 (Drye 4, Haskins 3, Grey 3, Barbour 2, Cook, Brentnall, Lemaitre) TURNOVERS - FU 20 (Phelps 3, Berry 3, Gilmore 3, O’Connor 2, Stephens 2, Liebschwager 2, Baker 2, Troutman, Johnson, Team); VT 15 (Logan 4, Haskins 3, Hall 2, Cook 2, Drye, Barbour, Brentnall, Gordon) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Susan Blauch, Tommy Salerno, Michele St. Pierre ATTENDANCE: 4, 824

Dec. 30, 2007; Blacksburg, Va. ECU (46) MP FG FT R A Nicole Days 27 3-5 3-4 11 0 Shaunda Ashford 16 1-7 0-2 6 1 Jasmine Young 34 3-11 1-2 4 4 Impris Manning 19 1-4 0-0 3 1 LaCoya Terry 34 3-10 2-2 3 1 Kim Gray 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 Allison Spivey 12 1-7 4-4 3 1 Lauren Cochran 10 0-4 0-0 2 0 Shana Franks 16 1-5 0-0 3 0 Tiahana Bowens 13 2-5 0-0 4 0 Gabriela Husarova 12 2-4 0-0 0 0 Team 8 Totals 200 17-62 10-14 46 8 VT (72) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 30 5-10 0-0 Amber Hall 19 1-4 0-0 Andrea Barbour 25 11-18 1-4 Brittany Cook 25 6-11 1-1 Laura Haskins 25 1-3 0-1 Eleanor Brentnall 23 2-6 2-3 A.J. Lemaitre 4 0-0 2-2 Lindsay Biggs 19 2-8 0-0 Brittany Gordon 8 2-5 0-2 Lakeisha Logan 7 0-1 0-0 Shani Grey 8 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 34-70 14-18 East Carolina Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: ECU FG% VT FG%

23 30 27.4 44.8

23 42 3PT% 3PT%

R 11 3 3 5 6 3 1 1 3 0 0 5 56

A 1 1 1 3 9 0 1 2 0 0 0 15

— — 14.3 46.2

PF 2 2 3 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 0

b a s k e t b a l l

Boston College 63, Virginia Tech 53

TP 9 2 7 2 9 0 6 0 2 4 5

16

46

PF 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2

TP 10 2 25 15 2 6 2 6 4 0 0

15

84

46 72 FT% FT%

W o m e n s

71.4 46.2

3-POINTERS - ECU 2 (Terry, Husarova); VT 6 (Barbour 2, Biggs 2, Cook 2) BLOCKED SHOTS - ECU 2 (Days 2); VT 8 (Hall 2, Gordon 2, Barbour, Cook, Drye, Logan) STEALS - ECU 6 (Manning 2, Terry 2, Franks 2); VT 10 (Haskins 3, Drye 2, Cook 2, Brentnall, Logan, Barbour) TURNOVERS - ECU 29 (Days 7, Manning 6, Terry 5, Young 4, Gay 2, Ashford, Spivey, Cochran, Franks, Bowens); VT 19 (Drye 6, Cook 4, Barbour 3, Biggs 2, Logan 2, Hall, Haskins) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Susan Blauch, Joanne Aldrich, Michele St. Pierre ATTENDANCE: 2.985

Jan. 3, 2008; Blacksburg, Va. BC (63) MP FG FT R A Stefanie Murphy 19 4-7 0-0 5 2 Carolyn Swords 34 7-10 0-3 6 0 Ayla Brown 36 5-12 1-3 5 2 Victoria Jones 6 1-1 0-0 1 0 Brittany Johnson 33 2-6 3-4 2 7 Jaclyn Thoman 30 3-8 6-7 3 1 LaShaunda Pratt 10 1-4 0-0 1 1 Mickel Picco 9 1-2 0-0 0 0 Rebecca Miles 23 1-3 1-2 4 4 Team 3 Totals 200 25-53 11-19 29 17 VT (53) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 34 4-9 3-4 Amber Hall 22 0-2 0-0 Andrea Barbour 11 3-5 2-2 Brittany Cook 35 6-12 0-2 Laura Haskins 29 1-6 1-1 Eleanor Brentnall 25 1-6 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 30 4-10 1-1 Lakeisha Logan 1 0-0 0-0 Shani Grey 13 1-1 1-2 Team Totals 200 20-51 9-12 Boston College Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: BC FG% VT FG%

34 35

47.2 39.2

29 18

3PT% 3PT%

R 9 6 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 33

A 2 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 11

— —

25.0 26.7

PF 4 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0

TP 8 14 11 2 7 13 2 3 3

15

63

PF 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 1

TP 12 0 9 13 3 2 11 0 3

14

53

63 53

FT% FT%

57.9 75.0

3-POINTERS - BC 2 (Thoman, Picco); VT 4 (Biggs 2, Barbour, Drye) BLOCKED SHOTS - BC 2 (Murphy, Swords); VT 2 (Drye, Barbour) STEALS - BC 9 (Brown 4, Miles 2, Swords, Thoman, Pratt); VT 5 (Cook 2, Haskins 2, Drye) TURNOVERS - BC 15 (Miles 7, Murphy 4, Swords, Jones, Johnson, Thoman); VT 20 (Drye 5, Cook 3, Haskins 3, Biggs 3, Hall 2, Grey 2, Team 2) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Dennis DeMayo, Bonita Spence, Dan Outlaw ATTENDANCE: 4, 307

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2007-2008 Game-by-Game

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Game 16

Game 17

Game 18

Florida State 67, Virginia Tech 63 Tallahassee, Fla. • Jan. 6, 2008

#3 North Carolina 79, Virginia Tech 59 Blacksburg, Va. • Jan. 10, 2008

Virginia 70, Virginia Tech 57 Charlottesville, Va. • Jan. 13, 2008

TALLAHASSE, Fla. – Florida State put together a 15-6 run in the final seven minutes to post a come-from-behind 67-63 win over Virginia Tech at the Tucker Center.

Florida State jumped out to a 25-10 lead just over 11 minutes into the contest and appeared to be on their way to an easy victory. Tech, playing without the services of freshman Andrea Barbour, who missed the game after suffering a left shoulder injury against Boston College, put on a furious rally and closed the first half on a 9-0 run to trail only 36-32 at the intermission.

The Hokies finally caught FSU at 44 six minutes deep into the second stanza and eventually pulled out to a 55-49 lead at the 8:32 mark. The play of the game occurred with 2:35 remaining and Tech holding a slim 59-58 advantage. Brittany Cook was racing up the left side and lost control of the ball as she collided with Mara Freshour. Cook was called for a controversial loose ball foul, her fifth personal, sending her to the bench for the remainder of the game. Freshour hit two free throws to give the ‘Noles a lead they would not relinquish.

Cook led Tech with 19 points followed by Utahya Drye with 10 points and eight rebounds. Alysha Harvin led FSU with 16 points followed by Jacinta Monroe and Mara Freshour with 15 and 13 points respectively.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech played the nation’s highest-scoring team to a standstill in the first half, but was unable to keep it up in the second, eventually falling to No. 3 North Carolina 79-59 in ACC action at Cassell Coliseum.

The Tar Heels entered the game averaging a Division I-best 92.1 points per game, but the Hokies, thanks in part to a first-half defensive effort that forced 12 turnovers and allowed just 37 points, held Carolina to what tied as its third-lowest point total of the season. It was also the least amount of points that Carolina has scored against the Hokies since Tech joined the conference.

Eleanor Brentnall tallied a career-high 11 points to go with six rebounds and six blocks. The rejection total was also a career-high, and matched the six that Carolina - the nation’s best in shot-blocking at 7.9 per game - had as a team. The Tar Heels also lead the country in steals at 16 per contest, but the Hokies out-thieved them by a count of 13-10.

Brittany Cook tied Hall for the team-lead with 13 points, while Barbour netted 11 in just 14 minutes of play. Hall had a team-high six rebounds, and Laura Haskins added six to go with a game-high eight assists.

Carolina’s post players were just too big and athletic, as All-American Erlana Larkins (22 points, 10 rebounds), Rashanda McCants (20 points, eight rebounds, seven assists) and LaToya Pringle (12 points, 10 rebounds) combined to give the Tar Heels a 54-36 advantage on the boards.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Cavaliers used a dominating second half to post a come-frombehind 70-57 victory at John Paul Jones Arena on the University of Virginia campus.

Tech jumped out to a 12-4 lead in a turnovermarred first half, only to see Virginia put together an 11-0 run to take the lead. The game went back and forth until Tech used a 5-2 spurt to lead 24-21 at intermission. Both teams struggled in the first half with each shooting 38.5 percent (10-26) and combining for 31 turnovers (UVa-16, VT-15).

The second half was all Virginia, as the Cavaliers used a 12-4 run to build a 40-32 lead they would never relinquish. The Hokies closed to within 42-37 at the 12:26 mark only to see the Cavaliers extend the advantage to a game-high 17 points at 57-40.

Tech got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Tech suffered a season-high 27 turnovers, while Virginia committed 26 in the contest. The Cavaliers held a 41-35 rebound advantage and had 25 second chance points to only nine for the Hokies.

Tech was led by Brittany Cook with 21 points followed by freshman Andrea Barbour, playing before a hometown crowd, with 13 points. Utahya Drye added 10 points in the loss.

Virginia also placed three players in double figures with Aisha Mohammed scoring 18 points followed by Monica Wright with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Lyndra Littles added 12 points and eight rebounds to the Cavalier cause.

Florida State 67, Virginia Tech 63

#3 North Carolina 79, Virginia Tech 59

Jan. 6, 2008; Tallahassee, Fla.

VT (63) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 37 5-15 0-2 Amber Hall 27 4-7 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 30 3-13 0-0 Brittany Cook 32 8-18 1-3 Laura Haskins 36 3-8 1-2 Eleanor Brentnall 18 2-4 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 3 0-0 0-0 Shani Grey 17 2-4 3-3 Team Totals 200 27-69 5-10

R 8 7 4 6 6 7 0 3 2 43

Florida State (67) MP FG FT Jacinta Monroe 25 7-11 1-2 Alysha Harvin 30 7-13 1-2 Mara Freshour 39 2-12 8-8 Courtney Ward 31 3-8 0-0 Shante Williams 32 2-9 1-2 Cayla Moore 19 2-3 0-0 Christian Hunnicutt 3 0-0 0-0 Antionette Howard 21 3-6 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-62 11-14

R 8 7 4 4 2 3 0 3 5 37

Virginia Tech Florida State PERCENTAGES: VT FG% FSU FG%

32 36 39.1 41.9

31 31 3PT% 3PT%

A 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0

PF 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 0

TP 10 8 8 19 7 4 0 7

14

14

63

A 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 1

PF 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 2

TP 15 16 13 8 5 4 0 6

11

67

10

— — 30.8 26.7

63 67 FT% FT%

50.0 78.6

3-POINTERS - VT 4 (Biggs 2, Cook 2); FSU 4 (Ward 2, Harvin, Freshour) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 1 (Hall); FSU 1 (Monroe) STEALS - VT 5 (Cook 2, Drye, Hall, Haskins); FSU 5 (Williams 2, Monroe, Freshour, Ward) TURNOVERS - VT 18 (Cook 6, Biggs 4, Grey 3, Haskins 2, Drye, Hall, Brentnall); FSU 13 (Ward 3, Howard 3, Harvin 2, Williams 2, Moore 2, Freshour) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Dennis DeMayo, Nan Sisk, Angelica Suffren ATTENDANCE: 1773

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Virginia 70, Virginia Tech 57

Jan. 10, 2008; Blacksburg, Va.

UNC (79) MP FG FT Erlana Larkins 29 10-14 2-5 Rashanda McCants 27 9-15 0-2 LaToya Pringle 26 6-12 0-0 Heather Clayator 26 1-4 0-0 Cetera DeGraffenreid 31 2-10 0-0 Trinity Bursey 2 1-3 0-0 Laura Barry 1 0-0 0-0 Iman McFarland 16 0-1 0-0 Martina Wood 2 0-3 0-0 Italee Lucas 20 4-6 1-1 Jessica Breland 20 3-12 0-0 Team Totals 200 36-80 3-8

R 10 8 10 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 9 6 54

VT (59) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 33 3-8 1-4 Amber Hall 22 6-10 1-1 Lindsay Biggs 28 1-7 0-0 Brittany Cook 34 6-16 0-0 Laura Haskins 31 1-8 0-0 Andrea Barbour 14 3-8 4-4 Eleanor Brentnall 25 4-7 3-4 Shani Grey 13 0-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-66 9-13

R 2 7 1 4 6 2 6 1 7 36

#3 North Carolina Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: UNC FG% VT FG%

37 37 45.0 36.4

42 22 3PT% 3PT%

A 2 7 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 1

PF 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

TP 22 20 12 3 5 2 0 0 0 9 6

20

11

79

A 2 0 1 0 8 1 1 0

PF 2 4 1 3 2 0 1 0

TP 7 13 2 13 2 11 11 0

13

59

13

— — 36.4 14.3

Jan. 13, 2008; Charlottesville, Va.

79 59 FT% FT%

37.5 69.2

3-POINTERS - UNC 4 (McCants 2, Claytor, DeGraffenreid); VT 2 (Barbour, Cook) BLOCKED SHOTS - UNC 6 (Pringle 4, McCants, Breland); VT 7 (Brentnall 6, Hall) STEALS - UNC 10 (McCants 2, DeGraffenreid 2, McFarland 2, Pringle, Claytor, Lucas, Breland); VT 13 (Drye 4, Biggs 2, Cook 2, Barbour 2, Haskins, Brentnall, Grey) TURNOVERS - UNC 21 (Larkins 6, Lucas 6, Pringle 2, DeGraffenreid 2, Breland 2, McCants, Claytor, Wood); VT 20 (Drye 5, Cook 5, Haskins 4, Biggs 3, Hall 2, Grey) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joanne Aldrich, Bryan Brunette, Carla Fountain ATTENDANCE: 2,832

VT (57) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 37 5-9 0-0 Amber Hall 23 0-0 0-0 Andrea Barbour 35 6-22 1-3 Brittany Cook 36 7-14 7-8 Laura Haskins 35 2-3 5-6 Eleanor Brentnall 22 0-4 3-4 Lindsay Biggs 8 0-1 0-0 Shani Grey 4 0-1 1-2 Team Totals 200 20-54 17-23

R 6 6 4 9 1 5 0 1 3 35

Virginia (70) MP FG FT Aisha Mohammed 27 8-13 2-2 Paulisha Kellum 32 3-9 3-5 Sharnee Zoll 34 3-7 2-4 Monica Wright 34 6-12 3-4 Enonge Stovall 21 2-3 1-2 Lyndra Littles 29 5-12 2-4 Britnee Millner 9 0-3 0-0 Abby Robertson 14 0-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 27-61 13-21

R 7 6 2 10 3 8 1 2 2 41

Virginia Tech Virginia PERCENTAGES: VT FG% UVa FG%

24 21 37.0 44.3

33 49 3PT% 3PT%

A 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0

PF 3 2 3 3 3 3 0 0

TP 10 0 13 21 9 3 0 1

17

17

57

A 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 2

PF 3 3 3 4 4 0 1 1

TP 18 9 8 17 6 12 0 0

19

70

12

— — 0.0 33.3

57 70 FT% FT%

73.9 61.9

3-POINTERS - VT 0; UVa 3 (Wright 2, Stovall) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 2 (Hall, Cook); UVa 2 (Wright, Stovall) STEALS - VT 10 (Barbour 3, Haskins 3, Cook 2, Drye, Hall); UVa 9 (Zoll 3, Wright 2, Stovall 2, Kellum, Littles) TURNOVERS - VT 27 (Cook 8, Drye 7, Haskins 4, Barbour 3, Hall 2, Biggs 2, Brentnall); UVa 26 (Zoll 6, Wright 5, Littles 5, Kellum 4, Mohammed 3, Stovall 3) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joe Cunningham, Kathleen Lynch, Diana Depaul ATTENDANCE: 7,001

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 19

Game 20

Game 21

Clemson 84, Virginia Tech 73 Blacksburg, Va. • Jan. 17, 2008

Virginia Tech 80, Darthmouth 73 Blacksburg, Va. • Jan. 20, 2008

NC State 60, Virginia Tech 50 Raleigh, N.C. • Jan. 25, 2008

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech got a careerhigh 16 points from sophomore Utahya Drye, but Clemson’s D’Lesha Lloyd nearly doubled that by pouring in a career-high 31, in leading the visiting Tigers to an 84-73 win over the Hokies at Cassell Coliseum.

Lloyd drilled 13-of-17 from the floor - many of which came on baseline jumpers - and canned 5-of-6 from the line to account for the highest point total by an individual against the Hokies this season.

Christy Brown added 19 points for Clemson, Sthefany Thomas chipped in 14 and Lele Hardy netted nine to go with 10 rebounds and six assists.

For Tech, Brittany Cook led the way with 17 points and 10 rebounds to register her secondcareer double-double, while Drye collected seven boards to go with her 16 points. Laura Haskins tallied 13 points by tying a career-high with three 3-pointers, and added a game-high eight assists.

Tech trailed 41-32 at the break and the second half began a little troublesome for the Hokies as they committed five turnovers in the first two minutes, but they ended up pulling things together to make a 10-0 run over a three-minute span that ended when a Haskins 3-pointer cut Clemson’s lead to 53-50 with 11:10 to go. That was as close at Tech would get, though, and the Tigers slowly but surely built their lead back up and kept it by hitting their free throws down the stretch.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech and Dartmouth met for the first time ever on the basketball court, and they ended up needing extra time to settle the score.

The Hokies halted a five-game skid by prevailing in overtime against the Big Green 80-73 at Cassell Coliseum.

Tech was down 30-28 at the break and would trail nearly the entire second half, but Andrea Barbour’s number was called once again, and after cutting down the lane and receiving the pass from Brittany Cook, scooped in a layup under her defender’s outstretched arms to tie the game with 15.9 ticks left.

Dartmouth failed to get a shot off, and the extra session was set for the first time this season for either team.

The overtime was a high-scoring one, as Tech earned the win with a 20-13 advantage in the fiveminute period. Tech went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field in overtime, but iced the game by hitting 11 of 15 free throws in the final two-and-a-half minutes.

Cook paced the Hokies with 19 points and five assists, while Drye set a career high for the second game in a row by scoring 17. Also coming up big for Tech was Eleanor Brentnall, who tied career highs with 11 points and seven rebounds. She also had three blocks, as did Amber Hall, who moved into 10th place on Tech’s all-time list with 78 for her career.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Virginia Tech and NC State met on Friday night at Reynolds Coliseum with both looking for their first ACC win of the season, but it was the Wolfpack who came away with it, prevailing by a score of 60-50.

The battle featured a great defensive effort on both ends - NC State shot 37.7 percent, while the Hokies hit 36.5 percent - and the 50 points was the lowest total of the season for Tech. The Hokies were led by Andrea Barbour’s 20 points, though only four came in the second half. Utahya Drye added nine, and Brittany Cook - the ACC’s leading scorer at 18 points per game entering the contest - managed only five points in what was her first single-digit game of the season.

NC State was paced by Khadijah Whittington with 24 points and 15 boards. She was ultimately the difference-maker in the second half, grabbing 12 of those rebounds after the break en route to becoming just the fourth NC State player and the 16th in ACC history to collect 1,000-career rebounds. Shayla Fields, who doomed the Hokies a year ago by hitting two late 3-pointers, added 14 points in this one and helped limit Barbour’s production in the second half with tough defense.

Tech managed to pull within five on three different occasions. They couldn’t get over the hump, however, and Fields sank seven free throws during the final 43.6 seconds to ice the win for NC State.

Clemson 84, Virginia Tech 73

Virginia Tech 80, Dartmouth 73 (OT)

NC State 60, Virginia Tech 50

Jan. 17, 2008; Cassell Coliseum

Clemson (84) MP FG FT Lele Hardy 28 2-7 5-5 D’Lesha Lloyd 34 13-17 5-6 Moreemi Davis 28 1-3 0-0 Christy Brown 38 5-14 8-9 Sthefany Thomas 31 5-12 2-2 April Parker 10 0-3 0-0 Whitney Hood 7 0-0 0-0 Morganne Campbell 24 3-5 2-5 Team Totals 200 29-61 22-27

R 10 6 7 0 3 3 0 2 5 36

VT (73) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 33 6-9 4-4 Amber Hall 26 4-7 0-0 Andrea Barbour 24 3-14 3-4 Brittany Cook 37 7-18 3-4 Laura Haskins 30 4-7 2-2 Eleanor Brentnall 21 3-6 2-4 Lindsay Biggs 13 1-2 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 5 0-0 0-0 Shani Grey 11 0-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 28-65 14-18 Clemson Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: CU FG% VT FG%

41 32 47.5 43.1

43 41 3PT% 3PT%

Jan. 20, 2008; Cassell Coliseum

A 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 1

PF 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 3

TP 9 31 2 19 14 0 0 9

12

16

84

R A PF 7 1 4 5 0 2 3 2 3 10 3 2 3 8 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 38 18 19

TP 16 8 9 17 13 8 2 0 0

— — 33.3 30.0

73

84 73 FT% FT%

81.5 77.8

3-POINTERS - CU 4 (Thomas 2, Brown, Campbell); VT 3 (Haskins 3) BLOCKED SHOTS - CU 5 (Davis 2, Hardy, Lloyd, Thomas); VT 5 (Hall 3, Barbour, Biggs) STEALS - CU 8 (Hardy 2, Brown 2, Thomas 2, Lloyd, Campbell); VT 5 (Hall 3, Barbour, Cook) TURNOVERS - CU 14 (Campbell 4, Hardy 3, Davis 2, Brown 2, Lloyd, Thomas, Hood); VT 17 (Haskins 6, Cook 3, Hall 2, Barbour 2, Brentnall 2, Biggs 2) TECHNICAL FOULS - CU- Team OFFICIALS: Denise Brooks-Clauser, Mark Hardcastle, Edward Novak ATTENDANCE: 2,603

Dartmouth (73) MP FG FT Brittney Smith 38 4-10 4-6 Sydney Scott 36 4-6 0-1 Kristen Craft 34 4-10 3-4 Betsy Williams 34 5-10 2-4 Koren Schram 40 4-13 4-4 Jacky Nikic 3 0-0 0-0 Margaret Smith 23 3-4 3-4 Michelle Meyer 3 0-1 0-0 Cassie Cooper 3 1-2 0-0 Darcy Rose 11 1-2 0-0 Team Totals 225 26-58 16-23

R 6 4 2 5 5 0 4 0 1 2 3 32

VT (80) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 38 6-12 5-8 Amber Hall 23 3-5 0-0 Andrea Barbour 30 7-14 0-2 Brittany Cook 30 6-17 7-7 Laura Haskins 35 1-7 0-1 Eleanor Brentnall 24 4-5 3-3 Lindsay Biggs 16 2-4 0-0 Brittany Gordon 2 0-0 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 3 0-0 0-0 Shani Grey 19 0-2 2-2 Elizabeth Basham 5 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 225 30-67 17-23 Dartmouth Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: DU FG% VT FG%

30 28 44.8 44.8

30 32 3PT% 3PT%

PF 5 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1

TP 12 8 11 13 16 0 9 0 2 2

VT (50) MP FG FT Andrea Barbour 34 8-14 2-2 Utahya Drye 34 3-11 3-5 Brittany Cook 31 2-7 1-2 Laura Haskins 30 2-6 0-0 Amber Hall 33 1-7 0-0 Eleanore Brentnall 13 0-3 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 17 2-3 1-2 Shani Grey 8 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 19-52 7-11

R 3 4 4 7 7 2 4 1 2 34

11

17

73

R A PF 5 1 1 5 0 2 2 4 0 5 5 2 5 3 3 7 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 36 14 15

TP 17 7 14 19 2 11 6 0 0 2 2

NC State (60) MP FG FT Khadijah Whittington 36 12-24 0-0 Nikitta Gartrell 26 3-9 0-0 Shayla Fields 40 3-7 7-8 Sharnise Beal 34 2-6 2-2 Megan Zullo 29 1-5 0-0 Amber White 15 0-3 0-0 Gloria Brown 13 1-5 3-4 Chanita Jordan 7 1-2 0-1 Team Totals 200 23-61 12-15

R 15 6 3 3 2 2 6 1 2 40

33.3 23.1

— — FT% FT%

b a s k e t b a l l

Jan. 25, 2008; Raleigh, N.C.

A 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

13 20

W o m e n s

80

73 80 69.6 73.9

3-POINTERS - DU 5 (Schram 4, Williams); VT 3 (Biggs 2, Hall) BLOCKED SHOTS - DU 2 (B. Smith, M. Smith); VT 7 (Hall 3, Brentnall 3, Gordon) STEALS - SU 9 (Schram 3, Scott 2, Craft 2, Williams, Rose); VT 13 (Haskins 3, Hall 2, Cook 2, Grey 2, Drye, Barbour, Brentnall, Logan) TURNOVERS - DU 26 (B. Smith 4, Craft 4, Wiliams 4, Schram 4, Scott 3, Rose 3, M. Smith 2, Team 2); VT 23 (Cook 7, Barbour 6, Haskins 4, Drye 3, Biggs 2, Logan) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Bryan Brunette, Tommy Salerno, Dan Outlaw ATTENDANCE: 2,816

Virginia Tech NC State PERCENTAGES: VT FG% NCSU FG%

26 29 36.5 37.7

24 31 3PT% 3PT%

A 0 1 4 1 5 2 0 0

PF 3 4 2 2 2 1 2 1

TP 20 9 5 5 2 0 7 2

13

17

50

A 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0

PF 2 1 1 3 1 1 3 0

TP 24 6 14 6 3 0 5 2

10

12

60

— — 41.7 28.6

50 60 FT% FT%

80.0 80.0

3-POINTERS - VT 5 (Barbour 2, Biggs 2, Haskins); NCSU 2 (Fields, Zullo) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 3 (Cook 2, Hall); NCSU 7 (Brown 3, Beal 2, Whittington, Jordan) STEALS - VT 4 (Drye, Cook, Haskins, Grey); NCSU 6 (Whittington 2, Fields 2, Zullo, White) TURNOVERS - VT 15 (Cook 7, Barbour 2, Drye 2, Haskins, Hall, Brentnall, Team); NCSU 10 (Fields 3, Beal 3, Gartrell 2, Whittington, Brown) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joe Cunningham, Dee Kantner, June Courteau ATTENDANCE: 2,737

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2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 22 #9/11 Duke 85, Virginia Tech 50 Durham, N.C. • Feb. 1, 2008

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

DURHAM, N.C. – The No. 9 Duke Blue Devils out-scored Virginia Tech 56-28 in the second half to roll to a dominating 85-50 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Tech played the Blue Devils competitively in the first half, going into the locker room down 29-22.

Duke led 29-18 after a Bridgette Mitchell steal and layup with 6:08 remaining, but Tech would hold the Devils scoreless for the rest of the half. Brittany Cook scored on a put-back with 5:50 left, and though the Hokies only scored once more the rest of the way, Lindsay Biggs’ jumper with 49 seconds on the clock cut the deficit to a manageable seven.

The second half was not much of a contest, as after the Hokies cut it to 31-26 at 18:28, the Blue Devils went on a 19-4 run over a four-minute span to open a 20-point lead. Duke’s 59.5 percent shooting in the final stanza was a season high.

After a five-point, seven-turnover game against NC State the previous week, Cook bounced back with a solid effort by scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to record her third-career double-double.

She also added four assists and tied a career high with five steals. Andrea Barbour added 15 points for Tech.

Duke had four players in double-figure scoring, including Wanisha Smith and Joy Cheek with 14 each, Chante Black with 11 and Krystal Thomas with 10.

#9/11 Duke 85, Virginia Tech 50 Feb. 1, 2008; Durham, N.C.

VT (50) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 27 1-4 2-2 Amber Hall 22 1-6 0-0 Andrea Barbour 29 7-17 1-4 Brittany Cook 35 6-13 2-5 Laura Haskins 31 1-5 0-0 Eleanore Brentnall 17 1-4 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 16 2-5 1-2 Brittany Gordon 4 0-2 1-1 Lakeisha Logan 4 1-1 0-0 Shani Grey 2 0-0 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 13 1-3 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-60 6-12

R 7 3 4 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 35

A 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

PF 3 1 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1

TP 4 2 15 14 2 2 5 1 3 0 2

9

15

50

#9/11 Duke (85) MP FG FT Joy Cheek 24 6-8 1-1 Chante Black 22 4-11 3-3 Abby Waner 23 2-9 2-2 Jasmine Thomas 20 1-5 0-0 Wanisha Smith 27 6-12 1-3 Emily Waner 9 1-3 0-2 Karima Christmas 13 1-3 0-0 Bridgette Mitchell 10 4-8 0-0 Brittany Mitch 7 2-3 0-0 Carrem Gay 16 3-4 2-3 Keturah Jackson 13 0-3 1-2 Krystal Thomas 16 5-6 0-0 Team Totals 200 35-75 10-16

R 5 7 0 2 1 0 7 5 1 8 7 5 2 50

A 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 1

PF 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2

TP 24 11 7 2 14 3 2 8 5 8 1 10

19

14

85

Virginia Tech #9/11 Duke PERCENTAGES: VT FG% Duke FG%

120

22 29 35.0 46.7

28 56 3PT% 3PT%

— — 20.0 35.7

50 85 FT% FT%

35.0 62.5

3-POINTERS - VT 2 (Biggs, Logan); DU 5 (Cheek, A. Waner, Smith, E. Waner, Mitch) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 5 (Hall 3, Babour, Basham); DU 9 (Black 3, Thomas 2, Mitchell, Gay, Jackson, Thomas) STEALS - VT 8 (Cook 5, Drye, Hall, Haskins); DU 13 (Black 3, Thomas 2, Gay 2, Jackson 2, Cheek, Mitchell, Mitch, Thomas) TURNOVERS - VT 21 (Drye 4, Biggs 4, Cook 3, Hall 2, Barbour 2, Basham 2, Haskins, Brentnall, Gordon, Grey); DU 13 (Thomas 4, Gay 2, Cheek 2, Thomas, Smith, A. Waner, Christmas, Jackson) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Lawson Newton, Ron Ledington, Mark Zentz ATTENDANCE: 5, 946

Andrea Barbour

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 23

Game 24

Game 25

#4/5 Maryland 74, Virginia Tech 71 OT Blacksburg, Va. • Feb. 4, 2008

Wake Forest 67, Virginia Tech 50 Winston-Salem, N.C. • Feb. 7, 2008

Virginia Tech 81, Miami 73 OT Coral Gables, Fla. • Feb. 11, 2008

BLACKSBURG, Va – If there is indeed such a thing as a moral victory, this was definitely one of them.

Led by a 26-point, 14-rebound effort by Brittany Cook, and a 24-point performance by Andrea Barbour, the Hokies fell just short of scoring the monumental upset, ultimately losing 74-71 in overtime.

Tech jumped out to an unexpected 22-2 lead over the Terps during the first seven minutes of the game, hitting 10 of its first 15 shots, while coercing Maryland into eight turnovers and forcing the Terps to empty their bench in search of some kind of spark. That spark never came, though, as Maryland committed 15 turnovers in the half, and the Hokies led 39-29 at the break.

After Maryland battled back to tie the game at 62 at the end of regulation, the extra session began with a Barbour layup and a Kristi Toliver jumper before Maryland took its first lead of the contest at 3:13 with a Laura Harper put-back. Crystal Langhorne gave the Terps a four-point advantage at 1:51, but Tech’s Amber Hall recorded her first points of the game on the next possession to cut it back to 68-66.

In the last 30 seconds, a pair of Barbour free throws was sandwiched by two each from Coleman and Toliver, putting the Hokies down 72-68 with 10.7 seconds remaining. Cook nailed an improbable 3-ball from the left wing with 3.8 seconds to give Tech hope, but Toliver, who carried the Terps all night long with 28 points and five assists, canned two foul shots with 2.8 seconds to set the final score.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Just days after playing arguably its best game of the season against Maryland, Virginia Tech played its worst, falling 67-50 to Wake Forest at Joel Coliseum.

The Hokies and Demon Deacons met with both in search of their first ACC win of the season, and Wake Forest came away with it in lopsided fashion, leading by as many as 30 points with just over four minutes remaining in the contest.

Making matters worse for Tech, the win snapped a 27-game losing streak in ACC games for the Deacons, as they last won a league game on Feb. 12, 2006 against Clemson.

The Hokies led only once in the game, when Brittany Cook hit a leaning jumper in the lane to make it 15-14 with 12:04 left in the first half.

Things turned sour for Tech after that, though, as Wake Forest embarked on a 19-3 run to build a 33-18 lead by the 2:30 mark, and the Deacons led 36-22 at halftime.

Tech couldn’t solve things in the second half either, and when all was said and done, the Hokies tied a season high with 27 turnovers, tied a season low with 50 points and shot a season-worst 33.9 percent from the field.

Cook notched her third consecutive doubledouble, and fourth in the past six games, after tallying game-highs of 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Utahya Drye also grabbed 12 boards, while Laura Haskins added nine points.

#4/5 Maryland 74, Virginia Tech 71 OT

Wake Forest 67, Virginia Tech 50

Feb. 4, 2008; Blacksburg, Va.

UMD (74) MP FG FT Laura Harper 33 4-5 0-1 Crystal Langhorne 41 8-16 3-4 Marah Strickland 22 0-2 0-0 Kristi Toliver 42 10-16 7-8 Marissa Coleman 43 6-15 3-4 Kat Lyons 12 0-0 2-2 Ashleigh Newman 16 0-2 0-0 Drey Mingo 6 0-1 0-0 Jade Perry 10 0-4 0-0 Team Totals 225 28-61 15-19

R 12 16 2 6 6 2 0 1 3 0 48

VT (71) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 34 3-12 0-0 Amber Hall 30 1-6 0-0 Andrea Barbour 38 10-25 4-7 Brittany Cook 42 10-21 4-5 Laura Haskins 37 2-10 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 30 2-4 2-2 Lindsay Biggs 12 1-5 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 29-83 10-14

R 7 5 6 14 3 3 2 0 1 41

#4/5 Maryland Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: UMD FG% VT FG%

29 39 45.9 34.9

33 23 3PT% 3PT%

12 9 25.0 20.0

PF 3 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2

TP 8 19 0 28 17 2 0 0 0

11

16

74

A 2 0 2 2 8 0 1 0

PF 3 0 4 2 3 3 0 0

TP 6 2 24 26 5 6 2 0

15

15 — —

FT% FT%

71 74 71 78.9 71.4

3-POINTERS - MD 3 (Coleman 2, Toliver); VT 3 (Cook 2, Haskins) BLOCKED SHOTS - MD 7 (Harper 3, Coleman 3, Langhorne); VT 3 (Hall 2, Brentnall) STEALS - MD 8 (Coleman 4, Toliver 2, Harper, Langhorne); VT 17 (Haskins 5, Drye 4, Barbour 4, Hall 3, Cook) TURNOVERS - MD 25 (Harper 6, Langhorne 6, Toliver 6, Coleman 5, Strickland 2); VT 13 (Cook 4, Drye 2, Barbour 2, Haskins 2, Brentnall, Biggs, Team) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Wesley Dean, Joe Cunningham, Dan Outlaw ATTENDANCE: 3,712

R 12 3 3 12 3 5 4 0 0 1 2 45

A 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

PF 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0

TP 6 7 7 19 9 2 0 0 0 0

7

13

50

WFU (67) MP FG FT Corinne Groves 34 6-11 2-2 Mekia Valentine 19 2-4 1-1 Alex Tchangoue 39 4-10 1-2 Courteney Morris 29 3-10 0-1 Brittany Waters 30 6-13 1-1 Jessie Cain 2 0-0 0-0 Kem Wilson 16 0-4 1-3 Christen Brown 22 4-10 0-0 Sarah Riddle 9 1-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-64 6-10

R 6 5 9 2 1 0 1 4 0 2 67

A 1 0 8 1 3 0 1 2 0

PF 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 1

TP 14 5 11 7 15 0 1 12 2

16

14

67

PERCENTAGES: VT FG% WFU FG%

22 36 33.9 40.6

28 31 3PT% 3PT%

— — 12.5 37.5

50 67 FT% FT%

b a s k e t b a l l

Feb. 11, 2008; Miami, Fla.

VT (50) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 34 3-9 0-0 Amber Hall 27 3-5 1-2 Andrea Barbour 26 3-11 1-2 Brittany Cook 34 5-11 9-9 Laura Haskins 28 4-8 0-0 Eleanore Brentnall 13 1-6 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 22 0-5 0-0 LaKeisha Logan 5 0-0 0-0 Shani Grey 2 0-1 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 9 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 19-56 11-13

Virginia Tech Wake Forest

W o m e n s

Virginia Tech 81, Miami 73 OT

Feb. 7, 2008; Winston-Salem, N.C.

A 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 0 0

CORAL GABLES, Fla - A record-setting night by Brittany Cook and the clutch play of Utahya Drye led Virginia Tech to a thrilling 81-73 overtime victory.

The victory was a game of firsts as the Hokies won their first ACC game of the year, their first road win of the season and picked up their first-ever victory at Miami.

Cook tallied 36 points, including 27 points in the second half and overtime, breaking the Virginia Tech record for most points in a game set by Renee Dennis’ 34-point effort against Memphis State on Feb. 7, 1987. As amazing as Cook’s night was, without the heroics of Drye, the game could have easily been lost.

Drye hit a desperation three-point shot on an in-bounds play with one second on the shot clock to pull the Hokies within 67-65 at the 2:06 mark in regulation. After a bucket by Maurita Reid, Cook responded with a layup with 49 seconds remaining which was followed by a missed three-point attempt

by Albrey Grimsley.

Following a Tech timeout with 12 ticks on the clock, the Hokies set up a play from half court. The Hurricanes, who had committed only two fouls in the half, decided not to foul in order to drain the clock and Drye hit a jumper eight seconds later to force overtime at 69-69.

The extra session was all Virginia Tech as Cook nailed two treys to give the Hokies a 75-69 edge they would never relinquish.

Besides Cook’s 36 points, including a career-high five treys, Drye added 15 points and Hall tossed in 10 points.

84.6 60.0

3-POINTERS - VT 1 (Haskins); WFU 9 (Brown 4, Tchangoue 2, Waters 2, Morris) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 3 (Hall 2, Cook); WFU 4 (Valentine 2, Waters, Wilson) STEALS - VT 10 (Drye 4, Cook 3, Haskins, Brentnall, Logan); WFU 11 (Waters 4, Brown 3, Groves 2, Morris 2) TURNOVERS - VT 27 (Drye 6, Cook 6, Haskins 5, Barbour 3, Biggs 3, Hall, Brentnall, Basham, Team); WFU 17 (Waters 4, Valentine 3, Tchangoue 3, Groves 2, Morris 2, Wilson 2, Brown) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Felicia Grinter, Mark Hardcastle, Dan Outlaw ATTENDANCE: 727

VT (81) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 42 7-12 0-0 Amber Hall 33 5-9 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 21 0-5 0-4 Brittany Cook 44 15-22 1-2 Laura Haskins 42 3-7 0-0 Eleanore Brentnall 25 4-4 0-0 LaKeisha Logan 16 2-3 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 3 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 36-62 1-3

R 6 7 2 9 4 2 1 1 2 38

UM (73) MP FG FT Charmaine Clark 32 5-13 1-2 Carla Williams 8 0-0 0-0 Maurita Reid 39 9-16 5-5 Albrey Grimsley 33 4-11 0-0 Epiphany Woodson 35 3-11 0-0 Damisha Moore 10 2-6 0-0 Lamese James 25 5-8 1-1 LaToya Cunningham 19 0-4 0-0 Diane Barnes 22 2-3 1-2 Kathryn Hester 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-72 8-10

R 1 4 6 4 5 0 6 1 3 0 2 32

Virginia Tech Miami

PERCENTAGES: VT FG% UM FG%

28 32 58.1 41.7

41 37 3PT% 3PT%

12 4

A 4 4 1 5 9 2 0 0

PF 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 1

TP 15 10 0 36 8 8 4 0

25

12

81

A 1 2 4 3 4 0 0 1 0 0

PF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

TP 12 0 26 9 6 4 11 0 5 0

15

10

73

— — 47.1 21.7

FT% FT%

81 73 80.0 80.0

3-POINTERS - VT 8 (Cook 5, Haskins 2, Drye); UM 5 (Reid 3, Clark, Grimsley) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 1 (Cook); UM 3 (Barnes 2, Moore) STEALS - VT 2 (Hall, Haskins); UM 11 (Reid 5, Cunningham 2, Barnes 2, Williams, Woodson) TURNOVERS - VT 20 (Haskins 5, Drye 4, Biggs 4, Cook 3, Logan 2, Hall, Brentnall); UM 10 (James 3, Grimsley 2, Clark, Williams, Reid, Cunningham) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Dee Kantner, Rachelle Jones, Susan Chue ATTENDANCE: 894

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2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Game 26

Game 27

Game 28

Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 53 Blacksburg, Va. • Feb. 17, 2008

#12/11 Duke 72, Virginia Tech 60 Blacksburg, Va. • Feb. 22, 2008

Georgia Tech 76, Virginia Tech 43 Atlanta, Ga. • Feb. 29, 2008

BLACKSBURG, Va. – After holding the Virginia Cavaliers to a season-low 18 points in the first half, the Virginia Tech Hokies surrendered 44 in the second to fall 62-53 at Cassell Coliseum.

Despite one big run by each squad in the game and a final margin of nine points, the intrastate battle was a close one that featured nine ties and seven lead changes.

Unfortunately for the Hokies, the game went Virginia’s way, as the Cavs canned nine of 10 free throws down the stretch to pull away from Tech and improve to 19-7 overall and 7-3 in the ACC. After a pair of Eleanor Brentnall free throws at 2:59 brought Tech to within two at 52-50, a steal

by UVa’s Aisha Mohammed near mid-court at 2:14 provided the game’s final momentum swing. Though Mohammed missed her fast-break layup attempt, Lyndra Littles was there to clean up, and she scored on a put-back and was fouled in the process, converting the traditional three-point play to put the Cavs up 55-50.

Tech couldn’t find a way to answer, mixing a turnover in with three straight missed jumpers, and the Cavs converted on seven straight charity tosses to extend their total to 62. The Hokies’ Brittany Cook hit a trey with 15 seconds left to set the final tally.

