2014-15 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ITALY 2014 The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team traveled to Italy in May for a 10-day foreign tour that included three games as Tech faced USD Santa Marinella, AS Virtus Basket Spezia and the Israeli National Team. The Hokies visited several cities while in Italy, including Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Verona and Lake Como. During this once-in-a-lifetime trip, the team got the opportunity to tour the Colosseum, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Vatican City and the famed Sistine Chapel while on the Rome part of the trip. Tech traveled to Florence to visit Michelangelo’s David as well as Il Duomo di Firenze and the Ponte Vecchio bridge over the Arno River. While in the Tuscany region, the Hokies toured the Leaning Tower of Pisa, walking to the top of the tower that overlooks the Field of Miracles, the Baptistery of San Giovanni and St. Mary’s Cathedral. In Venice, the Hokies were able to fully explore the famous city and took guided tours of the famed Murano Glassworks and Saint Mark’s Basilica. The final leg of the journey included a stop in Verona to see Juliette’s Balcony before traveling on to one of the most beautiful places in world, Lake Como, which was highlighted by a guided boat tour and a visit to the Bellagio. 2014-15 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION COACH PROFILES Year-by-Year Leaders 46 Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center 2 Head Coach Dennis Wolff 23 Tech’s Top Ten 48 Athletic Complex 4 Assistant Coach Bett Shelby 24 1,000 Point Club 50 Cassell Coliseum 6 Assistant Coach Morgan Valley 24 All-Time Best in the Cassell 53 Quick Facts 8 Assistant Coach Jermaine Woods 25 Year-by-Year Results 54 2014-15 Schedule OBC Director of WBB Operations Bill Old 25 All-Time Series Results 58 Video Coordinator Brittany Morris 26 All-Time Series Records 62 2014-15 PLAYER PROFILES Assistant to Head Coach LaTanya Collins 26 All-Time Roster 63 Tech Sports Hall of Fame Members 63 Hannah Young 10 Honor Roll 64 Vanessa Panousis 11 2013-14 SEASON IN REVIEW Taijah Campbell 12 Season Notes 28 Samantha Hill 13 Season Statistics 29 THE UNIVERSITY Kelsey Conyers 14 Season Results 30 About Virginia Tech 66 Tara Nahodil 15 Game-by-Game Comparison 31 Athletics Department Directory 68 Brielle Blaire 16 Points-Rebounds-Assists 32 Sidney Cook 16 STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT Regan Magarity 17 HISTORY & RECORDS Student-Athlete Academic Support Services 71 Lindsey Oblitey 17 Hokie Hoops History 34 Office of Student-Athlete Development 72 Rachel Camp 18 Post Season Appearances 36 Athletic Performance: Strength 73 Dominique Powell 18 Big Victories for Tech 38 Athletic Performance: Psychology, Nutrition 74 Khadedra Croker 19 Milestone Wins 40 Nutrition Oasis 75 Support Staff 20 Conference Timeline 41 Sports Medicine 76 2014-15 Roster 21 Individual Records and Career Records 42 Players in the Pros 77 2014-15 TV/Radio Roster 22 Team Records and Miscellaneous Records 43 Hardwood Club 78 Single Game Top-10 and 30+ Point Performances 44 Keeping Up With the Hokies 79 Records by Class 45 HAHN HURST BASKETBALL PRACTICE CENTER irginia Tech is able to claim one of the The main feature of the building is the two- two examination rooms, a taping area and hot and finest practice facilities in major college court, 16,609-square-foot practice gym. Spacious cold immersion tubs. A state-of-the-art Alter G Vbasketball The Hahn Hurst Basketball and convenient, the gym is equipped with a soft rehab machine also is located in this area. The sports Practice Center affords the Hokies every wall that can be lowered to divide the courts to medicine staff can handle all aspects of treatment convenience needed to build an elite college allow both the men’s and the women’s team to and rehabilitation of injuries from this room. basketball program. practice at the same time. The courts are replicas Across the hall is the equipment room, Since moving into the center in August of the main court in Cassell Coliseum, allowing completely stocked with the finest gear offered 2009, this $21 million facility has given the the team to practice on the same surface on by Nike. This area opens out into the parking lot Hokies the facility so needed to compete at the which it will play. where the team begins its travel just steps from highest level. The 49,000 foot building, which The office suites on the second floor feature the locker room. ties together modern, state-of-the-art amenities offices for the assistants, a conference room Speaking of the locker room, the Hokies with the architectural integrity of the beautiful and a huge office for the head coach. A view of boast the finest around. The fully appointed Virginia Tech campus, is a shining beacon to the practice courts is available from the head lounge area is outfitted with a sound system, the commitment the university has made to coach’s office, the large reception area and the 62 inch flat screen television, refrigerator and basketball