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VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VIRGINIA TECH (0-0,0-0) Nov. 25 • 4 PM • ACCN Extra • Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA RICHMOND (0-0,0-0) KENNY BROOKS AARON ROUSELL GAME Alma Mater: James Madison (1999) Alma Mater: Iowa (2001) Record at VT: 87-49 (5th Season) VS Record at Richmond: 15-17 (2nd Season) ONE Career Record: 424-171 (19th Season) Career Record: 327-139 (17th Season) Record vs. Richmond at VT: 1-0 Record vs. VT at Richmond: 0-0 VIRGINIA TECH HOSTS RICHMOND STAT COMPARISON (2019-20*) SERIES HISTORY • Tech plays its season opener against a team from the Commonwealth of Virginia Games Played .............................. 12 VT UofR Series ......................... Series is tied 6-6 Wins 21 15 for the first time since opening the 2014-15 Series Began ........................ 12/5/1987 Points per game 71.0 61.2 season against George Mason. Scoring margin 8.9 -2.1 • It will mark the second time in the Kenny Home ..................................... 3-2 FG% .430 Brooks. era that the393 Hokies have met the Away ...................................... 2-4 3-PT FG% .348 .319 Spiders on the court and the first inside Neutral .................................... 1-0 FT% .720 Cassell. Coliseum682. Current Streak ...................... VT - one win Rebounds per game 40.5 35.8 • In the last matchup, the Hokies beat Under Brooks .............................. 1-0 Rebound margin 5.4 -0.9 Richmond 85-57 at the UCF Thanksgiving Assists per game 14.2 13.0 Last Meeting ............ VT 85-57 in Orlando, Fla. Tournament in 2018. ................................... (11/25/19) Turnovers per game 15.5 17.7 • Virginia Tech and Richmond have met Turnover margin -1.9 -1.3 12 times previously with the program each BROADCAST INFORMATION Assist/Turnover ratio 0.9 0.7 winning six times. Television .............. ACC Network Extra Steals per game 5.6 8.2 COMMONWEALTH COMPETITION Play-by-Play ................... Bailey Angle Blocks per game 4.7 3.1 • Since taking over in 2016, Kenny Brooks Analyst .................... Mack McCarthy has faced eight different programs from Local Radio . Virginia Tech Sports Properties KEY SCORING STATS ON THE HOKIES Virginia and owns a 10-7 record against Play-by-Play ................. Bryant Johnson • Under Kenny Brooks the Hokies are averaging 71.6 those teams. Flagship ........................ 100.7 FM points per game in four seasons. • In total games played in Virginia, he has led Digital ................ Hokie Sports & TuneIn • In 2019-20 Tech scored 70 or more 15 times and the Hokies to a 58-21 (.734) mark. (VT feed; free on downloaded apps) went 13-2 in those contests. CONDENSED NON-CON IN 2020 • Richmond scored 70-plus seven times and won • The Hokies have just four non-conference SOCIAL MEDIA: #HOKIES each game. contests on their schedule in 2020-21, in Twitter/Instagram .................. @HokiesWBB The Hokies’ record by scoring total under Brooks: part due to the expanded 20-game ACC STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Scores 49 or less 0-2 schedule and in part because the start of Scores 50-59 4-16 the season was pushed back three weeks Media Contact ...... Carter Brown ([email protected]) Scores 60-69 21-18 later than usual to November 25. Scores 70-79 28-12 • After competing against Richmond 2019-20 VIRGINIA TECH SINGLE GAME SUPERLATIVES Scores 80-89 21-1 (11/25), the Hokies are slated to play vs. Scores 90-99 10-0 Liberty (11/28), George Washington (12/1), Points Aisha Sheppard 32 vs. Virginia (2/23/20) Scores 100+ 1-0 Appalachian State (12/4) and the Runnin’ Rebounds Lydia Rivers 15 at George Mason (11/10/19) COACH BROOKS QUICK OFF THE MARK Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb (12/6) all at Assists Taja Cole 11 at Notre Dame (2/20/20) • Twice in his tenure at Virginia Tech, Brooks has led Cassell Coliseum. Blocks Liz Kitley 8 at Notre Dame (2/20/20) the team to an undefeated opening month (2016 & PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER Steals Taja Cole 5 at Notre Dame (2/20/20) 2018), a feat he has accomplished five times in his • Tech’s roster only features seven players FG Attempts Aisha Sheppard 22 vs. Virginia (2/23/20) FGs Liz Kitley 13 vs. Saint Francis (11/5/20) career. who have seen minutes in a Hokies uniform 3FG Attempts Aisha Sheppard 15 (3x) • He is 72-22 all-time in the month of November and (Sheppard, Kitley, C. King, Geiman, Brooks, 3FGs Aisha Sheppard 8 (2x) 26-3 in Blacksburg during the opening month of the Obouh Fegue and