Cook, the ACC’s leading scorer, tallied 14 points for the Hokies, while Utahya Drye led the way with 16. Monica Wright paced the Cavs with 21 points, nine rebounds and three 3’s, while Littles (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Sharnee Zoll (12 points, 11 assists) each recorded double-doubles.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech shot the lights out in the second half of a 72-60 loss to No. 11/12 Duke at Cassell Coliseum. Unfortunately, so did the Blue Devils.

The Hokies’ hot stroke allowed them to score 40 points in the final 20 minutes - just their third 40-plus-point half in ACC play this year - and climb within nine at 59-50.

The only problem was that Duke - which built a 36-20 lead at the break - shot an identical 14-of-22 after intermission to hold on for the comfortable 12-point win.

The Hokies came out of the locker room a different team and filled up the ole’ peach basket by hitting their first 11 attempts, and 12 of their first 13, to get back in the contest. Tech matched its first-half output in the first 6:38 alone, and eventually cut the lead to nine with 8:55 to play.

Duke’s offense, though, led by 6-foot-5 Chante Black’s 20 points, was too much for the Hokies to handle down the stretch.

Lindsey Biggs and Utahya Drye paced the Hokies with 14 points apiece, while Brittany Cook tallied 10. It was Drye’s third consecutive game in double figures, and Biggs’ total marked a career high. For the game, she drilled three 3-pointers to help Tech to its highest percentage (5-of-7, 71.4 percent) from beyond the arc all season.

ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia Tech, behind an ACC record 14 steals by Jill Ingram, outscored Virginia Tech 48-16 in the second half en route to a 76-43 win at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The win was the first in the series for Georgia Tech and the 43 points by the Hokies set a school record low in an ACC contest.

Tech trailed only 28-27 at the half but Georgia Tech came out on fire in the second and broke the game open with a 12-0 run. Daphne Mitchell, who had only scored 22 points all year and got the start in her final home game, scored the first six points during the run and the Yellow Jackets ran to the victory.

The Hokies committed a season-high 37 turnovers which led to 39 Georgia Tech points with Ingram collecting 11 steals in the second half alone. The Yellow Jackets were also keyed in the decisive second half by Chioma Nnamaka who tallied 27 points, including a career-high seven treys.

Brittany Cook was the only Tech player in double figures with 16 points followed by Utahya Drye, Andrea Barbour and Lindsey Biggs with seven points each.

Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 53

#12/11 Duke 72, Virginia Tech 60

Georgia Tech 76, Virginia Tech 43

Feb. 17, 2008; Blacksburg, Va.

Feb. 22, 2008; Blacksburg, Va.

UVa(62) MP FG FT Lyndra Littles 35 6-14 2-3 Aisha Mohammed 23 2-6 1-1 Paulisha Kellum 35 3-9 1-2 Sharnee Zoll 34 3-8 6-7 Monica Wright 32 8-13 2-2 Britnee Millner 10 0-1 0-0 Abby Robertson 8 0-1 0-0 Enonge Stovall 12 0-1 0-0 Kelly Hartig 11 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-54 12-15

R 11 6 7 2 9 0 0 1 0 1 37

A 0 0 1 11 0 1 2 0 0

PF 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 2

TP 15 5 9 12 21 0 0 0 0

11

15

62

VT (53) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 36 8-14 0-0 Amber Hall 30 2-8 1-1 Brittany Cook 35 5-15 1-1 Laura Haskins 35 2-6 2-2 Lakeisha Logan 20 0-3 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 27 1-4 6-6 Lindsay Biggs 10 1-6 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 7 1-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 20-57 10-10

R 5 7 5 3 3 5 0 2 1 32

A 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 1

PF 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 0

TP 16 5 14 6 0 8 2 2

13

53

Virginia Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: UVa FG% VT FG%

18 25

40.7 35.1

44 28

3PT% 3PT%

10

— —

54.5 23.1

62 53

FT% FT%

R 5 4 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 5 2 6 33

VT (60) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 35 6-12 1-2 Amber Hall 29 3-8 0-0 Brittany Cook 35 3-7 4-5 Laura Haskins 37 3-5 3-4 Lakeisha Logan 20 1-5 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 29 1-4 2-2 Lindsay Biggs 13 4-4 3-3 Elizabeth Basham 2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-47 13-16

R 4 5 5 4 2 4 0 0 2 26

Duke Virginia Tech 80.0 100.0

3-POINTERS - UVa 6 (Wright 3, Kellum 2, Littles); VT 3 (Cook 3) BLOCKED SHOTS - UVa 3 (Wright 2, Kellum); VT 5 (Hall 3, Brentnall 2) STEALS - UVa 9 (Zoll 3, Wright 3, Mohammed 2, Stovall); VT 8 (Haskins 3, Logan 3, Cook 2) TURNOVERS - UVa 17 (Wright 8, Mohammed 3, Zoll 3, Kellum 2, Stovall); VT 14 (Logan 4, Cook 3, Haskins 3, Drye 2, Brentnall, Biggs) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Carla Fountain, Mark Zentz, Tony Lippa ATTENDANCE: 3,620

122

Duke (72) MP FG FT Chante Black 28 7-14 6-8 Joy Cheek 18 2-4 1-2 Abby Waner 22 2-8 0-0 Wanisha Smith 26 4-8 0-0 Keturah Jackson 24 5-6 2-3 Jasmine Thomas 23 2-8 0-0 Karima Christmas 8 1-2 0-1 Bridgette Mitchell 5 0-0 0-0 Brittany Mitch 7 1-1 0-0 Carrem Gay 25 5-5 3-4 Krystal Thomas 14 0-3 0-0 Team Totals 200 29-59 12-18

PERCENTAGES: Duke FG% VT FG%

36 20 49.2 44.7

36 40 3PT% 3PT%

A 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

PF 1 3 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 4

TP 20 5 6 8 12 4 2 0 2 13 0

11

17

72

A 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0

PF 1 2 2 1 0 2 4 0

TP 14 7 10 9 2 4 14 0

12

60

10

— — 16.7 71.4

Feb. 29, 2008; Atlanta, Ga.

72 60 FT% FT%

66.7 81.3

3-POINTERS - DU 2 (Waner 2); VT 5 (Biggs 3, Drye, Hall) BLOCKED SHOTS - DU 4 (K. Thomas 3, Jackson); VT 3 (Hall 2, Brentnall) STEALS - DU 16 (Gay 5, Black 4, Waner 3, Smith, J. Thomas, Mitch, K. Thomas); VT 4 (Drye 2, Cook, Logan) TURNOVERS - DU 20 (Jackson 4, Gay 3, K. Thomas 3, Black 3, Cheek 2, Mitchell 2, Waner, Smith, Mitch); VT 25 (Drye 5, Biggs 5, Cook 5, Haskins 3, Logan 3, Hall 2, Brentnall 2) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joe Cunningham, Bryan Enterline, Bryan Brunette ATTENDANCE: 3,035

VT (43) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 35 3-7 0-0 Amber Hall 30 1-3 0-0 Andrea Barbour 27 2-12 3-4 Lindsay Biggs 25 3-4 0-0 Brittany Cook 34 7-11 2-2 Eleanore Brentnall 16 1-2 0-0 LaKeisha Logan 17 1-2 0-0 Shani Grey 13 0-3 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 3 0-1 0-0 Team Totals 200 18-45 5-6

R 4 8 1 3 4 2 1 5 0 9 37

A 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0

PF 3 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 0

TP 7 2 7 7 16 2 2 0 0

9

14

43

GT (76) MP FG FT Janie Mitchell 37 6-19 4-5 Daphane Mitchell 17 5-8 0-0 Jacqua Williams 22 0-8 2-2 Jill Ingram 33 1-2 2-2 Chioma Nnamaka 35 10-19 0-0 Shaday Woolcock 2 0-0 0-0 Tabitha Turner 2 0-0 0-0 Alex Montgomery 22 4-6 0-0 Deja Foster 4 0-0 0-0 Tiffany Blackmon 4 1-1 0-0 Iasia Hemingway 19 3-6 1-3 Brigitte Ardossi 3 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-69 9-14

R 4 3 4 3 6 0 0 5 1 0 3 1 1 31

A 3 0 2 8 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

PF 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0

TP 16 10 2 4 27 0 0 8 0 2 7 0

8

76

Virginia Tech Georgia Tech PERCENTAGES: VT FG% GT FG%

27 28 40.0 43.5

16 48 3PT% 3PT%

18

— — 28.6 43.8

43 76 FT% FT%

83.3 64.3

3-POINTERS - VT 2 (Biggs, Drye); GT 7 (Nnamaka 7) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 3 (Hall 2, Brentnall); GT4 (Montgomery 2, D. Mitchell, Blackmon) STEALS - VT 6 (Barbour 4, Drye, Cook); GT 26 (Ingram 14, Williams 4, Nnamaka 3, J. Mitchell 2, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, Hemingway) TURNOVERS - VT 37 (Drye 8, Cook 8, Barbour 6, Biggs 5, Hall 4, Logan 2, Grey 2, Brentnall, Bashmam); GT 13 (J. Mitchell 2, D. Mitchell 2, Hemingway 2, Ardossi 2, Williams, Ingram, Nnamaka, Montgomery, Foster) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Dee Kantner Ed Sidlasky, Wesley Dean ATTENDANCE:

2007-2008 Game-by-Game Game 29

Game 30

Virginia Tech 61, Wake Forest 56 Blacksburg, Va. • Mar. 2, 2008

Boston College 57, Virginia Tech 47 Greensboro, N.C. • Mar. 6, 2008

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech ended a regular season of ups and downs on a high note, notching a 61-56 win over Wake Forest in the ACC season finale for both teams.

The win was Tech’s 300th in the friendly confines of Cassell Coliseum, and it avenged the Hokies’ 67-50 setback in Winston-Salem on Feb. 7th.

Brittany Cook poured in 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting to lead Tech and she also grabbed nine rebounds. Amber Hall chipped in 10 points - all in the first half - on 5-of-9 shooting to be the only other Hokie above 50 percent, as the team shot 40 percent in the game.

Tech built a 42-31 halftime lead after hitting 58.1 percent in the first half, which was keyed by an 11-0 run that began at 8:56 on a Cook 3-pointer with the Hokies up by just two, 27-25. Eleanor Brentnall added a pair of layups before Cook hit another jumper and Shani Grey converted a layup, and suddenly Tech had its largest lead of 13 points with 5:46 remaining in the period.

Tech started 0-of-11 out of the locker room as the Deacs crept to within four at 43-39, but Cook sparked an 8-0 run with two free throws, a steal and two layups, and the Hokies held on in the waning minutes for the triumph.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 10th-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies fell 57-47 to seventh-seeded Boston College in the first round of the 2008 ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.

The Hokies opened the game with a sluggish start and were never able to bounce back trailing 27-15 at intermission. Boston College jumped out to an 11-2 lead from the opening tip, and Tech didn’t reach double digits until four minutes remained in the half and Andrea Barbour hit a jumper to make it 21-10.

Amber Hall

Brittany Cook and Eleanor Brentnall put together an 8-2 run early in the second half to get Tech within 10, and Lindsay Biggs 3-pointer at 12:24 cut the deficit to nine at 36-27.

That was as close as the Hokies would get, however, as BC’s talented freshman post players, ACC Freshman of the Year Stefanie Murphy and all-rookie team member Carolyn Swords, combined for 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Eagles to their first ACC Tournament win.

Barbour led the Hokies with 13 points and six rebounds, while Cook tallied 10 points. With her second free throw at the 14:38 mark of the first half, Cook became the 21st player and eighth junior in Tech history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. She finished the game with 1,006 career points.

Virginia Tech 61, Wake Forest 56 R 5 10 11 7 6 0 1 3 1 44

VT (61) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 35 1-5 1-2 Amber Hall 25 5-9 0-0 Andrea Barbour 26 2-9 2-2 Brittany Cook 31 10-14 6-10 Laura Haskins 18 0-1 2-4 Lakeisha Logan 4 0-2 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 20 2-4 0-0 Lindsay Biggs 22 2-9 0-0 Shani Grey 19 2-7 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-60 11-18

R 3 1 2 9 2 0 1 5 5 3 31

Wake Forest Virginia Tech PERCENTAGES: WFU FG% VT FG%

31 42 37.9 40.0

25 19 3PT% 3PT%

A 1 0 0 5 7 0 1 0

PF 1 3 0 5 5 0 3 2

TP 15 13 8 9 6 0 2 3

14

19

56

A 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1

PF 0 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 1

TP 3 10 6 27 2 0 4 5 4

12

61

11

— — 38.9 18.2

Mar. 6, 2008; Greensboro Coliseum

56 61 FT% FT%

b a s k e t b a l l

Boston College 57, Virginia Tech 47 ACC Championships First Round

Mar. 2, 2008; Blacksburg, Va.

WFU (56) MP FG FT Brittany Waters 33 6-21 0-0 Corinne Groves 36 6-10 1-1 Mekia Valentine 23 3-7 2-4 Alex Tchangoue 36 3-6 0-0 Courteney Morris 30 2-5 2-2 Jessie Cain 0+ 0-0 0-0 Kem Wilson 20 1-6 0-0 Christen Brown 22 1-3 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-58 5-7

W o m e n s

71.4 61.1

3-POINTERS - WFU 7 (Waters 3, Tchangoue 3, Brown); VT 2 (Biggs, Cook) BLOCKED SHOTS - WFU 4 (Groves 2, Waters, Valentine); VT 1 (Hall) STEALS - WFU 5 (Morris 3, Tchangoue, Brown); VT 8 (Barbour 4, Cook 2, Drye, Haskins) TURNOVERS - WFU 22 (Waters 5, Wilson 5, Valentine 4, Tchangoue 4, Morris 2, Groves, Brown); VT 12 (Brentanall 3, Barbour 2, Cook 2, Drye, Hall, Haskins, Biggs, Grey) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Joanne Aldrich, Mark Hardcastle, Dan Outlaw ATTENDANCE: 2,613

VT (47) MP FG FT Utahya Drye 22 0-7 0-0 Amber Hall 29 3-7 0-0 Andrea Barbour 30 6-12 0-0 Brittany Cook 33 4-8 2-3 Laura Haskins 21 1-4 0-0 Eleanor Brentnall 24 2-3 1-2 Lindsay Biggs 18 2-4 0-0 Lakeisha Logan 7 1-2 0-0 Shani Grey 13 0-1 0-0 Elizabeth Basham 3 1-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 20-50 3-5

R 5 4 6 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 5 33

BC (57) MP FG FT Ayla Brown 31 4-8 2-2 Stefanie Murphy 30 5-7 4-4 Carolyn Swords 34 6-12 0-0 Jaclyn Thomas 28 1-8 0-0 Mickel Picco 30 3-8 0-0 Victoria Jones 1 0-1 0-0 Lashunda Pratt 3 0-2 0-0 Kaydia Kentish 1 0-0 0-0 Corey Rusin 3 0-0 0-0 Brittany Johnson 24 4-8 1-2 Rebecca Miles 15 0-4 0-0 Team Totals 200 23-58 7-8 Virginia Tech Boston College

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3-POINTERS -VT 4 (Biggs 2, Barbour, Logan); BC 4 (Picco 2, Brown, Johnson) BLOCKED SHOTS - VT 6 (Hall 2, Brentnall 2, Barbour, Biggs); BC 2 (Swords 2) STEALS - VT 5 (Drye, Barbour, Cook, Haskins, Brentnall); BC 5 (Swords 3, Brown, Thomas) TURNOVERS - VT 19 (Barbour 6, Cook 4, Biggs 3, Drye 3, Hall 2, Logan); BC 10 (Murphy 3, Swords 2, Picco 2, Brown, Thomas, Rusin) TECHNICAL FOULS - None OFFICIALS: Eric Brewton, Tommy Salerno, Kathy Lynch ATTENDANCE: 6,098

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There’s nothing quite like ACC basketball... it’s action-packed and thrilling.

The Hokies are proud to be a part of the most exciting and most televised conference in the nation.

- Coach Beth Dunkenberger

Brittany Cook

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The Tradition

Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor.

However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency.

Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 56th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.

Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 109 national championships, including 57 in women’s competition and 52 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 145 times in men’s competition and 92 times in women’s action.

Since 1977, when the league adopted women’s basketball and a tradition of excellence was established, the ACC has continued to soar to new heights. The 2005-06 season marked the first time in NCAA history that a conference sent three teams to the same Final Four. The title game pitted an automatic ACC winner as second-seeded Maryland faced No. 1 seed Duke. The Terrapins claimed their first national title in school history and the league’s second with a thrilling 78-75 overtime game at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Mass., on April 4, 2006. Following the 2006-07 season, Duke became the first ACC team and only the 14th in NCAA history to finish a regular season undefeated (29-0), while the 34 wins for North Carolina marked the most in program history.

The 2007-08 season was no different in the continuation towards excellence as eight ACC teams earned postseason bids, including six NCAA Tournament berths. It also marked the sixth consecutive year the league has sent at least six to the Big Dance. Joining North Carolina and Maryland as representatives of the ACC in the NCAA Tournament were Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Virginia. Boston College and NC State represented the league in the Women’s NIT, marking the first-ever appearance for the Eagles and the Wolfpack’s first since 1976. NC State advanced to the semifinals, giving the squad 21 wins for the season, their third 20-plus win tally in the past four years.

For the third consecutive year, a pair of ACC teams earned two of the No. 1 seeds to the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina, which picked up the school’s fourth consecutive ACC Tournament crown, finished 30-2 and earned a No. 1 slot for the fourth consecutive year, while Maryland, which concluded the season 30-3 overall and was 19-0 in College Park, Md., earned another top seed in the NCAA postseason tourney.

Over the years, ACC women’s basketball teams have gained global recognition through their television exposure. The 2007-08 schedule featured 57 televised games and included 96 television appearances. In addition, the ACC broadcasted nine games on ESPN2 and seven on Fox Sports Net and affiliates. Twenty-seven matchups were featured on the league’s regional sports network, which includes Comcast SportsNet, Fox Spots Net South, SunSports and New England’s Sports Network (NESN). To conclude the 2007-08 season, the ACC finished 64-54 (.542) in front of a national televised audience, including a 23-12 mark against non-conference foes.

The league’s women’s basketball programs continue to rank among the best in the country in terms of the NCAA Tournament, having made 144 appearances and won 194 games in the last 31 years, including 32 wins by a number one seed.

In addition to sending three teams to the same Final Four for the first time in history, the league has boasted such national accomplishments as sending at least one team to the “Sweet 16” for 20 consecutive years and at least one to the Final Four in 11 of the last 20 years. The conference has also made 14 trips to the Final Four in the last 27 years with three teams finishing second and North Carolina and Maryland capturing National Championships in 1994 and 2006, respectively.

Since 1989, the ACC has placed 14 players on the All-Final Four team, while Maryland’s Laura Harper joined the ranks of Virginia’s Dawn Staley and North Carolina’s Charlotte Smith, who was dubbed the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2006. In all, 65 ACC players have been named to the NCAA Tournament All-Region teams with 10 Most Outstanding Player recognitions.

Eight players have garnered National Player of the Year accolades while competing under the ACC banner. Staley was a back-to-back selection in 1991 and 1992, while Smith received the ESPY award in 1995. Duke’s Alana Beard was recognized with National Player of the Year honors in both 2003 and 2004, and UNC’s Ivory Latta earned ESPN.com National Player of the Year in 2006.

In 2007, Duke guard Lindsey Harding was named the Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year presented by AT&T. Five league coaches have combined to earn 13 national Coach of the Year honors. Duke’s Gail Goestenkors, North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell, Virginia’s Debbie Ryan, Maryland’s Chris Weller and NC State’s Kay Yow have all garnered national recognition.

Seven ACC representatives, including coaches and student-athletes, have participated in the Olympics. NC State’s Yow, assisted by Hatchell of UNC, headed up the 1988 gold medal-winning Olympic team. Maryland’s Vicky Bullett was a member of both the 1988 and 1992 Olympic teams. Staley, a three-time Olympian, struck gold in Athens as a member of the 2004 title squad.

Duke’s Goestenkors served as an assistant coach on the gold medal-winning team in Athens.

Since the inaugural season of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 1997, the ACC has been a recognizable presence in the league. Sixty-nine former ACC stars have played

on the hardwood in the WNBA, while five former players have worked the sidelines as coaches.

Four ACC players were selected in the first round of the 2008 WNBA Draft as the foursome was selected in the first 14 picks of the round. In all, eight league players were selected in the 2008 WNBA Draft, while the league tabbed a leaguerecord of nine selectees in 2006 and 2007.

In addition, ACC women’s basketball players have earned first-team Academic All-America honors 10 times, including Virginia’s Val Ackerman in 1981, the former President of the WNBA. In 1997, NC State’s Jennifer Howard was tabbed GTE CoSIDA Academic Player of the Year after posting a flawless 4.0 grade point average throughout her career. Thirteen players have earned ACC postgraduate scholarships, while three others were named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars.

2007-08 in Review

The 2007-08 academic year saw league teams capturing four national team titles and 12 individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 43 national team titles over the last 12 years.

The ACC has won two or more NCAA titles in 26 of the past 28 years.

A total of 140 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in 2007-08. League teams compiled a 119-69 (.633) mark against non-conference opponents in NCAA championship competition. In addition, the ACC had 154 studentathletes earn first team All-America honors this past year. Overall, the league had 258 first, second or third team All-Americans. In addition, the ACC produced 10 national Players of the Year and five national Coach of the Year honorees.

2007-08 National Championships Field Hockey..................... North Carolina Ice Hockey....................... Boston College Men’s Soccer..................... Wake Forest Men’s Track & Field............ Florida State

The Championships

The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2008-09 academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women.

The first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year.

The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in 1981.

Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet being held in tennis at Wake Forest University.

Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing, while volleyball determines its champion in regular season play.

The Atlantic Coast Conference A History

The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws.

The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline.

Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses.

On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation.

The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of 1964.

The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University.

The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member starting July 1, 2005.

The Schools

Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sons of Boston’s Irish immigrants and was the first institution of higher education to be founded in the city of Boston. Originally located on Harrison Avenue in the South End of Boston, the College outgrew its urban setting toward the end of its first 50 years.

A new location was selected in Chestnut Hill and ground for the new campus was broken on June 19, 1909. During the 1940s, new purchases doubled the size of the main campus. In 1974, Boston College acquired Newton College of the Sacred Heart, 1.5 miles away. With 15 buildings on 40 acres, it is now the site of the Law School and residence halls. In 2004, BC purchased 43 acres of land from the archdiocese of Boston; this now forms the Brighton campus.

Clemson University is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Georgia border, and the tiger paws painted on the roads make the return to I-85 easier. The school is built around Fort Hill, the plantation home of John C. Calhoun, Vice President to Andrew Jackson. His son-in-law, Tom Clemson, left the land to be used as an agricultural school, and in 1893 Clemson opened its doors as a land-grant school, thanks to the efforts of Ben Tillman.

Duke University was founded in 1924 by tobacco magnate James B. Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke. Originally the school was called Trinity College, a Methodist institution, started in 1859. In 1892, Trinity moved to west Durham where the east campus with its Georgian architecture now stands. Nearby are Sarah P. Duke gardens, and further west the Gothic spires of Duke chapel overlook the west campus.

Florida State University is one of 11 universities of the State University System of Florida. It was established as the Seminary West of the Suwannee by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1851, and first offered instruction at the post-secondary level in 1857. Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of an institution of higher education longer than any other site in the state. In 1905, the Buckman Act reorganized higher education in the state and designated the Tallahassee school as the Florida Female College. In 1909, it was renamed Florida State College for Women. In 1947, the school returned to a co-educational status, and the name was changed to Florida State University.

Next to I-85 in downtown Atlanta stands Georgia Institute of Technology, founded in 1885.

Its first students came to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, the only one offered at the time. Tech’s strength is not only the red clay of Georgia, but a restored gold and white 1930 model A Ford Cabriolet, the official mascot. The old Ford was first used in 1961, but a Ramblin’ Wreck had been around for over three decades.

The Ramblin’ Wreck fight song appeared almost as soon as the school opened, and it is not only American boys that grow up singing its rollicking tune, for Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev sang it when they met in Moscow in 1959.

The University of Maryland opened in 1856 as an agricultural school nine miles north of Washington, D.C., on land belonging to Charles Calvert, a descendant of Lord Baltimore, the state’s founding father. The school colors are the same as the state flag: black and gold for George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) and red and white for his mother, Alice Crossland. Maryland has been called the school that Curley Byrd built, for he was its quarterback, then football coach, athletic director, assistant to the president, vice-president, and finally its president. Byrd also designed the football stadium and the campus layout, and suggested the nickname Terrapin, a local turtle known for its bite, when students wanted to replace the nickname Old Liners with a new one for the school.

The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who felt an institution of higher learning was needed for the development

of their young and growing community. Since the first class of 560 students enrolled in the fall of 1926, the University has expanded to more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every state and more than 114 nations from around the world. The school’s colors, representive of the Florida orange tree, were selected in 1926.

Orange symbolizes the fruit of the tree, green represents the leaves and white, the blossoms.

The University of North Carolina, located in Chapel Hill, has been called “the perfect college town,” making its tree-lined streets and balmy atmosphere what a college should look and feel like. Its inception in 1795 makes it one of the oldest schools in the nation, and its nickname of Tar Heels stems from the tar pitch and turpentine that were the state’s principal industry. The nickname is as old as the school, for it was born during the Revolutionary War when tar was dumped into the streams to impede the advance of British forces.

North Carolina State University is located in the state capital of Raleigh. It opened in 1889 as a land-grant agricultural and mechanical school and was known as A&M or Aggies or Farmers for over a quarter-century. The school’s colors of pink and blue were gone by 1895, brown and white were tried for a year, but the students finally chose red and white to represent the school. An unhappy fan in 1922 said State football players behaved like a pack of wolves, and the term that was coined in derision became a badge of honor.

The University of Virginia was founded in 1819

by Thomas Jefferson and is one of three things on his tombstone for which he wanted to be remembered. James Madison and James Monroe were on the board of governors in the early years.

The Rotunda, a half-scale version of the Pantheon which faces the Lawn, is the focal point of the grounds as the campus is called. Jefferson wanted his school to educate leaders in practical affairs and public service, not just to train teachers.

Virginia Tech was established in 1872 as an all-male military school dedicated to the original land-grant mission of teaching agriculture and engineering. The University has grown from a small college of 132 students into the largest institution of higher education in the state during its 132-year history. Located in Southwest Virginia on a plateau between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains, the campus consists of 334 buildings and 20 miles of sidewalks over 2,600 acres. The official school colors - Chicago maroon and burnt orange - were selected in 1896 because they made a “unique combination” not worn elsewhere at the time.

Wake Forest University was started on Calvin Jones’ plantation amid the stately pine forest of Wake County in 1834. The Baptist seminary is still there, but the school was moved to WinstonSalem in 1956 on a site donated by Charles H. and Mary Reynolds Babcock. President Harry S. Truman attended the ground-breaking ceremonies that brought a picturesque campus of Georgian architecture and painted roofs. Wake’s colors have been black and gold since 1895, thanks to a badge designed by student John Heck who died before he graduated

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The ACC Tournament Tiebreaker Procedures:

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According to the 2008-09 ACC Manual, the following tie-breaking procedures will be followed for the 2009 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament:

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ACC Manual Section V-2 (pg64)

c) Seeding for the Basketball Championship will be determined by the regular season Conference standings. In case of a tie, the following formula will be used: 1) When two teams are tied in the standings, regular season head-to-head results are used as the tiebreaker.

2) If the tied teams played each other twice in the regular season and split their games, then each team’s record vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings (or in case of a tied for first place, the next highest position in the regular season standings) and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. a) When arriving at another pair of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s record against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to their own tie-breaking procedures), rather than the performance against the individual tied teams.

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The Atlantic Coast Conference

John Swofford

Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner

Now in his 12th year as commissioner, John Swofford has made a dramatic impact on the Atlantic Coast Conference and college athletics during his career. He is regarded as one of the top administrators in the NCAA. Swofford assumed his role as the fourth full-time commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference in July of 1997. He follows James H. (Jim) Weaver, the league’s first Commissioner from 1954-1970, Robert (Bob) James, who served from 1971-1987 and Eugene F. (Gene) Corrigan, who held the position from 1987 to 1997.

In addition to overseeing one of the nation’s largest athletic conferences, Swofford has been pivotal in positioning the Atlantic Coast Conference for the future. In 2003, on behalf of the nine league institutions and the ACC Council of Presidents, he introduced Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College as the newest members of the ACC. With the expansion, Swofford’s leadership and negotiating skills helped bring the conference extended and enhanced television contracts in both football and basketball. In May of 2004, the league extended its relationships with ABC, ESPN and Raycom Sports by renegotiating its football television agreements. Highlights included the rights to the Inaugural ACC Football Championship Game and significant increases in the number of televised games through 2010.

In May of 2000, Swofford negotiated one of the nation’s most lucrative basketball television contracts with Raycom Sports through the 201011 season. After the addition of the three new conference members, under Swofford’s guidance, Raycom increased its financial commitment to the ACC basketball package in May of 2004. During his tenure, the ACC has become the only conference to have television packages with two national cable networks - ESPN and Fox Sports Net. The results of these packages increased the television audience of ACC basketball by over 25 percent.

In order to reach the expanding audience of ACC fans, Swofford also negotiated an agreement with XM Satellite Radio, to broadcast the league’s football, men’s and women’s basketball games nationally.

In the sport of basketball, Swofford was a prime mover in the creation of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that began in men’s basketball in 1999. This past year, the two conferences hosted the inaugural ACC/ Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge.

Highly respected by his peers, Swofford was a force in the development and growth of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine an annual national champion in Division I football. In addition to being involved with the BCS since its inception, he is currently serving as the Coordinator of the BCS, a role in which he also served in 2000 and 2001.

Since becoming Commissioner in 1997, Swofford

has been responsible for securing increased bowl opportunities for the ACC. The past three seasons, a league-record eight teams earned bowl bids and in 2002, the conference set an NCAA record when seven of its nine teams (78%) participated in bowl play.

This year, the ACC has agreements in place with nine bowls including the FedEx Orange Bowl, home to the ACC Champion since 2006 During Swofford’s first 11 years as Commissioner, ACC teams have won 39 national titles and 1,075 teams have participated in various NCAA championships - an average of over 97 NCAA teams per year.

A long-time advocate of the importance of academics and student-athlete welfare, Swofford stimulated the formation of the league’s first-ever ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. This group of current ACC student-athletes gives the conference direct feedback on their experiences participating at the highest level of college athletics.

In 2006, the prestigious ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament was awarded out to 2015. Throughout Swofford’s tenure, the iconic event will have traveled to many dynamic cities within the footprint of the league including Atlanta, Ga., Washington D.C. and Tampa, Fla., in addition to the traditional stops in Greensboro and Charlotte. The 2001 ACC Tournament in Atlanta set NCAA attendance records for single session (40,083), per session average (36,505) and total attendance (182,525).

Swofford placed an added emphasis on the development of women’s basketball in the ACC with the hiring of an Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball to oversee all aspects of the sport on both a conference and national level.

The Director of Athletics at the University of North Carolina from 1980 to 1997, Swofford was instrumental in building North Carolina’s athletics department into one of the country’s most respected programs. He became the school’s athletic director on May 1, 1980 and at the age of 31, he was the youngest major college Athletics Director in the nation at the time..

During his tenure, Tar Heel athletic teams claimed 123 ACC championships and 24 national collegiate titles, including two in men’s basketball and one in women’s basketball. During the 1993-94 year, the Tar Heels captured the inaugural Sears Directors’ Cup, emblematic of the collegiate all-sports champion and finished in the Top Six of the Sears Cup standings in each year of Swofford’s tenure that the award was given.

Under his leadership, North Carolina enjoyed tremendous growth in its athletic facilities, including the construction of the Smith Center, a complex which includes a 21,572-seat basketball arena, the Koury Natatorium and the Frank H. Kenan Football Center.

He initiated the idea and provided the impetus for the founding of North Carolina’s trademark licensing program.

The University chose to recognize his many accomplishments by establishing the John D. Swofford women’s athletics scholarship and naming an auditorium in the school’s football complex in his honor.

John and his wife Nora reside in Greensboro, N.C. Together they have three children, Autumn, who is married to Sherman Wooden; Chad Swofford; and Nora’s daughter, Amie, who is married to Keith Furr.

Education

High School: Wilkes Central High School

North Wilkesboro, NC College: University of North Carolina, 1971 Morehead Scholarship Recipient Graduate: Ohio University, 1973

MEd. in Athletics Administration

Playing Experience

1969-71 North Carolina varsity football team

quarterback and defensive back

Peach Bowl, 1970

Gator Bowl, 1971

ACC Champions, 1971

Athletic Administration Experience

1973-76 Ticket Manager/Asst. to the Director of

Athletic Facilities and Finance

University of Virginia 1976-79 Assistant Athletics Director and Business

Manager University of North Carolina 1979-80 Assistant Executive Vice-President of the

Educational Foundation University of

North Carolina 1980-97 Director of Athletics University of North

Carolina 1997- Commissioner Atlantic Coast Conference

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

Membership on Boards and Committees BCS Coordinator, 2000-01, 2008-present IA Collegiate Commissioner’s Assoc. (Chair), 2005-07 President of NACDA, 1993-94 NCAA Football Board of Directors (President), 2004-05 NCAA Executive Committee, 1995-97 NCAA Football Television Committee (Chair), 1984 NCAA Communications Committee (Chair), 1987-89 NCAA Special Events Committee, 1987-91 NCAA Division I Championship Committee

(Chair), 1995-97 NCAA Special Committee to Study a Division I-A

Football Championship, 1994-95

Honors and Awards

Homer Rice Award, 2005 (presented by the Division

1A Athletic Directors’ Association) Outstanding American Award for the Triangle

Chapter of the College Football Hall

of Fame, 2002 North Carolina High School Athletic

Association’s Hall of Fame, 2002 Chick-fil-A Bowl Hall of Fame, 2003 Horizon Award, 2004 (presented by the Atlanta

Sports Council recognizing the National

Sports Business Executive of the Year) Ohio University’s Charles R. Higgins Distinguished

Alumnus Award, 1984 Fifth most influential person in U.S. sports by

the Sporting News, 2003

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UNC Greensboro

Radford November 18, 2008 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

November 14, 2008 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

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Lynn Agee, Head Coach

Krieten Boone

Tajama Ngongba, Head Coach

Spartans’ Quick Facts

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Highlanders’ Quick Facts

SID: Mik Hirschman WBB Contact: Meghan Gannon SID Office Phone: (336) 334-5615 E-Mail: megannon@uncg.edu Address: P.O. Box 26168 Greensboro, N.C. 27402-6168 Fax: (336)334-3182 Press Row: (336) 334-5625 Web Site: www.uncgspartans.com Head Coach: Lynn Agee (Longwood, ‘71) Record at UNCG (years): 520-257 (27) Assistants: Carol Peschel (UNCG, ‘82), Jon Hines (UNCG ‘02), KaLeah Latham (UNCG ‘06)

Location: Greensboro, N.C. Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 16,600 Conference: Southern Nickname: Spartans Colors: Gold, White and Navy Arena: Fleming Gym (1,833) Chancellor: Dr. Linda P. Brady Athletics Director: Nelson E. Bobb 2007-08 Record: 7-24 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 4-14, 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 6-1

2008-09 Roster

Name Pos. Yr. Agneta Morkunaite F Fr. Christina Weaver F Fr. Lakiah Hyson G Jr. Sarah Folwell G Fr. TaShama Banner G So. Monique Floyd G So. Kristen Boone G Sr. Amanda Leigh G r-Jr. Ashley Ling G Sr. Gini Grimsley G/F Sr. Ashley Mullins F r-Jr. Kendra Smith F So. Agne Girstautaite C r-Fr. Amy Clapper C Fr. Dee Corbett C So.

Ht. 6-0 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-7 5-9 5-5 5-10 5-6 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-3

Johnette Walker

Hometown Vilnius, Lithuania (Mountain State Academy) Covington, Ky. (Holmes HS) Accokeek, Md. (Gwynn Park HS) Graham, N.C. (Southern Alamance HS) Bladenboro, N.C. (West Bladen HS) Fairmont, N.C. (Fairmont HS) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Gwynn Park HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Winthrop/Sun Valley HS) Centrevillee, Va. (Centreville HS) Fairmont, N.C. (Fairmont HS) Honaker, Va. (Honaker HS) Columbus, Ga. (Kendrick HS) Kaunas, Lithuania (Holy Cross (Va.) HS) Newark, Ohio (Newark Catholic HS) Kelly, N.C. (Louisburg JC/East Bladen HS)

Location: Radford, Va. Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 9,122 Conference: Big South Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Red and White Arena: Dedmon Center (5,000) President: Penelope W. Kyle Athletics Director: Robert Lineburg 2007-08 Record: 23-12 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 8-4/2nd 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 9-19

No. 1 Taleia Moton 2 Clara Hayes 4 Davida Dodson 11 Denay Wood 12 Kendra Porter 20 Brooke McElroy 21 Vandy Pullen 22 Johnette Walker 23 Kymesha Alston 24 Emily Harmon 30 Rachel Morris 31 Kaylyn Crosier 32 Kay Vick 42 Charron Leeper

2008-09 Roster

Name Pos Ht. G 5-4 So. F 6-0 So. G 5-7 Jr. G 5-10 So. G 5-6 So. F 6-0 r-Jr. G 5-9 r-Sr. G 5-8 Sr. F 6-0 r-Jr. G 5-9 Sr. G 5-8 Sr. G 5-9 So. F 5-11 Fr. F 6-0 Jr.

North Carolina Central

November 23, 2008 Patriot Center Fairfax, Va.

Jori Nwachukwu

Lady Eagles’ Quick Facts Location: Durham, N.C. Founded: 1910 Enrollment: 8,383 Conference: Independent Nickname: Lady Eagles Colors: Maroon and Gray Arena: McLendon-McDougald Gym (3,056) Chancellor: Charlie Nelms Athletics Director: Ingrid Wicker-McCree 2007-08 Record: 6-20 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: Independent 2007-08 Postseason: N/A Record vs. Virginia Tech: First Meeting

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o. Name N 1 LaVonna Hailey 3 Jori Nwachukwu 10 Blair Houston 12 Whitney Lee 15 Sheresa Mills 21 Katrice Elliott 23 Tonia Roundtree 24 Chasidy Williams 25 Danielle DeBerry 35 Genevieve Hyman 40 Keyonta Thacker 41 Latoya Bennett

SID: Kyle Serba WBB Contact: Oralia Washington SID Office Phone: (919) 530-6892 E-Mail: owashington@nccu.edu Address: 116 McLendon-McDougald Gym Durham, N.C. 27707 Fax: (919) 530-7051 Press Row: N/A Web Site: www.NCCUEaglePride.com Head Coach: Joli Robinson (Winston-Salem State, ‘77) Record at NCCU (years): 187-155 (12) Assistants: George Williams (NCCU ‘73), Annitra Cole (NCCU ‘02), Tony Vanderburg (Livingstone ‘85)

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G F/C G G F C G F G F/C F F/C

Ht. 5-5 5-10 5-6 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-5 5-11 6-0 5-9

Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

Yr.. Hometown (Previous School) Fort Washington, Md. (Suitland HS) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Riverdale Baptist HS) Silver Spring, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Bailey’s Crossroads, Va. (Annadale HS) Jamestown, N.C. (Dudley HS) Chesterfield, Va. (Thomas Dale HS/Monmouth) Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee HS) Columbia, S.C. (Irmo HS) Hampton, S.C. (Manhattan College) Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee HS) Stanley, Va. (Page County HS) South Charleston, W.Va. (South Charleston HS) Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) Cleveland Heights, Ohio (Shaw HS)

George Mason

November 20, 2008 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Joli Robinson, Head Coach

SID: Joey Beeler WBB Contact: Brian Stanley SID Office Phone: (540) 831-5211 E-Mail: bmstanley@radford.edu Address: P.O. Box 6913 101 University Drive Radford, VA 24142 Fax: (540) 831-5556 Press Row: N/A Web Site: www.RadfordAthletics.com Head Coach: Tajama Ngongba (George Washington ‘97) Record at Radford (years): First year Assistants: Mark Cook (Wichita State ‘83), Felicia Burroughs (Northeastern ‘00), Tiffany Tucker (North Carolina ‘06)

Hometown (Previous School) Charlotte, N.C. (Appalachian State) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS) South Plainfield, N.J. (South Plainfield HS) Lake Placid, Fla. (Sebring HS) Greenville, S.C. (South Central HS) Apex, N.C. (Apex HS) Durham, N.C. (Northern HS) Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian HS) Durham, N.C. (Jordan HS) Fayetteville, N.C. (Seventy-First HS) Danville, Va. (George Washington HS) Bowie, Md. (Academy of the Holy Cross)

Jeri Porter, Head Coach

Eugenia Broadus

Patriots’ Quick Facts

Location: Fairfax, Va. Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 30,332 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Nickname: Patriots Colors: Green and Gold Arena: Patriot Center (10,000) President: Dr. Alan G. Merten Athletics Director: Thomas J. O’Connor 2007-08 Record: 9-21 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 3-15/12th 2007-08 Postseason: N/A Final ranking last year (poll): N/A Record vs. Virginia Tech: 2-3

No. 2 3 5 10 12 13 14 15 22 23 32 33 34 44 50 55

Name Deidre Richardson Amber Epps Jessica Smith Becky Cox Brittany Poindexter Chynelle Rogers Rashauna Hobbs Brittany Eley Whitney Ward Eugenia Broadus Brittney Wilkins Ashleigh Braxton Angelee Latouche Rachel Robinson Becky Rautzhan Jazman Ramsey

Asst. AD for Media Relations: Maureen Nasser WBB Contact: Dan Resig SID Office Phone: (703) 993-3268 E-Mail: dreisig@gmu.edu Address: George Mason Univ.

4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 225030-4444 Fax: (703) 993-3259 Press Row: (703) 993-3044 Web Site: www.GoMason.com Head Coach: Jeri Porter (Liberty ’91) Record at George Mason (years): 1st season Assistants: Greg Pulliam (Liberty ’97), Jana Ashley (North Alabama ’02), Simone Edwards (Iowa ‘97)

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G F F G G F G G G/F F F/C G F/C F C F/C

Yr. Fr. Fr. rs-Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. rs-Sr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. rs-Jr. Jr.