connecting balcony. computer workstations. The complex also From the moment you walk through the Behind a secured entrance, the facility offers features a classroom with video and dry-erase front doors, you are engulfed with the magnitude every feature needed to build a program. The boards, perfect for various forms of instruction of this beautiful facility. The two-story front lobby spacious weight room has the full range of free and team meetings. The locker room itself is is a testament to the history and future promise weights, machines, treadmills, ellipticals and spacious, with video screens and large individual of the Virginia Tech basketball program. From the other equipment – all with a panoramic view of lockers with extra storage space. large graphics to the various memorabilia, this the practice courts. Immediately behind the practice gym is a area is awash with images of the greatest players Adjacent to the weight room is the modern, large patio area. This area is used for social events in Hokie history. fully-equipped training room. This area features and tailgating functions. The Hokies settled into their $21 million, 49,000 square-foot practice facility in August, 2009. The building boasts two practice gyms, a 3,000 square- foot basketball weight room, training rooms, lounges, coaches offices, film rooms and locker rooms. TECH’S ATHLETIC COMPLEX ONE OF THE NATION’S FINEST CASSELL COLISEUM TECH’S HOME COURT ADVANTAGE “Cassell Coliseum is one of the toughest places for a visiting team to play in the country. Hokie basketball fans have shown true support throughout the team’s existence.” - Head Coach, - Dennis Wolff CASSELL COLISEUM TECH’S HOME COURT ADVANTAGE QUICK FACTS Hannah Young GENERAL INFORMATION Location Blacksburg, Va. INTRODUCTION Founded 1872 Enrollment 31,000 Nickname Hokies Mascot The Hokie Bird Colors Chicago Maroon (PMS 208) & Burnt Orange (PMS 158) Arena Cassell Coliseum Capacity 9,847 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Atlantic Coast President Dr. Timothy Sands Athletics Director Whit Babcock Senior Woman Administrator Sharon McCloskey Athletics Department Phone 540-231-6796 Athletics Ticket Office 540-231-6731 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dennis Wolff (Connecticut, ’78) Record at Virginia Tech 31-59 (three seasons) Career Record 277-215 (17 years, mbb) 31-59 (three years, wbb) 308-274 (20 years) Basketball Office Phone 540-231-4998 Best Time to Reach Coach Through AC Office Assistant Coaches Bett Shelby (Greensboro, ’06) Morgan Valley (Connecticut, ’05) Jermaine Woods (Norfolk State, ’11) Dir .of Basketball Operations Bill Old (Randolph-Macon, ’94) Athletic Trainer TBA Strength & Conditioning Brandon Dillard (Virginia Tech, ’09) TEAM INFORMATION 2013-14 Record 14-16 2013-14 ACC Record/Finish 4-12/12th THE HOK 2014 Postseason N/A EET IES Kelsey Highest Ranking N/A M Conyers Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/7 Newcomers 7 HISTORY First Year of Basketball 1976-77 All-Time Record 592-512 Appearances in NCAA Tournament 9 Last Appearance 2006 All-Time NCAA Record 8-9 Last NCAA Opponent Connecticut Result 56-79 Loss in Second Round Appearances in WNIT 3 Last Appearance 2007 All-Time WNIT Record 5-3 Last WNIT Opponent Auburn Result 73-81 Loss in Sweet 16 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Director (WBB Contact) April Goode Office Phone 540-231-8823 Cell Phone 540-392-1336 Email [email protected] Athletics Communications Fax 540-231-6984 Athletics Communications Intern Bryson Jones (WBB Secondary) Press Row Phone 540-231-3048 AC Mailing Address 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Blacksburg, VA 24061 Overnight Address Same Women’s Basketball Twitter @VT_WBBall Instagram VTHokieWBB Website HokieSports.com 8 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-2015 VTHokieWBB MEET T HE HOK IES F • 6-1 • Jr. • 2L HANNAH Newcastle, Australia 4 YOUNG St. Francis Xavier College SOPHOMORE (2013-14) AT-A-GLANCE Appeared in all 30 games with 27 starts • Recorded her first PERSONAL career double-double against Howard with 11 points and 11 FULL NAME rebounds • Followed that up with second career double-double PROFILES against Old Dominion with 10 points and 10 rebounds in R Hannah Lucy McKay Young just 18 minutes of play, becoming just the third Hokie BIRTHDAY since 2000 to record a double-double in les than 20 March 2, 1993 minutes • Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and three PLAYE assists against Florida • Recorded eight points, eight MAJOR Communications rebounds, three assists and three blocks versus Bucknell • Tallied 12 rebounds, four points and four CAREER HIGHS assists at Hofstra • Had 12 rebounds and eight POINTS points at Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge 17 at Wake Forest - 2/13/14 • Posted 14 points and five rebounds against Michigan State and followed that up with 11 REBOUNDS points, six rebounds and two steals versus USC 12 (2x) last at Indiana - 12/4/13 Upstate • Notched seven points, three rebounds ASSISTS and two assists at Boston College • Had third 5 vs.