Ennis) and just two who FT Attempts Dara Mabrey 12 at North Carolina (2/9/20) season. have starting experience Sheppard (51 FTs Dara Mabrey 12 at North Carolina (2/9/20) starts) and Kitley (30 starts). Minutes Aisha Sheppard 43 vs. Georgia Tech (2/13/20) PRESEASON HONORS FOR A DYNAMIC DUO PICKED IN THE TOP HALF OF THE CONFERENCE • Senior guard Aisha Sheppard and sophomore center Elizabeth Kitley were both • Both the league’s head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel of media members chose recognized by the ACC as preseason All-Conference selections. Sheppard was a First the Hokies to finish seventh in the 15-team conference. This comes after an 11-6 Team player last season where she led the Hokies with 14.8 ppg and was second in the mark in the league a season ago that saw Tech pick up the five seed at the conference conference in 3-point shooting. Kitley earned Freshman of the Year honors after posting tournament in March. 12.5 ppg and 7.5 rebounds per contest. She recorded six double-doubles, all in Tech • The Hokies have made a habit of finishing higher than expected, after being chosen victories. 10th before the T-4 finish in 2019-20. •Together, they represent the second best tandem of scorers returning to the ACC, with an average of 27.3 ppg. HEAD COACH KENNY BROOKS SUPERLATIVES 2020-21 SCHEDULE SITUATION 2020-21 At Tech Scores 49 or less 0-0 0-2 NOVEMBER (0-0) Scores 50-59 0-0 4-16 Scores 60-69 0-0 21-18 Nov. 25 RICHMOND 4 PM TBA Scores 70-79 0-0 29-12 Nov. 28 LIBERTY 2 PM TBA Scores 80-89 0-0 21-1 DECEMBER (0-0) Scores 90-99 0-0 10-0 Dec. 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON 5 PM TBA Scores 100+ 0-0 1-0 At home 0-0 55-17 Dec. 4 APPALACHIAN STATE 5 PM TBA On the road 0-0 21-25 Dec. 6 GARDNER-WEBB 2 PM TBA Leading at halftime 0-0 65-12 Dec. 10 PITT* TBA TBA In games decided by <5 points 0-0 11-14 In games decided by 6-10 points 0-0 22-16 Dec. 17 at Notre Dame* TBA TBA In games decided by 11-15 pts 0-0 13-4 Dec. 20 VIRGINIA* TBA TBA In games decided by 16-20 pts 0-0 10-7 JANUARY (0-0) In games decided by 21+ points 0-0 30-8 In day games 0-0 41-29 Jan. 3 at Duke* TBA TBA In night games (tip after 5 p.m.) 0-0 44-20 Jan. 7 NC STATE* TBA TBA Jan. 10 at Georgia Tech* TBA TBA INSIDE THE SERIES: VIRGINIA TECH VS. RICHMOND Jan. 14 at North Carolina* TBA TBA • Virginia Tech and Richmond have met 12 times previously with the program each winning six Jan. 17 WAKE FOREST* TBA TBA times. • In the most recent meeting in 2018 at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic, the Hokies earned an 85-57 Jan. 21 NOTRE DAME* TBA TBA victory behind 53% shooting from the field, two players who notched double-doubles and positive Jan. 24 at NC State* TBA TBA rebound margin of 25. Jan. 28 LOUISVILLE* TBA TBA Games Played - in the series: 12 First Meeting: Dec. 5, 1987 Jan. 31 NORTH CAROLINA* TBA TBA Overall Record: 6-6 Home: 3-2 Away: 2-4 Neutral: 1-0 FEBRUARY (0-0) Feb. 4 at Pitt* TBA TBA LAST 5 MEETINGS (TECH IS 3-2) Date Ranked VT/Opp Location Score Feb. 7 FLORIDA STATE* TBA TBA Sun., Nov. 25, 2018 NR/NR Orlando, Fla. W, 85-57 Feb. 11 at Miami* TBA TBA Wed., Nov. 27, 2013 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. L, 56-64 Feb. 14 at Boston College* TBA TBA Wed., Dec. 5, 2012 NR/NR Richmond, Va. L, 51-64 Sun., Dec. 4, 2005 NR/NR Richmond, Va. W, 54-47 Feb. 18 DUKE* TBA TBA Wed., Feb. 2, 2005 NR/NR Blacksburg, Va. W, 79-63 Feb. 21 SYRACUSE* TBA TBA Feb. 25 at Clemson* TBA TBA ALL MEETINGS Feb. 28 at Virginia* TBA TBA Tech Spiders Total Points (Average) 791 (66) 781 (65) Most Points Scored 85 (2018) 82 (1996) HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Fewest Points Scored 51 (2012) 47 (2005) ACC contests designated with* Largest Margin of Victory 28 (2018) 25 (1988) Smallest Margin of Victory 3 (2000) 6 (1996) CONNECTIONS: VIRGINIA TECH-RICHMOND • Tech’s roster features two student-athletes from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Sr. G Aisha Sheppard and r-So. G Chloe Brooks. • Six Spiders hail from Virginia. WHAT’S INSIDE • Page 3 - Last time vs. Richmond & Quick Facts • Page 4 - Active Starts Chart • Page 5 - ACC standings & AP Poll • Page 6 - Head Coach Kenny Brooks • Page 8 - Virginia Tech roster & TV/Radio Chart • Page 10 - 2019-20 Season Statistics • Page 12 - Player pages LAST MEETING (2018) QUICK FACTS Location: ..................... Blacksburg, Va. VIRGINIA TECH 85 Founded: ............................. 1872 Enrollment: ........................ 34,000+ RICHMOND 57 President: ..................... Dr. Tim Sands Director of Athletics: ............