Ht. 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-2 5-6 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-5

Hometown (Previous School) Woodbridge, Va. (Forest Park HS) Manassas, Va. (Forest Park HS) Dartmouth, Mass. (Dartmouth) Hanover, Md. (McDonough HS) Kensington, Md. (Academy of the Holy Cross HS) St. Thomas, V.I. (Charlotte Amalie) Bowie, Md. (Riverdale Baptist HS) Waladorf, Md. (West Lake HS) Columbia, Md. (Long Reach HS) Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Montrose Christian HS/Louisburg College) Woodbridge, Va. (Forest Park HS/Pittsburgh) Kingston, Jamaica (St. Andrews HS/Tallahassee CC) Chesterfield, Va. (Monacan HS) Lewisburg, Pa. (Lewisburg Area HS) Odenton, Md. (Arudel HS/Louisburg College)

2008-2009 Opponents

St. Joseph’s

Davidson

November 28, 2008 Vanderbilt Thankgiving Tournament Memorial Gym Nashville, Tenn.

November 29, 2008 Vanderbilt Thankgiving Tournament Memorial Gym Nashville, Tenn.

Cindy Griffin, Head Coach

Sarah Acker

Annette Watts, Head Coach

Hawks’ Quick Facts Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 4,150 Conference: Atlantic 10 Nickname: Hawks Colors: Crimson and Gray Arena: Gallagher Center (2,200) President: Timothy R. Lannon, S.J. Athletics Director: Don DiJulia 2007-08 Record: 17-14 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 8-6/6th 2007-08 Postseason: N/A 2007-08 Final Rank: NR Record vs. Virginia Tech: 1-3

No. 5 11 13 14 15 21 22 23 25 30 33 44 51

Name Pos. Mary Kate McDade G Mariame Djouara G Laren Robinson G Dominique Bryant F Katie Kuester G Brittany Ford F Michelle Baker G Alexis Johnson F Jenna Loschiavo G Amy Gillespie G Ashley Logue F/C Kelly Cavallo F Sarah Acker C

Wildcats’ Quick Facts

SID: Marie Wozniak WBB Contact: Jack Jumper SID Office Phone: (610) 660-3389 E-Mail: jjumper@sju.edu Address: 5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19131-1395 Fax: (610) 660-1724 Press Row: (610) 637-8582 Web Site: www.sjuhawks.com Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (St. Joseph’s ‘91) Record at St. Joseph’s (years): 128-92 (7) Career Record: 176-125 (11) Assistants: Chris Day (West Chester ‘97), Susan Moran (St. Joseph’s ‘02), Stephanie McCaffrey (St. Joseph’s ‘04)

2008-09 Roster Ht. 5-8 5-7 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3

Yr. Sr. Jr. r-Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.

Hometown (Previous School) Philadelphia, Pa. (Nazareth Academy) Owing Mills, Md. (St. Timothy’s HS (South Plains College)) Fairfax Station, Va. (South County HS) Bowie, Md. (St. John’s College HS) Media, Pa. (Academy of Notre Dame De Namur) Wilmington, Del. (Concord HS) Wilmington, Del. (Brandywine HS) Murrieta, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS) Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (Plymouth Whitemarsh HS) Springfield, Pa. (Cardinal O’Hara HS) Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Hubert’s HS) Hampton Bays, N.Y. (Westhampton Beach HS) Nanticoke, Pa. (Greater Nanticoke HS)

Location: Davidson, N.C. Founded: 1837 Enrollment: 1,700 Conference: Southern Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red and Black Arena: John M. Belk Arena (5,700) President: Tom Ross Athletics Director: Jim Murphy 2007-08 Record: 19-11 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 13-5 (T3rd) 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-1

No. 2 10 14 15 20 21 24 32 33 35 42 44

Name Jennifer Risper Chanel Chisholm Lauren Lueders Ashlee Bridge Jordan Coleman Hannah Tuomi Jessica Mooney Jence Rhoads Merideth Marsh Tia Gibbs Amber Norton Rebecca Silinski Christina Wirth Amy Malo

Christina Wirth SID: Rod Williamson WBB Contact: Chris Weinman SID Office Phone: (615) 343-0019 E-Mail: chris.weinman@vanderbilt.edu Address: 2601 Jess Neely Drive Nashville, TN 37212 Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb Record at Vanderbilt (years): Trenton State ‘84 (6) Assistants: Vicky Picott (Rutgers ‘92), Lisa Cermignano (George Washington ‘97), Kim Rosamond (Mississippi ‘98)

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G G G/F F F G G G G F F G/F F

Ht. 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-3

Yr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.

Yr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Kings HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Bishop Chatard HS) Honolulu, Hawaii (Parkway (La.) HS) Baltimore, Md. (St. Paul’s School for Girls) Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy) N. Attleboro, Mass. (Bishop Feehan HS) Hollidaysburg, Pa. Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagle’s Landing HS) Wayne, Pa. (Conestoga HS) New Wilmington, Pa. (New Castle HS)

December 4, 2008 Kohl Center Madison, Wisc.

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

Commodores’ Quick Facts

No. 2 3 5 11 12 15 20 22 23 24 25 33 34 43

Ht. 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-6 6-1 5-10

6-2

b a s k e t b a l l

Wisconsin

November 29, 2008 Vanderbilt Thankgiving Tournament Memorial Gym Nashville, Tenn.

Location: Nashville, Tenn.

Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 6,532 Conference: Southeastern Nickname: Commodores Colors: Black & Gold Arena: Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos 2007-08 Record: 25-9 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-3/3rd 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Sweet Sixteen Record vs. Virginia Tech: 1-0

SID: Marc Gignac WBB Contact: Gavin McFarlin SID Office Phone: (704) 894-2635 E-Mail: gamcfarlin@davidson.edu Address: 102 Ridge Road Davidson, NC 28035-7158 Fax: (704) 894-2636 Press Row: (704) 892-3324 Web Site: www.davidsonwildcats.com Head Coach: Annette Watts (East Tennessee State ‘81) Record at Davidson (years):118-88 (7) Assistants: Ken Butler (Mount Olive), Kelly Morrone (South Carolina ‘03), Marlena Murphy (Campbell ‘08)

2008-09 Roster

Name Pos. Monica Laune G/F Alexandra Thompson G Mandy Halbersleben F Kelly Gardner G Chloe Woodington G Mercedes Robinson F Ashley Lax F Christina Perez G Amanda Ottaway G/F Julia Paquette F Kristen Johnsen F Logan Hartman F

Vanderbilt

Melanie Balcomb, Head Coach

Mercedes Robinson

W o m e n s

Hometown (Previous School) Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs HS) Long Island, N.Y. (North Babylon HS) Jackson, Mo. (Saxony Lutheran HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton HS) Lake Mary, Fla. (Lake Mary HS) Thornton, Colo. (Horizon HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS_ Slippery Rock, Pa. (Slippery Rock HS) Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS) Louisville, Ky. (Assumption HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Shades Mountain Christian HS) Mesa, Ariz. (Seton Catholic HS) Fairmont, Minn. (Fairmont HS)

Lisa Stone, Head Coach

Mariah Dunham

Badgers’ Quick Facts

Location: Madison, Wisc.

Founded: 1848 Enrollment: 41,169 Conference: Big Ten Nickname: Badgers Colors: Cardinal and White Arena: Kohl Center (17,142) Chancellor: John Wiley Athletics Director: Barry Alvarez 2007-08 Record: 16-14 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 9-9/T7th 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: First meeting

No. 00 1 4 5 11 13 14 15 23 25 30 33 40 50

Name Jade Davis Jamie Russell Tara Steinbauer Sarah Ingison Rae Lin D’Alie Teah Gant Mariah Dunham Alana Trotter Ashley Thomas Annie Crangle Alyssa Karel Lin Zastrow Anya Covington Caitlin Gibson

SID: Vince Sweeney WBB Contact: Diane Nordstrom SID Office Phone: (608) 262-9024 E-Mail: dkn@athletics.wisc.edu Address: Kellner Hall, 1440 Monroe Steet Madison, WI 53711 Fax: (608) 262-8184 Press Row: (608) 265-4333 Web Site: www.uwbadgers.com Head Coach: Lisa Stone (Iowa, ‘84) Record at Wisconsin (years): 72-78 (5) Assistants: Kathi Bennett (Wisconsin-Green Bay, ‘86), Ty Margenthaler (SIU-Edwardsville, ‘97), Oties Epps (Wisconsin-Stout ‘02)

2008-09 Roster Pos. Ht. F 5-9 F 5-7 F/C 6-1 G 5-7 G 5-3 G 5-10 F 6-1 G 6-1 F 6-2 G 5-7 G 5-7 G/F 6-4 F 6-2 F/C 6-4

Yr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr.

Hometown (Previous School) Lone Tree, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Rock Falls, Ill. (Rock Hill HS) Bloomington, Minn. (Kennedy HS) Roseville, Minn. (Concorida Academy) Waterford, Wis. (Waterford HS) Oswego, Ill. (Oswego HS) Watertown, Wis. (Watertown HS) Racine, Wis. (The Prairie School/Ohio Univ.)

Glenview, Ill. (Loyola Academy) Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont HS) St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Durham HS) Jefferson, Wis. (Jefferson HS) Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville HS) Jefferson, Wis. (Jefferson HS)

131

2008-2009 Opponents

James Madison

IUPUI December 19, 2008 South Padre Island Shootout South Padre Island Convention Center South Padre Island, Texas

December 14, 2008 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Kenny Brooks, Head Coach

Dawn Evans

Shann Hart, Head Coach

Jaguars’ Quick Facts

Dukes’ Quick Facts Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Founded: 1908 Enrollment: 17,500 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Nickname: Dukes Colors: Purple and Gold Arena: JMU Convocation Center (7,156) President: Dr. Linwood H. Rose Athletics Director: Jeff Bourne 2007-08 Record: 24-10 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 16-4/t-2nd 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT Round of 16 Record vs. Virginia Tech: 12-21

SID: Gary Michael WBB Contact: Milla Sue Wisecarver SID Office Phone: (540) 568-6154 E-Mail: wisecams@jmu.edu Address: MSC 0404 Sports Media Relations James Madison University Harrisonburg, Va. 22807 Fax: (540) 568-3703 Press Row: (540) 568-6710 Web Site: www.jmusports.com Head Coach: Kenny Brooks (JMU, ‘92) Record at James Madison (years): 122-62 (6) Assistants: Jackie Smith Carson (Furman, ‘00), Nikki Davis (Michigan State, ‘01), Sean O’Regan (JMU, ‘03)

2008-09 Roster

No. Name 1 Kisha Stokes 3 Brittany Crowell 10 Courtney Hamner 12 Nina Uqdah 14 Sarah Williams 23 Dawn Evans 24 Lauren Jimenez 25 Kanita Shepherd 32 Jalissa Taylor 34 Kiara Francisco 35 Rachel Connely

Pos. G/F G G F G G C F F/C G/F C

Ht. 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-4

Yr. Sr. Fr. So. r-Sr. r-Jr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr.

Jernisha Cann

Hometown (Previous School) New York, N.Y. (Murry Bergtraum HS) Brandywine, Md. (Gwynn Park HS) Manassas, Va. (Osbourn Park HS) Lanham, Md. (Riverdale Baptist HS) Wilmington, Del. (Ursuline (Richmond) Acad.)

Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS) North Bergen, N.J. (North Bergen HS) Garner, N.C. (Garner Magnet HS) Chesterfield, Va. (L.C. Byrd HS) Lakeland, Fla. (Winter Haven HS) Tamaqua, Pa. (Marian Catholic HS)

Location: Indianapolis Ind. Founded: 1969 Enrollment: 30,300 Conference: The Summit League Nickname: Jaguars Colors: Red, Gold and Black Arena: The Jungle (1,215) Chancellor: Charles R. Bantz Athletics Director: Michael R. Moore 2007-08 Record: 17-16 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-7/5th 2007-08 Postseason: N/A Final ranking last year (poll): N/A Record vs. Virginia Tech: First meeting No. Name 23 Brykeesha Tate 25 Brittany Ransom 30 Nicole James 33 Jernisha Cann 42 Farren Stackhouse 50 Julia Whitted Laura Blaydes Quanisha Turner Kiara Butler Janna Eichelberger Jessica Huffman Elizabeth Mercer

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G G F F C G G G G G F/C

Ht. 5-8 5-7 5-8 5-11 6-0 6-5 5-9 5-4 5-9 5-10 5-7 6-4

Jacksonville

Dolphins’ Quick Facts

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No. Name 3 Jessica George 4 Courtney Jackson 10 Taneskei Richardson 11 Regina Omoite 12 Valerie Jones 14 DaVina Hamilton 20 Crystal Grable 21 Desarae Johnson 22 Ashanti Williams 23 Danielle Gray 24 Lynsey Paschal 32 Virginia Gregoire 34 GiGi Thomas 42 Jasmine Coleman

SID: Joel Lamp WBB Contact: Josh Ellis SID Office Phone: (904) 256-7402 E-Mail: jellis1@ju.edu Address: 2800 University Blvd. North Jacksonville, Fla. 32211 Fax: (904) 256-7179 Press Row: Web Site: www.JUDolphins.com Head Coach: Jill Dunn (Georgia Southern, ‘94) Record at Jacksonville (years): 60-57 () Assistants: Dee Pennix (High Point, ‘99), Ginny Boggess (Wingate, ‘03), DeUnna Hendrix (Richmond ‘07)

2008-09 Roster

Pos. Ht. Yr. G 5-7 Fr. G 5-10 Jr. F 6-0 So. G 5-5 Sr. G 5-10 Fr. G 5-6 Sr. G/F 6-0 Jr. F 6-1 Jr. G 5-6 Fr. C 6-0 Jr. F 6-0 So. G 5-8 Sr. G 5-9 r-Jr. G/F 5-11 Jr.

Hometown (Previous School) Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington North HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) Kansas City, Mo. (Center HS) St. Mary’s, Ga. (Camden County HS/Florida CC) Staunton, Ind. (Northview HS) Bainbridge, Ind. (North Putnam HS/Danville CC) Sacramento, Calif. (Sacremento HS) Evansville, Ind. (Harrison HS) West Columbia, S.C. (Airport HS) New Whiteland, Ind. (Whiteland HS/Eastern Illinois) Thorntown, Ind. (Western Boone HS)

December 20, 2008 South Padre Island Shootout South Padre Island Convention Center South Padre Island, Texas

Viriginia Gregoire

Location: Jacksonville, Fla. Founded: 1934 Enrollment: 3,436 Conference: Atlantic Sun Nickname: Dolphins Colors: Green and Gold Arena: Swisher Gymnasium (1,500) President: Dr. Kerry Romesburg Athletics Director: Alan Verlander 2007-08 Record: 23-9 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-5/4th 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: First meeting

Yr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Southern Methodist

December 20, 2008 South Padre Island Shootout South Padre Island Convention Center South Padre Island, Texas

Jill Dunn, Head Coach

SID: Ed Holdaway WBB Contact: Bill Potter SID Office Phone: (317) 278-3619 E-Mail: wcpotter@iupui.edu Address: 1000 Waterway Blvd.

Indianapolis, Ind. 46202 Fax: (317) 278-2683 Press Row: (317) 274-4558 Web Site: www.IUPUIJags.com Head Coach: Shann Hart (Norfolk State ‘89) Record at IUPUI (years): 55-64 (4) Career Record: 182-159 (12) Assistants: Chanel Spriggs (American ‘03), Jenny DeMuth (Indiana ‘06), Millette Green (UMBC ‘03)

Hometown (Previous School) Kissimmee, Fla. (Celebration HS) Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Robert E. Lee HS/Sante Fe CC) Miami, Fla. (North Miami Beach HS) Troy, Ala. (Charles Henderson HS) Miami, Fla. (North Miami Beach HS) Sparta, Ga. (Hancock Central HS) Greer, S.C. (Riverside HS) Boynton Beach, Fla. (Suncoast HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach HS) Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida HS/Appalachian State) Georgetown, S.C. (Georgetown HS/Walter State CC)

Rhonda Rompola, Head Coach

Delisha Willis

Mustangs’ Quick Facts

Location: Dallas, Texas Founded: 1911 Enrollment: 10,941 Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Red and Blue Arena: Moody Coliseum (8,988) President: Dr. R. Gerald Turner Athletics Director: Steve Orsini 2007-08 Record: 24-9 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-5/2nd 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-1

SID: Brad Sutton WBB Contact: Steve Lansdale SID Office Phone: (214) 768-1054 E-Mail: slansdal@smu.edu Address: Loyd All-Sports Center 5800 Ownby Road, Suite 307 Dallas, Texas 75205 Fax: (214) 768-2044 Press Row: Web Site: www.smumustangs.com Head Coach: Rhonda Rompola (SMU ‘83) Record at SMU (years): 312-197 (17) Assistants: Lisa Dark (SMU ‘91), Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austiin ‘93), Karen Blair (SMU ‘99)

2008-09 Roster

No. Name Pos. 2 Andrea Wertz G 3 Brittani Alley G 5 Delisha Wills F 10 Brittany Gilliam F 11 LaShandra Hill G 21 Christine Elliott C 22 Morgan Shell F 23 Elbie Gates F 24 Haley Day F 32 Alicia Mitcham F 33 Samantha Maahnesmith G 35 Raquel Christian G 40 Alice Severin C 41 Jillian Samuels G

Ht. 5-7 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-6 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-2 5-8 5-6 6-2 5-5

Yr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown (Previous School) San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente HS) Glenpool, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite HS) Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS) Wichita, Kan. (Southeast HS) Marble Falls, Texas (Marble Falls HS) Garland, Texas (South Garland HS) Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall HS) Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite HS) Kennedale, Texas (Kennedale HS) Midland, Texas (Texas Tech) Allen, Texas (Allen HS) Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS)

2008-2009 Opponents

Lafayette

North Carolina A&T

December 29, 2008 Hokie Hardwood Classic Cassel Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Tammy Smith, Head Coach

December 30, 2008 Hokie Hardwood Classic Cassel Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Cristin Zavocki

Patricia Cage-Bibbs, Head Coach

Aggies’ Quick Facts

Leopards’ Quick Facts Location: Easton, Pa. Founded: 1826 Enrollment: 2,403 Conference: Patriot League Nickname: Leopards Colors: Maroon and White Arena: Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (3,500) President: Daniel H. Weill Athletics Director: Bruce McCutcheon 2007-08 Record: 14-16 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 6-8/6th 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: First meeting

No. 3 5 10 11 12 14 15 21 22 23 25 1 43 42

Name Pos. Elizabeth Virgin F Danielle Jenkins G Lauren Jackson G Laura Cullen G Emily Garner F Cristin Zavocki G Jessica Spicer G LaKeisha Wright G/F Amanda Smith C Meaghan Malone G Brooke Niquette F Melissa Downey G Sarah McGorry F Alexandra Serowoky F/C

SID: Scott Morse WBB Contact: Katie Meier SID Office Phone: (610) 330-5518 E-Mail: mwiwek@lafayette.edu Address: 107 Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pa. 18042 Fax: (610) 330-5519 Press Row: ??

Web Site: www.GoLeopards.com Head Coach: Tammy Smith (East Stroudsburg ‘82) Record at Lafayette (years): 41-58 (7) Assistants: LaRonda Murphy (Saginaw Valley State ‘92), Jen Wedo (San Diego ‘92)

Yr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Novato, Calif. (Marin Catholic HS) Shirley, N.Y. (Longwood HS) Argyle, Texas (Liberty Christian School) Janesville, Wisc. (Clinton HS) Fairfax Station, Va. (Robinson HS) Springfield, N.J. (Jonathan Dayton HS) Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic HS) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Coronado HS) North Plainfield,N.J. (Iona/Roselle Catholic HS) Winooski, Vt. (Winooski HS) Havertown, Pa. (Cardinal O’Hara HS) Doylestown, Pa. (Moutn St. Joseph Acad.)

Dearborn, Mich. (Ladywood HS)

No. 1 2 3 5 10 11 12 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 45

Name Lonise Coulter LaVon Woods Tyronnica Alford Ta’Wuana Cook Tierra Thomas Brittane Neely Shantar Waddell Taryn Russ Brittanie Taylor-James Amber Bland Reisha Bullock Nakia DeBlanc Ahmad Williams Jalessa Sams Lamona Smalley

Liberty

Yr. Ht. Jr. 6-2 So. 5-4 Jr. 5-8 Jr. 5-8 Fr. 5-10 So. 6-2 Jr. 6-1 So. 5-9 Sr. 6-0 Sr. 5-10 Jr. 5-9 Fr. 6-2 Sr. 5-9 So. 5-11 Jr. 6-0

Lady Flames’ Quick Facts

No. 3 12 15 21 22 23 25 30 32 35 40 41 42 43

Name Devon Brown Danika Dale Kylee Beecher Amber Mays Rachel Hammond Avery Warley Rebecca Lightfoot Brittany Campbell Rachel McLeod Alexandria Bream Megan Frazee Molly Frazee Moriah Frazee Kittery Maine

SID: Todd Wetmore WBB Contact: Paul Carmany SID Office Phone: (434) 221-5575 (cell) E-Mail: pjcarmany@liberty.edu Address: 1971 University Blvd.

Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Fax: (434) 582-2076 Press Row: (434) 582-7451 Web Site: www.LibertyFlames.com Head Coach: Carey Green Record at Liberty (years): 213-68 (9) Assistants: Alexis Sherard (St. Michael’s ‘93), Heather Stephens (Wyoming ‘03), Andrea Bloodworth (Calvin, ‘98)

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G F G G F G/F G G G G/F G/F F F

Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.

Ht. 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-6 5-9 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4

Hometown (Previous School) Flint, Mich. (Northern HS) Baltimore, Md. (Western HS) Thomasville, N.C. (UNC Asheville) Fayetteville, N.C. (Seventy-First HS) Baltimore, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS) Arlington, Va. (Wakefield HS) Wilmington, N.C. (New Hanover HS) Winchester, Va. (Handley HS) Evanston, Ill. (UC Santa Barbara) Boardman, Ohio (Penn State) New Orleans, La. (Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) JC) Rankin, Pa. (Woodland Hills HS) Zachary, La. (Southern Laboratory HS) New Castle, Pa. (New Castle HS) Philadelphia, Pa. (University City HS)

January 5, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Megan Frazee

Location: Lynchburg, Va. Founded: 1971 Enrollment: 11,300 Conference: Big South Nickname: Lady Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Arena: Vines Center (8,085) Chancellor: Jerry Falwell, Jr. Athletics Director: Jeff Barber 2007-08 Record: 28-4 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-1/1st 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-14

Pos. F/C G G G G C F G F G G C G F F

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Presbyterian

December 30, 2008 Hokie Hardwood Classic Cassel Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Carey Green, Head Coach

SID: Brian Holloway WBB Contact: Darlene Mitchell SID Office Phone: (336) 334-7141 E-Mail: dnmitche@ncat.edu Press Row: (336) 334-7405 Mailing Address: Moore Gymnasium 1601 E. Market Street Greensboro, N.C.27411 Head Coach: Patricia Cage-Bibbs (Grambling ‘72) Record at N.C. A&T (years): 51-40 (3) Assistants: Tarrell Robinson (N.C. A&T ‘01), Freddie Murray (Jackson State ‘90)

Location: Greensboro, N.C. Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 10,660 Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Nickname: Aggies Colors: Blue and Gold Arena: Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Chancellor: Dr. Stanley F. Battle Athletics Director: Wheeler Brown 2007-08 Record: 25-8 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 15-1/1st 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-1

2008-09 Roster

2008-09 Roster

Ht. 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-7 5-6 5-11 6-3 5-9 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-1

Amber Bland

W o m e n s

Hometown (Previous School) Waynesboro, Va. (Waynesboro HS) Fort Hood, Texas (Shoemaker HS) Roanoke, Va. (Hidden Valley HS) Pasadena, Calif. (State Fair CC/Pasadena HS) Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater HS) Washington, D.Ç. (H.D. Woodson HS) Duluth, Ga. (Providence Christian Academy) Rustburg, Va. (Brookville HS) Houston, Texas (Home School) Elizabethtown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin HS) Xenia, Ohio (Xenia Christian HS) Xenia, Ohio (Xenia Christian HS) Xenia, Ohio (Xenia Christian HS) Bonaire, Ga. (Warner Robins HS)

Ronny Fisher, Head Coach

Kaitlin Moore

Blue Hoses’ Quick Facts

SID: Brian Hand WBB Contact: Caroline Morris SID Office Phone: (864) 833-8252 E-Mail: camorris@presby.edu Address: 105 Ashland Ave. Clinton, S.C. 29325 Fax: (864) 833-8232 Press Row: (864) 294-3620 Web Site: www.gobluehose.com Head Coach: Ronny Fisher (Furman ‘90) Record at Presbyterian (years): First year Assistants: Eric Burrow (Presbyterian, ‘99), Monique Dawson (Western Carolina, ‘08), Nichole Bennett (USC Aiken, ‘07)

Location: Clinton, S.C. Founded: 1880 Enrollment: 1,200 Conference: Big South Nickname: Blue Hose Colors: Blue & Garnet Arena: Ross E. Templeton Center (2,000) President: Dr. John V. Griffity Athletics Director: Dr. William Carlton 2007-08 Record: 2-24 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: NA 2006-07 Postseason: N/A Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-0

No. 4 11 12 14 21 22 23 24 42

Name Kaitlin Moore Lauren Snyder Amanda Mills Brittany Brown Chelsea Wright Megan Lee Lea Smith Kristen Stevens Taylor Price

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G G F F G F G C

Ht. 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-9 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-7 6-0

Yr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr.

Hometown (Previous School) Fort Mill, S.C. (Charlotte Latin HS) North Augusta, S.C. (Westminster (Ga.) HS) Oregon City, Ore. (Mesa CC/Oregon City HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Whitfield Academy) Chillicothe, Ohio (Chillicothe HS) Marion, N.C. (McDowell HS) Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington HS) Fort Bragg, N.C. (E.E. Smith HS)

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2008-2009 Opponents

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Florida State

Boston College

January 8, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

January 11, 2009 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Sue Semrau, Head Coach

Tanae Davis-Cain

Sylvia Crawley, Head Coach

Seminoles’ Quick Facts

Location: Tallahassee Fla. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 38,553 Conference: Atlantic Coast Symbol: Seminoles Colors: Garnet and Gold Arena: Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) President: Dr. T.K. Wetherell Athletics Director: Randy Spetman 2007-08 Record: 19-14 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 7-7/T5th 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Second Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 15-9

No. 00 1 2 3 4 5 10 12 15 20 22 50 54

Name Chasity Clayton Angel Gray Alysha Harvin Alexa Deluzio Cayla Moore Christian Hunnicutt Mara Freshour Courtney Ward Antionette Howard Tanae Davis-Cain Kayli Keough Jacinta Monroe Cierra Bravard

SID: Tina Dechausay WBB Contact: ???????

SID Office Phone: (850) 644-4836 E-Mail: ?????????@fsu.edu Address: P.O. Box 2195 Tallahassee, FL 32316 Fax: (850) 644-3820 Press Row: (850) 224-8790 Web Site: www.seminoles.com Head Coach: Sue Semrau (California-San Diego ’85) Record at Florida State (years): 179-152 (11) Assistants: Cori Close (UC-Santa Barbara ’93), Angie Johnson (Louisville ’91), Lance White (Texas Tech ’96)

Eagles’ Quick Facts Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Founded: 1863 Enrollment: 14,500 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon and Gold Arena: Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) President: Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Athletics Director: Gene DeFilippo 2007-08 Record: 21-12 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 7-7/t-5th 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT Second Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 4-8

2008-09 Roster

Ht. Pos. 6-1 G/F 5-9 G 5-10 G 5-9 F 6-2 F 5-10 G 6-1 G 5-7 G 5-11 F 5-11 G 6-1 F 6-4 F/C 6-4 C

Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Alexandria, Va. (Edison HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain HS) Dania, Fla. (South Broward HS) Windemere, Fla. (First Academy) Albany, Ga. (Westover HS) Jonesboro, Ga. (Landmark Christian HS) Nashville, Ind. (Brown County HS) Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis HS) Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) Dawson, Ga. (Terrell County HS) Land O’ Lakes, Fla. (Land O’ Lakes HS) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Stranahan HS) Sandusky, Ohio (Perkins HS)

No. 1 5 11 12 21 22 23 24 25 30 32 33 34

SID: Chris Cameron WBB Contact: Stephanie Tunnera SID Office Phone: (617) 552-0524 E-Mail: tunnera@bc.edu Address: 321 Cone Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Fax: (617) 552-4903 Press Row: (617) 552-8989 Web Site: www.bceagles.com Head Coach: Sylvia Crawley (UNC ‘94) Record at Boston College (years): First year Assistants: Stephanie Lawrence Yelton (UNC ‘96), Geoff Lanier (So. Conn. State ‘92), Angelita Forte (West Liberty State ‘99)

2008-09 Roster

Name Pos. Ayla Brown Jr. Victoria Jones r-Sr. Jaclyn Thoman So. LaShaunda Pratt So. Corey Rusin Sr. Brittanny Johnson r-Sr. Jasmine Gill Fr. Mia Nickson Fr. Lauren Whitehurst So. Carolyn Swords So. Stefanie Murphy So. Mickel Picco Jr. Veronica Wilson So.

Ht. G G G G G G G F F C F/C G F

Yr. 6-0 5-4 5-9 5-7 5-9 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-4 5-7 6-3

Hometown (Previous School) Wrentham, Mass. (Noble & Greenough HS) San Marcos, Texas (Baylor Univ.)

Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver HS) Wilmington, Vt. (Twin Valley HS) Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick HS) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Page HS) Ashburn, Va. (Notre Dame Academy) Chesapeake, Va. (Indian River HS) Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury HS) Londonderry, N.H. (Londonderry HS) Austin, Texas (James Bowie HS) Pinkerington, Ohio (Pinkerington Central HS)

Duke

Maryland

January 16, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va. February 19, 2009 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C.

January 18, 2009 Comcast Center College Park, MD

Joanne McCallie, Head Coach

Chante Black

Brenda Frese, Head Coach

Blue Devils’ Quick Facts

Location: Durham, N.C. Founded: 1838 Trinity College Enrollment: 6,247 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Royal Blue and White Arena: Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) President: Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Director of Athletics: Kevin White 2007-08 Record: 25-10 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 10-4/3rd 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Sweet 16 Final ranking last year (poll): No. 9 (AP) and No. 9 (USA Today/ESPN) Record vs. Virginia Tech: 11-2

SID: Art Chase WBB Contact: Lindy Brown SID Office Phone: (919) 684-2664 E-Mail: lbrown@duaa.duke.edu Address: Box 90557 Durham, N.C. 27708-0557 Fax: (919) 684-2489 Press Row: (919) 684-6186 Web Site: www.GoDuke.com Head Coach: Joanne McCallie (Northwestern, ‘87) Record at Duke (years): 25-10 (1) Assistants: Al Brown (Purdue ‘64), Shannon Perry (Iowa ’98) and Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘96)

2008-09 Roster

No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Chelsea Hopkins 5-8 Fr. G Las Vegas, Nev. (Mojave HS) 3 Shay Selby 5-9 Fr. G Cleveland, Ohio (Regina HS) 4 Abby Waner 5-10 Sr. G Highlands Ranch, Colo. (ThunderRidge HS) 5 Jasmine Thomas 5-9 So. G Fairfax, Va. (Oakton HS) 11 Chante Black 6-5 r-Sr. F/C Winston-Salem, N.C. (East Forsyth HS) 13 Karima Christmas 5-11 So. G Houston, Texas (J. Frank Dobie HS) 15 Bridgette Mitchell 6-0 Jr. F/G Trenton, N.J. (The Peddie School) 21 Joy Cheek 6-1 Jr. F Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS) 24 Kathleen Scheer 6-2 Fr. G/F New Haven, Mo. (New Haven HS) 30 Carrem Gay 6-2 Sr. F New York, N.Y. (Christ The King HS) 31 Keturah Jackson 6-0 r-Jr. G/F Columbia, S.C. (Dreher HS) 34 Krystal Thomas 6-4 So. C Orlando, Fla. (First Academy)

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Stefaniee Murphy

Kristi Toliver

Terrapins’ Quick Facts Location: College Park, Md. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 36,014 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Terrapins, Terps Colors: Red, White, Black and Gold Arena: Comcast Center (17,950) President: Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. Athletics Director: Deborah A. Yow 2007-08 Record: 33-4 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 13-1/2nd 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Elite Eight Final ranking last year (poll): No. 5 AP, No. 7 USA Today/ESPN Record vs. Virginia Tech: 4-5

SID: Doug Dull WBB Contact: TBA SID Office Phone: (301) 314-7063 E-Mail: TBA Address: Comcast Center, Room 2725 Terrapin Trail, College Park, Md. 20742 Fax: (301) 314-9094 Press Row: (301) 314-8624 Web Site: www.umterps.com Head Coach: Brenda Frese (Arizona ’93) Record at UM (years): 145-55 (6 years) Assistants: Erica Floyd (Ohio State ’93), Daron Park (Montana State ‘94), Tina Langley (West Alabama ‘80)

2008-09 Roster

No. 2 5 10 12 13 20 22 24 25 33

Name Pos. Yr. Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood G Sr. Marah Strickland G So. Anjalé Barrett G r-Fr. Lynetta Kizer C Fr. Demauria Liles F Jr. Kristi Toliver G Sr. Kim Rodgers G r-Fr. Drey Mingo F So. Marissa Coleman G/F Sr. Emery Wallace F So.

Ht. 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1

Hometown (Previous School) Pomona, Calif. (Lynwood HS/Tennessee) Mount Airy, Md. (Towson Catholic HS) New York, N.Y. (St. Michael Academy) Woodbridge, Va. (Potomac HS) Laurel, Md. (Riverdale Baptist HS/Gulf Coast CC) Harrisonburg, Va. (Harrisonburg HS) Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Marist HS) Cheltenham, Md. (St. John’s College [D.C.] HS) Roanoke, Va. (Hidden Valley HS)

2008-2009 Opponents

Virginia

Longwood

January 21, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va. February 8, 2009 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va.

January 25, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Debbie Ryan, Head Coach

Monica Wright

Kristin Caruso, Head Coach

Cavaliers’ Quick Facts Location: Charlottesville, Va. Founded: 1819 Enrollment: 20,399 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Blue and Orange Arena: John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) President: Dr. John T. Casteen III Athletics Director: Craig Littlepage 2007-08 Record: 24-10 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 10-4/T3rd 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Second Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 30-8

No. Name 1 Lyndra Littles 2 Whitny Edwards 3 Paulisha Kellum 12 Britnee Millner 15 Ariana Moorer 20 Kristen London 22 Monica Wright 30 Abby Robertson 32 Jayna Hartig 33 Aisha Mohammed 34 Britny Edwards 40 Enonge’ Stovall 42 Kelly Hartig 50 Chelsea Shine

Lancers’ Quick Facts

SID: Jim Davies WBB Contact: Amy Mulligan SID Office Phone: (434) 982-5534 E-Mail: amulligan@virginia.edu Address: P.O. Box 400853 Charlottesville, VA 22904 Fax: (434) 982-5525 Press Row: (434) 296-5910 Web Site: www.virginiasports.com Head Coach: Debbie Ryan (Ursinus, ’75) Record at Virginia (years): 675-288 (31) Assistants: Jeff House (Nazareth ‘87), Curtis Loyd (Southern Utah ‘94), Angel Elderkin (Southern Maine ‘99)

Location: Farmville, Va. Founded: 1839 Enrollment: 4,500 Conference: Independent Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue and White Arena: Willett Hall (2,522) President: Dr. Patricia P. Cormier Interim Athletics Director: Troy Austin 2007-08 Record: 16-13 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: Independent 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 1-3

2008-09 Roster

Pos. F G G G G G G F/C F C F G F F

Ht. 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-2

Yr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. r-So. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Upper Marlboro, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS) Martinsville, Va. (Carlisle School) Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton HS) Decatur, Ga. (Seminole State (Okla.) College) Woodbridge, Va. (Forest Park HS) Springfield, Va. (Lake Braddock HS) Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) Lagos, Nigeria (Central Arizona College) Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Carroll HS) Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga HS)

D’Lesha Lloyd SID: Tim Bourret WBB Contact: Christine Long SID Office Phone: (864) 656-1920 E-Mail: longc@clemson.edu Address: P.O. Box 31, Jervey Athletic Center, 100 Perimeter Road, Clemson, S.C. 29633 Fax: (864) 656-0299 Press Row: (864) 654-3326 Web Site: www.clemsontigers.com Head Coach: Cristy McKinney (NC State ‘79) Record at Clemson (years): 32-58 (3 years) Assistants: A.G. Hall (NC Central ‘98), Saudia Roundtree (Georgia ‘94) , Todd Steelman (John Brown ‘89)

Kay Yow, Head Coach

Ht. Yr. 5-9 Fr. 5-8 Fr. 5-6 Jr. 5-11 So. 5-10 Jr. 5-9 Sr. 6-2 Jr. 5-9 Fr. 6-1 So. 6-2 So. 6-4 Fr. 5-8 Jr. 6-2 Fr. 5-11 Fr. 6-3 Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Knoxville, Tenn. (Christian Academy of Knoxville) Raleigh, N.C. (Cary Academy) Atlanta, Ga. (Holy Innocents’ HS) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) Spartanburg, S.C (Spartanburg HS) Columbus, Ga. (Carver HS) Snellville, Ga. (Western Carolina) Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Wesley Chapel HS) Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS) Meridian, Miss. (Meridian HS) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah HS) Fairburn, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) Tifton, Ga. (Tift County HS) Hendersonville, N.C. (North Hendersonville HS) Hampton, Ga. (Luella HS)

Shayla Fields

Wolfpack’s Quick Facts

Location: Raleigh, N.C. Founded: 1887 Enrollment: 31,000 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Wolfpack Colors: Red (PMS-186) and White Arena: Reynolds Coliseum (9,500) Chancellor: Dr. James L. Oblinger Athletics Director: Lee Folwer 2007-08 Record: 21-13 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 6-8/8th 2007-08 Postseason: WNIT Final Four Record vs. Virginia Tech: 8-0

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G G G G/F G F/C G F F F/C G F G/F C

Hometown (Previous School) West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West HS) Williamsport, Md. (Williamsport HS) Richmond, Va. (Mills E. Godwin HS) Windsor, Conn. (Windsor HS) Lawrenceville, Va. (Brunswick Senior HS) Goldsboro, N.C. (Eastern Wayne HS) Utica, Ohio (Utica HS) Fort Belvoir, Va. (Bishop Ireton HS) Fredericksburg, Va. (Courtland HS) Richmond, Va. (Monacan HS) Vienna, Va. (George C. Marshall HS) Richmond, Va. (Mills E. Godwin HS) Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee HS) Brinklow, Md. (Good Counsel HS)

Febuary 1, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Lady Tigers’ Quick Facts

No. Name 00 Chelsea Pinkstaff 3 Bryelle Smith 4 Christy Brown 10 Kirstyn Wright 11 Lele Hardy 12 Tasha Taylor 21 April Parker 22 Sthefany Thomas 24 Jasmine Tate 25 Whitney Hood 31 Lindsey Mason 32 Morganne Campbell 33 Lindsay Welker 34 Morgan McMinn 44 Shaniqua Pauldo

Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr.

b a s k e t b a l l

NC State

January 28, 2009 Little John Coliseum Clemson, S.C.

Location: Clemson, S.C. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 17,309 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Lady Tigers Colors: Northwest Purple and Burnt Orange Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,850) President: James F. Baker Athletics Director: Dr. Terry Don Phillips 2007-08 Record: 12-19 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 4-10/9th 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 5-3

Assistant AD for Media Relations: Greg Pouty WBB Contact: Kristian Martin SID Office Phone: (434) 395-2718 E-Mail: martink@longwood.edu Address: 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909-1899 Fax: (434) 395-2568 Press Row: (434) Web Site: www.ecupirates.com Head Coach: Kristin Caruso (Connecticut ‘90) Record at Longwood (years): 16-13 (1) Assistants: Anthony Crocitto (Hofstra, ‘95), Gayle Coats (Farleigh Dickinson, ‘07), Jenna Gambino (Stevens Institute of Technology, ‘06)

2008-09 Roster

o. Name N Pos. Ht. 00 Emma Zieverink F 6-0 1 Morgan Smith F 6-1 2 Brooke Long G 5-10 3 Cierra Baker F 5-9 4 Amber Sims F 5-10 5 Brittanni Billups F/C 6-1 12 Sierra Fletcher G 5-5 21 Becky Fernandes G 5-5 23 Krystal Garrison G 5-8 24 Courtney Dyer G 5-8 30 Anna Steg C 6-1 32 Mallory Short C 6-1 33 Lindsey Martin G 5-9 35 Kayla Loughner G 5-10

Clemson

Cristy McKinney, Head Coach

Amber Sims

W o m e n s

No. 00 2 4 11 15 21 22 23 24 31 45 52

Name Amber White Nikitta Gartrell Tia Bell Emili Tasler Inga Mucinice Brittany Strachan Bonae Holston Shayla Fields Lucy Ellison Sharnise Beal Chanita Jordan Hanna Halterman

SID: Annabelle V. Myers WBB Contact: Mark Kimmel SID Office Phone: (919) 515-1183 E-Mail: mark_kimmel@ncsu.edu Address: Box 8502, Raleigh, N.C. 27695 Fax: (919) 515-2898 Press Row: (919) 513-1220 Web Site: www.GoPack.com Head Coach: Kay Yow (East Carolina ‘64) Record at N.C. State (years): 672-318 (33) Assistants: Stephanie Glance (Rollins ’85), Jenny Palmateer (N.C. State ’93), Trena Trice-Hill (N.C. State ’87)

2008-09 Roster

Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 5-6 G Jr. Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville HS) 5-9 G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin E. Mays HS) 6-3 F So. Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson HS) 5-8 G r-Fr. Apex, N.C. (Apex HS) 6-5 C Jr. Ventspils, Latvia ( Barton County CC) 6-3 F So. Kernersville, N.C. (Carver HS) 5-11 F Fr. Newport News, Va. (Heritage HS) 5-9 G Sr. Salisbury, N.C. (Salisbury HS) 6-1 F Jr. Shiloh, Ga. (LaGrange Academy) 5-9 G Jr. New Britain, Conn. (New Britain HS) 6-4 C Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (University City HS) 6-4 C So. Pottstown, Pa. (Owen J. Roberts HS)

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USC Upstate

North Carolina

Febuary 2, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Tammy George, Head Coach

February 5, 2009 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, N.C.

