Hokie Notes 2010-11 Virginia Tech Women’S Basketball Hokies Complete Home Stand Against Rams
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2010-2011 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES 1 Hokie Notes 2010-11 Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Hokies complete home stand against Rams 2010-2011 Virginia Tech Women’s VCU Rams (2-0) Basketball Schedule November vs. 12 PRESBYTERIAN W 59-52 14 WOFFORD W 93-53 Virginia Tech Hokies (3-0) 18 ELON W 73-66 Nov. 21, 2010, 2 p.m. ET 21 VCU 2 p.m. Cassell Coliseum (9,847), Blacksburg, Va. Caribbean Classic, Cancun, Mexico 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5 p.m. Radio: Mix 100.7 FM Satellite Radio: None 26 vs. Iowa 5 p.m. Live Television: None Live Video Webcast: Hokies All-Access December Arena Broadcast: None 2 at Minnesota% 8 p.m. Live Audio Webcast: Hokies All-Access Series Record: Virginia Tech leads 16-9 5 WINTHROP 2 p.m. 11 ROBERT MORRIS 2 p.m. VIRGINIA TECH 18 at William & Mary 1 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 21 RADFORD 7 p.m. HILTON GARDEN HOKIE CLASSIC, BLACKSBURG, Va. Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 29 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. F 20 Nia Evans 6-0 Fr. Decatur, Ga. 10.3 4.3 30 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT 7 p.m. C 22 Porschia Hadley 6-1 So. Montezuma, Ga. 3.3 4.0 January G 12 Nikki Davis 5-7 tr-Sr. Lexington, Ky. 4.7 4.0 2 at Charlotte 3 p.m. G 31 Monet Tellier 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 7.3 3.7 6 FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. G 33 Shanel Harrison 6-0 Jr. Washington, D.C. 12.7 5.0 9 MIAMI* 2 p.m. VCU 13 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 16 DUKE* 2 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 23 at Virginia* 2 p.m. F 44 Courtney Hurt 6-1 Jr. Conyers, Ga. 12.5 12.5 27 GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. 30 at North Carolina* 2 p.m. C 34 Chelsea Snyder 6-6 Jr. Greendell, N.J. 4.5 6.0 February G 1 Jennifer Lane 5-8 Jr. Wichita, Kansas 11.0 4.0 3 at Boston College* 7 p.m. G 23 Jessica Taylor 5-8 Sr. Northumberland, Va. 5.0 3.5 6 WAKE FOREST* 2 p.m. G 33 Sonia Johnson 5-11 r-So. Newport News, Va. 4.0 8.5 10 LONGWOOD 7 p.m. 14 at Clemson* (RSN) 7 p.m. 17 NC STATE* 7 p.m. THE COACHES 20 at Duke* Noon 24 at Maryland* 7:30 p.m. 27 VIRGINIA* (RSN) 1 p.m. March 3-6 34th ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Virginia Tech VCU %ACC/Big Ten Challenge Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Beth Cunningham Head Coach: *Atlantic Coast Conference game Alma Mater, Year: Randolph-Macon, ‘88 Alma Mater, Year: Notre Dame, ‘97 Home Games in ALL CAPS Record at School (years): 102-85 (7th yr.) Record at School (years): 131-88 (8th yr.) All times eastern Career Record (years): 167-135 (11th yr.) Career Record (years): Same RSN - Fox Sports Net South, ComCast Sports Net, Sun- Assistant Coaches Assistant Coaches Sports, New England Sports Network Shellie Greenman (Emory & Henry, ‘88) Tarrell Robinson (North Carolina A&T, ‘01) Stacy Cantley (UNC Wilmington, ‘99) Trena Trice-Hill (NC State, ‘89) Angela Crosby (Appalachian State, ‘95) Darren Guensch (Radford, ‘97) Director of Basketball Operations Director of Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball SID Contact: Torye Hurst Jill Jameson (Northern Iowa, ‘92) Carolyn Riley (Marymount, ‘09) Office: 540-231-8823 Fax: 540-231-6984 Trainer Trainer Cell: 540-998-5907 Email: [email protected] Amy Kunigonis (Charleston, ‘98) Nicole Stevens (Campbell, ‘04) VT Homepage: www.hokiesports.com THE VCU GAME NOVEMBER 21, 2010 CASSELL COLISEUM 2 2010-2011 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES The Series vs. VCU The Hokies and Rams meet today for the 26th time since Virginia VCU’s Scorecard Tech’s first year of varsity basketball in 1976-77, but for only the second time since the 1996-97 season. Tech leads the series, 16-9. The 2010-2011 Schedule/Scores Hokies won the first meeting, 53-43, on Feb. 3, 1977, but lost the last Record: 2-0 meeting, 72-58, on Nov. 16, 2009, in Richmond, Va. Tech holds a 10-2 Home: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 lead in Blacksburg, Va., is 5-7 vs. VCU in Richmond, Va., and won the Away: 1-0 Colonial: 0-0 only neutral site meeting. Beth Dunkenberger is 0-1 vs. VCU while Beth