Courtney Hawkins

Sylvia Hatchell, Head Coach

Spartans’ Quick Facts Location: Spartanburg, S.C. Founded: 1967 Enrollment: 4,800 Conference: Atlantic Sun Nickname: Spartans Colors: Hunter Green, White and Black Arena: G.B. Hodge Center (1, 535) Chancellor: John C. Stockwell Athletics Director: Mike Hall 2007-08 Record: 5-24 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 1-15 (T-11th) 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: First Meeting No. 2 5 11 13 14 15 20 21 23 25 32 34 43 44

Name Pos. Courtney Bradley G Cherale Powell G Courtney Hawkins G Tiffany Whiting G Kendra Wallace G Brittany Johnson G/F Lesley Daniel G Chelsea McMillian F Ebony Johnson G Kelly Westfield F Sam Frost F Tara Tranum C Kolesia Richardson G Kimberly Pitman C

Tar Heels’ Quick Facts

SID: Bill English WBB Contact: Joe Guistina SID Office Phone: (864) 503-5152 E-Mail: jguistina@uscupstate.edu Address: 800 University Way Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Fax: (864) 503-5127 Press Row: NA Web Site: www.upstatespartans.com Head Coach: Tammy George (UNC Charlotte, ‘93) Record at USC Upstate (years): 32-55 (3) Assistants: Kiki Glass (Western Carolina, ‘05), Kevin Nicholls (North Greenville, ‘02) Dr. Bill Tinder (Wofford, ‘60)

2008-09 Roster

Ht. 5-5 5-9 5-4 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-5 6-0 5-7 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-2

Yr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork HS) Wilkesboro, N.C. (Wilkes CC) Greer, S.C./Greer HS) Troutman, N.C. (South Iredell HS) Hurricane, W.Va (Nitro HS) Tulsa, Okla. (Allen County CC) Collinwood, Tenn. (Collinwood HS) East Gadsden, Fla. (Sante Fe CC) Columbia, S.C. (Ridgeview HS) St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg College) Baltimore, Md. (North Greenville Univ.)

Bluff City, Tenn. (Tennessee) Ft. Walton, Fla. (Sante Fe CC) Avery, N.C. (Avery HS)

Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Founded: 1789 Enrollment: 27,700 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tar Heels Colors: Carolina Blue and White Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chancellor: Holden Thorp Athletics Director: Dick Baddour 2007-08 Record: 33-3 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 14-0/1st 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA Elite Eight Final ranking last year (poll): #2 (AP), #5 (USA Today/ESPN) Record vs. Virginia Tech: 11-2 Ht. 5-5 5-10 5-11 5-8 5-6 5-8 6-5 6-3 5-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-3

Pos. G F G G G G F/C F G F/C G/F F G F

Yr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr.

Hometown (Previous School) Portsmouth, Va. (Norfolk Collegiate HS) Sanford, N.C. (Western Harnett HS) Charlotte, N.C. (Victory Christian Center) Cary, N.C. (Cary HS/UNC Wilmington) Durham, N.C. (Hillside HS) Grottoes, Va. (Fort Defiance HS) Stafford, Va. (Brook Point HS) Temple Hills, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS) Cullowhee, N.C. (Smoky Mountain HS) Charlotte, N.C. (The Patterson School) Asheville, N.C. (Asheville HS) Lexington Park, Md. (St. Mary’s Ryken HS) Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial HS) Kelford, N.C. (Bertie HS)

Wake Forest February 15, 2009 Joel Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, N.C. February 22, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Mike Petersen, Head Coach

Hurricanes’ Quick Facts

SID: Mark Pray WBB Contact: Scott Zavitz SID Office Phone: (305) 284-3236 E-Mail: szavitz@miami.edu Address: Hecht Athletic Center 5821 San Amaro Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146 Fax: (305) 284-2807 Press Row: (305) 284-2111 Web Site: www.hurricanesports.com Head Coach: Katie Meier (Duke ‘90) Record at Miami (years): 37-53 (3) Assistants: Darrick Gibbs (Wofford ‘00), Lonnette Hall (Cal State-Northridge ‘94)

Location: Coral Gables, Fla. Founded: 1926 Enrollment: 15,449 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Hurricanes Colors: Orange, Green and White Arena: BankUnited Center (7,000) President: Dr. Donna E. Shalala Athletics Director: Kirby Hocutt 2007-08 Record: 9-21 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-12/12th 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 5-5

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2008-09 Roster

No. Name 1 She’la White 3 Trinity Bursey 4 Candace Wood 10 Laura Barry 11 Alex Miller 14 Heather Claytor 20 Chay Shegog 21 Iman McFarland 22 Cetera DeGraffenreid 30 Martina Wood 32 Rashanda McCants 33 Laura Broomfield 50 Italee Lucas 51 Jessica Breland

Miami

LaToya Cunningham

2008-09 Roster

Pos. G G G/F F/C G/F G/F C G G G F F F C

SID: Steve Kirschner WBB Contact: Bobby Hundley SID Office Phone: (919) 843-5678 E-Mail: bhundley@uncaa.unc.edu Address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27515 Fax: (919) 962-0612 Press Row: (919) 843-9509 Web Site: wwww.TarHeelBlue.com Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (Carson-Newman ’74) Record at North Carolina (years): 512-195 (22) Assistants: Andrew Calder (Coker ’74), Tracy Williams-Johnson (UNC Pembroke ’86), Charlotte Smith (UNC ’95)

February 12, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

Katie Meier, Head Coach

No. Name 0 Damisha Moore 1 Riquna Willams 4 Lamese James 5 LaToya Drake 14 Charmaine Clark 21 Briyana Blair 22 Ashley Sours 23 LaToya Cunningham 30 Vitalija Vasciunaite 32 Epiphany Woodson 33 Diane Barnes 34 Sylvia Bullock 42 Shenise Johnson 45 Rikiah Gatlin

Rashanda McCants

Ht. 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-5 5-6 5-8 5-8 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-2

Yr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS) Pahokee, Fla. (Pahokee HS) Hollywood, Fla. (South Broward HS) Baxley, Ga. (Appling County HS/Florida CC) Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS) Glendale, Ariz. (Central Arizona College) Vallejo, Calif. (La Jolla Country Day HS) Charlottesville, Va. (Miller School) Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School) Lakeland, Fla. (Kathleen HS/Trinity Valley CC) Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage HS) Henrietta, N.Y. (Rush-Henrietta HS) Fort Cambell, Ky. (Christian County HS)

Alex Tchangoue

Demon Deacons’ Quick Facts Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Founded: 1834 Enrollment: 4,4112 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Demon Deacons Colors: Old Gold and Black Arena: Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum (14,407) President: Dr. Nathan Hatch Athletics Director: Ron Wellman 2007-08 Record: 15-15 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 2-12/T10th 2007-08 Postseason: NA Record vs. Virginia Tech: 4-7

SID: Steve Schutt WBB Contact: Katy Hamlett SID Office Phone: (336) 758-4120 E-Mail: hamletkd@wfu.edu Address: P.O. Box 7426 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Fax: (336) 758-5140 Press Row: (336) 727-2945 Web Site: www.wakeforestsports.com Head Coach: Mike Petersen (NW Christian Col. ‘83) Record at WFU (years): 53-66 (4) Assistants: Amy Waugh (Xavier ’03), Bob Clark (Towson ‘84), Jason Eshbaugh (Grove City College ‘01)

2008-09 Roster No. 1 2 3 5 10 13 15 20 23 25 31 33

Name Brooke Thomas Alex Tchangoue Camille Collier Courteney Morris Tiffany Roulhac Jessie Cain Kem Wilson Brittany Waters Secily Ray Jessica Bryant Sarah Riddle Corrine Groves

Ht. Pos. 5-4 G 5-11 G 5-6 G 5-11 G 5-6 G 6-2 F 5-10 G 6-1 G/F 5-11 G 6-4 C 6-5 C 6-3 F

Yr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. r-Jr. Sr.

Hometown (Previous School) Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS) Orleans, France (Forsyth Country Day HS) Washington D.C. (Sidwell Friends HS) Riverdale, Md. (Parkdale HS) Fayetteville, N.C. (Terry Sanford HS) Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills HS) Frederick, Md. (Thomas Johnson HS) Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater HS) Thomasville, N.C. (Dalton HS) Supply, N.C. (Conway HS) Lascassas, Tenn. (Oakland HS) Black Mountain, N.C (Owen HS)

2008-2009 Opponents

Georgia Tech

South Padre Island Shootout

February 26, 2009 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Va.

MaChelle Joseph, Head Coach

Jacqua Williams

Yellow Jackets’ Quick Facts SID: Dean Buchan WBB Contact: Dan Goldberger SID Office Phone: (404) 894-5445 E-Mail: dgoldberger@athletics.gatech.edu Address: 150 Bobby Dodd Way Atlanta, Ga. 30332 Fax: (404) 894-1248 Press Row: (404) 894-5458 Web Site: www.ramblinwreck.com Head Coach: MaChelle Joseph (Purdue ’92) Record at Georgia Tech (years): 84-66 (5 years) Associate Head Coach: Sytia Messer (Arkansas ‘00) Assistants: Teri Moren (Purdue ‘92), Gene Hill (Coker ‘97), Jillian Blanchard (Siena ‘06)

Location: Atlanta, Ga. Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 18,742 Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck Colors: Old Gold and White Arena: Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Interim President: Gary Schuster Athletics Director: Dan Radakovich 2007-08 Record: 22-10 2007-08 Conf. Record/Finish: 7-7/5th 2007-08 Postseason: NCAA First Round Record vs. Virginia Tech: 1-5

No. 1 2 5 10 12 14 22 23 24 32 33 34 35 45

2008-09 Roster

Name Ht. Jacqua Williams 5-7 Mo Bennett 5-10 Metra Walthour 5-6 Shaday Woolcock 5-9 Tabitha Turner 6-1 LaQuananisha Adams 6-4 Alex Montgomery 6-1 Deja Foster 6-0 Simone Trice 5-10 Chelsea Regins 6-2 Tiffany Blackmon 6-2 Iasia Hemingway 5-11 Brigitte Ardossi 6-2 Sasha Goodlett 6-4

Pos. G G G G F C G/F G G F C G/F F C

Yr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) Statesboro, Ga. (Statesboro HS) Hinesville, Ga. (Liberty County HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Avondale HS) Miami, Fla. (Monsignor Edward Pace HS) Hinesville, Ga. (Liberty County HS) Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Woodale HS) Flint, Mich. (Flint Northwestern HS) Broward, Fla. (Dillard HS) Gastonia, NC (Hunter Huss HS) Newark, N.J. (Malcolm X Shabazz HS) Melbourne, Australia (Mac Robertson Girls’ School) Bolton, Miss. (Clinton HS)

The Hokies Travel Plans George Mason

Depart Sat., Nov. 22 for Fairfax, Va. by bus.

Return following game by bus.

Marriott at Fair Oaks 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy. Fairfax, VA 22033 Phone: 703-352-2525

Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament Depart Wed., Nov. 26 for Nashville, Tenn. by bus.

Return Sun., Nov. 30 by bus.

Nashville Marriott-Vanderbilt 2555 West End Ave. Nashville, TN 37203 Phone: 615-321-1300

Wisconsin

Depart Wed., Dec. 3 from Roanoke Regional Airport for Madison, Wisc.

Return Thurs., Dec. 4 following game by plane.

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace 9 East Wilson Street Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-255-5100

Depart Thurs., Dec. 18 from Charlotte Douglas International Airport for South Padre Island, Texas Return Sun., Dec. 21 by plane Radisson Resort South Padre Island 500 Padre Blvd.

South Padre Island, Texas 78597 Phone: 956-761-6511

Boston College

Depart Sat., Jan. 10 from Roanoke Regional Airport for Boston, Mass.

Return Mon., Jan. 12 Newton Marriott 2345 Commonwealth Ave. Newton, MA 02466 Phone: 617-969-1000

Maryland

Depart Sat., Jan. 17 for College Park, Md. by bus.

Return following game by bus.

Greenbelt Marriott 6400 Ivy Lane Greenbelt, MD 22033 Phone: 301-441-3700

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

Clemson

Depart Tues., Jan. 27 from Roanoke Regional Airport for Anderson, S.C. Return following game by plane.

James Martin Inn 120 Madren Center Drive Clemson, SC 29634 Phone: 864-654-9020

North Carolina

Depart Wed., Feb. 4 for Chapel Hill, N.C. by bus.

Return following game by bus.

Courtyard Marriott 100 Mariott Way Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: 919-883-0700

Virginia

Depart Sat., Feb. 7 for Charlottesville, Va. by bus.

Return following game by bus.

Omni Hotel 235 West Main Charlottesville, VA 22902 Phone: 434-971-5500

Wake Forest

Depart Sat., Feb. 14 for Winston-Salem, N.C. by bus.

Return following game by bus.

Embassy Suites 460 North Cherry Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 Phone: 336-728-4026

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Opponent Record Streak Last Meeting Air Force 1-0 Won 1 W 75-70 Akron 2-0 Won 2 W 80-59 Alabama 2-0 Won 2 W 72-59 Alabama-Birmingham 1-1 Won 1 W 77-71 American 1-1 Won 1 W 92-57 Appalachian State 11-2 Won 3 W 75-55 Auburn 1-5 Lost 1 #L 73-81 Boston College 8-4 Lost 2 L 47-57 Bradley 2-0 Won 2 W 76-62 Bridgewater 2-1 Won 1 W 70-58 Campbell 1-0 Won 1 W 70-59 Carson Newman 1-0 Won 1 W 71-56 Charleston 9-3 Won 8 W 77-50 Cincinnati 12-10 Won 4 W 55-52 Charlotte 12-9 Lost 1 L 55-76 Chattanooga 3-0 Won 3 W 64-45 Clemson 3-5 Lost 2 L 73-84 Colgate 2-0 Won 2 W 94-50 Colorado State 1-0 Won 1 W 73-69 Connecticut 1-10 Lost 9 L 56-79 Cornell 1-0 Won 1 W 73-50 Dartmouth 1-0 Won 1 W 80-73 OT Davidson 1-0 Won 1 W 87-62 Dayton 11-2 Won 1 W 68-63 Delaware 2-0 Won 2 W 74-61 Delaware State 1-0 Won 1 W 66-50 DePaul 1-1 Lost 1 ^L 78-79 Detroit 1-1 Won 1 W 71-57 Denver 2-0 Won 2 W 56-40 Drexel 1-0 Won 1 W 92-41 Duke 2-11 Lost 9 L 60-72 Duquesne 7-3 Won 6 W 66-52 Eastern Illinois 0-1 Lost 1 L 65-70 East Carolina 4-2 Won 3 W 72-46 East Tennessee State 9-7 Won 4 W 78-64 Emory & Henry 2-0 Won 2 W 61-52 Evansville 1-0 Won 1 W 79-59 Florida 0-2 Lost 2 ^L 57-89 Florida International 0-1 Lost 1 L 70-79 Florida State 9-15 Lost 2 L 63-67 Fordham 8-0 Won 8 W 80-67 Furman 3-0 Won 3 W 82-49 Gardner Webb 2-0 Won 2 W 76-39 George Mason 3-2 Won 1 W 66-57 George Washington 9-10 Won 1 #W 68-52 Georgetown 3-2 Lost 1 L 50-70 Georgia 0-3 Lost 3 L 60-65 Georgia Southern 1-0 Won 1 W 84-61 Georgia State 1-0 Won 1 W 80-56 Georgia Tech 4-1 Lost 1 L 43-76 Hampton 3-0 Won 3 W 83-43 High Point 2-0 Won 2 W 103-64 Houston 0-1 Lost 1 #L 72-77 OT Howard 3-0 Won 3 W 97-78 IUPUI Illinois 0-1 Lost 1 L 66-68 Iona 1-0 Won 1 W 50-49 Iowa 1-0 Won 1 ^W 89-76 Iowa State 1-1 Lost 1 L 69-75 James Madison 21-12 Won 8 W 86-71 Jacksonville Kentucky 1-1 Won 1 W 76-66 Lafayette Lamar 0-1 Lost 1 L 54-71 LaSalle 7-4 Won 6 W 64-57 Lenoir Rhyne 0-1 Lost 1 L 73-87 Liberty 14-0 Won 14 W 73-68 Longwood 3-1 Won 2 W 89-70 Louisiana State 1-2 Lost 2 L 40-70 Louisville 17-15 Won 4 W 68-60 Loyola (Md.) 1-0 Won 1 W 58-55 Maine 1-0 Won 1 W 79-68 Marshall 8-1 Won 8 W 84-78 Maryland 5-4 Lost 3 L 71-74 OT Maryland-Baltimore Co. 1-0 Won 1 W 89-36 Massachusetts 4-5 Lost 1 L 54-58 Memphis 8-11 Won 7 W 77-73 Mercer 2-0 Won 2 W 117-84 Miami 5-5 Won 1 W 81-73 OT Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Won 1 W 77-60 Michigan 0-1 Lost 1 L 63-79 Michigan State 1-0 Won 1 W 50-36 Minnesota 1-1 Won 1 W 68-62 Mississippi 0-2 Lost 2 L 57-60

Nov. 27, 1991 Dec. 28, 1998 Dec. 4, 2004 Dec. 2, 2007 Dec. 4, 1981 Nov. 30, 1999 Mar. 22, 2007 Mar. 4, 2008 Jan. 12, 1994 Dec. 6, 1978 Dec. 30, 1995 Dec. 19, 1980 Feb. 17, 1989 Feb. 23, 1991 Dec. 16, 2007 Dec. 3, 1994 Feb. 17, 2008 Dec. 30, 1987 Dec. 19, 1993 Mar. 21, 2006 Dec. 29, 1996 Jan. 20, 2008 Dec. 30, 2004 Feb. 27, 2000 Dec. 20, 1985 Nov. 18, 2006 Mar. 20, 2005 Dec. 29, 2006 Nov. 25, 2005 Dec. 29, 1992 Feb. 22, 2008 Dec. 29, 2002 Nov. 24, 1990 Dec. 30, 2007 Dec. 18, 2006 Dec. 9, 1977 Nov. 29, 2005 Mar. 16, 1998 Nov. 29, 2002 Jan. 6, 2008 Jan. 6, 2005 Dec. 29, 2007 Dec. 28, 2001 Dec. 29, 1998 Mar. 16, 2002 Jan. 17, 2004 Nov. 17, 1999 Dec. 20, 1983 Mar. 16, 2000 Feb. 29, 2008 Dec. 29, 2001 Nov. 11, 2007 Mar. 23, 2002 Nov. 12, 2006 First Meeting Nov. 30, 1991 Jan. 22, 1999 Mar. 21, 2004 Nov. 24, 2006 Nov. 20, 2005 First Meeting Feb. 19, 1989 First Meeting Nov. 23, 1990 Feb. 24, 2000 Feb. 1, 1979 Nov. 19, 2007 Dec. 28, 2005 Nov. 14, 2006 Feb. 26, 1995 Dec. 30, 1996 Dec. 29, 2000 Dec. 30, 1992 Feb. 4, 2008 Dec. 29, 1997 Mar. 4, 2000 Feb. 2, 1991 Feb. 16, 1987 Feb. 11, 2008 Nov. 21, 2003 Nov. 29, 1996 Nov. 25, 2000 Nov. 30, 2007 Dec. 29, 1987

Opponent Record Streak Last Meeting Mississippi State 4-1 Won 2 W 63-56 Missouri 1-0 Won 1 W 82-51 Morehead State 6-0 Won 6 W 77-64 Norfolk State 3-2 Won 3 W 73-37 North Carolina 2-11 Lost 8 L 59-79 North Carolina A&T 1-0 Won 1 W 85-56 North Carolina Central North Carolina State 0-8 Lost 8 L 50-60 Northwestern 1-1 Lost 1 L 64-70 Northwestern State (La.) 1-0 Won 1 W 71-46 UNC Asheville 1-0 Won 1 W 85-47 UNC Greensboro 6-1 Won 5 W 56-45 Northern Arizona 0-1 Lost 1 L 50-80 Notre Dame 1-5 Lost 1 L 40-53 Ohio 1-3 Lost 1 L 66-67 OT Oklahoma State 1-0 Won 1 W 83-77 Old Dominion 6-19 Won 1 W 76-69 Oregon 0-1 Lost 1 L 53-73 Penn State 0-1 Lost 1 ^L 48-61 Pittsburgh 5-2 Won 5 W 85-55 Prairie View A&M 1-0 Won 1 W 74-66 Presbyterian Providence 5-1 Won 3 W 77-56 Purdue 0-1 Lost 1 ^L 62-80 Queens College 1-0 Won 1 W 100-51 Radford 19-9 Lost 1 L 60-67 Randolph-Macon 1-0 Won 1 W 76-64 Rhode Island 4-2 Won 4 W 68-37 Richmond 5-4 Won 4 W 54-47 Roanoke College 3-0 Won 2 W 103-67 Robert Morris 1-0 Won 1 W 76-67 Rutgers 2-4 Lost 2 L 43-56 St. Bonaventure 5-1 Won 4 W 73-56 St. Francis (Pa.) 1-0 Won 1 W 77-62 St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 3-1 Won 3 W 62-53 St. John’s 4-2 Won 4 W 69-38 St. Mary’s (Calif.)

1-0 Won 1 W 68-58 St. Peter’s (N.J.) 1-0 Won 1 ^W 73-48 Seton Hall 5-0 Won 5 W 48-42 Siena 0-1 Lost 1 L 64-69 South Carolina 6-15 Lost 1 L 51-66 USC Upstate South Florida 8-1 Won 2 W 85-69 Southern California 0-1 Lost 1 L 64-65 Southern Methodist 1-0 Won 1 W 87-61 Southern Mississippi 11-19 Won 1 W 105-40 Southern Utah 1-0 Won 1 W 63-55 Southwest Missouri State 0-1 Lost 1 L 45-61 Stetson 0-1 Lost 1 L 77-83 Syracuse 4-2 Won 4 W 75-60 Tennessee 0-7 Lost 7 ^L 52-68 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 Won 1 W 87-55 Tennessee Tech 1-1 Won 1 W 87-52 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-0 Won 1 W 76-64 Texas-San Antonio 1-0 Won 1 W 84-59 Texas Tech 2-1 Won 2 W 69-62 Towson 1-0 Won 1 W 92-61 Tulane 9-8 Won 1 W 77-65 Valparaiso 1-0 Won 1 W 64-57 Vanderbilt 0-1 Lost 1 L 63-78 Vermont 1-0 Won 1 #W 76-48 Villanova 3-4 Won 1 W 63-50 Virginia 8-30 Lost 3 L 53-62 Virginia Commonwealth 17-7 Lost 2 L 60-65 Virginia State 2-3 Won 2 W 62-45 Virginia Union 2-3 Lost 2 L 51-55 Wake Forest 7-4 Won 1 W 61-56 Washington State 1-0 Won 1 W 72-50 West Virginia 11-5 Won 1 W 60-56 West Virginia State 1-0 Won 1 W 93-40 West Virginia Weslyan 2-0 Won 2 W 100-46 Western Carolina 3-0 Won 3 #W 74-64 Western Michigan 2-0 Won 2 W 69-65 William & Mary 11-2 Lost 1 L 41-64 Wingate 1-0 Won 1 W 58-43 Winston-Salem State 2-0 Won 2 W 67-43 Winthrop 2-0 Won 2 W 75-45 Wisconsin 1-0 Won 1 W 75-64 Wofford 1-0 Won 1 W 75-60 Xavier 2-9 Lost 3 L 46-68 Yale 1-0 Won 1 W 95-66 Youngstown State 0-1 Lost 1 L 81-92

Nov. 29, 2003 Mar. 19, 2006 Feb. 3, 2007 Jan. 12, 1981 Jan. 10, 2008 Dec. 5, 2007 First Meeting Jan. 25, 2008 Dec. 20, 1986 Nov. 24, 2001 Dec. 28, 2000 Jan. 10, 2007 Dec. 19, 1995 Jan. 10, 2004 Nov. 28, 1994 Dec. 20, 1994 Nov. 22, 2005 Nov. 27, 1999 Mar. 23, 2004 Feb. 28, 2004 Nov. 24, 2007 First Meeting Feb. 21, 2004 Mar. 24, 2003 Dec. 27, 1981 Nov. 10, 2006 Jan. 30, 1986 Mar. 3, 2000 Dec. 4, 2005 Feb. 20, 1982 Dec. 21, 2007 Jan. 7, 2004 Feb. 17, 2000 Dec. 12, 2004 Jan. 23, 2000 Mar. 2, 2004 Nov. 28, 1997 Mar. 13, 1999 Feb. 18, 2004 Dec. 30, 1997 Feb. 16, 1991 First Meeting Feb. 19, 1995 Nov. 23, 2007 Nov. 26, 2005 Dec. 28, 2004 Nov. 26, 1999 Nov. 17, 1994 Nov. 24, 1995 Jan. 31, 2004 Mar. 20, 1999 Dec. 28, 2002 Nov. 25, 2006 Dec. 29. 2005 Dec., 20, 2007 Dec. 20, 2005 Dec. 29, 1990 Feb. 12, 1995 Nov. 19, 2004 Nov. 29, 1991 Mar. 20, 2002 Jan. 14, 2004 Feb. 17, 2008 Feb. 17, 1997 Dec. 11, 1980 Feb. 21, 1981 Mar. 2, 2008 Nov. 30, 2002 Nov. 13, 2006 Nov. 25, 1989 Nov. 18, 1980 Mar. 17, 2007 Dec. 19, 2005 Nov. 28, 2006 Dec. 1, 1992 Nov. 14, 2007 Dec. 6, 1994 Mar. 14, 1998 Nov. 27, 2007 Feb. 10, 2000 Jan. 9, 1982 Jan. 18, 1992

2008-09 opponents in Bold - ^NCAA Tournament game - #WNIT game

Year-by-Year vs. 2008-2009 Opponents Boston College (8-4)

Dec. 29, 1989 Jan. 17, 2001 Feb. 18, 2001 Jan. 9, 2002 Feb. 16, 2003 Mar. 9, 2003 Jan. 24, 2004 Jan. 8, 2006 Feb. 23, 2007 Mar. 1, 2007 Jan. 3, 2008 Mar. 6, 2008

Clemson (3-5)

Dec. 29, 1984 Nov. 27, 1985 Dec. 18, 2000 Jan. 3, 2002 Jan. 20, 2005 Feb. 9, 2006 Feb. 11, 2007 Jan. 17, 2008

Davidson (1-0)

Dec. 30, 2004

Duke (2-11)

Jan. 24, 1981 Dec. 11, 1981 Dec. 5, 1992 Nov. 15, 1998 Dec. 8, 1999 Jan. 9, 2005 Feb. 6, 2006 Feb. 22, 2006 Mar. 3, 2006 Jan. 7, 2007 Jan. 29, 2007 Feb. 1, 2008 Feb. 22, 2008

hW aW hL (OT) hW aL nW (OT) hW hW aW nW (OT) hL nL aL hL aL hW aW hW aL hL

90-101 76-77 59-80 68-58 81-66 82-70 69-73 73-84

hW

87-62

hW aL aL aW hL aL hL aL nL hL aL aL hL

66-65 58-71 63-85 72-70 61-70 67-88 62-73 51-93 56-69 54-86 65-75 50-85 60-72

Florida State (9-15)

Dec. 17, 1979 Feb. 9, 1980 Jan. 16, 1982 Feb. 4, 1984 Jan. 6, 1985 Mar. 3, 1985 Jan. 4, 1986 Jan. 3, 1987 Jan. 31, 1987 Mar. 5, 1987 Jan. 30, 1988 Feb. 20, 1988 Jan. 21, 1989 Jan. 28, 1989 Jan. 6, 1990 Feb. 3, 1990 Jan. 7, 1991 Feb. 18, 1991 Nov. 26, 2000 Jan. 24, 2005 Feb. 19, 2005 Feb. 13, 2006 Jan. 15, 2007 Jan. 6, 2008

aL aW hL hW aL nW hW hW aL hW aL hW hW aL hL aL hL aL aL hL (2OT) aL (3OT) aW hL aL

George Mason (3-2)

Dec. 13, 1986 Jan. 23, 1989 Dec. 6, 1989 Dec. 30, 1990 Dec. 21, 1998

aW hW aL hL hW

Georgia Tech (4-1)

Mar. 22, 2003 Feb. 16, 2005 Feb. 19, 2006

74-65 64-52 59-65 73-52 47-65 74-70 80-64 67-62 67-52 60-54 53-63 47-57

nW hW aW

57-67 77-54 82-93 68-63 77-85 86-65 73-68 91-78 65-70 68-67 59-61 97-81 68-67 66-69 64-68 52-69 64-78 53-76 57-77 78-81 83-94 76-69 60-70 63-67 80-64 67-49 54-69 56-57 66-57 61-59 73-48 70-54

Feb. 5, 2007 Feb. 29, 2008

hW aL

73-68 43-76

IUPUI (0-0)

First Meeting

Jacksonville (0-0)

First Meeting

James Madison (21-12)

Feb. 19, 1977 Mar. 3, 1977 Feb. 16, 1978 Jan. 30, 1979 Mar. 1, 1979 Jan. 29, 1980 Jan. 28, 1981 Mar. 6, 1981 Feb. 10, 1982 Feb. 16, 1983 Feb. 21, 1984 Jan. 21, 1985 Feb. 5, 1986 Jan. 15, 1987 Jan. 25, 1988 Dec, 10, 1988 Feb. 17, 1990 Jan. 21, 1991 Feb. 17, 1992 Feb. 9, 1993 Jan. 25, 1994 Jan. 23, 1995 Jan. 11, 1996 Dec. 5, 1996 Dec. 21, 1997 Nov. 24, 1998 Dec. 2, 1999 Nov. 21, 2000 Dec. 21, 2001 Dec. 7, 2002 Dec. 21, 2003 Nov. 23, 2004 Nov. 20, 2005

hW nL aL hW hL aW hW aW aW hW aL hW aL hW aL hL aW (OT) hL aL hW aW hW aL hL aL hW aW hW aW hW (OT) aW aW hW

56-46 37-47 47-66 57-49 64-66 62-55 66-58 71-65 85-74 57-47 59-72 73-62 59-81 63-61 39-79 49-72 53-50 48-64 62-75 81-60 74-60 68-54 58-75 54-56 70-77 72-54 66-50 78-60 70-47 77-73 60-53 80-67 86-71

Lafayette (0-0)

First Meeting

Liberty (14-0)

Feb. 16, 1982 Feb. 28, 1983 Jan. 8, 1988 Feb. 4, 1989 Nov. 13, 1998 Nov. 15, 1999 Nov. 17, 2000 Dec. 8, 2001 Dec. 14, 2002 Jan. 2, 2004 Dec. 7, 2004 Dec. 10, 2005 Dec. 5, 2006 Nov. 19, 2007

hW aW hW aW aW hW hW aW aW hW aW hW aW hW hW aL hW aW hW

Maryland (5-4)

Nov. 15, 1994 Mar. 18, 2000 Dec. 11, 2002 Dec. 13, 2003 Jan. 2, 2005 Feb. 24, 2005 Jan. 23, 2006 Feb. 8, 2007

Miami (5-5)

Jan. 7, 2001 Feb. 5, 2002 Feb. 20, 2002 Jan. 28, 2003 Feb. 14, 2004 Feb. 6, 2005 Feb. 27, 2005 Jan. 29, 2006 Jan. 25, 2007 Feb. 11, 2008

hL (OT) 71-74 hW hW aL aL (OT) hL aL hW aL hW aW (OT)

64-51 72-60 53-55 66-67 56-65 67-78 90-45 62-77 78-71 81-73

North Carolina (2-11)

Nov. 28, 1979 Feb. 13, 1981 Feb. 21, 1983 Dec. 30, 1983 Dec. 1, 1984 Dec. 4, 1985 Dec. 19, 1991 Dec. 30, 1994 Feb. 11, 2005 Feb. 17, 2006 Jan. 4, 2007 Mar. 2, 2007 Jan. 10, 2008

NC A&T (1-0)

Dec. 5, 2007

aL hW aL nL nW aL aL hL aL hL aL nL hL

73-82 76-74 83-103 52-73 74-73 73-75 62-76 52-57 67-93 75-84 68-102 60-90 59-79

hW

85-56

NC Central (0-0)

First Meeting

NC State (0-8)

Nov. 24, 1980 Jan. 25, 1982 Dec. 6, 1982 Dec. 31, 1983 Jan. 17, 2005 Jan. 2, 2006 Feb. 18, 2007 Jan. 25, 2008

aL hL aL nL hL (OT) aL hL aL

68-94 47-48 63-79 63-64 75-76 44-65 63-68 50-60

UNC Greensboro (6-1)

Longwood (4-1)

Jan. 25, 1977 Feb. 7, 1978 Feb. 15, 1979 Feb. 15, 1980 Dec. 28, 2005

Feb. 4, 2008

aW hL (OT) aW hW hW aW hL aL

77-44 78-74 80-54 77-56 69-55 60-45 72-51 56-40 53-50 52-45 66-55 70-60 55-52 73-68 59-47 59-68 81-55 75-58 89-70 68-53 60-68 60-57 63-43 77-67 87-79 62-68 59-78

Dec. 30, 1991 Jan. 6, 1993 Nov. 21, 1996 Dec. 4, 1997 Mar. 13, 2002 Nov. 22, 2002 Jan. 10, 2007

hW aL hW aW hW hW aW

84-65 54-63 89-86 88-74 51-45 54-46 56-45

Presbyterian (0-0)

First Meeting

Radford (19-9)

Jan. 12, 1977 Jan. 24, 1978 Feb. 20, 1978 Feb. 14, 1979 Feb. 23, 1980 Nov. 28, 1981 Dec. 9, 1982 Feb. 27, 1985 Feb. 18, 1986 Dec. 6, 1986 Feb. 10, 1988 Mar. 1, 1989 Feb. 28, 1990 Feb. 21, 1991 Feb. 12, 1992 Jan. 20, 1993 Feb. 1, 1994 Dec. 1, 1994 Nov. 29, 1995 Dec. 11, 1996

aL hL aL hL aW hW aW hW aL hW aW hW aW hW aL hW aW hW aL hL

50-60 52-73 68-81 60-66 63-62 81-63 73-63 71-64 81-86 64-55 77-74 71-59 66-54 87-49 72-75 81-68 72-63 72-42 64-81 83-84

Dec. 10, 1997 Nov. 22, 1998 Jan. 2, 2000 Dec. 9, 2000 Dec. 12, 2001 Dec. 31, 2002 Dec. 7, 2005 Nov. 10, 2006

aW hW aW hW aW hW aW hL

St. Joseph’s (4-3)

Mar. 16, 1995 Feb. 3, 1996 Jan. 12, 1997 Feb. 12, 1998 Feb. 26, 1998 Jan. 22, 1999 Jan. 23, 2000

nW aL hL aL aW hW aW

84-67 86-52 66-42 71-45 80-46 78-56 58-52 60-67 62-52 50-57 44-75 43-58 67-62 65-56 62-53

USC Upstate (0-0)

First Meeting

Vanderbilt (0-1)

Nov. 29, 1991

Virginia (8-30)

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Virginia Tech has a long, proud tradition of success, including 19 winning seasons, 12 postseason appearances, and nine trips to the NCAA Tournament.

History & Records

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Hokie Hoops History

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From a humble beginning more than 30 years ago, Virginia Tech women’s basketball has developed into one of the nation’s top college programs The Beginnings

Women’s basketball at Virginia Tech began in 1970 as a club sport under the direction of coach Ganna Roberts. John Ristroph coached the squad during the 1972-73 season. In 1973, Joe Sgro, a professor at Tech, took over the team until 1976 when John Wetzel was named head coach. The team gained full varsity status beginning with the 1976-77 season.

Tech’s Varsity Coaches

The Hokies’ first varsity coach was former Tech player and former assistant coach of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, John Wetzel. He played on the men’s team from 1963-66, and then went on to play pro ball with the Lakers, Suns and Hawks, before coming back to Tech to finish his education and coach the women’s squad. In his first and only season, his team recorded a 7-9 record.

Taking over for Wetzel in 1977 was Carolyn Owen, whose team registered an 8-16 mark. In 1978, Carol Alfano came on the scene and in just her second season guided the Tech women to their first winning record. Bonnie Henrickson became the Hokies’ fourth head coach in 1997, taking over for Alfano, who served as Tech’s coach for 19 seasons.

Beth Dunkenberger became head coach in 2004 and has guided Tech to the postseason three times at the helm. The Hokies received bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2006 and advanced to the WNIT Third Round in 2007.

First Scholarship Players

The first women’s basketball player to earn any kind of scholarship was Helena Flannagan in 1977, when she received partial aid. Kim Albany (197882), who was recruited by Owen, was Tech’s first full scholarship player. Also in 1978, Sis Spriggs received a full grant, and partials went to Donna Cooper, Pauline Landis and Sandy Berry.

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Renee Dennis

Renee Dennis’ No. 44 jersey was retired at the conclusion of her career in 1987. Dennis, from Bridgeport, Conn., is one of only 14 athletes in Tech athletic history to have his or her jersey retired. She was the first female athlete to receive that honor, and one of only three so far in Hokie history.

The others to have their jerseys retired are head football coach Frank Beamer, football players Cornell Brown, Carroll Dale, Jake Grove, Frank Loria, Jim Pyne, Bruce Smith and Michael Vick, men’s basketball stars Dell Curry, Vernell “Bimbo” Coles, Allan Bristow and Ace Custis, baseball coach Chuck Hartman, baseball player Johnny Oates, and volleyball standout Lisa Pikalek.

Professional Players

Dennis played professionally in Australia, where she was her division’s Player of the Year in 1989-90. Wendy Sanders played professionally in Belgium.

Tere Williams became the first Hokie to be selected in the WNBA Draft, when she was picked in the third round by the Phoenix Mercury. Ieva Kublina was drafted in the third round (31st overall) in the 2004 draft by the Indiana Fever.

At the conclusion of the 2005-06 season, the Hokies’ Kerri Gardin was selected in the third round (34th overall) of the WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky. Nare Diawara was drafted in the third round (30th overall) of the 2007 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Gardin, who played overseas following her collegiate career, became the first Tech player to play in a WNBA regular season game in 2008 as a member of the Connecticut Sun. Dawn Chris. along with Diawara, Kublina and Williams are currently playing professionally in Europe. Kublina competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and Diawara led her Malian National Team to the 20th African Nations Championship in Dakar, Senegal. However, Diawara missed the Olympics due to injury.

Academic Excellence

Christi Osborne was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team in 1994-95 and was a second-team member in 199394. Brittany Cook was selected to the third team

in 2008. Several Hokies have been named to the CoSIDA District III Academic All-America team, including Amy Byrne (1988-89), Christi Osborne (1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95), Maria Albertsson (1997-98, 1998-99), Amy Wetzel (1998-99, 199900), Sarah Hicks (2001-02), Erin Gibson (2003-04, 2004-05), Ieva Kublina (2003-04), Carrie Mason (2004-05, 2005-06), Brittany Cook (2007-08) and Laura Haskins (2007-08). Osborne also was a recipient of the Rawlings Scholarship Award (1994-95).

Best of the Metro

The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team won two championships as a member of the Metro Conference. Tech won the 1994 Metro Conference Tournament by knocking off Virginia Commonwealth, UNC Charlotte and Southern Miss in succession. The Hokies captured the 1995 Metro regular-season championship with a 10-2 league record.

Atlantic 10 Champs

The Hokies captured the Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament championship in 1998 with a thrilling 66-64 overtime win over host Massachusetts.

Virginia Tech won the Atlantic-10 regular-season title in 1998-99 with a 15-1 league record.

National Honors

Williams and Lisa Witherspoon were named as honorable mentions to the 1999 Associated Press All-America teams. In 1995, Jenny Root was an honorable mention selection to the Kodak

Hokie Hoops History All-America team. The Women’s Basketball News Service named Tere Williams to the 1998 Freshman All-America third team. In 2008, Brittany Cook was a third team selection to the ESPN The Magazine All-America team.

All-Atlantic Coast Conference

Kerri Gardin represented Virginia Tech on the AllAtlantic Coast Conference team, earning honorable mention honors during the 2004-05 season. Gardin averaged a double-double against the rest of the league, with 12.2 points per game during ACC play while pulling down 10.1 rebounds a contest. Both were team-highs during the conference slate.

Gardin again earned all-conference honors during the 2005-06 season. She was second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game, and she led the league in rebounds per contest, pulling down 10.0 per game.

Kirby Copeland was an honorable mention selection for the 2006-07 season. Copeland led the team in scoring (15.0), assists (146) and steals (68).

Brittany Cook, after leading the ACC in scoring, was named to the all-conference second team.

All-BIG EAST Conference

Jenny Root was the 1995 Metro Conference Player of the Year

Williams was the first Hokie to be selected for All-BIG EAST honors after being named to the allconference second team following the 2000-01 season. Ieva Kublina was selected the 2001-02 BIG EAST Most Improved Player and was named to the all-conference second team. Sarah Hicks was a member of the 2001-02 all-conference third team. Kublina became the first Tech player to be named to the All-BIG EAST first team in 2002-03 and Carrie Mason was named to the 2003 BIG EAST All-Rookie team. Kublina was selected to the 2004 All-BIG EAST second team.

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All-Atlantic 10 Conference

The Hokies were well represented on the AllAtlantic 10 Conference teams during their five years in the league. Michelle Houseright was the first Virginia Tech player named to the All-Atlantic 10 team in 1996 as a second-team selection and Witherspoon was a second-team pick in 1999.

Other Hokies named to the team include Tere Williams, a first-team selection in 1999 and 2000 and a second-team member in 1998; Wetzel, a second-team choice in 1999 and 2000; and Chrystal Starling, a member of the third team in 2000.

All-Metro Conference

In 14 seasons as a Metro Conference member, Virginia Tech placed 12 players on the allconference team, including Jenny Root, who was honored as the 1994-95 Metro Player of the Year.

Hokies named to the first team include Taiqua Brittingham (1984), Renee Dennis (1986, 87), Susan Walvius (1986), Amy Byrne (1989) and Root (1994, 95). Second-team selections include Angie Kelly (1986), Maureen Donovan (1987), Michelle Bain (1988), Amy Byrne (1989), Missy Sallade (1989, ’90), Jeni Garber (1991), Lisa Griffith (1992), Christi Osborne (1993, ’94, ’95) and Root (1993).

Tournament Stars

Kerri Gardin was a member of the 2006 All-ACC team.

Virginia Tech players have left their mark in postseason play through the years. Ieva Kublina was named to the 2003 BIG EAST All-Tournament team and to the 2002 WNIT All-Tournament team.

Tere Williams (1998) and Amy Wetzel (1999) were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Tournament team, as was Michelle Houseright (1998). Christi Osborne was a three-time member of the All-Metro Tournament team (1992, 93, 94) and was selected as the 1994 Most Valuable Player. Two-time All-Metro tournament members include Taiqua Brittingham (1983-84), Renee Dennis (1986-87), Jeni Garber (1988-89) and Sue Logsdon (199394).

Freshman Phenoms

Freshmen have made an immediate impact on the women’s basketball program through the years.

Andrea Barbour was a member of the 2007-08 ACC All-Freshman team, and Carrie Mason was named as an 2002-03 Honorable Mention selection to the WomensCollegeHoops.com All-American Freshman team and was a member of the BIG EAST All-Rookie

Team. Williams was named to the 1998 Women’s Basketball News Service Freshman All-American third team as well as being named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Year. Virginia Tech placed one player on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team in each of its five seasons in the league. Three Hokies, Garber (1988-89), Logsdon (1990-91) and Osborne (1991-92), were named to the Metro Conference All-Rookie team.

1,000-Point Club

Twenty Virginia Tech women’s basketball players have reached the 1,000-point plateau, with the most recent being Copeland, who joined the club during the 2006-07 season. Dennis, Tech’s all-time leading scorer, totalled 1,791 points during her Tech career. Other Hokies who have reached the 1,000-point plateau are: Tere Williams (1,750), Ieva Kublina (1,647), Jenny Root (1,582), Christi Osborne (1,500), Amy Wetzel (1,444), Carrie Mason (1,369), Chrystal Starling (1,340), Amy Byrne (1,291), Susan Walvius (1,161), Robin Lee (1,147), Dawn Chriss (1,121), Erin Gibson (1,117), Michelle Houseright (1,112), Kirby Copeland (1,094), Sarah Hicks (1,092), Angie Kelly (1,092), Michelle Bain (1,068), Kerri Gardin (1,061) and Lisa Griffith (1,033).

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Carrie Mason answers questions at the 2006 NCAA tournament in University Park, Pa.

H O K I E S

1994 NCAA

• Virginia Tech had a 24-5 record and captured the Metro Conference Tournament title and advanced to the Hokies’ first NCAA Tournament.

Tech was seeded eighth in the East Region and played host to Auburn in a first-round game at Cassell Coliseum. Auburn, on the strength of 24 points and 12 rebounds from Danielette Coleman, defeated the Hokies, 60-51. Tech guard Christi Osborne led the Hokies with 22 points and seven rebounds.

1995 NCAA

• Tech kept up its success by claiming the Metro Conference regular-season championship with a 21-8 record. The Hokies, again seeded eighth in the East Region, faced St. Joseph’s in the first round at the University of Connecticut’s Gampel Pavilion. The Hokies downed the Hawks, 62-52, behind 18 points from Christi Osborne. The Hokies’ second-round opponent, UConn, ended up as the 1995 NCAA champion. Guard Jennifer Rizzotti burned the Hokies for 20 points as the Huskies advanced, 91-45.

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• With former Tech assistant coach Bonnie Henrickson back in Blacksburg as the head coach, the Hokies posted their third trip to the NCAA Tournament in five years. Tech traveled to Gainesville, Fla., as the No. 11 seed in the NCAA West Region. The Hokies, behind a record-breaking performance from guard Amy Wetzel, surprised sixth-seeded Wisconsin, which was ranked No. 23 at the time, 75-64. Wetzel set a Tech record and tied an NCAA West Region free throw mark by converting 16 free throws for a career-high 28

points. The Hokies, however, would bow out after round two as host Florida, ranked No. 12, won 8957. Wetzel again led all scorers with 24 points.

1999 NCAA

• The Hokies used the 1999 season to establish themselves as one of the nation’s elite programs.

Henrickson led Tech to a school-record 28-3 finish, including a 15-1 Atlantic 10 mark. Cassell Coliseum was the site for NCAA First- and Second- Round games. The Hokies dispatched Saint Peter’s, 73-48, before defeating Auburn, 76-61, to earn the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance. Tech traveled to Greensboro, N.C., to face second-ranked Tennessee in the NCAA East Regional. Behind 27 points from national player of the year Chamique Holdsclaw, the Volunteers eliminated Tech, 68-52, to advance.

2000 WNIT

• Virginia Tech posted its third consecutive 20win season under Henrickson. The Hokies posted a 20-11 record and made their first appearence in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Cassell Coliseum was the site of the first-round matchup against Georgia State. The Hokies used a 12-3 run midway through the second half to break open a close contest and went on to win 80-56. Maryland was the WNIT Sweet 16 opponent two days later, and the two teams battled into overtime. The Terrapins used a 10-2 run in the last 3:11 of the extra session to eliminate the Hokies, 68-60.

2001 NCAA

• Tech received an at-large bid to the NCAA Mideast Regional as a No. 7 seed. The Hokies had compiled a 21-8 record entering the tournament in

Tere Williams and the Hokies won a first round game in the 2001 NCAA Tournament before losing to Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.

Postseason Appearances with a tight 51-45 win over UNC Greensboro.

The second-round contest was a renewal of the rivalry with former A-10 opponent George Washington. Trailing 32-27 at the half, Tech played one of its best halves of the year to win 68-52.

Vermont was the Hokies’ quarterfinal opponent, with the night belonging to senior Sarah Hicks who had 22 points, including four treys. Kublina added 13 points and nine boards as Tech won, 76-48.

Tech’s run in the tournament ended in a thrilling 77-72 overtime loss to Houston in front of 5,409 Hokie faithful. Kublina erupted for a career-high 32 points, which was the fourth-highest single-game total by a Tech player. For her efforts, Kublina was named to the all-tournament team.

2003 NCAA

• Tech made its sixth consecutive postseason appearance following a 21-9 regular season. The Hokies, who lost in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals to eventual national champion Connecticut, were seeded seventh in the East Regional at West Lafayette, Ind. Freshman Carrie Mason hit a running layup with 1.1 seconds remaining to give Tech a 61-59 win over Georgia Tech. Ieva Kublina led the way with 18 points, followed by Chrystal Starling’s 15-point effort. In the second round, the Hokies faced No. 10 Purdue on the Boilermakers’ home floor. Despite shooting 54.9 percent from the field, Tech fell 80-62 as the Boilermakers nailed eight three-point shots and forced 20 turnovers.

falling 79-78 in front of 3,745 fans to No. 16 DePaul. In addition to Chriss’ 20, Kirby Copeland, Erin Gibson and Kerri Garden all reached double figures.

2006 NCAA

• Virginia Tech made its ninth consecutive postseason appearance and ninth NCAA Tournament in the past 13 seasons following a 19-10 regular season. The Hokies posted their first-ever ACC Tournament win, defeating Wake Forest, before falling to Duke in the quarterfinals. Tech earned an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the University Park, Pa., Regional.

The Hokies had five players in double figures in the opening round, helping them knock off No. 10 seed Missouri, 82-51. Tech then fell to the No. 2 seed, Connecticut Huskies, 79-56. Dawn Chriss and Kerri Gardin each posted a team-high 16 points while Carrie Mason chipped in 13.

2007 WNIT

• Virginia Tech made it 10 in a row in the postseason with a bid to the WNIT following an 1815 regular season. After receiving a first-round bye, Tech hosted Western Carolina and used a strong defensive performance in the second half to pull away to a 74-64 victory. A career-high 24 points from Britney Anderson proved to be not enough as the Hokies fell at home to Auburn, 81-74, in the third round.

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2004 NCAA

Crystal Starling scored 20 points in the Hokies’ 2001 NCAA victory over Denver

their first season in the BIG EAST Conference. Tech finished fourth in the league with an 11-5 record and advanced to the tournnament semifinals before being eliminated by eventual national champion, Notre Dame.

Tech’s fourth consecutive postseason appearance, and third invitation to the NCAA Tournament in the past four seasons, began with a resounding 77-57 victory over Denver in the first round at Lubbock, Texas. Chrystal Starling led five Hokies in double figures with 20 points as Tech shot 55.3 percent from the field. In the second round, Tech faced Texas Tech on the Lady Raiders’ home floor in front of 12,161. The Hokies played a great first half and took a 25-18 lead into the locker room at the intermission. The Lady Raiders, however, exploded in the second half, shooting 63.0 percent and scoring 55 points to defeat the Hokies 73-52.

2002 WNIT

• Virginia Tech received an invitation to the WNIT, which marked the Hokies’ second venture to the tournament and their most successful to date.

The Hokies compiled an 18-10 record entering the WNIT after posting a 15-2 record at one point in the season, the second-best start to a season in the program’s history. The two losses were by a total of three points.

Tech’s four-game WNIT run, all in the Cassell, opened

• Tech made its seventh consecutive postseason appearance and seventh NCAA Tournament in the past 11 seasons following a 22-8 regular season in its final season as a member of the BIG EAST Conference. The Hokies, who lost in the BIG EAST Tournament quaterfinals to eventual national champion Connecticut, were seeded eighth in the East Regional and hosted the first two rounds in Cassell Coliseum. Ieva Kublina scored 26 points to lead the hot-shooting Hokies to an 89-76 firstround win over Iowa. Tech built a 40-27 halftime lead by connecting on 51.7 percent from the field and shot a sizzling 67 percent (20-30) in the second half. In addition to Kublina’s outburst, Carrie Mason followed with 19 points, including two treys.

The Hokies matched up with the region’s top seed and fifth-ranked Penn State in the second round. After leading 28-25 at the half, Tech saw the Lady Lions put together a 27-5 outburst in the second half to eliminate the Hokies, 61-48, before 7,128 fans, the eighth-largest crowd for a women’s contest in Blacksbsurg. Mason and Kublina again led the way with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

2005 NCAA

• Virginia Tech made its eighth consecutive postseason appearance and eighth NCAA Tournament in the past 12 seasons, following a 17-10 regular season. The Hokies, who lost to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament, received an at-large bid as the No. 12 seed in the College Park, Md., Regional. Dawn Chriss netted 20 points, but Tech could not overcome a 17-point first-half deficit,

Ieva Kublina led Tech with 26 points against Iowa in the 2004 NCAA tournament

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• In 1984, Tech shocked No. 20 North Carolina, 74-73, behind Renee Dennis’ 17 points.

• In 1984, the Hokies defeated No. 16 Louisiana State, 86-77, in the Marriott-Converse Christmas Classic in Blacksburg.

The Hokies upset No. 24 Wisconsin, 75-64, in the 1998 NCAA First Round

• One of the biggest wins in Tech women’s basketball history came in 1985 when Tech upset No. 5 Old Dominion, 73-72. It was the first win over the Lady Monarchs in 11 games.

• In 1987, the Hokies upended 16th-ranked James Madison, 63-61, behind a 16-point, 13-rebound performance from freshman Amy Byrne.

• In the middle of what was then the longest winning streak in school history, the Hokies upset No. 13 South Carolina in 1987 in Blacksburg, 6359. Amy Byrne led the Hokies with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

• Virginia Tech upset No. 18 Southern Mississippi, 60-59, in a Cassell Coliseum barn-burner on Feb. 28, 1994. Guard Lisa Leftwich, who led Tech with 18 points, hit a key finger roll with 42 seconds remaining.

• In one of the biggest games in the program’s history, Tech defeated No. 19 Southern Mississippi in the final of the 1994 Metro Conference Tournament, 83-76. The win gave Tech its first Metro Tournament title and sent the Hokies to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in their history.

• The Hokies knocked off No. 9 Virginia, 69-62, in Cassell Coliseum on Jan. 13, 1995. The win propelled

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• Tech downed No. 24 Wisconsin, 75-64, in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Fla. Guard Amy Wetzel converted a school record 16-of-17 free-throw attempts and scored 28 points to pace the Hokies.

The Hokies celebrate a 1998 win over No. 6 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

• The Hokies travelled to “Tobacco Road” on Nov. 17, 1998, to knock off sixth-ranked and eventual national runner-up Duke, 72-70, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. An injured Kim Seaver came off the bench to lead Tech with 14 points and nine rebounds.

• Tech defeated in-state rival and 17th-ranked Virginia, 81-65, on Nov. 30, 1998, at Cassell Coliseum. Tere Williams recorded her second

Big Victories for Tech • Tech placed five players in double figures in cruising to a 80-64 win over 24th-ranked Boston College on Jan. 24, 2004. After trailing 33-31 at the half, the Hokies exploded for 49 second-half points, securing the win. Ieva Kublina led the way with 17 points, followed by Carrie Mason with 16.

Erin Gibson and sophomore Dawn Chriss had 14 each, and Kerri Gardin added 13.

straight double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

• On Nov. 30, 2000, Amy Wetzel hit a running 10-footer off the glass with 3.7 seconds remaining to give the Hokies a 57-56 win over 17th-ranked Virginia. The win marked the second consecutive time the Hokies had beaten the Cavaliers in Cassell Coliseum.

• The Hokies stunned No. 12 Texas Tech in Las Vegas, 71-70, in overtime on Dec. 19, 2004. After trailing by eight in the first half, Tech tallied 41 points in the second half and shot 60 percent in overtime for the victory. Carrie Mason had 12 points, while Erin Gibson and Nare Diawara each hit for 11.

• Virginia Tech used a 13-0 run over the final five minutes to pick up a come-from-behind 65-59 win over No. 24 Villanova on Jan. 23, 2001. Tere Williams led Tech with 22 points followed by Amy Wetzel with 18.

• The Hokies made an impressive debut in the BIG EAST Tournament on Mar. 4, 2001, as they knocked off 23rd-ranked Villanova for the second time during the 2000-01 season with a 73-67 win in the tournament quarterfinals in Storrs, Conn. Chrystal Starling came off the bench to lead Tech with 21 points, while Williams chipped in with 20.

• On Nov. 19, 2001, Tech used a stingy defense and clutch free-throw shooting in the closing seconds to defeat No. 16 Old Dominion 68-62.

The Hokies held the Monarchs to only 37.7 percent from the field. Chrystal Starling led Tech with 20 points, while Sarah Hicks added 14.

• The Hokies put together one of their best performances of the season on Jan. 9, 2002, with a 72-53 win over 24th-ranked Boston College.

Tech shot a sizzling 59.1 percent from the field

Ieva Kublina scores against Villanova in 2004.

while holding the Eagles to only 31.1 percent.

Ieva Kublina led the way with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks while Chrystal Starling also contributed 19 points.

• Chrystal Starling, second in career free-throw and field-goal percentage, came through in the clutch on Jan. 22, 2003, in Tech’s 66-64 overtime win over No. 23 Rutgers. She was fouled with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime, and the senior calmly drained both free throws for the victory.

Starling led Tech with 21 points, 16 of which came in the second half and overtime.

• Tech closed out its final regular-season away game with an 87-79 upset of No. 22/23 Maryland on Feb. 24, 2005. The Hokies connected on 54 percent of their attempts in the game, while holding the Terps to 46 percent from the floor.

Tech netted 48 points in the first half en route to a nine-point halftime lead. Kerri Gardin posted a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Dawn Chriss also tallied a team-high 19 points in the win.

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• On Jan. 8, 2006, the 25th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies upended No. 19 Boston College, 67-62, in Blacksburg, Va. The Hokies rallied in the second half, outscoring their counterparts by 11 in the final 20 minutes for the win. Tech’s defense stymied the Eagles, forcing them into 30 turnovers in the first ACC match-up of former BIG EAST foes.

• The Hokies used long-range shooting to pull off a 74-70, overtime victory against 23rd-ranked Boston College on Mar. 9, 2003, in the BIG EAST quarterfinals. After forcing the extra period with some clutch free-throw shooting, Tech nailed three treys in the extra session to seal the win. Kublina registered 20 points, including two three-point baskets, while Starling added 18, and Dawn Chriss chipped in with 14 points.

• Tech proved there is a first time for everything as the Hokies defeated 24th-ranked Virginia 63-62 on Nov. 23, 2003, for their first win in Charlottesville as a varsity team. The Hokies survived a furious Cavalier rally in the second half after leading by as many as 14 points. UVa had two game-winning attempts in the final five seconds that missed their mark and gave Tech its historic win. Carrie Mason led the way with 18 points, including three treys.

Amy Wetzel hits the game-winner over No. 17 UVa in 2000.

• Virginia Tech jumped out to an early 27-9 lead and never looked back in a 63-50 win over No. 19/24 Villanova on Jan. 14, 2004. Tech dominated the boards, holding a commanding 39-24 advantage, and shot 51.1 percent from the field. Kerri Gardin and Dawn Chriss led a balanced attack with 14 and 12 points respectively.

Dawn Chriss had 19 points in win over nationally-ranked Maryland

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Virginia Tech’s 250th win was one of the biggest in its history, as the Hokies knocked off Southern Mississippi in the final game of the 1994 Metro Conference Tournament to earn the program’s first bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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First Varsity Win

The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team earned its first win as a varsity sport by defeating Bridgewater College, 59-55, on Dec. 14, 1976.

The Hokies, who overcame a five-point deficit, outscored the Eagles by nine points down the stretch to clinch the win. Sophomore Gail Kelley led the way with 17 points, followed by Karen Garbis’ 13.

50th Win

Tech’s 50th win came on Jan. 28, 1981, against James Madison. Sis Spriggs was one of three Hokies in double figures with 15 points as Tech downed the Dukes, 66-58. Also in double figures were Tammie Edwards with 13 and Maureen Corrigan, who had 10 points as well as 10 rebounds.

100th Win

The Hokies hit the century mark by upsetting nationally-ranked North Carolina, 74-73, in a thriller at Roanoke, Va., on Dec. 1, 1984. Tech was paced by Renee Dennis’ 17-point performance, but a number of players shined in the upset victory.

Susan Walvius, a 6-2 center, added 16 points and five rebounds, guard Angie Kelly chipped in 15 points and guard Maureen Donovan contributed seven points and six rebounds.

150th Win

Tech registered win No. 150 on Jan. 16, 1988, when it squeaked past Louisville in Blacksburg, 68-67. Keying the victory was center Michelle Bain, who tallied 19 points and nine rebounds, while forward Wendy Sanders pumped in 16 points. Point guard Denise Kayajian had a career-high (at the time) eight assists to go along with nine points against the Lady Cardinals.

200th Win

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Tech won its 200th game on Dec. 30, 1991, in the final of the 1991 Diamond Club Classic when it downed UNC Greensboro 84-65 in Cassell Coliseum.

Phyllis Tonkin scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Tech women. Lisa Griffith kicked in 17 points, while Dayna Sonovick had nine rebounds and six assists.

250th Win

The Hokies won their 250th career game on Mar. 9, 1994 by knocking off 19th-ranked Southern Mississippi, 83-76, in the final of the 1994 Metro Conference Tournament in Biloxi, Miss. Southern Miss was the tournament’s top seed. Christi Osborne led the way with 19 points while Sue Logsdon had 18, Lisa Leftwich pitched in with 17 and Jenny Root contributed 14.

300th Win

Tech posted its 300th win in the program’s history on Jan. 2, 1998, in an 84-60 win over Rhode Island in the Hokies’ 1997-98 conference opener. The Cassell Coliseum crowd witnessed an outstanding performance from guard Amy Wetzel, who finished with 14 points and three steals.

The win also marked Bonnie Henrickson’s first Atlantic-10 Conference win as a head coach.

percent from the field while Tech shot a sizzling 64.0 percent in the first half.

450th Win

Win No. 450 on March 6, 2004 did not come easy as Tech found itself trailing Georgetown 4028 early in the second half of the 2004 BIG EAST Championship first-round contest. The Hokies cut the deficit to six points, 43-37, then ripped off 17 unanswered points and went on to a 56-47 victory.

Tech outscored Georgetown 28-7 over the final 14 minutes of the contest. Carrie Mason and Kerri Gardin led the comeback with 14 points each.

500th Win

The Hokies received strong performances from center Nare Diawara and forward Brittany Cook to defeat UNC Greensboro, 56-45, and record the 500th victory in the program’s history on Jan. 10, 2007. Diawara recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Cook contributed 12 points and seven rebounds.

350th Win

Tech picked up win No. 350 on Jan. 6, 2000, when it coasted to a 81-38 win over Rhode Island. The victory also was Tech’s 200th in Cassell Coliseum.

The Hokies opened the game on a 12-0 run and cruised to a 42-16 halftime lead. The Hokies placed five players in double figures led by Nicole Jones, Kim Seaver, Chrystal Starling and Tere Williams with 12 points each. Tech outrebounded the Rams 44-24 and blocked seven shots in the victory.

400th Win

The Hokies recorded win No. 400 on Jan. 19, 2002, with a 69-50 win over St. John’s. Tech jumped out to a 39-20 halftime lead and cruised to the victory behind 16 points from Chrystal Starling along with Nicole Jones’ 12 points and Sarah Hick’s 11. The Hokies held the Red Storm to only 30.8

Nare Diawara helped the Hokies to win No. 500 against UNC Greensboro in 2007.

Conference Timeline • Feb. 25-26, 1921 - Tech, under the leadership of athletics director C.P. “Sally” Miles, joined the Southern Intercollegiate Conference as a charter member. Other members included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington and Lee. In 1922, Louisiana State, Mississippi, South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Tulane joined the conference.

• December 1923 - The name of the conference was officially changed to the Southern Conference.

Also, conference officials added the University of the South to the conference. The following year, VMI joined the conference, and in 1929, Duke joined.

• 1932 - It was agreed that the 13 southernmost members should form a separate conference.

The Southeastern Conference, thus, was formed with Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt as the members.

• 1953 - Seven colleges withdrew to form the Atlantic Coast Conference: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Maryland, South Carolina and Wake Forest College.

• June 1965 - Tech withdrew from the Southern Conference.

• July 1965-May 1978 - Tech competed as an independent in virtually every varsity sport.

• May 1978 - Tech ended its 13-year status as a major independent by accepting a bid to join the Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference (a.k.a. the Metro) for all sports except football.

The Hokies joined Cincinnati, Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State, St. Louis and Tulane in the Metro, which was founded in 1975.

“Affiliation with the Metro Conference is beneficial from the standpoint of scheduling, national identity and postseason activity,” Tech president William Lavery said. “It will provide us with national exposure and television coverage, as well as improve the basketball schedule and bring good teams to Blacksburg.”

• Feb. 5, 1991 - After 26 years as a football independent, Tech officially accepted a bid to join the newly-created BIG EAST Football Conference.

Tech joined Miami, Syracuse, Boston College, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Temple and Rutgers as charter members of the conference.

• January 1995 - Five Metro members - UNC Charlotte, Tulane, Louisville, Southern Miss and South Florida - voted Tech and Virginia Commonwealth out of the league. At the time, those schools were planning merger with other Midwestern schools (hence, the birth of Conference USA) and the Hokies and Rams were not interested in such a merger. As a result, those five league members decided to vote them out of the league.

• Feb. 3, 1995 - Tech, VCU and the Metro agreed

to a $2.27 million settlement which the Hokies and Rams split. A portion of conference revenue was going to be withheld from the two schools, but this settlement put an end to the issue.

Syracuse; and instead voted on inviting Virginia Tech and Miami. This came after five weeks of negotiations with the other three schools for ACC invitations.

• Two weeks later, 1995 - Tech joined the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football, which was in the BIG EAST, and wrestling, which was in the Colonial. (Tech wrestling later began competition in the Eastern Wrestling League in 1997.

Tech AD Dave Braine picked the Atlantic 10 over the Colonial because of three factors.

“No. 1 was Northeast exposure,” Braine told Bill Roth in the Feb. 17 issue of The Hokie Huddler.

“No. 2 were the basketball rankings of the Atlantic 10 and the high level of play in the league. And No. 3, most of our out-of-state students are from the Northeast.”

• June 19, 2003 - Responding to speculation that Virginia Tech had been invited to join the ACC, the university issued a release stating that no offer had been extended officially or unofficially.

• June 24, 1999 - Tech received a proposal from the BIG EAST Conference, inviting the school to join the conference for all sports.

• June 27, 2003 - Virginia Tech President Charles Steger announced that the Hokies had officially accepted the ACC’s invitation to join the conference.

“Today we have received the formal offer of membership, which we will accept,” Steger said.

“We know that this affiliation will be good for our students, athletes, fans and communities for many years to come.”

• July 20, 1999 - Tech submitted a counterproposal, addressing financial issues that the school had with the original proposal. BIG EAST athletic directors addressed those concerns at the athletics directors’ meetings in mid-July and submitted the proposal to each school’s respective president for a vote.

• June 24, 2003 - Presidents of Atlantic Coast Conference schools held a teleconference and voted to begin the official process of offering invitations to Virginia Tech and Miami.

• June 25, 2003 - Atlantic Coast Conference officials made an official site visit to Virginia Tech, which the Hokies passed with flying colors.

This was the final step before an official invitation could be extended.

• November 2, 1999 - BIG EAST Conference presidents voted to advance Virginia Tech’s participation as a full member to July 1, 2000.

• July 1, 2003 - Virginia Tech and Miami were officially introduced as the 10th and 11th members of the Atlantic Coast Conference at a press conference in Greensboro, N.C. “I’m excited for our fans and our constituency,” athletics director Jim Weaver said. “This membership is something that the fan base and alumni and friends of Virginia Tech have wanted for a long time. It’s home for us. We’ve had prior relationships with these institutions for many years and this is something our fans are excited about.

I’m happy for them, for our coaches and for our student-athletes.”

• June 18, 2003 - In a surprise move, presidents of Atlantic Coast Conference schools privately dropped a plan to invite Miami, Boston College and

• July 1, 2004 - The Hokies officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2004 and began play in the 2004-05 academic year in all sports.

• Aug. 24, 1999 - Tech and the BIG EAST announced that the Hokies would join the conference for all sports beginning in 2001-02.

“Virginia Tech is thrilled to become a full member of the BIG EAST Conference and looks forward to its academic and athletic associations with the entire conference membership,” Tech president Paul Torgersen said.

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Jim Weaver shakes hands with ACC Commissioner John Swofford as Virginia Tech is officially introduced as the 10th member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Individual Records Jeni Garber

Brittany Cook

Dawn Chriss

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Most Points

Game: 36, Brittany Cook at Miami, 2/11/08 Season: 561, Amy Byrne, 1989-90 ACC Game: 36, Brittany Cook at Miami, 2/11/08 ACC Season: 250, Brittany Cook, 2007-08 ACC Tourn. Game: 19 Kirby Copeland vs.

Boston College, 3/1/07

Highest Scoring Average Season: 20.0, Amy Byrne, 1989-90 ACC Season: 17.9, Brittany Cook, 2007-08

Most Field Goal Attempts Game: 30, Renee Dennis, vs. Memphis State,

2/7/87

Season: 472, Renee Dennis, 1986-87 ACC Game: 25, Andrea Barbour vs Maryland,

2/4/08 ACC Season: 200, Kirby Copeland, 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: 20, Kirby Copeland vs.

Boston College, 3/1/07

Most Field Goals Made

Game: 15, Brittany Cook at Miami, 2/11/08 Season: 212, Renee Dennis, 1986-87 ACC Game: 15, Brittany Cook at Miami, 2/11/08 ACC Season: 97, Brittany Cook, 2007-08 ACC Tourn. Game: 9, Dawn Chriss vs. Wake Forest,

3/4/05 and vs. Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts

Game: 15, Jeni Garber vs. South Carolina 2/16/91,

and Sarah Hicks vs. Duke, 12/08/99

Season: 224, Jeni Garber, 1990-91 ACC Game: 10, Carrie Mason at Miami, 1/29/06 ACC Season: 65, Carrie Mason, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 7, Carrie Mason vs.

150

Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made Game: 8, Jeni Garber vs. South Carolina,

2/16/91

Season: 70, Jeni Garber, 1990-91 ACC Game: 6, Carrie Mason at Florida State,

2/13/06

ACC Season: 33, Carrie Mason, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 3, Carrie Mason vs.

Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Most Consecutive Games Scoring a Three-Pointer

Career: 18, Jeni Garber, 1988-91 ACC Career: 10, Carrie Mason, 2004-05, 2005-06

ACC Game: 12, Kerri Gardin vs. Maryland,

1/23/06

ACC Season: 63, Dawn Chriss, 2004-05 ACC Tourn. Game: 9, Nare Diawara vs.

Boston College, 3/1/07, and vs. North Carolina, 3/2/07

Most Free Throws Made

Game: 16, Amy Wetzel vs. Wisconsin, 3/14/98 Season: 153, Amy Wetzel, 1998-99 ACC Game: 9, Nare Diawara at Virginia, 1/22/07

and Brittany Cook at Wake Forest, 2/7/08

ACC Season: 50, Dawn Chriss, 2004-05,

and Nare Diawara, 2006-07

ACC Tourn. Game: 9, Nare Diawara vs.

North Carolina, 3/2/07

Best Field-Goal Percentage Best Free-Throw Percentage Game: 1.000 (9-9), Amy Byrne vs. Kentucky,

2-19-89, Megan Finnerty (5-5) vs. Wake Forest, 1/31/05, Kerri Gardin (6-6) vs.

Western Michigan, 12/19/05, and Amber Hall (6-6) vs. Tennessee Tech, 11/25/06 Season: 60.2 (192-319), Tere Williams,

1998-99 (min. 200 attempts) ACC Game: 100.0 (5-5), Megan Finnerty vs.

Wake Forest, 1/31/05 (min. 5 made) ACC Season: 50.9 (84-165), Britney Anderson,

2004-05 (min. 150 attempts) ACC Tourn. Game: 75.0 (9-12) Dawn Chriss

vs. Wake Forest, 3/2/05 (min. 5 made)

Most Free Throws Attempted

Game: 17, Robin Lee vs. Florida State, 1/16/82,

Christi Osborne vs. Oklahoma State, 12/20/94 and Amy Wetzel vs. Wisconsin, 3/14/98 Season: 203, Amy Byrne, 1989-90 and Amy

Wetzel, 1998-99

Game: 1.000 (13-13) Sue Logsdon vs.

William & Mary, 1/2/91, (11-11) Christi Osborne vs. Va. Commonwealth, 2/1/94, (9-9) Ieva Kublina, 2/9/03 vs.

Notre Dame, (9-9) Brittany Cook at Wake Forest, 2/7/08, (8-8) Nare Diawara vs. North Carolina, 3/2/07, (8-8) Dawn Chriss at Virginia, 1/28/05 Season: .889 (72-81), Sue Logsdon, 1990-91 ACC Game: 1.000 (9-9) Brittany Cook at Wake

Forest, 2/7/08, (8-8) Dawn Chriss at

Virginia, 1/28/05, (7-7) Carrie Mason

at Florida State, 2/13/06, (8-8) Nare

Diawara vs. Miami, 1/25/07, (5-5) Kirby

Copeland vs. Boston College, 1/8/06 ACC Season: 89.3 (25-28), Brittany Cook, 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: 1.000 (9-9) Nare Diawara vs.

North Carolina, 3/2/07, (7-7), Kerri

Gardin vs. Wake Forest, 3/4/05, (6-6),

Dawn Chriss vs. Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Individual Records Most Consecutive Free Throws Made Season: 38, Christi Osborne, 1993-94 ACC Season: 19, Brittany Cook, 2006-07

Most Rebounds

Game: 21, Karen Garbis vs. James Madison, 2/16/78,

Nicole Jones vs. Hampton, 12/29/99, Kerri Gardin vs. Virginia, 2/13/05 Season: 289, Kerri Gardin, 2005-06 ACC Game: 21, Kerri Gardin vs. Virginia, 2/13/05 ACC Season: 141, Kerri Gardin 2004-05 ACC Tourn. Game: 15, Kerri Gardin vs. Duke, 3/3/06

Best Rebounding Average Season: 10.0, Kerri Gardin, 2005-06 ACC Season: 10.1, Kerri Gardin, 2004-05

Individual Career Records Most Points.................................................................... 1,791, Renee Dennis, 115 games, 1983-87 Best Scoring Average......................................................... 15.6, Renee Dennis, 115 games, 1983-87 Most Field Goals Attempted.............................................. 1,461, Renee Dennis, 115 games, 1983-87 Most Field Goals Made........................................................ 694, Tere Williams, 118 games, 1997-01 Best Field-Goal Percentage................................................. .550, Tere Williams, 118 games, 1997-01 Most Free Throw Attempts................................................... 638, Renee Dennis, 115 games, 1983-87 Most Free Throws Made......................................................... 489, Amy Wetzel, 129 games, 1996-01 Best Free-Throw Percentage............................................. .829, Christi Osborne, 117 games, 1991-95 Most Rebounds.................................................................. 853, Tere Williams, 118 games, 1997-01 Best Rebounding Average..................................................... 7.2, Tere Williams, 118 games, 1997-01 Most Assists................................................................. 635, Lisa Witherspoon, 112 games, 1996-99 Most Steals............................................................... 252, Taiqua Brittingham, 105 games, 1981-85 Most Blocked Shots............................................................. 257, Ieva Kublina, 126 games, 2000-04 Most Games Played................................................................................. 129, Amy Wetzel, 1996-01 Most Games Started.............................................................................. 121, Carrie Mason, 2002-06 Most Minutes Played...........................................................................4,179, Carrie Mason, 2002-06

Most Steals

Game: 9, Taiqua Brittingham vs. Northwestern,

12/22/83

Season: 86, Lisa Witherspoon, 1998-99 ACC Game: 7, Kerri Gardin vs. Duke, 2/6/06 ACC Season: 36, Kerri Gardin, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 6, Kirby Copeland vs. Duke,

Ieva Kublina

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3/3/06

Most Assists

Game: 13, Lisa Leftwich vs. Virginia Commonwealth,

2/8/92 and Lisa Witherspoon vs. Dayton, 1/4/99; and vs. Xavier, 2/28/99 Season: 246, Lisa Witherspoon, 1998-99 ACC Game: 9, Carrie Mason at Maryland,

2/24/05, Kirby Copeland vs. Miami,

1/25/07, Laura Haskins at Miami, 2/11/08 ACC Season: 54, Laura Haskins, 2007-08 ACC Tourn. Game: 6, Kirby Copeland vs.

North Carolina, 3/2/07

Most Blocked Shots

Game: 9, Susan Walvius vs. Florida State,

1/4/86, vs. Virginia, 12/10/85, and vs. Marshall, 2/12/85 Season: 93, Susan Walvius, 1985-86 ACC Game: 6, Eleanor Brentnall vs. North

Carolina, 1/10/08 ACC Season: 23, Nare Diawara, 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: 2, Nare Diawara vs.

Boston College, 3/1/07, Amber Hall vs.

Boston College, 3/6/08, Eleanor Brentnall

vs. Boston College, 3/6/08

Most Minutes Played

Game: 54, Amy Wetzel vs. Dayton, 2/27/99 (3 OT) &

Katie O’Connor vs. Dayton, 2/27/99, (3 OT)

Season: 1,110, Carrie Mason, 2003-04 ACC Game: 50, Carrie Mason vs. Florida State,

2/19/05, (3OT)

Boston College, 3/1/07

ACC Season: 495, Brittany Cook, 2007-08 ACC Tourn. Game: 38, Brittany Cook vs.

Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Games Season: 28, Amy Byrne, 1989-90 Career: 38, Amy Byrne

ACC Season: 8, Brittany Cook, 2007-08 ACC Career: 8, Brittany Cook, 2007-08

151

Team Records

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Michelle Bain scored 20 of the school-record 117 points the Hokies scored against Mercer in 1987.

Most Points

Game: 117 vs. Mercer, 2/16/87 Season: 2,293, 30 games, 1983-84 ACC Game: 90 vs. Miami, 2/27/05 ACC Season: 1,044, 14 games, 2004-05 ACC Tourn. Game: 73 vs. Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Most Points, Both Teams Game: 201 (VT 117 vs. Mercer 84), 2/16/87;

201 (VT 103 vs. Dayton 98), 1/18/97 ACC Game: 177 (VT 83 at Florida State 94),

2/19/05 ACC Tourn. Game: 150

(VT 60 vs. North Carolina 90), 3/2/07

Most Points, Home Floor Game: 105 vs. Southern Mississippi, 12/28/04 ACC Game: 90 vs. Miami, 2/27/05

Most Points, Opponent’s Floor

Game: 117 vs. Mercer, 2/16/87 ACC Game: 87 at Maryland, 2/24/05

Most Points, One Half

Game: 63 (2nd) vs. Western Carolina,12/1/93 ACC Game: 50 (2nd) vs. Virginia 2/15/07 ACC Tourn. Game: 38 (2nd) vs. Wake Forest,

3/2/06

Fewest Points, One Half

Game: 12 (1st) vs. Virginia, 1/9/78 ACC Game: 16 (2nd) at Georgia Tech, 2/29/08 ACC Tourn. Game: 15 (1st) vs. Boston College,

3/6/08

Fewest Points, Both Teams Game: 76 (VT 43 vs. Winston-Salem St. 33),

152

12/28/06

Dawn Chriss scored 19 points to contribute to the Hokies biggest output on the road in the ACC, a record 87 points in this 2005 win at Maryland.

ACC Game: 108 (VT 74 at Wake Forest 34),

1/18/07

ACC Tourn. Game: 104 (VT 47 vs.

Boston College 57), 3/6/08

Largest Victory Margin

Game: 65 vs. Southern Mississippi (105-40),

12/28/04

ACC Game: 45 vs. Miami (90-45), 2/27/05 ACC Tourn. Game: 13 vs. Wake Forest (73-60),

3/2/06

Worst Defeat

Game: 60 vs. Old Dominion (48-108), 1/27/78 ACC Game: 42 at Duke (51-93), 2/22/06 ACC Tourn. Game: 30 vs. North Carolina

(60-90), 3/2/07

Most Points in a Loss Game: 90 vs. Clemson, 12/29/84 ACC Game: 83 at Florida State, 2/19/05

(94-83, 3OT)

ACC Tourn. Game: 60 vs. North Carolina, 3/2/07

Fewest Points Scored

Game: 33 vs. Tennessee, 2/22/95 ACC Game: 44 at Ga. Tech, 2/29/08 ACC Tourn. Game: 47 vs. Boston College, 3/6/08

Kerri Gardin led Tech with 19 points in its record 65-point win over Southern Miss in 2004.

Most Field Goals Attempted

Game: 94 vs. Appalachian State, 11/17/79 Season: 2,009, 30 games, 1983-84 ACC Game: 88 at Florida State, 2/19/05 ACC Season: 839, 14 games, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 67 vs. Wake Forest, 3/4/05

Most Field Goals Made

Game: 51 vs. Mercer, 2/16/87 Season: 928, 29 games, 1984-85 ACC Game: 36 at Miami OT, 2/11/08 ACC Season: 360, 14 games, 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: 32 vs. Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Best Field-Goal Percentage

Game: 66.1 (37-56) at Appalachian State,

11/28/87

Season: 47.8 (771-1614), 31 games, 1999-00 ACC Game: 58.1 (36-62) at Miami OT,

2/11/08

ACC Season: 44.0 (280-636), 2004-05 ACC Tourn. Game: 52.5 (32-61), vs.

Wake Forest, 3/2/06

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made

Fewest Points Allowed

Game: 12, vs. Southern Mississippi, 2/13/93 Season: 140, 2001-02 ACC Game: 8 at Miami OT, 2/11/08 ACC Season: 49, 2004-2005 ACC Tourn. Game: 4 vs. Boston College, 3/6/08,

Most Points Allowed

Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts

Game: 33 vs. Winston-Salem State, 12/28/06 ACC Game: 34 at Wake Forest, 1/18/07 ACC Tourn. Game: 54 vs. Boston College, 3/1/07

Game: 108 vs. Old Dominion, 1/27/78 ACC Game: 102 at North Carolina, 1/04/07 ACC Tourn. Game: 90 vs. North Carolina, 3/2/07

Game: 26 vs. Syracuse, 1/4/03 Season: 396, 1990-91

Team Records ACC Game: 17 at Miami, 2/6/05, at Miami OT,

2/11/08 ACC Season: 158, 2007-08 ACC Tourn. Game: 10 vs. Duke, 3/3/06, vs.

North Carolina, 3/2/07, vs. Boston College,

3/6/08

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made, Both Teams Game: 17 Tech vs. USC, 2/16/91;

Tech vs. Southern Miss), 1/18/93 Tech vs. UT Martin, 12/28/03 ACC Game: 14 (Tech vs. Wake Forest) 1/31/05 ACC Tourn. Game: 11, Tech (2) vs.

North Carolina (9), 3/2/07

Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts, Both Teams

Game: 45 (Tech vs. USC), 2/16/91 ACC Game: 42 (Tech vs. Wake Forest), 1/31/05 ACC Tourn. Game: 29 (Tech vs. Wake Forest),

3/4/05

Most Free Throws Attempted

Game: 58 vs. Yale, 1/9/82 Season: 754, 28 games, 1981-82 ACC Game: 31 vs. Duke, 2/6/06, North

Carolina, 2/17/06, and Georgia Tech, 2/5/07 ACC Season: 277, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 21 vs. Boston College, 3/1/07

Most Free Throws Made

Game: 43 vs. Yale, 1/9/82 Season: 521, 30 games, 1993-94 ACC Game: 25 vs. North Carolina, 2/17/06 ACC Season: 192, 2005-06 ACC Tourn. Game: 16 vs. Wake Forest, 3/4/05

Miscellaneous Records Tech’s All-Time Varsity Record....................................................................... 523-401 (32 years) Cassell Coliseum Record........................................................................ 296-126 (70.1 percent) Consecutive Home Court Wins................................................................................ 25, 1992-94 Record in Metro Conference Tournament............................................................................ 13-17 Record in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament....................................................................... 8-4 Record in BIG EAST Conference Tournament........................................................................... 4-4 Record in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.................................................................... 2-4 Largest Margin of Victory at Home................... 65 vs. Southern Mississippi (105-40), 12-28-2004 Worst Defeat at Home............................................................... 108-48, Old Dominion, 1977-78 Worst Defeat on the Road........................... 93-44, Virginia, 1990-91; 93-44, Louisville, 1991-92 Most Games Played................................................................................................ 34, 2006-07 Most Wins.............................................................................................................. 28, 1998-99 Most Losses.......................................................................................................... 21, 1996-97 Fewest Wins............................................................................................................ 7, 1976-77 Fewest Losses......................................................................................................... 3, 1998-99 Longest Winning Streak......................................................................................... 18, 1998-99 Longest Losing Streak.............................................................................................. 7, 1977-78 Highest Scoring Average...................................................................... 78.3, 29 games, 1984-85 Lowest Defensive Average................................................................... 56.0, 31 games, 2003-04 Highest Won-Lost Percentage..................................................................... .903, 28-3, 1998-99 Lowest Won-Lost Percentage.................................................................... .323, 10-21, 1996-97 Most Consecutive Winning Seasons........................................................... 10, 1997-98/2006-07 Most Metro Conference Wins (reg. season).............................................................. 10, 1994-95 Most Atlantic 10 Conference Wins (reg. season)...................................................... 15, 1998-99 Most BIG EAST Conference Wins (reg. season)........................................................... 11, 2001-02 Most Atlantic Coast Conference Wins (reg. season).........................6, 2004-05/2005-06/2006-07 Most Consecutive Metro Wins (reg. season)............................................................... 6, 1994-95 Most Consecutive Atlantic 10 Wins (reg. season)....................................................... 8, 1998-99 Most Consecutive BIG EAST Wins (reg. season)........................................................... 6, 2001-02 Most Consecutive ACC Wins (reg. season)................................................................... 3, 2006-07 Most Consecutive Metro Losses (reg. season)............................................................. 6, 1987-88 Most Consecutive Atlantic 10 Losses (reg. season)..................................................... 5, 1996-97 Most Consecutive BIG EAST Losses (reg. season).......................................... 3, 2001-02, 2002-03 Most Consecutive Atlantic Coast Losses (reg. season).................................................. 9, 2007-08

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Amy Wetzel

Best Free-Throw Percentage

Game: 1.000 (15-15) vs. William & Mary, 2/4/78 Season: .734, 30 games, 1993-94;

.734, 31 games, 2000-01

1/08/06

North Carolina, 3/2/07

ACC Game: 94.1 (16-17) vs. Boston College, ACC Season: .737 (182-247), 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: .875 (14-16) vs.