Cunningham, in her eighth year in Richmond, Va., is 1-0 vs. Virginia Nov. 12 at High Point W 65-64 Tech. 17 WINTHROP W 59-49 VCU (16-9) 21 at Virginia Tech 2 p.m. Dec. 2 EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 1977 aW 53-43 Jan. 4, 1992 aL 66-74 Feb. 3, 1978 hW 87-45 Feb. 8, 1992 hL 57-59 5 at Richmond 2 p.m. Feb. 17, 1978 aW 75-47 Jan. 9, 1993 hW 70-67 8 at Coppin State 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 1979 aL 56-69 Mar. 1, 1993 aL 69-71 11 at Charlotte 1 p.m. Mar. 2, 1979 hW 75-54 Feb. 12, 1994 aW 65-49 Dec. 1, 1979 hW 87-66 Feb. 22, 1994 aW 65-49 18 LONGWOOD 4 p.m. Feb. 5, 1983 hW 81-57 Mar. 8, 1994 nW 61-46 21 LIBERTY 7 p.m. Feb. 13, 1984 aW 81-63 Jan. 8, 1995 aW 54-51 23 at Radford 3 p.m. Feb. 25, 1985 hW 90-57 Feb. 17, 1995 hW 81-63 Jan. 2 at William & Mary* 2 p.m. Mar. 2, 1987 aL 74-85 Dec. 9, 1995 hL 54-57 Jan. 2, 1988 hW 75-74 Feb. 17, 1997 aL 60-65 6 UNC WILMINGTON* 7 p.m. Dec. 19, 1988 aL (OT) 76-88 Nov. 16, 2009 aL 58-72 9 GEORGE MASON* 2 p.m. Jan. 23, 1990 hW 64-52 13 at Towson* 7 p.m. 16 NORTHEASTERN* 1 p.m. The Last Time with the Rams 20 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m. RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Commonwealth took advantage of 24 Tech 23 at James Madison* 2 p.m. turnovers in a 72-58 defeat at Verizon Wireless Arena. 27 GEORGIA STATE* 4 p.m. The teams battled evenly thru the first nine minutes with VCU leading 30 DREXEL* 2 p.m. by as many as five points only to see Tech tie the game at 20-20 at the Feb. 3 at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m. 10:39 mark on a lay up by Abby Redick. Little did the Hokies know that 6 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. they would only connect on one more field goal for the remainder of the half. Fortunately for the Hokies, the Rams also had scoring difficulties 10 JAMES MADISON* 7 p.m. and led only 30-24 at the intermission. 13 HOFSTRA* 2 p.m. While only down by six, the Hokies quickly found themselves in a 17 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m. deep hole in the second half as the Rams exploded out of the locker 20 at Drexel* 1 p.m. room and produced a 13-2 run to build their biggest lead of the night at 24 at Delaware* 7 p.m. 43-26. Tech made a run at the Rams midway through the half and closed 27 WILLIAM & MARY* 2 p.m. to within six, 50-44, on a Shanel Harrison lay up with 8:32 remaining. March 2 at Georgia State* 2 p.m. VCU’s La’Tavia Rorie nailed a trey to stop the Hokie surge and Tech never drew closer than 10 points the rest of the way. 10-13 at CAA Tournament, Upper Marlboro, Md. TBA Drye led Tech with 14 points followed by Alyssa Fenyn with 13 points. * CAA games Junior Brittany Gordon led the board work with eight rebounds. All times eastern 2010-2011 Statistical Leaders Scoring Courtney Hurt - 22.5 Comparing the Two Jennifer Lane - 11.0 (Through games of Nov. 20) Rebounding VT VCU Courtney Hurt - 12.5 Scoring Offense 75.0 62.0 Sonia Johnson - 8.5 Scoring Margin 18.0 5.5 Field Goal Pct. .441 .393 Assists 3-Point FGs Made 2.7 5.5 Jennifer Lane - 5.0 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .308 .275 Scoring Defense 57.0 56.5 Courtney Hurt - 1.5 Free Throw Percentage .619 .548 Sonia Johnson - 1.5 Field Goal Pct. Defense .331 .356 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .323 .364 Steals Offensive Rebounds 15.0 20.0 Courtney Hurt - 1.5 Defensive Rebounds 26.0 25.0 Rebounding Margin 0.0 11.5 Jessica Taylor - 1.0 Blocked Shots 5.7 1.0 Assists 17.7 10.0 Steals 12.3 5.0 Turnovers 15.7 18.5 THE VCU GAME NOVEMBER 21, 2010 CASSELL COLISEUM 2010-2011 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES 3 Tech In Non-Conference Games Hokies Counting on Rookies In the last 12+ seasons, Virginia Tech has enjoyed great success in Virginia Tech’s 2010 recruiting class of Latorri Hines-Allen, Nia Evans, non-conference regular season games, posting a 125-30 (.807) record in Brittni Montgomery, Monet Tellier and Kyani White, ranked No. 28 nationally non-conference contests overall, 81-6 at home, 24-20 away and 20-4 at by HoopGurlz.com., will be counted on to produce this season. neutral sites. Since the 1976-77 season, Tech is 331-219 overall in non- Hines-Allen, a 6-1, power forward, from Montclair, N.J., was rated as conference games (including postseason), 198-62 at home, 89-112 away the No.