Most Rebounds

Game: 75 vs. Liberty, 1/8/90 Season: 1,331, 34 games, 2006-07 ACC Game: 53 at Florida State, 2/19/05 ACC Season: 526, 2006-07 ACC Tourn. Game: 51 vs. Wake Forest, 3/4/05

Highest Rebounding Average Season: 47.6, 24 games, 1979-80 ACC Season: 37.6, 2006-07

153

Single-Game Highs Points (Virginia Tech)

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36 34 33

32

31 30

29

28

Brittany Cook at Miami OT, 2/11/08 Renee Dennis vs. Memphis State, 2/7/87 Dawn Chriss at Florida State, 2/19/05 Michelle (Hollister) Houseright vs. Fordham, 3/1/96 Renee Dennis vs. Florida State, 1/3/87 Ieva Kublina vs. Houston, 3/23/02 Jenny Root vs. Morehead State, 2/25/93 Joyce Waddy vs. Mercer, 2/22/86 Dayna Sonovick vs. ETSU, 12/4/91 Renee Dennis vs. North Carolina, 12/4/85 Andrea Barbour vs. Liberty, 11/19/07 Ieva Kublina at Miami, 2/20/02 Michelle Hollister vs. La Salle, 1/25/96 Jenny Root vs. Radford, 2/12/92 Amy Byrne vs. Radford, 2/28/90 Michelle Bain vs. Florida State, 2/20/88 Susan Walvius vs. Mercer, 2/22/86 Susan Walvius vs. Virginia, 12/10/85 Robin Lee vs. Florida State, 1/16/82 Brittany Cook vs. Robert Morris, 12/21/07 Kirby Copeland vs. Morehead State, 2/3/07 Kirby Copeland vs. Iowa State, 11/24/06 Sarah Hicks at Louisiana State, 11/25/01 Amy Wetzel vs. Xavier, 2/28/99 Amy Wetzel vs. Wisconsin, 3/14/98 Michelle (Hollister) Houseright vs.

George Washington, 2/27/96 Jeni Garber vs. Memphis State, 3/9/89

Rebounds (Virginia Tech)

Renee Dennis

Dawn Chriss scored 33 points at Florida State in 2005 which is the third highest single-game scoring performance in Tech history.

21 Kerri Gardin vs. Virginia, 2/13/05

Nicole Jones vs. Hampton, 12/29/99

Karen Garbis vs. James Madison, 2/16/78 19 Tammie Edwards vs. Detroit, 12/28/81

Debbie Stovall vs. Emory and Henry, 12/9/77 18 Joyce Waddy vs. Louisville, 2/23/87

Susan Walvius vs. Florida State, 1/4/86

Peg Bunger vs. West Virginia, 2/22/78

Peg Bunger vs. Va. Commonwealth, 2/17/78 17 Kerri Gardin vs. SMU, 11/26/05

Ieva Kublina vs. Villanova, 2/22/03

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright vs.

James Madison, 12/21/97

Tammie Edwards vs. N.C. State, 12/6/82

Points (Opponent) 41

39

38 37 36

35

34

33

32

Bev Smith (Morehead State), 2/25/93 Stephanie Howard (Radford), 2/10/88 Keisha Johnson (Tulane), 1/15/94 Janet Knight (Clemson), 12/29/84 Korie Hlede (Duquesne), 1/27/98 Beth Hunt (South Carolina), 2/5/90 Cheryl Cook (Cincinnati), 1/28/84 Karen Pelphrey (Marshall), 11/29/82 Tamara James (Miami), 2/6/05 Kelly Hoover (Va. Commonwealth), 3/2/87 Christi Hester (Dayton), 1/18/97 Heather Burge (Virginia), 12/8/92 Bev Burnette (Florida State), 2/20/88 Cheryl Cook (Cincinnati), 1/26/85 Karen Stephens (Temple), 12/28/82 Susan Highfill (Roanoke), 2/15/77 Katie Beck (ETSU), 1/21/86 Caroline Mast (Ohio Univ.), 11/24/84 Chandi Jones (Houston), 3/23/02 Daphne Hawkins (Virginia), 12/8/87

Rebounds (Opponent)

154

Kerri Gardin (above) grabbed 21 rebounds in 2005 at home against Virginia to tie the Hokies’ record held by Nicole Jones (left) and Karen Garbis.

22 21

20 19

DeShawne Blocker (ETSU), 1/2/94 Glenda Stokes (Florida State), 1/16/82 Anne Donovan (Old Dominion), 3/6/81 Pam Miklasevich (Pittsburgh), 2/19/80 Kristin Wilson (Charlotte), 2/24/86 Wilhelmina Smith (Southern Miss), 2/24/84 Anne Donovan (Old Dominion), 12/20/82 Paula Bennett (Charlotte), 1/26/80

Records by Class Freshman Year Points Scoring Average FG Made FG Attempted FG Percentage 3PT FG Made 3PT FG Attempted 3PT FG Percentage FT Made FT Attempted FT Percentage Rebounds Rebounding Average Assists Steals Blocks

Sophomore Year Points Scoring Average FG Made FG Attempted FG Percentage

3PT FG Made 3PT FG Attempted 3PT FG Percentage FT Made FT Attempted FT Percentage

Rebounds Rebounding Average Assists Steals Blocks

427 15.0 182 365 .604 53 138 .408 112 140 .889 237 7.6 106 57 57 35

Kim Seaver 1996-97 Andrea Barbour Kim Seaver 1996-97 Andrea Barbour Nicole Jones Sarah Hillyer Sarah Hillyer Carrie Mason Amy Wetzel Amy Wetzel Sue Logsdon Tere Williams Tere Williams Carrie Mason Sonya Dalton Amy Wetzel Ieva Kublina

498 17.3 198 419 .602 51 140 .487 153 203 .837 249 9.1 124 70 86

Ieva Kublina Michelle Hollister Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Tere Williams Carrie Mason Sarah Hicks Dayna Sonovick Amy Wetzel Amy Wetzel Dawn Chriss Ieva Kublina Michelle Hollister Lisa Witherspoon Sandy Berry Ieva Kublina

Junior Year 2007-08 2007-08 1998-99 1989-90 1989-90 2002-03 1997-98 1997-98 1990-91 1997-98 1997-98 2002-03 1979-80 1997-98 2000-01

2001-02 1995-96 2001-02 2001-02 1998-99 2003-04 1999-00 1988-89 1998-99 1998-99 2003-04 2001-02 1995-96 1996-97 1978-79 2001-02

Points Scoring Average FG Made FG Attempted FG Percentage

3PT FG Made 3PT FG Attempted 3PT FG Percentage FT Made FT Attempted FT Percentage

Rebounds Rebounding Average Assists Steals Blocks

Senior Year

Points Scoring Average FG Made FG Attempted FG Percentage 3PT FG Made 3PT FG Attempted 3PT FG Percentage FT Made FT Attempted FT Percentage

Rebounds Rebounding Average Assists Steals Blocks

538 19.9 201 445 .595 57 173 .460 136 202 .874 275 9.8 219 78 73

Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Terre Williams Jeni Garber Jeni Garber Sue Logsdon Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Christi Osborne Tammie Edwards Tammie Edwards Lisa Witherspoon Taiqua Brittingham Susan Walvius

561 20.0 212 472 .564 70 224 .400 151 203 .863 274 10.0 246 86 93

Amy Byrne 1989-90 Amy Byrne 1989-90 Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Jeni Garber Jeni Garber Sarah Hicks Amy Byrne 1989-90 Amy Byrne 1989-90 Chrystal Starling Nare Diawara Kerri Gardin Lisa Witherspoon Lisa Witherspoon Susan Walvius

1985-86 1985-86 1985-86 1985-86 1999-00 1988-89 1988-89 1992-93 1985-86 1985-86 1993-94 1981-82 1981-82 1997-98 1983-84 1984-85

1986-87 1986-87 1987-88 1990-91 1990-91 2001-02

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

2002-03 2006-07 2005-06 1998-99 1998-99 1985-86

Ieva Kublina

Kim Seaver

155

Year-by-Year Leaders

Erin Gibson

Karen Garbis

Carrie Mason

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Scoring Average 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Points

156

1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82

Kelly Bradley Karen Garbis Karen Garbis Julie Williams Maureen Corrigan Robin Lee Tammie Edwards Taiqua Brittingham Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Amy Byrne Amy Byrne Jeni Garber Lisa Griffith Jenny Root Christi Osborne Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright Kim Seaver Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson Dawn Chriss Kirby Copeland Brittany Cook

13.0 12.6 12.1 12.4 11.7 12.5 11.0 13.3 14.2 19.9 19.2 16.8 15.0 20.0 13.6 12.3 14.9 14.5 16.5 17.3 13.8 13.4 15.6 15.2 15.2 15.6 15.0 13.7 11.3 13.2 15.0 17.9

Kelly Bradley Peg Bunger Karen Garbis Julie Williams Maureen Corrigan Robin Lee

208 288 291 359 350 350

82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Tammie Edwards Taiqua Brittingham Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Amy Byrne Amy Byrne Jeni Garber Lisa Griffith Jenny Root Christi Osborne Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright Kim Seaver Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson Kerri Gardin Kirby Copeland Brittany Cook

Rebounds 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89

Karen Garbis Peg Bunger Sandy Berry Julie Williams Maureen Corrigan Tammie Edwards Tammie Edwards Robin Lee Renee Dennis Susan Walvius Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Missy Sallade

275 387 412 538 558 471 435 561 367 333 416 434 510 467 427 414 468 411 457 498 481 426 328 333 479 537

96 184 176 227 172 275 215 171 215 272 205 215 252

89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Missy Sallade Dayna Sonovick Angela Donnell Jenny Root Jenny Root Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright ReneĂŠ Maitland Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson Kerri Gardin Kerri Gardin Nare Diawara Brittany Cook

Rebounding Average 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96

Karen Garbis Karen Garbis Sandy Berry Julie Williams Maureen Corrigan Tammie Edwards Tammie Edwards Robin Lee Renee Dennis; Susan Walvius Susan Walvius Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Missy Sallade Missy Sallade Dayna Sonovick Angela Donnell Jenny Root Jenny Root Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright

237 157 147 224 218 253 245 191 237 221 218 177 249 238 215 232 289 274 191

7.4 8.1 7.3 7.8 5.7 9.8 8.6 5.7 7.4 9.7 7.1 7.7 8.7 8.5 5.8 5.3 8.0 7.3 8.2 9.1

Year-by-Year Leaders 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Reneé Maitland Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson Kerri Gardin Kerri Gardin Nare Diawara Brittany Cook

Field Goals Made 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Kelly Bradley Karen Garbis Karen Garbis Julie Williams Maureen Corrigan Kathy Hanover Kathy Hanover Taiqua Brittingham Susan Walvius Susan Walvius Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Amy Byrne Amy Byrne Dayna Sonovick Lisa Griffith Jenny Root Jenny Root Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright Kim Seaver Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Kerri Gardin Dawn Chriss Kirby Copeland Brittany Cook

Field Goal Percentage 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96

Kelly Bradley Peg Bunger Peg Bunger Julie Williams Julie Williams Taiqua Brittingham Taiqua Brittingham Taiqua Brittingham Joyce Waddy Joyce Waddy Michelle Bain Michelle Bain Missy Sallade Amy Byrne Lisa Griffith Lisa Griffith Jenny Root Jenny Root Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright

6.2 7.6 7.4 8.1 5.9 7.8 7.4 6.9 8.0 10.0 8.1 6.4

96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Kim Seaver Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Tere Williams Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson Erin Gibson Britney Anderson Dawn Chriss Nare Diawara Brittany Cook

3-Pt Field Goals Made 94 125 146 167 120 132 109 164 175 202 212 204 163 205 135 132 163 165 204 177 182 170 192 156 176 198 173 155 128 164 191 206

.461 .466 .496 .474 .490 .525 .460 .529 .538 .508 .526 .564 .573 .498 .469 .500 .580 .511 .533 .492

1987-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Lisa Haney Jeni Garber Sarah Hillyer Jeni Garber Dayna Sonovick Lisa Griffith Sue Logsdon Christi Osborne Sherry Banks Reneé Maitland Maria Albertsson Maria Albertsson Sarah Hicks Sarah Hicks Sarah Hicks Carrie Mason Carrie Mason Carrie Mason Carrie Mason Lindsay Biggs Lindsay Biggs

Free Throws Made 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Karen Garbis Karen Garbis Sis Spriggs Sandy Berry Maureen Corrigan Tammie Edwards Tammie Edwards Robin Lee Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Renee Dennis Michelle Bain Missy Sallade Amy Byrne Lisa Griffith Jenny Root Jenny Root Christi Osborne Jenny Root Michelle (Hollister) Houseright Kim Seaver Amy Wetzel Amy Wetzel Amy Wetzel Tere Williams Chrystal Starling Ieva Kublina Ieva Kublina Dawn Chriss Dawn Chriss Nare Diawara Brittany Cook

.517 .538 .602 .595 .481 .473 .474 .485 .509 .503 .495 .502 29 57 53 70 28 31 25 23 28 36 20 31 36 42 64 42 51 45 62 28 32 37 68 51 58 110 100 73 79 86 136 134 63 124 151 74 50 90 97 102 107 63 112 153 101 104 104 112 95 81 77 115 95

Free Throw Percentage

(Minimum of 2 attempts per game) 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Assists 1976-77 77-78 78-79 79-80 80-81 81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

Thea Bertoia Karen Garbis Pauline Landes Sandy Berry Maureen Corrigan Maureen Corrigan Taiqua Brittingham Robin Lee Robin Lee Amy Byrne Amy Byrne Sue Logsdon Jenny Root Lisa Griffith Christi Osborne Christi Osborne Terri Garland Katie O’Connor Kelly Drinka Amy Wetzel Tere Williams Chrystal Starling Chrystal Starling Chrystal Starling Dawn Chriss Carrie Mason Carrie Mason Nare Diawara Brittany Cook

.656 .648 .606 .763 .775 .737 .660 .760 .720 .820 .744 .889 .714 .836 .874 .816 .779 .820 .870 .754 .811 .869 .806 .863 .837 .831 .810 .723 .766

not recorded Gail Kelly Sandy Berry Sandy Berry Sandy Berry Jackie Ansley Jackie Ansley Jackie Ansley Taiqua Brittingham Maureen Donovan Maureen Donovan Denise Kayajian Stephanie Green Sandy Michel Jeni Garber Phyllis Tonkin Lisa Leftwich Lisa Leftwich Terri Garland Terri Garland Lisa Witherspoon Lisa Witherspoon Lisa Witherspoon Amy Wetzel Amy Wetzel Lisa Guarneri Carrie Mason Kerri Gardin Carrie Mason Kirby Copeland Kirby Copeland Laura Haskins

46 120 139 125 94 94 115 114 164 143 97 108 83 108 97 100 110 116 102 124 219 246 152 86 127 106 90 98 87 146 133

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

157

Tech’s Top Ten

The Hokies’ Top Ten Performances

Renee Dennis

94-95 Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games 01-02 Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games 98-99 Tere Williams, So., 31 games

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Field Goals Made (Career) 1997-01 83-87 91-95 00-04 91-95 82-86 86-90 99-03 82-86 84-88

Field Goals Made (Season)

Points (Career) 1983-87 97-01 00-04 91-95 91-95 96-01 02-06 99-03 86-90 82-86

Renee Dennis, 115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Jenny Root, 117 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Susan Walvius, 105 games

1989-90 86-87 85-86 07-08 94-95 01-02 02-03 06-07 85-86 87-88

Amy Byrne, Sr., 28 games Renee Dennis, Sr., 29 games Renee Dennis, Jr., 27 games Brittany Cook, Jr., 30 games Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games Ieva Kublina, Jr., 32 games Kirby Copeland, Sr., 34 games Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Michelle Bain, Sr., 28 games

Points (Season)

Scoring Average (Career)

1983-87 97-01 91-95 00-04 91-95 88-91 86-90 96-01 02-06 99-03 86-87

Renee Dennis, 115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Jenny Root, 117 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Jeni Garber, 56 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games Susan Walvius, 105 games

1989-90 85-86 86-87 95-96

07-08 85-86 87-88

Amy Byrne, Sr., 28 games Renee Dennis, Jr., 27 games Renee Dennis, Sr., 29 games Michelle (Hollister) Houseright, So., 27 games Brittany Cook, Jr., 30 games Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Michelle Bain, Sr., 28 games

Scoring Average (Season)

158

Tere Williams, 118 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Jenny Root, 117 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games Angie Kelly, 104 games Michelle Bain, 110 games

1791 1750 1647 1582 1500 1444 1369 1340 1291 1161

561 558 538 537 510 498 481 479 475 471

15.6 14.8 13.5 13.1 12.8 12.6 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1

20.0 19.9 19.2 17.3 17.9 17.0 16.8

1986-87 07-08 89-90 94-95 87-88 85-86 85-86 01-02 98-99 06-07

Renee Dennis, Sr., 29 games Brittany Cook, Jr., 30 games Amy Byrne, Sr., 28 games Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games Michelle Bain, Sr., 28 games Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Renee Dennis, Jr., 27 games Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games Tere Williams, So., 31 games Kirby Copeland, Sr., 34 games

02-06 1997-02 88-91 87-92 00-04 91-95 96-01

05- 99-03

Carrie Mason, 123 games Sarah Hicks, 119 games Jeni Garber, 56 games Dayna Sonovick, 85 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Brittany Cook, 94 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games

16.5 15.6 15.6

694 680 626 613 581 505 479 462 451 447

212 206 205 204 204 202 201 198 192 191

Three-Point FG Made (Career)

200 157 127 84 77 71 67 65 65

94-98 Reneé Maitland, 99 games 89-93 Lisa Griffith, 102 games

64 64

Three-Point FG Made (Season) 1990-91 01-02 05-06 88-89 03-04 89-90 04-05 02-03 00-01 99-00

Jeni Garber, Sr., 27 games Sarah Hicks, Sr., 32 games Carrie Mason, Sr., 31 games Jeni Garber, Jr., 29 games Carrie Mason, So., 31 games Sarah Hillyer, Fr., 28 games Carrie Mason, Jr., 29 games Carrie Mason, Fr., 32 games Sarah Hicks, Jr., 31 games Sarah Hicks, So., 31 games

Free Throws Made (Career) 1996-01 83-87 97-01 99-03 00-04 86-90 91-95 02-06 81-85 86-90

Amy Wetzel, 129 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Jenny Root, 117 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Robin Lee, 112 games Missy Sallade, 108 games

1998-99 89-90 85-86 86-87 88-89 06-07 02-03 97-98 80-81 88-89

Amy Wetzel, So., 31 games Amy Byrne, Sr., 28 games Renee Dennis, Jr., 27 games Renee Dennis, Sr., 29 games Missy Sallade, Jr., 29 games Nare Diawara, Sr., 34 games Ieva Kublina, Jr., 32 games Amy Wetzel, r-Fr., 31 games Maureen Corrigan, Jr., 30 games Amy Byrne, Jr., 29 games

Free Throws Made (Season)

Field-Goal Percentage (Career)

( Minimum 3 made per game) 1997-01 Tere Williams, 118 games (694-1263)

91-95 Jenny Root, 117 games (626-1163)

86-90 Missy Sallade, 108 games (328-630)

84-88 Michelle Bain, 110 games (447-851)

81-85 Taiqua Brittingham, 105 games (383-751)

02-06 Dawn Chriss, 116 games (424-858)

82-86 Susan Walvius, 105 games (505-1046)

79-81 Julie Williams, 58 games (269-560)

05- Brittany Cook, 94 games (393-822)

01-05 Erin Gibson, 123 games (439-926)

86-90 Amy Byrne, 113 games (479-1021)

89-93 Lisa Griffith, 102 games (389-832)

95-99 Michelle (Hollister) Houseright, 115 games (426-912)

.550 .538 .521 .511 .510 .494 .483 .480 .478 .474 .470 .467 .467

Field-Goal Percentage (Season)

( Minimum 4 made per game) 1998-99 Tere Williams, So., 31 games (192-319)

99-00 Tere Williams, Jr., 27 games (156-262)

92-93 Jenny Root, So., 28 games (163-281)

88-89 Missy Sallade, Jr., 29 games (138-241)

87-88 Michelle Bain, Sr., 28 games (204-362)

97-98 Tere Williams, Fr., 31 games (170-316)

94-95 Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games (204-383)

83-84 Taiqua Brittingham, Jr., 29 games (164-310)

86-87 Michelle Bain, Jr., 29 games (131-249)

84-85 Renee Dennis, So., 29 games (163-313)

.602 .595 .580 .573 .564 .538 .533 .529 .526 .521

Tere Williams

70 64 62 57 51 53 45 42 42 36

489 431 361 351 344 333 329 293 289 270

153 151 136 134 124 115 112 112 110 109

Tech’s Top Ten Rebounds (Career) 1997-01 00-04 91-95 83-87 02-06 01-05 79-83 82-86 84-88 86-90

Tere Williams, 118 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Jenny Root, 117 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Kerri Gardin, 116 games Erin Gibson, 123 games Tammie Edwards, 107 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Amy Byrne, 113 games

2005-06 81-82 06-07 85-86 94-95 88-89 01-02 95-96 02-03 89-90 97-98

Kerri Gardin, Sr., 29 games Tammie Edwards, Jr., 28 games Nare Diawara, Sr., 34 games Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games Missy Sallade, Jr., 29 games Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games Michelle Hollister, So., 27 games Ieva Kublina, Jr., 32 games Missy Sallade, Sr., 28 games Tere Williams, Fr., 31 games

Rebounds (Season)

853 845 815 792 784 752 748 644 619 618

289 275 274 272 253 252 249 245 238 237 237

Rebounding Average (Career)

1997-01 91-95 76-79 79-83 83-87 00-04 02-06 79-81 01-05 82-86

Tere Williams, 118 games Jenny Root, 117 games Karen Garbis, 62 games Tammie Edwards, 107 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Julie Williams, 58 games Erin Gibson, 94 games Susan Walvius, 105 games

7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.1

Rebounding Average (Season)

2005-06 Kerri Gardin, Sr., 29 games 81-82 Tammie Edwards, Jr., 28 games

10.0 9.8

85-86 95-96

88-89 82-83 89-90 99-00 85-86 94-95

Blocked Shots (Career) 2000-04 82-86 91-95 84-88 01-05 96-00 07-08 02-06 03-07 79-81

Ieva Kublina, 126 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Jenny Root, 117 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Erin Gibson, 94 games Kim Seaver, 85 games Amber Hall, 89 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Nare Diawara, 90 games Julie Williams, 82 games

1985-86 01-02 84-85 03-04 02-03 96-97 07-08 06-07 96-97 79-80 86-87 04-05

Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games Susan Walvius, Jr., 28 games Ieva Kublina, Sr., 31 games Ieva Kublina, Jr., 32 games Kim Seaver, Fr., 31 games Amber Hall, Jr., 30 games Nare Diawara, Sr., 34 games Meg Hunter, Fr., 31 games Julie Williams, Fr., 29 games Michelle Bain, Jr., 29 games Erin Gibson, Sr., 29 games

9.7

Steals (Career)

.829 .826 .801 .790 .773 .770 .761 .760 .755 .749

Free-Throw Percentage (Season)

( Min. 60 attempts) 1990-91 Sue Logsdon, Fr., 27 games (72-81) 93-94 Christi Osborne, Jr., 30 games (97-111) 00-01 Chrystal Starling, So., 31 games (93-107) 02-03 Chrystal Starling, Sr., 27 games (88-102) 92-93 Lisa Griffith, Sr., 28 games (62-74) 03-04 Dawn Chriss, So., 31 games (87-104) 04-05 Carrie Mason, Jr., 29 games (64-77) 90-91 Lisa Griffith, So., 27 games (74-89) 03-04 Ieva Kublina, Sr., 31 games (95-115) 88-89 Amy Byrne, Jr., 29 games (109-133)

.889 .874 .869 .863 .838 .837 .831 .831 .826 .820

W o m e n s

256 204 133 109 108 106 96 91 88 82

b a s k e t b a l l

93 86 73 73 62 54 53 53 49 43 43 43

1981-85 Taiqua Brittingham, 105 games 96-01 Amy Wetzel, 129 games 96-99 Lisa Witherspoon, 112 games

(267-322) (351-425) (293-366) (203-257) (191-247) (344-447) (166-218) (333-438) (216-286) (268-358)

Lisa Witherspoon

9.1 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2

Blocked Shots (Season)

Free-Throw Percentage (Career)

( Minimum 1.5 made per game) 1991-95 Christi Osborne, 117 games 99-03 Chrystal Starling, 121 games 02-06 Carrie Mason, 123 games 90-94 Sue Logsdon, 105 games 89-93 Lisa Griffith, 102 games 00-04 Ieva Kublina, 126 games 80-82 Maureen Corrigan, 55 games 86-90 Amy Byrne, 113 games 96-99 Katie O’Connor, 120 games 02-06 Dawn Chriss, 116 games

Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Michelle (Hollister) Houseright, So., 27 games Missy Sallade, Jr., 29 games Tammie Edwards, Sr., 25 games Missy Sallade, Sr., 28 games Tere Williams, Jr., 27 games Renee Dennis, Jr., 27 games Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games

Assists (Career)

1996-99 83-87 96-01 78-81 91-95 92-96 02-06 88-92 06-07 91-95

252 235 219

Lisa Witherspoon, 112 games Maureen Donovan, 115 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Sandy Berry, 83 games Lisa Leftwich, 111 games Terri Garland, 114 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Phyllis Tonkin, 100 games Kirby Copeland, 118 games Christi Osborne, 117 games

Assists (Season)

1998-99 97-98 85-86 99-00 06-07 86-87 79-80 07-08 01-02 80-81

Sue Logsdon

03-07 78-81 02-06 02-06 91-95 02-06 81-84

Lisa Witherspoon, Sr., 30 games Lisa Witherspoon, Jr., 31 games Maureen Donovan, Jr., 28 games Amy Wetzel, Jr., 31 games Kirby Copeland, Sr., 34 games Maureen Donovan, Sr., 29 games Sandy Berry, Jr., 29 games Laura Haskins, Jr., 30 games Lisa Guarneri, Sr., 32 games Sandy Berry, Sr., 30 games

Kirby Copeland, 118 games Sandy Berry, 83 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Dawn Chriss, 116 games Lisa Leftwich, 111 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Jackie Ansley, 83 games

Steals (Season) 1998-99 83-84 96-97 78-79 06-07 83-84 84-85 82-83 97-98 88-89

Lisa Witherspoon, Sr., 30 games Taiqua Brittingham, Jr., 29 games Reneé Maitland, Jr., 31 games Sandy Berry, So., 24 games Kirby Copeland, Sr., 34 games Jackie Ansley, Sr., 30 games Taiqua Brittingham, Sr., 23 games Taiqua Brittingham, So., 25 games Lisa Witherspoon, Jr., 31 games Jeni Garber, Jr., 29 games

635 410 399 384 371 369 364 319 317 316

246 219 164 152 146 143 139 133 127 12 190 175 173 164 161 157 157

86 78 77 70 68 68 66 62 62 60

159

The 1,000-Point Club Renee Dennis • 1,791

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Year 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 Total

G/GS Min. 30/2 618 29/25 789 27/27 956 29/29 1,001 115/83 3,364

FG-FGA 104-231 163-313 201-445 212-472 680-1,461

Pct. .450 .521 .452 .449 .465

3P-3PA --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Pct. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

FT-FTA 75-116 86-138 136-202 134-182 431-638

Pct. .647 .623 .673 .736 .676

Reb. 148 215 224 205 792

Avg. 4.9 7.4 8.3 7.1 6.9

A 9 11 25 46 91

TO 50 73 98 100 321

BS 5 8 5 0 18

ST Pts. 11 283 21 412 22 538 22 558 76 1,791

Avg. 9.4 14.2 19.9 19.2 15.6

Pct. .538 .604 .595 .481 .550

3P-3PA 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-15 1-16

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .067 .063

FT-FTA 74-124 84-113 99-122 104-136 361-495

Pct. .597 .750 .811 .764 .729

Reb. 237 221 218 177 853

Avg. 7.6 7.5 8.4 5.9 7.2

A 16 27 19 30 92

TO 85 66 76 78 305

BS ST Pts. 15 36 414 22 29 468 14 32 411 16 26 457 67 123 1,750

Avg. 13.4 15.6 15.1 15.2 14.8

FG-FGA 87-199 198-419 173-383 155-374 613-1,375

Pct. .437 .473 .452 .414 .446

3P-3PA 13-38 20-53 23-65 21-78 77-234

Pct. .342 .377 .354 .269 .329

FT-FTA 55-85 82-107 112-140 95-115 344-447

Pct. .647 .766 .800 .826 .770

Reb. 154 249 238 204 845

Avg. A 5.0 15 7.8 30 7.4 44 6.6 26 6.7 115

TO 46 74 81 72 273

BS 35 86 62 73 256

ST Pts. 11 242 23 498 30 481 23 426 87 1,647

Avg. 7.8 15.6 15.0 13.7 13.1

FG-FGA 94-176 163-281 165-323 204-383 626-1,163

Pct. .534 .580 .511 .533 .538

3P-3PA Pct. 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000

FT-FTA 50-70 90-123 87-136 102-157 329-486

Pct. .714 .732 .640 .650 .677

Reb. 120 224 218 253 815

Avg. 4.3 8.0 7.3 8.2 7.0

A 12 22 21 30 85

TO 38 58 46 74 216

BS 27 39 30 37 133

ST Pts. 14 239 20 416 26 417 27 510 87 1,582

Avg. 8.5 14.9 13.9 16.5 13.5

FG-FGA 120-271 149-335 161-373 151-365 581-1,344

Pct. .443 .445 .432 .414 .432

3P-3PA 9-27 24-60 15-51 23-78 71-216

Pct. .333 .400 .294 .295 .329

FT-FTA 37-45 62-79 97-111 71-87 267-322

Pct. .822 .785 .874 .816 .829

Reb. 144 142 138 142 566

Avg. A 5.1 66 5.1 92 4.6 78 4.6 80 4.8 316

TO 79 73 72 71 295

BS 15 14 8 17 54

ST Pts. 24 286 30 384 18 434 24 396 96 1,500

Avg. 10.2 13.7 14.5 12.8 12.8

FG-FGA 18-43 106-235 127-307 105-242 88-206 444-1,033

Pct. .419 .451 .414 .434 .427 .430

3P-3PA 7-19 6-43 25-65 14-44 15-37 67-208

Pct. .368 .140 .385 .318 .405 .322

FT-FTA 28-34 112-140 153-203 101-138 95-120 489-635

Pct. .824 .800 .754 .732 .792 .770

Reb. 23 126 167 140 109 565

Avg. A 3.8 10 4.1 67 5.6 84 4.5 152 3.5 86 4.4 399

TO 10 81 92 110 76 369

BS ST Pts. 2 17 71 6 57 330 3 55 432 7 57 325 1 49 286 19 235 1,444

Avg. 11.8 10.6 14.6 10.5 9.2 11.2

Pct. .467 .419 .396 .462 .435

3P-3PA 42-103 51-129 45-108 62-140 200-480

Pct. .408 .395 .417 .443 .417

FT-FTA 82-106 79-99 64-77 68-84 293-366

Pct. .774 .798 .831 .810 .801

Reb. 108 91 80 59 338

Avg. A 3.4 106 2.9 84 2.8 98 1.9 76 2.7 364

TO 101 86 93 80 360

BS ST Pts. 4 26 338 4 58 358 12 30 303 3 59 370 23 173 1,369

Avg. 10.6 11.5 10.4 11.9 11.1

Tere Williams • 1,750

Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Total

G/GS Min. 31/28 776 30/29 822 27/25 807 30/30 814 118/112 3,219

FG-FGA 170-316 192-319 156-262 176-366 694-1263

Ieva Kublina • 1,647

Year 1900-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Totals

G/GS Min 31/3 642 32/32 976 32/32 1,046 31/31 999 126/98 3,663

Jenny Root • 1,582

Year 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Total

G/GS Min. 28/1 527 28/25 777 30/30 924 31/31 962 117/87 3,190

Christi Osborne • 1,500

Year 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Total

G/GS Min 28/20 880 28/28 917 30/30 1,000 31/31 1,054 117/109 3,851

Amy Wetzel • 1,444

Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Total

G/GS Min 6/1 180 31/27 908 30/29 1,032 31/31 1,059 31/31 950 129/119 4,129

Carrie Mason • 1,369

Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 Totals

G/GS 32/30 31/31 29/29 31/31 123/121

Renee Dennis

160

Min 1,108 1,100 955 1,016 4,179

Tere Williams

FG-FGA 107-229 114-272 97-245 120-260 438-1,006

Ieva Kublina

Jenny Root

Christi Osborne

Amy Wetzel

Carrie Mason

The 1,000-Point Club Chrystal Starling • 1,340

Year 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Totals

G/GS Min 31/23 890 31/0 764 32/18 805 27/16 730 121/57 3,189

Amy Byrne • 1,291

Year 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 Total

G/GS Min 28/0 306 28/1 490 29/29 882 28/28 894 113/58 2,572

FG-FGA 132-288 108-254 119-270 103-263 462-1,075

Pct. .458 .425 .441 .392 .429

3P-3PA 13-29 15-50 22-68 15-63 65-210

Pct. .448 .300 .324 .238 .310

FT-FTA 66-87 93-107 104-129 88-102 351-425

Pct. .759 .869 .806 .863 .826

Reb. 119 136 97 105 457

Avg. A 3.8 78 4.4 49 3.0 50 3.9 45 3.8 222

TO 104 83 60 78 325

BS ST Pts. 9 42 343 14 27 324 6 33 364 2 25 309 31 127 1,340

Avg. 11.1 10.5 11.4 11.4 11.1

FG-FGA 38-108 73-177 163-324 205-412 479-1,021

Pct. .352 .412 .503 .498 .469

3P-3PA --------- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. ---- .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-FTA 46-60 27-42 109-133 151-203 333-438

Pct. .767 .643 .820 .744 .760

Reb. 83 116 217 202 618

Avg. 3.0 4.1 7.5 7.2 5.5

A 11 16 19 26 72

TO 29 27 69 66 191

BS 4 5 6 2 17

ST Pts. 11 122 13 173 23 435 26 561 73 1,291

Avg. 4.4 6.2 15.0 20.0 11.4

FG-FGA 63-144 65-143 175-352 202-407 505-1,046

Pct. .436 .454 .497 .496 .483

3P-3PA --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Pct. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

FT-FTA 13-16 26-36 41-62 71-97 151-211

Pct. .813 .722 .661 .732 .716

Reb. 77 87 208 272 644

Avg. 3.2 3.5 7.4 9.7 6.1

A 6 6 17 25 54

TO 25 18 58 42 143

BS 17 21 73 93 204

ST Pts. 8 139 4 156 27 391 26 475 65 1,161

Avg. 5.8 6.2 14.0 17.0 11.1

FG-FGA 126-309 95-255 105-265 108-233 434-1,062

Pct. .408 .373 .396 .464 .409

3P-3PA --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Pct. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

FT-FTA 98-135 44-74 79-104 58-74 279-387

Pct. .726 .595 .760 .784 .721

Reb. 126 101 171 97 495

Avg. 4.5 4.0 5.7 3.3 4.4

A 24 34 64 58 80

TO 83 63 88 82 316

BS 13 9 19 8 49

ST Pts. 27 350 17 234 20 289 26 274 90 1,147

Avg. 12.5 9.4 9.6 9.4 10.2

FG-FGA 28-54 114-237 118-241 164-326 424-858

Pct. .519 .481 .490 .503 .494

3P-3PA 0-0 1-3 1-8 3-14 5-25

Pct. .000 .333 .125 .214 .200

FT-FTA 23-32 87-104 81-112 77-110 268-358

Pct. .719 .837 .723 .700 .749

Reb. 44 146 123 139 452

Avg. A 1.8 21 4.7 72 4.2 62 4.5 65 3.9 220

TO 17 81 55 77 230

BS ST Pts. 3 14 79 28 44 316 14 49 318 16 57 408 61 164 1,121

Avg. 3.2 10.2 11.0 13.2 9.7

FG-FGA 84-168 118-249 111-229 126-280 439-926

Pct. .500 .474 .485 .450 .474

3P-3PA 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-FTA 34-59 64-126 65-108 76-122 239-415

Pct. .576 .508 .602 .623 .576

Reb. 148 216 215 173 752

Avg. 4.6 7.0 6.9 6.0 6.1

A 9 30 24 32 95

TO 52 66 64 60 242

BS 26 29 24 43 122

Avg. 2.1 9.1

A 14 24

TO 36 76

BS 11 23

5.7 35 4.5 30 5.3 103

64 47 223

Susan Walvius • 1,161

Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 Total

G/GS Min 24/0 300 25/0 317 28/26 753 28/28 884 105/54 2,254

Robin Lee • 1,147

Year 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 Total

G/GS Min 28/26 757 25/224 640 30/30 744 29/26 639 112/106 2,780

Dawn Chriss • 1,121

Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 Totals

G/GS Min 25/0 235 31/31 943 29/29 789 31/31 908 116/91 2,875

Erin Gibson • 1,117

Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Total

G/GS Min 32/0 533 31/30 916 31/30 956 29/29 858 123/89 3,263

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright • 1,112

Year 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 Total

G/GS Min 28/0 255 27/26 816 Did not play 29/6 652 31/11 669 115/43 2,392

Chrystal Starling

FG-FGA 23-92 177-360

Pct. .250 .492

3P-3PA 2-13 6-19

Pct. .154 .316

FT-FTA 18-26 107-172

Pct. .692 .622

Reb. 59 245

108-217 118-243 426-912

.498 .486 .467

0-0 1-2 9-34

.000 .500 .265

60-94 66-88 251-380

.638 .750 .661

165 140 609

Amy Byrne

Susan Walvius

Robin Lee

Dawn Chriss

Erin Gibson

ST Pts. 22 202 28 300 13 287 29 328 92 1,117

Avg. 6.3 9.7 9.3 11.3 9.1

ST 13 53

Pts. 66 467

Avg. 2.4 17.3

12 27 276 7 46 303 53 139 1,112

9.5 9.8 9.7

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright

161

The 1,000-Point Club Kirby Copeland • 1,094

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Year 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Totals

G/GS 30/0 26/13 30/29 32/32 118/74

MP 346 508 768 1002 2624

FGM-Att 38-97 75-208 114-291 191-447 418-1042

Pct. 3PTM-Att .392 0-0 .361 0-7 .392 2-15 .428 18-69 .401 20-91

Pct. .000 .000 .133 .261 .220

FT-Att 24-39 72-101 63-103 79-124 238-367

Pct. .615 .713 .612 .637 .649

Reb. 70 101 100 118 389

Avg. A 2.3 29 3.9 55 3.3 87 3.7 146 3.3 317

FG-FGA 37-80

Pct. .463

3P-3PA 15-40

Pct. .375

FT-FTA 17-26

Pct. .654

Reb. 39

Avg. 1.6

114-287 107-246 133-309 391-922

.397 .435 .430 .424

36-140 42-108 64-160 157-448

.257 .389 .400 .350

36-52 44-59 56-76 153-213

.692 .746 .737 .718

FG-FGA 40-105 128-264 130-303 153-348 451-1,020

Pct. .381 .485 .429 .440 .442

3P-3PA --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

Pct. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

FT-FTA 24-32 59-83 55-76 52-66 190-257

FG-FGA 39-77 73-163 131-249 204-362 447-851

Pct. .506 .448 .526 .564 .525

3P-3PA --------- --------- --------- 0-0 0-0

Pct. ---- ---- ---- .000 .000

FG-FGA 53-132 88-256 128-285 150-333 419-1,006

Pct. .402 .344 .449 .450 .417

3P-3PA 0-0 2-6 7-29 6-17 15-52

Pct. .311 .469 .500 .461 .468

Sarah Hicks • 1,092

Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 Totals

G/GS Min 25/0 232 (redshirted) 31/23 908 31/31 895 32/32 1,101 119/86 3,136

Angie Kelly • 1,092

Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 Total

G/GS Min 22/0 215 29/3 599 29/26 639 24/24 791 104/53 2,244

Michelle Bain • 1,068

Year 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 Total

G/GS Min 25/0 198 28/6 480 29/28 695 28/27 766 110/61 2,139

Kerri Gardin • 1,061

Year 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 Totals

G/GS Min 30/5 546 31/29 799 29/20 750 29/27 822 119/81 2,917

Lisa Griffith • 1,033

Year 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 Total

G/GS Min 20/0 118 27/26 708 27/27 659 28/28 725 102/81 2,210

FG-FGA 14-45 119-254 132-264 124-269 389-832

Brittany Cook • 1,006

Year G/GS MP FGM-Att 04-06 DNP -- Knee surgery 05-06 30/0 384 42-114 06-07 34/25 939 145-298 07-08 30/30 1014 206-410 Totals 94/55 2337 393-822 Kirby Copeland

Sarah Hicks

BS ST Pts. 3 26 100 2 38 222 3 58 293 6 68 479 14 190 1094

Avg. 3.3 8.5 9.8 15.0 9.3

A 19

TO 25

BS 2

ST 3

Pts. 106

Avg. 4.6

144 164 168 515

4.6 78 5.3 84 5.3 112 4.3 293

70 60 81 236

11 6 13 32

18 300 29 300 11 386 61 1,092

9.7 9.7 12.1 9.2

Pct. .750 .711 .724 .788 .739

Reb. 31 76 77 90 274

Avg. A 1.4 19 2.6 36 2.7 88 3.8 65 2.6 208

TO 23 63 80 69 235

BS ST Pts. 0 11 104 2 41 315 4 57 315 3 31 358 9 140 1,092

Avg. 4.7 10.9 10.9 14.9 10.5

FT-FTA 18-31 44-77 49-92 63-113 174-313

Pct. .529 .571 .533 .558 .556

Reb. 63 146 195 215 619

Avg. 2.5 5.2 6.7 7.7 5.6

A 1 7 14 11 33

TO 26 55 72 69 222

Pct. .000 .333 .241 .353 .288

FT-FTA 24-38 64-95 59-96 61-103 208-332

Pct. .632 .674 .615 .592 .627

Reb. 96 167 232 289 784

Avg. A 3.2 52 5.4 90 8.0 48 10.0 69 6.6 259

3P-3PA 0-0 7-18 26-58 31-82 64-158

Pct. .000 .389 .448 .378 .405

FT-FTA 12-19 74-89 43-65 62-74 191-247

Pct. .632 .831 .662 .838 .773

Reb. 36 137 130 177 480

Avg. 1.8 5.1 4.8 6.3 4.7

Pct. 3PTM-Att

Pct.

FTM-Att

Pct.

Reb.

Avg.

.368 .487 .502 .478

.263 .290 .357 .310

13-29 47-62 95-124 155-215

.448 .758 .766 .721

56 166 191 413

15-57 20-69 30-84 65-210

ST Pts. 7 96 12 190 21 311 19 471 59 1,068

Avg. 3.8 6.8 10.7 16.8 9.7

TO 59 91 60 70 280

BS ST Pts. 20 24 130 17 36 242 29 39 322 25 58 367 91 157 1,061

Avg. 4.4 7.8 11.1 12.7 8.9

A 3 17 20 22 62

TO 6 39 49 57 151

BS ST Pts. 4 1 40 21 17 319 18 16 333 34 26 341 77 160 1,033

Avg. 2.0 11.8 12.3 12.2 10.1

A

TO

1.9 23 4.9 74 6.4 76 4.4 173

28 88 134 250

Lisa Griffith

Angie Kelly Michelle Bain Kerri Gardin

162

TO 56 69 92 125 342

BS 12 27 43 27 109

Blk

ST

TP

Avg.

6 18 112 10 42 357 12 49 537 28 109 1006

3.7 10.5 17.9 10.7

Brittany Cook

Coliseum Records

The All-Time Best Performances in the Cassell W o m e n s

Individual (Virginia Tech)

Individual (Opponent)

FG made 14 FG att.

30 3-pt. FG made 6

6 3-pt. FG att.

15 FT made 15 FT att.

17 Points 34 Off. Reb. 9

9 Def. Reb. 15 Tot. Reb. 21

21 Assists 13 Turnovers 12 Blocks 9 Steals 9

FG made 16 Heather Burge, Virginia (12/8/92) FG att.

36 Vivian Greene, Norfolk State (1/15/77) 3-pt. FG made 5 Anna Pavlikhina, VCU (1/9/93)

5 Camille Murphy, Georgia (11/17/99)

5 Maruita Reid, Miami (1/25/07) 3-pt. FG att.

12 Anna Pavlikhina, VCU (1/9/93) FT made 15 Paula Dolan, Charleston (12/19/81) FT att.

19 Paula Dolan, Charleston (12/19/81) Points 34 Heather Burge, Virginia (12/8/92) Off. Reb. 8 Glynetha Davis, Memphis State (2/11/89) Def. Reb. 15 Carolin Dehn-Duhr, JMU (12/10/88) Tot. Reb. 21 Glenda Stokes, Florida State (1/16/82) Assists 11 Jan Cameron, UT-Chattanooga (1/8/94) Turnovers 14 Karin Vadelund, George Washington (12/4/88) Blocks 11 Svetlana Pankratova, VCU (2/12/94) Steals 7 Vivian Greene, Norfolk State (1/15/77)

7 Tonya Cardoza, Virginia (12/8/87)

7 Carrie Coffman, Bradley (1/12/94)

7 Meghan Saake, Miami (2/5/02)

Renee Dennis vs. Florida State (1/3/87) Renee Dennis vs. Memphis State (2/7/87) Sarah Hillyer vs. Florida State (2/3/90) Jeni Garber vs. West Virginia (12/20/90) Sarah Hicks vs. Duke (12/8/99) Robin Lee vs. Florida State (1/16/82) Robin Lee vs. Florida State (1/16/82) Renee Dennis vs. Memphis State (2/7/87) Amy Byrne vs. Liberty (1/8/90) Joyce Waddy vs. Louisville, (2/23/87) Kerri Gardin vs. Virginia (2/13/05) Kerri Gardin vs. Virginia (2/13/05) Nicole Jones vs. Hampton (12/29/99) Lisa Leftwich vs. VCU (2/8/92) Sandy Berry vs. UNCC (1/13/79) Susan Walvius vs. Florida State (1/4/86) Taiqua Brittingham vs. Northwestern (12/22/83)

Team (Virginia Tech) FG made FG att.

3-pt. FG made 3-pt. FG att.

FT made FT att.

Points Off. Reb. Def. Reb. Tot. Reb. Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals

44 94 10 26 43 58 105 40 43 75 28 38 14 19

b a s k e t b a l l

Team (Opponent) vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (11/18/80) vs. Appalachian State (11/17/79) vs. Radford (2/21/91) vs. Syracuse (1/4/03) vs. Yale (1/9/82) vs. Yale (1/9/82) vs. Southern Mississippi (12/28/04) vs. Liberty (1/8/90) vs. Gardner-Webb (1/2/93) vs. Liberty (1/8/90) vs. Florida State (2/20/88) vs. East Tennessee State (12/10/77) vs. East Tennessee State (12/21/93) vs. Charleston (12/5/86)

FG made 43

43 FG att.

91 3-pt. FG made 14 3-pt. FG att.

28 FT made 32 FT att.

43

43 Points 108 Off. Reb. 25

25 Def. Reb. 36 Tot. Reb. 62 Assists 24 Turnovers 47 Blocks 13 Steals 22

Cincinnati (2/10/84) Old Dominion (3/1/84) Cincinnati (2/10/84) Connecticut (2/7/01) Connecticut (2/7/01) Radford (1/20/93) Florida State (1/3/87) Radford (12/6/86) Old Dominion (1/27/78) Marshall (12/30/92) Florida State (1/3/87) James Madison (12/10/88) Virginia Union (2/9/78) Connecticut (2/7/01) Appalachian State (11/17/79) Virginia Commonwealth (2/12/94) Virginia (12/8/87)

163

Year-by-Year Results

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Virginia Tech’s first varsity women’s basketball team competed in 1976-77.

1976-77

Coach: John Wetzel Record: 7-9 Dec. 4 Virginia State L 42-46 Dec. 9 at Virginia L 52-54 Dec. 14 at Bridgewater W 59-55 Jan. 5 at East Tennessee State L 58-71 Jan. 12 at Radford L 50-60 Jan. 15 Norfolk State L 55-68 Jan. 18 Emory & Henry W 49-48 Jan. 25 Longwood W 59-47 Jan. 28 at William & Mary W 57-47 Feb. 2 at Old Dominion L 39-82 Feb. 3 at VCU W 53-43 Feb. 15 Roanoke W 71-68 Feb. 19 James Madison W 56-46 Feb. 24 Virginia L 58-67 Mar. 3 vs. James Madison 1 L 37-47 Mar. 4 vs. Norfolk State 1 L 49-56 1 - Virginia State Tournament in Norfolk, Va.

1977-78

Coach: Carolyn Owen Record: 8-16 Dec. 7 Bridgewater L 65-77 Dec. 9 Emory & Henry W 61-52 Dec. 10 East Tennessee State L 57-78 Dec. 19 vs. George Washington 1 W 65-57 Dec. 20 vs. William & Mary 1 L 65-80 Jan. 9 at Virginia L 39-54 Jan. 16 Morris Harvey L 78-81 Jan. 20 Virginia State L 55-81 Jan. 21 at Norfolk State L 68-86 Jan. 24 Radford L 52-73 Jan. 27 Old Dominion L 48-108 Feb. 3 VCU W 87-45 Feb. 4 William & Mary W 65-57 Feb. 7 at Longwood L 59-68 Feb. 9 Virginia Union W 73-68 Feb. 16 at James Madison L 47-66 Feb. 17 at VCU W 75-47 Feb. 20 at Radford L 68-81 Feb. 22 at West Virginia L 72-75 Feb. 25 at Emory & Henry W 75-59 Feb. 27 at East Tennessee State L 64-74 Feb. 28 at Roanoke W 76-56 Mar. 2 at Old Dominion 2 L 53-83 Mar. 3 vs. Virginia 2 L 38-58 1 - VCU Christmas Tournament in Richmond, Va. 2 - Virginia State Tournament in Norfolk, Va.

1978-79

164

Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 27

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 9-15 at Marshall L 57-70 at Morris Harvey L 69-82 at Bridgewater W 70-58 Wake Forest L 56-75 Norfolk State W 83-62 Charlotte L 65-67 at Virginia L 58-64 West Virginia Wesleyan W 83-78 Virginia State L 67-69 at George Washington L 65-76 at Virginia Union L 59-73

Jan. 30 James Madison W 57-49 Feb. 1 Lenoir-Rhyne L 73-87 Feb. 2 American L 72-73 Feb. 8 at Old Dominion L 47-91 Feb. 9 at Georgetown L 57-62 Feb. 14 Radford L 60-66 Feb. 15 Longwood W 81-55 Feb. 21 West Virginia W 73-61 Feb. 23 at William & Mary W 64-59 Feb. 24 at VCU L 56-69 Mar. 1 James Madison 1 L 64-66 Mar. 2 VCU 1 W 75-54 Mar. 3 Norfolk State 1 W 70-53 1 - Virginia State Tournament in Blacksburg, Va.

1979-80

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 17-12 Nov. 17 Appalachian State W 78-55 Nov. 20 at East Tennessee State W 75-63 Nov. 28 at North Carolina L 73-82 Dec. 1 VCU W 87-66 Dec. 8 at South Carolina L 68-86 Dec. 17 at Florida State 1 L 57-67 Dec. 18 vs. St Louis 1 W 71-60 Dec. 19 vs. Cincinnati 1 L 58-66 Jan. 4 George Washington L 53-57 Jan. 6 East Carolina L 58-75 Jan. 8 William & Mary W 60-56 Jan. 10 Marshall W 70-57 Jan. 14 vs. Virginia 2 L 38-48 Jan. 18 at Norfolk State W 65-61 Jan. 21 Virginia Union W 71-62 Jan. 23 at Virginia State W 63-50 Jan. 26 Charlotte L 61-66 Jan. 29 at James Madison W 62-55 Feb. 1 Winthrop 3 W 60-54 Feb. 2 East Tennessee State 3 W 65-54 Feb. 5 Old Dominion L 52-78 Feb. 9 at Florida State W 77-54 Feb. 11 Charleston WV W 66-59 Feb. 15 at Longwood W 75-58 Feb. 19 at Pittsburgh L 54-76 Feb. 20 at West Virginia W 71-67 Feb. 23 at Radford W 63-62 Feb. 24 Cincinnati L 53-54 Feb. 27 Virginia Union 4 L 52-63 1 - Metro Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla. 2 - in Richmond, Va. 3 - Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - Virginia State Tournament in Blacksburg, Va.

1980-81

Nov. 18 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 11

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 13-17 West Virginia Wesleyan at East Carolina at N.C. State William & Mary South Carolina vs. Delaware 1 at George Washington 1 Virginia State

W 100-46 L 65-70 L 68-94 W 65-63 F 42-78 W 75-54 L 54-57 W 62-45

Dec. 13 vs. West Virginia 2 W 74-67 Dec. 19 vs. Carson-Newman 3 W 71-56 Dec. 20 at East Tennessee State 3 L 50-88 Dec. 29 vs. Georgia 4 L 50-65 Jan. 3 vs. Virginia 5 L 43-58 Jan. 10 Louisville L 72-89 Jan. 12 Norfolk State W 73-37 Jan. 14 at Charlotte L 67-69 Jan. 17 at Cincinnati L 58-78 Jan. 24 Duke W 65-55 Jan. 28 James Madison W 66-58 Feb. 2 East Tennessee State W 62-56 Feb. 5 vs. Louisville 6 L 64-81 Feb. 6 vs. St Louis 6 L 65-72 Feb. 14 at Charleston WV L 58-60 Feb. 16 at Marshall W 79-61 Feb. 21 at Appalachian State L 58-64 Feb. 23 at Virginia Union L 51-55 Mar. 3 at #3 Old Dominion L 39-85 Mar. 6 at James Madison 7 W 71-65 Mar. 7 vs. #6 Old Dominion 7 L 54-65 Mar. 8 vs. Virginia 7 L 41-49 1 - George Washington Tournament in Washington, D.C. 2 - in Charleston, W. Va. 3 - East Tennessee State Christmas Tournament in Johnson City, Tenn.

4 - in Harriman, Tenn.

5 - in Roanoke, Va. 6 - Metro Tournament in New Orleans, La. 7 - Virginia State Tournament in Harrisonburg, Va.

1981-82

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 16-12; Metro: 0-5 Nov. 24 at William & Mary W 89-58 Nov. 28 Radford W 81-63 Dec. 4 vs. American 1 W 92-57 Dec. 5 at George Washington 1 W 73-54 Dec. 7 Old Dominion L 45-82 Dec. 11 at Duke L 58-71 Dec. 19 Charleston WV W 88-74 Dec. 27 vs. Queens 2 W 100-51 Dec. 28 vs. Detroit Mercy 2 L 47-65 Dec. 29 vs. DePaul 2 W 62-61 Jan. 2 vs. West Virginia 3 (2 OT)L 81-82 Jan. 6 Appalachian State W 64-57 Jan. 9 Yale W 95-66 Jan. 12 at East Tennessee State L 60-80 Jan. 16 Florida State * L 82-93 Jan. 18 Marshall W 71-52 Jan. 22 Louisville * L 68-72 Jan. 25 #5 N.C. State L 47-48 Jan. 29 vs. Tulane * 4 L 64-72 Jan. 31 at Cincinnati * L 81-86 Feb. 3 Memphis * L 68-77 Feb. 6 vs. Virginia 3 W 63-56 Feb. 10 at James Madison W 85-74 Feb. 13 North Carolina W 76-74 Feb. 16 Liberty W 77-44 Feb. 20 Roanoke W 100-67 Feb. 25 vs. Tulane 5 W 62-52 Feb. 26 at Memphis 5 L 59-83 1 - Belaire Classic in Washington, D.C. 2 - Queens College Tournament in Flushing, N.Y. 3 - in Roanoke, Va. 4 - in Cincinnati, Ohio 5 - Metro Tournament in Memphis, Tenn.

1982-83

Nov. 29 Dec. 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 17

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 13-12; Metro: 2-3 at Marshall W 73-69 East Tennessee State W 64-63 at #12 N.C. State L 63-79 at Radford W 73-63 Howard W 78-54 at Charleston WV W 81-64 at Old Dominion L 53-84 vs. St John’s 1 L 60-64 vs. Temple 1 (2 OT)L 83-85 #11 Tennessee L 47-55 at Virginia L 66-70 at West Virginia L 66-71 at Appalachian State W 92-79

Jan. 22 at Memphis * L 60-78 Jan. 29 Cincinnati * W 86-63 Jan. 31 Louisville * W 68-61 Feb. 5 VCU W 81-57 Feb. 8 at Charlotte W 66-60 Feb. 11 at Cincinnati * L 58-81 Feb. 13 at Louisville * L 54-63 Feb. 16 James Madison W 57-47 Feb. 19 Morehead State W 61-60 Feb. 21 at #20 North Carolina L 83-100 Feb. 28 at Liberty W 78-74 Mar. 6 vs. Memphis 2 L 64-72 1 - Queens College Holiday Classic in Flushing, N.Y. 2 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

1983-84

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 15-15; Metro: 4-6 Nov. 26 Charleston WV W 101-85 Nov. 29 at East Tennessee State L 60-67 Dec. 10 at Howard W 89-65 Dec. 17 Marshall W 76-64 Dec. 20 Georgia Southern 1 W 84-61 Dec. 21 Mississippi State 1 L 87-89 Dec. 22 Northwestern 1 W 85-77 Dec. 30 vs. North Carolina 2 L 52-73 Dec. 31 vs. #13 N.C. State 2 L 63-74 Jan. 4 vs. Virginia 3 L 70-88 Jan. 7 Appalachian State W 95-76 Jan. 10 at #8 Tennessee L 63-77 Jan. 13 West Virginia W 73-62 Jan. 16 at Morehead State W 75-62 Jan. 21 Memphis * L 62-74 Jan. 28 at Cincinnati * W 92-86 Jan. 30 at Louisville * L 72-81 Feb. 4 Florida State * W 68-63 Feb. 6 Louisville * W 93-61 Feb. 10 Cincinnati * W 101-93 Feb. 13 at VCU W 81-63 Feb. 18 at South Carolina * L 74-89 Feb. 21 at James Madison L 59-72 Feb. 24 at Southern Miss. * L 75-91 Feb. 26 at Tulane * L 59-64 Mar. 1 #5 Old Dominion L 67-100 Mar. 3 South Carolina * L 70-80 Mar. 5 vs. Southern Miss. 4 W 94-86 Mar. 6 vs. Louisville 4 L 60-63 Mar. 7 vs. South Carolina 4 W 89-76 1 - Marriott-Converse Christmas Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 2 - Dogwood Classic in Fayetteville, N.C. 3 - in Roanoke, Va. 4 - Metro Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio

1984-85

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 16-13; Metro: 4-6 Nov. 23 at Tennessee Tech 1 L 79-94 Nov. 24 vs. Ohio 1 L 77-79 Nov. 28 East Tennessee State W 74-51 Dec. 1 vs. North Carolina 2 W 74-73 Dec. 14 at Charleston WV W 109-81 Dec. 17 UT-Chattanooga 3 W 75-59 Dec. 18 #19 Auburn 3 L 60-75 Dec. 19 #16 Louisiana State 3 W 86-77 Dec. 29 at Clemson L 90-101 Jan. 6 at Florida State * L 77-85 Jan. 10 Tulane * W 104-64 Jan. 12 Southern Miss. * L 73-93 Jan. 16 at #15 Virginia L 62-74 Jan. 18 at Mississippi State W 72-66 Jan. 19 at Memphis * L 72-77 Jan. 21 James Madison W 73-62 Jan. 26 at Cincinnati * L 79-90 Jan. 28 at Louisville * W 79-74 Jan. 30 #02 Old Dominion L 76-86 Feb. 2 South Carolina * W 59-58 Feb. 7 Cincinnati * W 86-74 Feb. 10 Louisville * L 68-70 Feb. 12 at Marshall W 85-74 Feb. 15 at Appalachian State W 79-75 Feb. 21 at South Carolina * L 72-76 Feb. 25 VCU W 90-57 Feb. 27 Radford W 71-64 Mar. 3 vs. Floirda State 4 W 86-65 Mar. 4 vs. Memphis 4 L 85-93 1 - Tennessee Tech Classic in Cookeville, Tenn.

Year-by-Year Results 2 - in Salem, Va. 3 - Marriott-Converse Christmas Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - Metro Tournament in Hattiesburg, Miss.

1985-86

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 13-15; Metro: 4-6 Nov. 23 Charlotte W 92-65 Nov. 27 Clemson L 76-77 Nov. 30 at #5 Old Dominion W 73-72 Dec. 4 at #19 North Carolina L 73-75 Dec. 10 vs. #7 Virginia 1 L 58-87 Dec. 14 Marshall W 91-71 Dec. 20 Delaware 2 W 74-61 Dec. 21 Charleston WV 2 W 84-68 Dec. 22 #10 Auburn 2 L 62-83 Jan. 4 Florida State * W 73-68 Jan. 6 Memphis * L 78-89 Jan. 11 at Southern Miss. * W 89-79 Jan. 13 at Tulane * (OT)L 77-89 Jan. 15 Appalachian State W 90-74 Jan. 21 at East Tennessee State L 56-74 Jan. 25 Louisville * W 89-75 Jan. 27 Cincinnati * W 81-71 Jan. 30 Randolph-Macon W 76-64 Feb. 1 South Carolina * L 83-92 Feb. 5 at James Madison L 59-81 Feb. 8 at Cincinnati * L 68-86 Feb. 10 at Louisville * L 76-91 Feb. 15 at South Carolina * L 53-69 Feb. 18 at Radford L 81-86 Feb. 22 Mercer W 98-67 Feb. 24 at Charlotte L 62-71 Mar. 1 vs. Southern Miss. 3 W 86-76 Mar. 2 at South Carolina 3 L 54-67 1 - in Roanoke, Va. 2 - Marriott-Converse Christmas Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Columbia, S.C.

1986-87

Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 7 Feb. 9

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 15-14; Metro: 7-5 vs. #15 Mississippi 1 L 59-78 vs. Connecticut 1 L 69-71 Charleston WV 2 W 76-52 Radford 2 W 64-55 at #8 Virginia L 43-73 at George Mason W 80-64 at Old Dominion 3 L 54-76 vs. Northwestern 3 L 64-70 vs. #11 Georgia 4 L 56-80 vs. Massachusetts 4 W 86-63 Florida State * W 91-78 South Carolina * L 52-60 William & Mary W 56-50 at Memphis * L 59-84 at Southern Miss. * W 77-50 #16 James Madison W 63-61 at Cincinnati * W 85-55 at Louisville * L 66-71 at Florida State * L 65-70 at South Carolina * W 69-65 Memphis * L 81-82 Southern Miss. * W 76-65

Feb. 14 at #3 Auburn L 53-81 Feb. 16 at Mercer W 117-84 Feb. 21 Cincinnati * (OT)W 77-68 Feb. 23 Louisville * W 78-73 Mar. 2 at VCU L 74-85 Mar. 5 Florida State 5 W 68-67 Mar. 6 South Carolina 5 L 55-59 1 - Lady Sunshine Classic in Orlando, Fla. 2 - Converse Christmas Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Old Dominion Classic in Norfolk, Va. 4 - Texaco/Wildcat Tournament in Villanova, Pa. 5 - Metro Tournament in Blacksburg, Va.

1987-88

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 12-16; Metro: 4-8 Nov. 27 vs. Morehead State 1 W 59-52 Nov. 28 at Appalachian State 1 W 79-71 Dec. 5 Richmond W 70-58 Dec. 8 #6 Virginia L 57-74 Dec. 12 at George Washington L 55-71 Dec. 18 at William & Mary W 58-51 Dec. 29 vs. #7 Mississippi 2 L 57-60 Dec. 30 vs. Colgate 2 W 94-50 Jan. 2 VCU W 75-74 Jan. 9 at Southern Miss. * L 75-78 Jan. 11 at Memphis * W 73-61 Jan. 16 Louisville * W 68-67 Jan. 18 Cincinnati * L 47-50 Jan. 20 Old Dominion L 56-77 Jan. 23 at Charleston WV W 67-65 Jan. 25 at #20 James Madison L 39-79 Jan. 30 at Florida State * L 59-61 Feb. 1 at South Carolina * L 44-75 Feb. 4 Charlotte L 55-69 Feb. 6 Southern Miss. * L 68-79 Feb. 8 Memphis * L 84-89 Feb. 10 at Radford W 77-74 Feb. 13 at Cincinnati * L 62-74 Feb. 15 at Louisville * W 62-59 Feb. 20 Florida State * W 97-81 Feb. 29 at Kentucky L 79-80 Mar. 5 South Carolina * L 69-73 Mar. 10 vs. Southern Miss. 3 L 60-73 1 - Appalachian State/Sheraton Classic in Boone, N.C. 2 - St. Peter’s Tournament in Jersey City, N.J. 3 - Metro Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla.

1988-89

Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 14 Jan. 16

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 16-13; Metro: 7-5 vs. Bradley 1 W 75-57 at Syracuse 1 (OT)L 74-76 at #10 Virginia L 73-75 George Washington W 51-35 James Madison L 49-72 at Old Dominion L 63-68 at VCU (OT)L 76-88 vs. Houston 2 L 69-80 vs. Connecticut 2 W 65-63 at Richmond L 54-79 Cincinnati * W 52-49 at Memphis * W 75-62 at Southern Miss. * L 73-82

Jan. 21 Florida State * W 68-67 Jan. 23 George Mason W 67-49 Jan. 28 at Florida State * L 66-69 Jan. 30 at South Carolina * L 52-86 Feb. 4 at Louisville * W 73-62 Feb. 6 at Cincinnati * L 50-66 Feb. 11 Memphis * W 74-55 Feb. 13 Southern Miss. * L 64-72 Feb. 17 Charleston WV W 77-50 Feb. 19 Kentucky W 75-66 Feb. 21 at Charlotte W 78-57 Feb. 25 South Carolina * W 63-59 Mar. 1 Radford W 71-59 Mar. 4 Louisville * W 65-57 Mar. 9 at Memphis 3 W 78-63 Mar. 10 vs. Southern Miss. 3 L 62-70 1 - Carrier Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. 2 - Cardinal Classic in Stanford, Calif.

3 - Metro Tournament in Memphis, Tenn.

1989-90

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 14-14; Metro: 8-6 Nov. 25 West Virginia State W 93-40 Nov. 28 at #1 Tennessee L 55-81 Dec. 1 vs. St John’s 1 L 67-78 Dec. 2 vs. Ohio 1 L 55-62 Dec. 6 at George Mason L 54-69 Dec. 21 #23 Old Dominion L 72-84 Dec. 29 vs. Boston College 2 W 74-65 Dec. 30 at Richmond 2 L 58-66 Jan. 3 #10 Virginia L 77-79 Jan. 6 Florida State * L 64-68 Jan. 8 Liberty W 80-54 Jan. 13 at Memphis * W 69-68 Jan. 15 at Southern Miss. * L 63-85 Jan. 20 Tulane * W 82-59 Jan. 23 VCU W 64-52 Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * W 56-42 Jan. 29 at Louisville * W 65-54 Feb. 3 at Florida State * L 52-69 Feb. 5 at South Carolina * L 47-72 Feb. 10 Memphis * W 77-59 Feb. 12 Southern Miss. * L 53-62 Feb. 17 James Madison (OT)W 53-50 Feb. 21 South Carolina * L 59-67 Feb. 24 Cincinnati * W 72-59 Feb. 26 Louisville * W 81-62 Feb. 28 at Radford W 66-54 Mar. 3 at Tulane * W 70-53 Mar. 8 vs. Louisville 3 L 60-85 1 - Roger I. White Invitational in Evanston, Ill. 2 - Dole Pineapple Classic in Richmond, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio

1990-91

Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 3 Dec. 8 Dec. 20 Dec. 29 Dec. 30

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 12-15; Metro: 8-6 vs. Lamar 1 L 54-71 vs. Eastern Illinois 1 L 66-70 at #1 Virginia L 44-93 #6 Tennessee L 54-64 at Old Dominion L 69-80 West Virginia L 80-84 Towson State 2 W 92-61 George Mason 2 L 56-57

The 1993-94 team won the Metro Conference Tournament and was the first Tech team to go to the NCAA Tournament.

Jan. 2 William & Mary W 75-60 Jan. 5 at Memphis * W 71-65 Jan. 7 Florida State * L 64-78 Jan. 12 at Southern Miss. * L 67-79 Jan. 14 at Tulane * W 64-54 Jan. 19 South Carolina * W 69-67 Jan. 21 James Madison L 48-64 Jan. 26 at Cincinnati * W 74-59 Jan. 28 at Louisville * L 61-78 Feb. 2 Memphis * W 77-73 Feb. 4 at Liberty W 77-56 Feb. 7 Southern Miss. * W 75-64 Feb. 11 Tulane * W 67-41 Feb. 16 at South Carolina * L 51-66 Feb. 18 at Florida State * L 53-76 Feb. 21 Radford W 87-49 Feb. 23 Cincinnati * W 55-52 Feb. 27 at Louisville * L 57-70 Mar. 4 vs. Southern Miss. 3 L 71-91 1 - Florida International in Miami, Fla. 2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

1991-92

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 10-18; Metro: 3-9 Nov. 27 at Air Force W 75-70 Nov. 29 vs. #6 Vanderbilt 1 L 63-78 Nov. 30 vs. Illinois 1 L 66-68 Dec. 4 at East Tennessee State W 93-86 Dec. 7 Old Dominion L 55-71 Dec. 19 at North Carolina L 62-76 Dec. 29 Akron 2 W 78-60 Dec. 30 UNC Greensboro 2 W 84-65 Jan. 4 at VCU * L 66-74 Jan. 6 at William & Mary W 62-42 Jan. 12 at Youngstown State L 81-92 Jan. 18 Charlotte * L 53-75 Jan. 20 South Florida * W 74-59 Jan. 25 at Dayton L 71-75 Jan. 27 at Louisville * L 44-93 Feb. 1 at Tulane * L 56-59 Feb. 3 at Southern Miss. * L 55-86 Feb. 8 VCU * L 57-59 Feb. 10 Dayton W 71-55 Feb. 12 at Radford L 72-75 Feb. 15 at South Florida * W 67-64 Feb. 17 at James Madison L 62-75 Feb. 24 Louisville * L 56-75 Feb. 29 Tulane * L 43-63 Mar. 2 Southern Miss. * W 64-62 Mar. 7 at Charlotte * L 57-86 Mar. 11 vs. Charlotte 3 W 67-61 Mar. 12 vs. Southern Miss. 3 L 63-76 1 - Coors Classic in Boulder, Colo.

2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

1992-93

Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 16 Jan. 18 Jan. 20 Jan. 25 Jan. 30 Feb. 1 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 15 Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 25

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 20-8; Metro: 8-4 Wingate W 58-43 vs. East Carolina 1 W 86-72 at Duke 1 L 63-85 #6 Virginia L 59-93 at Old Dominion W 76-63 East Tennessee State W 91-59 Drexel 2 W 92-41 Marshall 2 W 84-78 Gardner-Webb W 89-59 at UNC Greensboro L 54-63 VCU * W 70-67 at Western Carolina W 74-48 Tulane * W 80-57 Southern Miss. * W 85-70 Radford W 81-68 at Louisville * W 79-75 at South Florida * (OT)W 85-83 at Charlotte * L 44-81 James Madison W 81-60 at Southern Miss. * L 80-89 at Tulane * L 65-79 South Florida * W 82-62 Louisville * W 82-61 at Morehead State W 94-88

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Year-by-Year Results Jan. 24 St. Bonaventure * W 84-73 Jan. 27 at Duquesne * L 86-99 Jan. 29 George Washington * W 67-55 Feb. 1 at La Salle * W 67-55 Feb. 5 Dayton * W 68-66 Feb. 9 Xavier * L 68-69 Feb. 12 at St. Joseph’s * L 43-58 Feb. 14 at Temple * W 69-51 Feb. 19 Duquesne * W 79-78 Feb. 21 at Fordham * W 59-44 Feb. 24 Fordham 2 W 79-40 Feb. 26 vs. St. Joseph’s 3 W 67-62 Mar. 1 vs. George Washington 4 W 73-72 Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 4 (OT)W 66-64 Mar. 14 vs. #24 Wisconsin 5 W 75-64 Mar. 16 vs. #12 Florida 5 L 57-89 1 - St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Tipoff Classic in Moraga, Calif.

2 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Philadelphia, Pa. 4 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Amherst, Mass.

5 - NCAA Tournament in Gainesville, Fla.

Mar. 1 at VCU * L 69-71 Mar. 4 Charlotte * W 76-70 Mar. 10 vs. South Florida 3 W 74-50 Mar. 11 at Louisville 3 L 73-92 1 - Duke Classic in Durham, N.C. 2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky.

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

1993-94

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 24-6; Metro: 9-3 Dec. 1 Western Carolina W 102-43 Dec. 4 Ohio W 75-60 Dec. 8 at #8 Virginia L 66-78 Dec. 18 vs. Mississippi State 1 W 76-61 Dec. 19 vs. Colorado State 1 W 73-69 Dec. 29 Colgate 2 W 90-68 Dec. 30 Appalachian State 2 W 77-76 Jan. 2 at East Tennessee State W 77-71 Jan. 6 Morehead State W 86-52 Jan. 8 UT-Chattanooga W 79-73 Jan. 10 South Florida * W 72-59 Jan. 12 Bradley W 76-52 Jan. 15 at Tulane * L 64-75 Jan. 17 at Southern Miss. * L 62-93 Jan. 20 at Tennessee L 51-88 Jan. 25 at James Madison W 74-60 Jan. 28 Louisville * W 72-54 Feb. 1 at Radford W 72-63 Feb. 3 Charlotte * W 65-53 Feb. 8 at Louisville * W 57-53 Feb. 12 VCU * W 64-54 Feb. 19 at South Florida * L 64-77 Feb. 22 at VCU * W 65-49 Feb. 26 Tulane * W 71-65 Feb. 28 #19 Southern Miss. * W 60-50 Mar. 3 at Charlotte * W 60-37 Mar. 8 vs. VCU 3 W 61-46 Mar. 9 vs. Charlotte 3 W 63-55 Mar. 10 vs. #19 Southern Miss. 3 W 83-76 Mar. 16 Auburn 4 L 51-60 1 - Pepperdine Tournament in Malibu, Calif.

2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky. 4 - NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va.

1994-95

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 22-9; Metro: 10-2 Nov. 15 at Maryland 1 W 68-53 Nov. 17 at SW Missouri State 2 L 45-61 Nov. 28 at Ohio (OT)L 66-67 Dec. 1 Radford W 72-42 Dec. 3 at UT-Chattanooga W 64-45 Dec. 6 Winthrop W 65-45 Dec. 19 vs. Michigan State 3 W 63-61 Dec. 20 vs. Oklahoma State 3 W 83-77 Dec. 21 vs. Texas Tech 3 L 47-68 Dec. 29 Furman 4 W 73-61 Dec. 30 #4 North Carolina 4 L 52-57 Jan. 2 at William & Mary W 72-53 Jan. 6 at Louisville * W 56-54 Jan. 8 at VCU * W 54-51 Jan. 13 #9 Virginia W 69-62 Jan. 15 South Florida * W 72-52 Jan. 20 Charlotte * W 68-55 Jan. 23 James Madison W 68-54 Jan. 27 at Tulane * L 62-72 Jan. 29 at Southern Miss. * L 66-75 Feb. 3 at Charlotte * W 63-54 Feb. 10 Southern Miss. * W 64-63 Feb. 12 Tulane * W 77-65 Feb. 17 VCU * W 81-63 Feb. 19 at South Florida * W 85-69 Feb. 22 #2 Tennessee L 33-66 Feb. 26 Louisville * W 68-60 Mar. 1 at West Virginia W 82-66 Mar. 9 vs. Southern Miss. 5 L 66-67 Mar. 16 vs. St Joseph’s 6 W 62-52 Mar. 18 at #1 Connecticut 6 L 45-91 1 - Preseason WNIT in College Park, Md. 2 - Preseason WNIT in Springfield, Mo. 3 - San Juan Shootout in San Juan, P.R. 4 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 5 - Metro Tournament in Louisville, Ky. 6 - NCAA Tournament in Storrs, Conn.

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1998-99

The Atlantic 10 champion 1997-98 team reached the NCAA Second Round.

1995-96

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 11-17; Atlantic 10: 8-8 Nov. 24 at Stetson L 77-83 Nov. 29 at Radford L 64-81 Dec. 6 at #5 Virginia L 38-80 Dec. 9 VCU L 54-57 Dec. 19 at Northern Arizona 1 L 50-80 Dec. 20 vs. Florida 1 L 48-65 Dec. 29 Hampton 2 W 84-66 Dec. 30 Campbell 2 W 70-59 Jan. 3 at Fordham * W 75-59 Jan. 11 at James Madison L 58-75 Jan. 13 at George Washington * L 58-79 Jan. 18 at Massachusetts * L 47-65 Jan. 20 at Duquesne * L 68-73 Jan. 25 La Salle * W 70-65 Jan. 28 Xavier OH * (OT)W 87-82 Feb. 1 at La Salle * L 53-77 Feb. 3 at St Joseph’s * L 50-57 Feb. 7 Duquesne * W 65-56 Feb. 10 Rhode Island * L 63-68 Feb. 12 Temple * W 86-49 Feb. 15 at Dayton * W 66-59 Feb. 17 at Xavier OH * L 70-83 Feb. 20 Richmond L 55-64 Feb. 22 St Bonaventure * W 75-68 Feb. 24 Dayton * W 79-59 Feb. 27 George Washington * (OT)L 60-64 Mar. 1 Fordham 3 (2 OT)W 90-78 Mar. 2 Massachusetts 3 L 42-64 1 - Woodlands Plaza Classic in Flagstaff, Ariz.

2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Blacksburg, Va.

1996-97

Coach: Carol Alfano Record: 10-21; Atlantic 10: 4-12 Nov. 21 UNC Greensboro W 89-86 Nov. 29 vs. Michigan 1 L 63-79 Nov. 30 vs. Pittsburgh 1 L 63-72 Dec. 1 vs. Houston 1 W 69-66 Dec. 5 James Madison L 54-56 Dec. 11 Radford L 83-84 Dec. 19 at Richmond L 76-82 Dec. 29 vs. Cornell 2 W 73-50 Dec. 30 vs. Loyola (Md.) 2 W 58-55

Jan. 3 Iona W 50-49 Jan. 6 at George Washington * L 57-83 Jan. 8 at Appalachian State L 58-67 Jan. 10 at Temple * L 61-79 Jan. 12 St. Joseph’s * L 44-75 Jan. 16 at Xavier * (OT)L 62-73 Jan. 18 at Dayton * (2 OT)W 103-98 Jan. 21 George Washington * L 44-82 Jan. 23 at La Salle * L 40-69 Jan. 25 at Duquesne * L 67-84 Jan. 29 Massachusetts * L 52-54 Feb. 1 at Rhode Island * L 58-69 Feb. 3 Fordham * W 63-61 Feb. 6 #8 Virginia L 41-90 Feb. 9 at St. Bonaventure * L 63-75 Feb. 13 Dayton * W 84-65 Feb. 15 Xavier * L 54-65 Feb. 17 at VCU L 60-65 Feb. 20 Duquesne * W 70-62 Feb. 22 La Salle * L 54-67 Feb. 25 vs. St. Bonaventure 3 W 83-78 Feb. 27 vs. La Salle 4 L 66-81 1 - Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hi. 2 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in St. Bonaventure, N.Y. 4 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Philadelphia, Pa.

1997-98

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 22-10; Atlantic 10: 11-5 Nov. 21 East Carolina W 68-39 Nov. 25 at #12 Virginia L 49-64 Nov. 28 vs. St. Mary’s 1 W 68-59 Nov. 29 vs. Villanova 1 L 46-55 Dec. 2 Appalachian State W 65-49 Dec. 4 at UNC Greensboro W 88-74 Dec. 10 at Radford W 84-67 Dec. 21 at James Madison L 70-77 Dec. 29 UMBC W 89-36 Dec. 30 Siena L 64-69 Jan. 2 Rhode Island * W 84-60 Jan. 4 Massachusetts * L 56-58 Jan. 8 at Xavier * L 74-83 Jan. 10 at Dayton * W 75-64 Jan. 13 La Salle * W 65-57 Jan. 17 at George Washington * W 64-57

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 28-3; Atlantic 10: 15-1 Nov. 13 at Liberty W 69-55 Nov. 15 at Duke W 72-70 Nov. 22 Radford W 86-52 Nov. 24 James Madison W 72-54 Nov. 30 #18 Virginia W 81-65 Dec. 3 at Appalachian State W 69-60 Dec. 9 East Carolina W 77-45 Dec. 12 Duquesne * W 67-60 Dec. 21 George Mason W 66-57 Dec. 28 Akron 1 W 80-59 Dec. 29 Mississippi State 1 W 73-52 Jan. 2 Fordham * W 78-61 Jan. 4 Dayton * W 76-59 Jan. 8 at Duquesne * W 80-69 Jan. 10 George Washington * W 74-65 Jan. 15 at St. Bonaventure * W 87-64 Jan. 22 St. Joseph’s * W 65-56 Jan. 24 Temple * W 89-69 Jan. 29 at Xavier * L 67-71 Jan. 31 at Dayton * W 68-60 Feb. 5 Xavier * W 61-60 Feb. 7 La Salle * W 70-57 Feb. 12 at Massachusetts * W 67-51 Feb. 14 at Rhode Island * W 64-62 Feb. 18 at La Salle * W 70-57 Feb. 21 George Washington * W 66-64 Feb. 27 vs. Dayton 2 (3 OT)W 73-72 Feb. 28 vs. Xavier 2 L 79-86 Mar. 13 vs. Saint Peter’s 3 W 73-48 Mar. 15 vs. Auburn 3 W 76-61 Mar. 20 vs. #2 Tennessee 4 L 52-68 1 - Diamond Club Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 2 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Philadelphia, Pa. 3 - NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

1999-00

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 20-11; Atlantic 10: 12-6 Nov. 15 Liberty W 60-45 Nov. 17 #5 Georgia 1 L 60-65 Nov. 26 vs. Southern Utah 2 W 63-55 Nov. 27 at #14 Oregon 2 L 53-73 Nov. 30 Appalachian State W 75-55 Dec. 2 at James Madison W 66-50 Dec. 5 Duquesne * W 78-42 Dec. 8 #18 Duke L 61-70 Dec. 20 at Virginia L 62-67 Dec. 29 Hampton 3 W 93-61 Dec. 30 Charlotte 3 W 72-61 Jan. 2 at Radford W 66-42 Jan. 6 Rhode Island * W 81-38 Jan. 9 George Washington * L 64-76 Jan. 16 at La Salle * W 76-57 Jan. 21 at Temple * W 59-54 Jan. 23 at St. Joseph’s * W 62-53 Jan. 28 Dayton * L 65-69 Jan. 30 Xavier * L 60-64

Year-by-Year Results Feb. 2 at George Washington * L 58-73 Feb. 6 at Fordham * W 75-52 Feb. 10 at Xavier * L 46-68 Feb. 13 Massachusetts * W 66-45 Feb. 17 St. Bonaventure * W 73-56 Feb. 20 at Duquesne * W 68-56 Feb. 24 La Salle * W 64-57 Feb. 27 at Dayton * W 68-63 Mar. 3 vs. Rhode Island * 4 W 68-37 Mar. 4 vs. Massachusetts * 4 L 54-58 Mar. 16 Georgia State 5 W 80-56 Mar. 18 Maryland 5 (OT)L 60-68 1 - Preseason WNIT in Blacksburg, Va. 2 - Pepsi Shootout in Eugene, Ore. 3 - Virginia Lottery-Hokie Hardwood Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - Atlantic 10 Tournament in Philadelphia, Pa. 5 - WNIT in Blacksburg, Va.

2000-01

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 22-9; BIG EAST: 11-5 Nov. 17 Liberty W 72-51 Nov. 21 James Madison W 78-60 Nov. 25 vs. Michigan State 1 W 50-36 Nov. 26 at Florida State 1 L 57-77 Nov. 30 #17 Virginia W 57-56 Dec. 2 at Richmond W 77-74 Dec. 6 at #7 Rutgers * L 53-61 Dec. 9 Radford W 71-45 Dec. 18 at Clemson L 59-80 Dec. 21 at Old Dominion W 69-57 Dec. 28 UNC Asheville 2 W 85-47 Dec. 29 Maine 2 W 79-68 Jan. 3 #3 Notre Dame * L 64-75 Jan. 7 Miami * W 64-51 Jan. 13 at #3 Notre Dame * L 55-75 Jan. 17 at Boston College * W 64-52 Jan. 20 Georgetown * W 79-50 Jan. 23 Villanova * W 65-59 Jan. 31 at Syracuse * W 48-46 Feb. 3 Providence * W 65-54 Feb. 7 #3 Connecticut * L 38-90 Feb. 11 Pittsburgh * W 86-50 Feb. 14 at West Virginia * W 92-53 Feb. 18 Boston College * (OT)L 59-65 Feb. 21 Providence * W 71-64 Feb. 24 at Seton Hall * W 52-46 Feb. 27 at St. John’s * W 62-54 Mar. 4 vs. #21 Villanova 3 W 73-67 Mar. 5 vs. #1 Notre Dame 3 L 49-67 Mar. 16 vs. Denver 4 W 77-57 Mar. 18 vs. #12 Texas Tech 4 L 52-73 1 - Tallahassee Democrat Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. 2 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - BIG EAST Tournament in Storrs, Conn.

4 - NCAA Tournament in Lubbock, Texas

2001-02

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 21-11; BIG EAST: 9-7 Nov. 15 Richmond W 76-62 Nov. 19 #16 Old Dominion W 68-62 Nov. 24 vs. N.W. State 1 W 71-46 Nov. 25 at #19 LSU L 65-66 Nov. 29 at Virginia L 58-60 Dec. 5 at Pittsburgh * W 83-64 Dec. 8 at Liberty W 56-40 Dec. 12 at Radford W 80-46 Dec. 21 at James Madison W 70-47 Dec. 28 Gardner-Webb 2 W 76-39 Dec. 29 Hampton 2 W 83-43 Jan. 3 Clemson W 68-58 Jan. 5 Syracuse * W 62-56 Jan. 9 Boston College * W 73-52 Jan. 12 at Georgetown * W 71-64 Jan. 16 West Virginia * W 67-62 Jan. 19 St. John’s * W 69-50 Jan. 23 at Syracuse * L 59-75 Jan. 26 at Notre Dame * L 57-64 Jan. 29 #1 Connecticut * L 50-59 Feb. 5 Miami * W 72-60 Feb. 10 at #1 Connecticut * L 42-77 Feb. 13 at Providence * L 61-67 Feb. 17 Seton Hall * W 74-52

Feb. 20 at Miami * L 53-55 Feb. 23 at Villanova * L 64-76 Feb. 26 Rutgers * W 70-63 Mar. 2 at Rutgers 3 L 43-44 Mar. 13 UNC Greensboro 4 W 51-45 Mar. 16 George Washington 4 W 68-52 Mar. 20 Vermont 4 W 76-48 Mar. 23 vs. Houston 4 (2OT)L 72-77 1 - Crayfish Classic in Baton Rouge, La. 2 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - BIG EAST Tournament in Piscataway, N.J. 4 - WNIT in Blacksburg, Va.

2002-03

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 22-10; BIG EAST: 10-6 Nov. 22 UNC Greensboro W 54-46 Nov. 29 at Fla. International 1 L 70-79 Nov. 30 vs. Washington State 1 W 72-50 Dec. 3 Virginia W 72-56 Dec. 7 James Madison (OT)W 77-73 Dec. 11 at Maryland W 60-57 Dec. 14 at Liberty W 53-50 Dec. 21 at Old Dominion L 49-63 Dec. 28 UT Martin 2 W 87-55 Dec. 29 Duquesne 2 W 66-52 Dec. 31 Radford W 78-56 Jan. 4 Syracuse * W 73-63 Jan. 7 at Villanova * L 60-62 Jan. 12 at #2 Connecticut * L 57-69 Jan. 15 Pittsburgh * W 61-53 Jan. 18 at West Virginia * W 55-48 Jan. 22 Rutgers * (OT)W 66-64 Jan. 28 at Miami * (OT)L 66-67 Feb. 1 Providence * W 80-56 Feb. 4 at Seton Hall * W 55-46 Feb. 9 Notre Dame * W 53-50 Feb. 12 Georgetown * W 78-46 Feb. 16 at #22 Boston College * L 47-65 Feb. 22 #20 Villanova * L 61-71 Feb. 26 at #23 Rutgers * L 43-67 Mar. 1 West Virginia * W 76-64 Mar. 4 at St. John’s * W 69-53 Mar. 8 vs. West Virginia 3 W 66-60 Mar. 9 vs. Boston College 3 (OT)W 74-70 Mar. 10 vs. #1 Connecticut 3 L 54-71 Mar. 22 vs. Georgia Tech 4 W 61-59 Mar. 24 vs. #10 Purdue 4 L 62-80 1 - FIU Thanksgiving Classic in Miami, Fla. 2 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - BIG EAST Tournament in Piscataway, N.J. 4 - NCAA Tournament in West Lafayette, Ind.

2003-04

Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Record: 23-8; BIG EAST: 10-6 Nov. 21 Miami (Ohio) W 77-60 Nov. 23 at #24 Virginia W 63-62 Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State 1 W 67-57 Nov. 29 vs. Mississippi State 1 W 63-56 Dec. 3 Old Dominion W 79-72 Dec. 7 at Alabama W 68-51 Dec. 13 Maryland W 63-43 Dec. 21 at James Madison W 60-53 Dec. 28 Furman 2 W 83-70 Dec. 29 Wake Forest 2 W 70-59 Jan. 2 Liberty W 52-45 Jan. 4 Providence * W 64-34 Jan. 7 at Rutgers * L 43-56 Jan. 10 at Notre Dame * L 40-53 Jan. 14 #19 Villanova * W 63-50 Jan. 17 at Georgetown * L 50-70 Jan. 21 at Pittsburgh * W 67-57 Jan. 24 #24 Boston College * W 80-64 Jan. 27 #4 Connecticut * L 50-68 Jan. 31 at Syracuse * W 75-60 Feb. 3 Seton Hall * W 64-40 Feb. 10 at West Virginia * L 66-69 Feb. 14 Miami * L 56-65 Feb. 18 at Seton Hall * W 48-42 Feb. 21 at Providence * W 77-56 Feb. 28 Pittsburgh * W 85-55 Mar. 2 St. John’s * W 69-38 Mar. 6 vs. Georgetown 3 W 56-47 Mar. 7 vs. #4 Connecticut 3 L 34-48 Mar. 21 Iowa 4 W 89-76 Mar. 23 #5 Penn State 4 L 48-61

1 - Virgin Islands Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, V.I. 2 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - BIG EAST Championships in Hartford, Conn.

4 - NCAA Championships in Blacksburg, Va.

2004-05

Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Record: 17-12; Atlantic Coast: 6-8 Nov. 19 vs. Valparaiso 1 W 64-57 Nov. 20 at #14 Minnesota 1 L 56-70 Nov. 23 at James Madison W 80-67 Nov. 27 at Old Dominion L 56-87 Dec. 4 Alabama W 72-59 Dec. 7 at Liberty W 66-55 Dec. 12 St. Francis (Pa.) W 77-62 Dec. 18 vs. Western Michigan 2 W 72-57 Dec. 19 vs. #12 Texas Tech 2 (OT)W 71-70 Dec. 28 Southern Miss. 3 W 105-40 Dec. 30 Davidson 3 W 87-62 Jan. 2 #17 Maryland * W 77-67 Jan. 6 Fordham W 80-67 Jan. 9 at #2 Duke * L 67-88 Jan. 17 N.C. State * (OT)L 75-76 Jan. 20 at Clemson * W 81-66 Jan. 24 #21 Florida State * (2 OT)L 78-81 Jan. 28 at Virginia * L 67-70 Jan. 31 Wake Forest * W 74-64 Feb. 2 Richmond W 79-63 Feb. 6 at Miami * L 67-78 Feb. 11 at #8 North Carolina * L 67-93 Feb. 13 Virginia * L 58-61 Feb. 16 Georgia Tech * W 73-48 Feb. 19 at #25 Florida State * (3 OT)L 83-94 Feb. 24 at #23 Maryland * W 87-79 Feb. 27 Miami * W 90-45 Mar. 4 vs. Wake Forest 4 L 56-61 Mar. 20 vs. #16 DePaul 5 L 78-79 1 - Subway Basketball Classic in Minneapolis, Minn.

2 - Duel In The Desert in Las Vegas, Nev. 3 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. 5 - NCAA Championships in College Park, Md.

2005-06

Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Record: 21-10; Atlantic Coast: 6-8 Nov. 20 James Madison W 86-71 Nov. 22 Old Dominion W 76-69 Nov. 25 vs. Denver 1 W 56-40 Nov. 26 at Southern Methodist 1 W 87-61 Nov. 29 Evansville W 79-59 Dec. 4 at Richmond W 54-47 Dec. 7 at Radford W 58-52 Dec. 10 Liberty W 70-60 Dec. 19 vs. Western Michigan 2 W 69-65 Dec. 20 vs. Texas Tech 2 W 69-62 Dec. 28 vs. Longwood 3 W 89-70 Dec. 29 vs. Texas A&M CC 3 W 76-64 Jan. 2 at NC State * L 44-65 Jan. 4 High Point W 91-52 Jan. 8 #19 Boston College * W 67-62 Jan. 16 Virginia * L 59-78 Jan. 19 at Wake Forest * (OT) L 71-77 Jan. 23 #6 Maryland * L 62-68 Jan. 29 at Miami * L 62-77 Feb. 2 at Virginia * W 65-54 Feb. 6 #2 Duke * L 62-73 Feb. 9 Clemson * W 82-70 Feb. 13 at Florida State * W 76-69 Feb. 17 #3 North Carolina * L 75-84 Feb. 19 at Georgia Tech * W 70-54 Feb. 22 at #1 Duke * L 51-93 Feb. 26 Wake Forest * W 76-42 Mar. 3 vs. Wake Forest 4 W 73-60 Mar. 3 vs. #2 Duke 4 L 56-69 Mar. 19 vs. Missouri 5 W 82-51 Mar. 21 vs. #8 Connecticut 5 L 56-79 1 - Southern Methodist Tournament in Dallas, TX 2 - Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico 3 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C. 5 - NCAA Championships in University Park, Pa.

2006-07

Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Record: 19-15; Atlantic Coast: 6-8 Nov. 10 Radford L 60-67 Nov. 12 vs. Howard 1 W 97-78 Nov. 13 vs. West Virginia 1 W 60-56 Nov. 14 at #10 LSU 1 L 40-70 Nov. 18 Delaware State W 66-50 Nov. 24 vs. Iowa State 2 L 69-75 Nov. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech 2 W 87-52 Nov. 28 William & Mary L 41-64 Dec. 2 Charlotte W 80-68 Dec. 5 at Liberty W 55-52 Dec. 18 East Tennessee State W 78-64 Dec. 21 at UAB L 59-70 Dec. 28 Winston-Salem State 3 W 43-33 Dec. 29 Detroit 3 W 71-57 Jan. 2 Wake Forest * W 74-54 Jan. 4 at #2 North Carolina * L 68-102 Jan. 7 #3 Duke * L 54-86 Jan. 10 vs. UNC Greensboro W 56-45 Jan. 15 Florida State * L 60-70 Jan. 18 at Wake Forest * W 74-34 Jan. 22 at Virginia * W 60-58 Jan. 25 Miami * W 78-71 Jan. 29 at #1 Duke * L 65-75 Feb. 3 Morehead State W 77-64 Feb. 5 Georgia Tech * W 73-68 Feb. 8 at #6 Maryland * L 58-68 Feb. 11 at Clemson * L 69-73 Feb. 15 Virginia * L 76-79 Feb. 18 NC State * L 63-68 Feb. 23 at Boston College * W 67-52 Mar. 1 vs. Boston College 4 W 60-54 OT Mar. 2 vs. #4 North Carolina 4 L 60-90 Mar. 17 Western Carolina 5 W 74-64 Mar. 22 Auburn 5 L 73-81

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1 - Basketball Travelers Classic in Baton Rouge, La. 2 - Pepperdine Thanksgiving Tournament in Malibu, Calif.

3 - Lady Luck Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 4 - ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C. 5 - WNIT Second and Third Round in Blacksburg, Va.

2007-08

Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Record: 15-15; Atlantic Coast: 2-12 Nov. 11 High Point W 103-64 Nov. 14 Winston-Salem State W 67-43 Nov. 19 Liberty W 73-68 Nov. 23 vs. USC 1 L 64-65 Nov. 24 vs. Prairie View A&M1 W 74-66 Nov. 27 Wofford W 75-60 Nov. 30 Minnesota2 W 68-62 Dec. 2 UAB W 77-71 Dec. 5 NC A&T W 85-56 Dec. 16 at Charlotte L 55-76 Dec. 20 vs. Texas-San Antonio3 W 84-59 Dec. 21 vs. Robert Morris3 W 76-67 Dec. 29 Furman4 W 82-49 Dec. 30 East Carolina4 W 72-46 Jan. 3 Boston College * L 53-63 Jan. 6 at Florida State * L 63-67 Jan. 10 #3 North Carolina * L 59-79 Jan. 13 at Virginia * L 59-70 Jan. 17 Clemson * L 73-84 Jan. 20 Dartmouth W 80-73 OT Jan. 25 at NC State * L 50-60 Feb. 1 at #9 Duke * L 50-85 Feb. 4 #4 Maryland * L 71-74 OT Feb. 7 at Wake Forest * L 50-67 Feb. 11 at Miami * W 81-73 OT Feb. 17 Virginia * L 53-62 Feb. 22 #12 Duke * L 60-72 Feb. 29 at Georgia Tech * L 43-76 Mar. 2 Wake Forest * W 61-56 Feb. 23 at Boston College * W 67-52 Mar. 6 vs. Boston College 5 L 47-57 1 - Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Grand Bahamas 2 - Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Blacksburg, Va. 3 - Tulane DoubleTree Classic in New Orleans, La. 4 - Hokie Hardwood Classic in Blacksburg, Va. 5 - ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

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Hokie Hardwood Classic

Results & Honors from the Classic 2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Once again this season, Virginia Tech will host a holiday tournament. The Hokie Hardwood Classic will be held Dec. 29-30 in Cassell Coliseum featuring Lafayette, Liberty, North Carolina A&T and the Hokies. This will mark the 19th consecutive year for the tournament, which began in 1990 as the Diamond Club Classic and was known as the Lady Luck Classic from 2000-2006.

1990

George Mason 75, Morehead State 68; Virginia Tech 92, Towson State 61 Consolation: Morehead State 84, Towson State 70 Championship: George Mason 57, Virginia Tech 56 All-Tournament Team: Antoinette Battle, MVP (GMU), Sondi Eden (MSU), Lisa Griffith (VT), Monique Hilton (GMU), Sue Logsdon (VT)

1991

UNC Greensboro 76, Austin Peay 70; Virginia Tech 78, Akron 60 Consolation: Austin Peay 75, Akron 53 Championship: Virginia Tech 84, UNC Greensboro 65 All-Tournament Team: Phyllis Tonkin, MVP (VT), Kymm Elliott, (UNCG), Jennifer Fritts (AP), Lisa Griffith (VT), Betsy Jeffries (AP)

1992

Marshall 68, Campbell 58; Virginia Tech 92, Drexel 41 Consolation: Campbell 71, Drexel 52 Championship: Virginia Tech 84, Marshall 78 All-Tournament Team: Lisa Leftwich, MVP (VT), Lisa Allison (CU), Tracy Krueger (MU), Christi Osborne (VT), Jenette Reed (MU)

1993

Appalachian St. 80, William & Mary 63; Virginia Tech 90, Colgate 68 Consolation: William & Mary 76, Colgate 58 Championship: Virginia Tech 77, Appalachian St. 76 All-Tournament Team: Christi Osborne, MVP (VT), Ashleigh Akens (W&M), Angela Crosby (ASU), Jenny Root (VT), Jen Smith (CU)

1994

North Carolina 80, Rhode Island 68; Virginia Tech 73, Furman 61 Consolation: Rhode Island 82, Furman 75 Championship: North Carolina 57, Virginia Tech 52 All-Tournament Team: Jenny Root, MVP (VT), Marion Jones (UNC), Christi Osborne (VT), Tracy Reid (UNC), Charlotte Smith (UNC), Dayna Smith (URI)

1995

Campbell 69, Lafayette 47; Virginia Tech 84, Hampton 66 Consolation: Hampton 80, Lafayette 71 Championship: Virginia Tech 70, Campbell 59 All-Tournament Team: Sherry Banks, MVP (VT), Michelle Hollister-Houseright (VT), Beth Stockwell (CU), Felecia Autry (CU), Dana Gould (UL), Lajayah Miles (HU)

1996

Loyola (Md.) 86, South Carolina 65; Virginia Tech 73, Cornell 50 Consolation: South Carolina 60, Cornell 56 Championship: Virginia Tech 58, Loyola (Md.) 55 All-Tournament Team: Kim Seaver, MVP (VT), Reneé Maitland (VT), Lynn Albert (LU), Jina Mosley (LU), Nikki Miars (USC)

1997

Siena 92, Furman 85; Virginia Tech 89, UMBC 36 Consolation: Furman 77, UMBC 53 Championship: Siena 69, Virginia Tech 64 All-Tournament Team: Melanie Halker, MVP (SU), Erin Boland (SU), Michelle Hollister-Houseright (VT), Kelly Drinka (VT), Heidi White (FU)

1998

Mississippi State 83, Campbell 56; Virginia Tech 80, Akron 59

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Consolation: Akron 70, Campbell 60 Championship: Virginia Tech 73, Mississippi State 52 All-Tournament Team: Amy Wetzel, MVP (VT), Tere Williams (VT), Lisa Witherspoon (VT), Jannifer Fambrough (MSU), Abby Hoy (UA)

1999

UNC Charlotte 72, Bowling Green 62; Virginia Tech 93, Hampton 61 Consolation: Hampton 78, Bowling Green 70 Championship: Virginia Tech 72, UNC Charlotte 61 All-Tournament Team: Tere Williams, MVP (VT), Nicole Jones (VT), Jameka Jones (UNCC), LaShondra Dixon (HU), Francine Miller (BGU)

2000

Maine 79, Marshall 58; Virginia Tech 85, UNC Asheville 47 Consolation: Marshall 85, UNC Asheville 73 Championship: Virginia Tech 79, Maine 68 All-Tournament Team: Nicole Jones, MVP (VT), Tere Williams (VT), Jessica Guarneri (UNCA), Yaschico Stevens (MU), Kizzy Lopez (UM)

2001

Hampton 78, Elon 73; Virginia Tech 76, Gardner-Webb 39 Consolation: Elon 73, Gardner-Webb 65 Championship: Virginia Tech 83, Hampton 43 All-Tournament Team: Sarah Hicks, MVP (VT), Ieva Kublina (VT), Nicole Jones (VT), LaShondra Dixon (HU), Lineni Noa (HU)

2002

Duquesne 73, Loyola 64; Virginia Tech 87, UT Martin 55 Consolation: Loyola 89, UT Martin 57 Championship: Virginia Tech 70, Duquesne 59 All-Tournament Team: Erin Gibson, MVP (VT), Emily Lipton (VT), Beth Friday (DU), Aiga Bautre (DU), Jennifer Mitchell (LU)

2003

Wake Forest 85, Holy Cross 56; Virginia Tech 83, Furman 70 Consolation: Furman 68, Holy Cross 57 Championship: Virginia Tech 70, Wake Forest 59 All-Tournament Team: Ieva Kublina, MVP (VT), Erin Gibson (VT), Kim Lawrence (FU), Elizabeth Strunk (WFU), Erin Ferrell (WFU)

2004

Virginia Tech 105, Southern Mississippi 40; Davidson 76, Southern Mississippi 60; Virginia Tech 87, Davidson 62 All-Tournament Team: Erin Gibson, MVP (VT), Kirby Copeland (VT), Carrie Mason (VT), Katie Hamilton (Davidson), Tia Washington (Davidson), Shannon Steuber (Southern Miss.)

2005

Virginia Tech 89, Longwood 70; Texas A&M Corpus Christi 69, Marshall 48 Consolation: Marshall 76, Longwood 66 Championship: Virginia Tech 76, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 64 All-Tournament Team: Dawn Chriss, MVP (VT), Kirbria Lewis (TAMCC), Terra Andrews (TAMCC), KaShawna Curry (MU), Ashley Mason (LU)

2006

Virginia Tech 43, Winston-Salem State 33; Detroit 54, New Hampshire 50 Consolation: New Hampshire 63, Winston-Salem State 55 Championship: Virginia Tech 71, Detroit 57 All-Tournament Team: Nare Diawara, MVP (VT), Shalonda Carter (WSS), Danielle Flowers (UNH), Joyce Massey (UDM), Brittany Anderson (VT)

2007

Virginia Tech 82, Furman 49; East Carolina 61, Georgetown 60 Consolation: Georgetown 78, Furman 49 Championship: Virginia Tech 72, East Carolina 46 All-Tournament Team: Andrea Barbour MVP (VT), Kieraah Marlow (GT), Katie Johnson (FU), Jasmine Young (ECU), Brittany Cook (VT), LaCoy Terry (ECU)

Hokie Hardwood Classic Records Individual (One Game) Most Points........................................... 28, LaShondra Dixon (Hampton) vs. Bowling Green, 1999

Jessica Guarneri (UNC Asheville) vs. Marshall, 2000 Most Field Goals.............................................. 11, Melanie Halker (Siena) vs. Virginia Tech, 1997

Lashondra Dixon (Hampton) vs. Elon, 2001

Brittany Cook (Virginia Tech) vs. Furman, 2007

Andrea Barbour, (Virginia Tech) vs. East Carolina, 2007 Most Field Goal Attempts..................................... 23, Dana Gould (Layfayette) vs. Hampton, 1995 ..................................................................... Deshara Shealey (Furman) vs. Virginia Tech, 2003 Most 3-Point Field Goals.................................. 6, Amy Watson (UT Martin) vs. Virginia Tech, 2002 Most 3-Point Field Goal Attempts................................... 11, Haley Cook (Furman) vs. UMBC, 1997

LaShondra Dixon (Hampton) vs. Bowling Green, 1999 Most Free Throws......................................................15, Lisa Allison (Campbell) vs. Drexel, 1992

Angela Crosby (Appalachian St.) vs. William & Mary, 1993 Most Free Throw Attempts..................19, Angela Crosby (Appalachian St.) vs. William & Mary, 1993 Most Rebounds....................................................23, Jenette Reed (Marshall) vs. Campbell, 1992 Most Assists............................................ 11, Corey Hewitt (Loyola, Md.) vs. South Carolina, 1996

Jaymee Wappes (Bowling Green) vs. Hampton, 1999

Jayme Chikos (Elon) vs. Hampton, 2001

Jasmine Young East Carolina) vs. Georgetown, 2007 Most Steals............................................... 7, Earlisha Dill (George Mason) vs. Morehead St., 1990

Tracy Krueger (Marshall) vs. Campbell, 1992 Most Blocks............................................................. 6, Beth Friday (Duquesne) vs. Loyola, 2002

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Individual (Two Games) Most Points............................................................... 53, Angela Crosby (Appalachian St.), 1993 Most Field Goals......................................................................21, Melanie Halker (Siena), 1997 Most Field Goal Attempts.....................................................40, Deshara Shealey (Furman), 2003 Most Three-Point Field Goals......................................... 7, Yolanda Settles (William & Mary), 1993

Heidi White (Furman), 1997

LaShondra Dixon (Hampton), 1999

Amy Watson (UT Martin), 2002 Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts.................................... 19, Bridgit Phillips (Hampton), 1999 Most Free Throws....................................................... 21, Angela Crosby (Appalachian St.), 1993 Most Free-Throw Attempts........................................... 30, Angela Crosby (Appalachian St.), 1993 Most Rebounds................................................................ 31, Nicole Jones (Virginia Tech), 1999 Most Assists...............................................................................18, Jayme Chikos (Elon), 2001 Most Steals.......................................................................... 10, Tracy Krueger (Marshall), 1992 Most Blocks....................................................................10, Nare Diawara (Virginia Tech), 2006

Nicole Jones (above) set the Hokie Hardwood Classic two-game rebounding record in the 1999 tournament.

Kerri Gardin (below) led Tech with 19 points as the Hokies scored a tournament-record 105 points in a win over Southern Miss in 2004.

Team (One Game) Most Points.................................................... 105, Virginia Tech (vs. Southern Mississippi), 2004 Most Field Goals.................................................................. 37, Virginia Tech (vs. Drexel), 1992 Most Field Goal Attempts.................................................. 81, Marshall (vs. UNC Asheville), 2000 Most Three-Point Field Goals............................................ 11, Bowling Green (vs. Hampton), 1999 Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts................................ 35, Bowling Green (vs. Hampton), 1999 Most Free Throws...................................................... 36, Virginia Tech (vs. UNC Charlotte), 1999 Most Free-Throw Attempts................................................. 45, Virginia Tech (vs. Hampton), 1999 Most Rebounds.................................................................... 57, Virginia Tech (vs. Drexel), 1992 Most Assists............................................................................ 25, Loyola (vs. UT Martin), 2002 ............................................................................................. Georgetown (vs. Furman), 2007 Most Steals....................................................................... 18, Virginia Tech (vs. Colgate), 1993 .Virginia Tech (vs. Longwood), 2005 Most Blocks.................................................... 11, Virginia Tech (vs. Winston-Salem State), 2006

Team (Two Games) Most Points........................................................................................ 192, Virginia Tech, 2004 Most Field Goals......................................................... 68 (twice), Virginia Tech, 2001 and 2004 Most Field Goal Attempts........................................................................... 155, Marshall, 2000 Most Three-Point Field Goals.................................................................16, Bowling Green, 1999 Most Three-Point Field Goal Attempts.....................................................60, Bowling Green, 1999 Most Free Throws..................................................................................67, Virginia Tech, 1999 Most Free-Throw Attempts......................................................................87, Virginia Tech, 1999 Most Rebounds........................................................................................ 110, Campbell, 1995 Most Assists.........................................................................................45, Virginia Tech, 2001 Most Steals..........................................................................................30, Virginia Tech, 2004 Most Blocks.........................................................................................20, Virginia Tech, 2006

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Letterwinners

Women’s basketball became a varsity sport at Virginia Tech starting with the 1976-77 season.

Following is a list of the Hokies’ all-time letterwinners: 2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S Christi Osborne

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Name Years Played Kim Albany....................1978-82 Maria Albertsson.............1998-99 Britney Anderson............2003-07 Jackie Ansley.................1981-84 Michelle Bain.................1984-88 Sherry Banks..................1994-97 Elizabeth Basham.............. 2007Mary Beth Bergmann.......1987-91 Sandy Berry...................1978-81 Thea Bertola..................1976-77 Lindsey Biggs.................... 2006Kelly Bradley..................1977-79 Noreen Brennan..............1981-85 Eleanor Brentnall............... 2006Taiqua Brittingham.........1981-85 Latisia Brown.................1988-92 Stacy Brown...................1993-96 Peg Bunger....................1976-79 Kristin Burke..................1996-97 Kelley Burrier.................1992-93 Amy Byrne.....................1986-90 Stephanie Carter.............1991-95 Dawn Chriss...................2002-06

Brittany Cook.................... 2004Kirby Copeland...............2003-07 Maureen Corrigan............1980-82 Sonya Dalton.................1979-80 Renee Dennis.................1983-87 Nare Diawara..................2003-07 Angela Donnell...............1991-95 Maureen Donovan...........1983-87 Kelly Drinka...................1996-99 Utahya Drye...................... 2006Rayna DuBose................2001-05 Tammie Edwards.............1979-83 Megan Finnerty..............2002-06 Brandy Fowler................2002-04 Judy Fowler...................1991-93 Jeni Garber....................1988-91 Karen Garbis..................1976-79 Kerri Gardin...................2002-06 Terri Garland..................1992-95 Erin Gibson....................2001-05 Mary Gilligan..................1979-80 Brittany Gordon................. 2007Angie Gray.....................1992-95 Shani Grey........................ 2007-

Stephanie Green.............1985-89 Lisa Griffith...................1989-93 Lisa Guarneri..................2000-02 Amber Hall....................... 2005Cathy Hall......................1976-78 Lisa Haney.....................1984-88 Kathy Hanover................1979-83 Laura Haskins.................... 2005Sarah Hicks....................1998-02 Sarah Hillyer..................1989-90 Michelle (Hollister) Houseright

1995-96, 98-99 Meg Hunter....................1997-98 Donna Hylton.................1976-79 Roshana Jackson............2004-06 Shavena Jamierson.........1987-91 Nicole Jones..................1999-02 Cyndi Justice.................1987-91 Denise Kayajian..............1986-88 Angie Kelly....................1982-86 Gail Kelly.......................1976-78 Ieva Kublina..................2000-04 A.J. Lemaitre.................... 2005Pauline Landes...............1978-81 Cynthia Lee....................1992-95 Robin Lee......................1981-85 Lisa Leftwich..................1991-95 Missy Lemons.................1997-00 Amy Lingenfelder............2001-02 Emily Lipton..................1999-03

Tammie Edwards

Brittany Cook

Lakeisha Logan.................. 2006Sue Logsdon..................1990-94 Reneé Maitland...............1995-98 Christie Marrone.............2004-05 Carrie Mason..................2002-06 Candy Michel..................1988-90 Tracy Miller....................1980-85 Barb Morris....................1976-78 Suzanne Mott.................1984-88 Vionca Murray................2006-07 Sandra Nichols................1981-83 Lynette Nolley................1995-98 Katie O’Connor................1996-99 Christi Osborne...............1991-95 Jamie Osborne................1985-88 Mollie Owings.................1999-02 Susan Pellicoro...............1980-84 Fran Pfister....................1981-83 Lisa Price......................1977-80

Letterwinners/Hall of Fame Fran Recchia..................2001-05 Jenny Root....................1991-95 Caroline Sadler...............1979-81 Missy Sallade.................1986-90 Wendy Sanders...............1986-88 Erica Scott.....................1989-91 Joely Scott....................1989-92 Kim Seaver....................1996-00 Davina Simmons.............2000-04 Benita Smith..................1985-89 Dayna Sonovick..............1987-92 Sis Spriggs.....................1978-81 Chrystal Starling.............1999-03 Debbie Stovall................1977-78 Christina Strother...........1999-01 Debbie Thomas...............1976-77 Phyllis Tonkin.................1988-92 Joyce Waddy..................1983-87 Linda Walther.................1976-78 Susan Walvius................1982-86 Dana Walvius..................1986-90 Amy Wetzel....................1998-01 Julie Williams.................1979-81 Katrina Williams.............1999-00 Tere Williams..................1998-01 Lisa Witherspoon............1996-99

W o m e n s b a s k e t b a l l

Renee Dennis, Tech’s career scoring leader, had her number retired in 1987

TECH SPORTS HALL OF FAME Jenny Root enters Hall of Fame in 2007 Renee Dennis, Amy Byrne, Robin Lee, Christi Osborne and Jenny Root are the five women’s basketball players selected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Renee Dennis

* Dennis is Tech’s all-time leading scorer (1,791), and was inducted in 1997. * Byrne holds the record for most points in a season (561), and was enshrined in 2001. * Lee is 11th on the all-time scoring list, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Nov. 25, 2005. * Osborne was inducted in 2006 after an outstanding career which saw her score 1,500 career points. * Jenny Root is the latest women’s basketball player to be honored. She is fourth on the scoring list with 1,582 points and was enshrined on Sept. 25, 2007.

Amy Byrne

Robin Lee

Christi Osborne

Jenny Root

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Honor Roll CoSIDA Academic All-American Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 1995 second team, 1994 Brittany Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . third team, 2008

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

CoSIDA District III Academic All-American Amy Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993, 1994, 1995 Maria Albertsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998, 1999 Amy Wetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999, 2000 Sarah Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Erin Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005 Ieva Kublina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Carrie Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005, 2006 Brittany Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Laura Haskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008

Ieva Kublina

Rawlings Scholarship Award Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995

Associated Press All-American Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 1999 Lisa Witherspoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 1999

Kodak All-American Jenny Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 1995

WomensCollegeHoops.com All-American Freshman Carrie Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 2003

Women’s Basketball News Service Freshman All-American Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . third team, 1998

Atlantic Coast Conference Honors Virginia Tech became a member of the ACC in 2004

All-ACC Kerri Gardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 2005 Kerri Gardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . third team, 2006 Kirby Copeland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . honorable mention, 2007 Brittany Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 2008

ACC All-Freshman Team Andrea Barbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Tere Williams

BIG EAST Conference Honors

Virginia Tech was a member of the BIG EAST from 2000-2004

BIG EAST Most Improved Player Ieva Kublina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002

All-BIG EAST Conference Ieva Kublina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 2003

second team, 2004

second team, 2002 Sarah Hicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . third team, 2002 Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 2001

BIG EAST All-Rookie Team

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Carrie Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003

Honor Roll

Atlantic 10 Conference Honors

Virginia Tech was a member of the Atlantic 10 from 1995-2000

Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year

Lisa Witherspoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 Amy Wetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000

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Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player

Reneé Maitland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 Katie O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999

Atlantic 10 Sixth Player of the Year

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999

Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Year

Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998

All-Atlantic 10 Conference

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1996 Chrystal Starling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . third team, 2000 Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 2000 first team, 1999 second team, 1998 Amy Wetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 2000 second team, 1999 Lisa Witherspoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1999

Jenny Root

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Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team

Michelle (Hollister) Houseright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998 Amy Wetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999

Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team

Katie O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kim Seaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tere Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nicole Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chrystal Starling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lisa Witherspoon

Metro Conference Honors

Virginia Tech was a member of the Metro from 1981 to 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Metro Conference Player of the Year

Jenny Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995

All-Metro Conference Taiqua Brittingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 1984 Renee Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 1986, 87 Susan Walvius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .first team, 1986 Angie Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1986 Maureen Donovan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1987 Michelle Bain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1988 Amy Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 1980

second team, 1989 Missy Sallade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1989, 90 Jeni Garber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1991 Lisa Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1992 Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . second team, 1993, 94, 95 Jenny Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first team, 1994, 95

second team, 1993

Metro Conference All-Tournament Taiqua Brittingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984 Renee Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987 Jeni Garber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Sue Logsdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992, 93, 94 (MVP)

Metro Conference All-Rookie Team Jeni Garber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Sue Logsdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Christi Osborne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992

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Virginia Tech Alumni

2 0 0 8 • 2 0 0 9 H O K I E S

Virginia Tech is a public institution with a worldrenowned reputation in high-technology fields, such as engineering, architecture and the sciences.

The university teaches more than 28,000 students, including 1,500 international students representing 110 countries. Virginia Tech offers more than 70 undergraduate and nearly 150 master’s and doctoral degree programs taught by nationally and internationally recognized scholars.

Many Virginia Tech women’s basketball players have gone on to have successful careers with both large and small companies. The following are just a few examples of the success obtained by Virginia Tech women’s basketball alumni. These former players demonstrate on a daily basis the results of Tech’s commitment to excellence for all student-athletes.

Former Hokies are introduced each year at a basketball game during Alumni Weekend.

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Former Player Class Occupation Britney Anderson 2007 Jackie Ansley 1985 Sports Performance Specialist Cathy Hall Arocho 1979 VP of Finance, IT consulting firm Stephanie Green Ballein 1989 Graduate Teaching Asst. in the VT Health Promotion Program Reneé Maitland Banks 1998 Process Engineer, MW Windows Thea Bertola 1977 Guidance Counselor, Monticello (Va.) High School Michelle Bain Brink 1988 Marketing Manager, NIKE women’s footwear Anita Brockette 1976 Varsity Basketball Coach, Crozet, Va. Stacy Brown Rosser 1997 Social Worker in Children’s Developmental Services Agency Kirby Copeland 2007 Professional basketball player - France Betty Glover Cornwell 1974 Accountant, James Madison Bookstore Dawn Chriss 2006 Professional basketball player, France Nare Diawara 2007 Professional basketball player, France Kelly Drinka 1999 FedEx Courier Angela Donnell 1995 Mental Health Social Worker Maureen Donavan 1987 Global Marketing Manager, Southco, Inc. Amy Wetzel Doolan 2001 Family Practice Medical Resident, Carilion Kathy Duncan 1980 Fine Arts Supervisor, Montgomery County Schools Julie Easter 1981 Part-time sales Angie Gray Edwards 1995 Associate Brand Manager, Marketing Amy Byrne Feathers 1990 Architectural Marketing Consultant Mary Beth Bergmann Fischer 1991 Homemaker Megan Finnerty 2007 Master’s Candidate in Health Promotions, Virginia Tech Helena Flannagan 1979 Consumers Energy Judy Fowler 1994 Physical Education Specialist, Colfax (NC) Elementary Jeni Garber 1991 Assistant Coach, Bradley University Kerri Gardin 2006 Professional basketball player, Portugal - WNBA Conn. Sun Terri Garland 1996 Fire Fighter, Charlotte, N.C. Erin Gibson 2005 Physical Therapist Lisa Griffith 1993 Elementary School Physical Education Instructor Lisa Guarneri 2002 Recruiter Calvary Consulting Kathy Hanover 1983 Elementary School Physical Education Instructor Lisa Haney 1988 Math Instructor, Monticello High School Lisa Witherspoon Hansen 1999 Doctoral Candidate, University of South Florida Sarah Hicks 2002 Sales, Carter Machinery Michelle Hollister Houseright 1999 Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Sales Roshana Jackson 2006 UPS employee Shavena Jamierson 1991 Military Warrant Officer/Real Estate broker Nicole Jones 2002 Real Estate Sales Marketing Manager Chris Johnson 1997 Dir. of Marketing and Technology, Pegasus Assoc. Lighting Pamela Johnson 1985 Human Resources Cyndi Justice 1991 Asst. Basketball & Volleyball Coach, Bridgewater College Dana Karr 1990 Parish nurse and home school mom, Angie Kelly 1986 Safety and Security Specialist, Heritage (Va.) High School Sharon Kelly 1974 Retired FBI Special Agent Ieva Kublina 2004 Professional basketball player, Russia Pauline Landes 1981 Director of Child Care, Douglas County (Colo.) School Dist.

Robin Lee 1985 Licensed Mental Health Therapist Lisa Leftwich 1995 Residential Property Management Missy Lemons 2000 Doctor of Physical Therapy at a private practice and Asst. Basketball Coach, Spring Valley High School Emily Lipton 2003 Pharmaceuticals Sales Representative Sue Logsdon 1994 Compliance Coordinator for the Institutional Review Board, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Virginia Tech Alumni

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Carrie Mason Melat 2006 Graduate Student, Clarion University Candy Michel 1990 Business Systems Analyst, Bull Moose Tube Company/ Third year law student, St. Louis University Jamie Osborne Little 1988 Homemaker Suzanne Mott 1988 Special Education Instructor, Hudson Falls (N.Y.) Primary School Katie O’Connor 1999 Assistant Basketball Coach, Kansas Noreen Brennan Pecsok 1985 Division III Basketball Coach Jenny Root Price 1995 Homemaker Julie Pruitt 1995 Program Coordinator for On-line Education, Duke University Medical Center Fran Recchia 2005 Women’s basketball head coach, William Byrd High School Kim Robbins 2000 Fourth grade teacher Stacy Rosser 1997 Social Worker Eileen Roche 1982 Director of Operations, Stanford women’s basketball Joely Scott 1992 Pursuing Law Degree/Freelance Graphics Design Illustrator Cindy Smith Fitness and Wellness Center Administrator Taiqua Brittingham Stewart 1985 Financial Analyst Suzy Stone 1986 Realtor Kim Albany Sutlive 1982 Part-time K-8 PE instructor Kristin Burke Thompson 1995 Naval officer - Fighter pilot Lynette Nolley Vest 1998 Special Education teacher/basketball coach, Floyd County HS Christi Osborne Vest 1995 Homemaker Joyce Waddy 1987 Senior Corrections Officer, Va. Department of Corrections Valerie (Mimi) Walters 1980 Teacher and Coach, Bryn Mawr School

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The Hokies stayed in the New York, New York Resort in Las Vegas during the 2004 Duel in the Desert tourney.

The Cathedral de Notre Dame in Paris, was one of Tech’s stops on its 2000 visit to Europe.

The Hokies truly enjoyed themselves during the 2004 trip to Australia

This past May the Hokies visited some of the most historic structures in the world during a tour of Italy and Greece.

The Hokies surfed the waves on the beautiful beaches of Cancun, Mexico in 2005.

A.J. Lemaitre

Amber Hall

Laura Haskins

This past May the Hokies visited some of the most historic structures in the world during a tour of Italy and Greece.

The Hokies surfed the waves on the beautiful beaches of Cancun, Mexico in 2005.

A.J. Lemaitre

Amber Hall

Laura Haskins