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2017-18 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Date ..................................... Thurday, Feb. 22 REGAN MAGARITY JOINS ELITE COMPANY Time ..........................................................7 p.m Location .............................. Notre Dame, Ind. • Forward Regan Magarity put her name in conversation with Venue ..................................... Purcell Pavilion VIRGINIA TECH No. 5/4 Irish some of the Virginia Tech greats on Jan. 28, 2018 when she Capacity ................................................. 9,149 VS scored her 1,000 point of her career. She became the 26th Series Record ......................... ND leads 9-1 woman to in program history to reach that milestone. QUICK FACTS Last Meeting .............................. Feb 2, 2017 17-10 (6-8) 25-2 (13-1) • She is just the seventh player to reach 1,000 points and record FINAL STRECTH 700 rebounds in a career. 2017-18 SCHEDULE • The redshirt junior is averaging 14.1 points and 9.7 rebounds DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIPOFF • Tech sits at 6-8 in ninth place in the ACC with three four regular per game on the season. Her 14 double-doubles tie her for the 11/10 vs. Wagner W, 99-32 season games remaining. most in the conference. 11/13 vs. Auburn W, 72-63 • Tech’s two remaining games pit them against, Notre Dame and VT RECORD BOOK - 1,000 PTS & 700 REBOUNDS 11/17 vs. USC Upstate W, 87-56 Miami for the second time this season. Player Points Rebs Years 11/19 vs. UCF W, 86-69 • The Hokies seek a third straight trip to the postseason, following 1. Renee Dennis 1,791 792 1983-87 11/23 vs. Drexel^ W, 79-67 2. Tere Williams 1,750 853 1997-01 appearances in the WNIT in 2016 and 2017. Last season the Hokies 11/24 vs. Butler^ L, 77-79 3. Ieva Kublina 1,647 845 2000-04 11/25 vs. West Virginia^ L, 61-79 made it to the quarterfinals, before getting knocked out by eventual 4. Jenny Root 1,582 815 1991-95 11/30 at Illinois% W, 96-49 champion Michigan. 5. Erin Gibson 1,117 752 2001-05 6. Kerri Gardin 1,061 784 2002-06 12/3 vs. Radford W, 99-32 DON’T LET HER GET GOING 7. Regan Magarity 1,066 766 2014-pres. 12/6 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore W, 72-63 • Taylor Emery scored 30 points for the second time in ACC play on 12/10 at Chattanooga W, 87-56 against Virginia. She had a personal 15-point run to start the fourth KEY SCORING STATS ON HOKIES, IRISH 12/12 at Monmouth W, 86-69 quarter, igniting the Hokies’ comeback. • The Hokies rank fourth in the ACC in scoring at 75 points per 12/16 vs. High Point W, 79-67 game, while the Irish rank first at 84.9 ppg. 12/28 vs. NC State* L, 77-79 • Emery has 14 games of 20-plus points and leads Tech at 18.1 points per game. ACC LEADERS - SCORING OFFENSE, 2017-18 12/31 vs. Boston College* W, 89-59 Teams PPG ACC Overall 1/7 at Louisville* L, 56-67 • A junior college transfer, Emery has been a starter since day one 1. Notre Dame 84.9 13-1 25-2 1/11 vs. Pittsburgh* W, 89-66 this season. She is shooting better than 50 percent from the field, 40 2. Florida State 83.3 10-3 22-4 1/14 at Florida State* L, 62-107 percent from the 3-point arc and 86 percent from the free throw line. 3. Louisville 78.0 13-1 27-2 1/18 vs. Duke* L, 75-86 4. Virginia Tech 75.0 5-8 16-10 1/21 at Virginia* L, 61-52 CAPTAIN CAMP 5. North Carolina 73.9 4-10 14-13 1/25 vs. Georgia Tech* W, 68-62 • The Hokies have been boosted by the return of Rachel Camp this ACC CHARTS - SCORING DEFENSE, 2017-18 1/28 vs. Miami* L, 78-82 season after earning a redshirt with an injury in 2016-17. Teams PPG ACC Overall 8. Virginia Tech 63.2 6-8 17-10 2/1 at Syracuse* W, 73-64 • Camp, Kenny Brooks’ “Swiss Army Knife” has played almost every 2/7 at North Carolina* W, 90-74 9. Florida State 63.4 10-3 22-4 spot on the floor this season, filling in for the injured Alexis Jean at 10. Miami 63.6 9-5 19-8 2/11 vs. Virginia* L, 62-64 the four spot, and taking over ball handling responsibilities Jan. 11 11. Syracuse 65.3 7-6 19-7 2/15 at Wake Forest* L, 73-56 vs Pitt. 12. Notre Dame 66.3 13-1 25-2 2/18 vs. Clemson* W, 53-45 2/22 at Notre Dame* 7 p.m. • Camp averages 7.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists on the KENDYL BROOKS KEEPS IT 100 2/25 at Miami* 4 p.m. season. She recorded a double-double in her first start of the season • Only a sophomore, Kendyl Brooks has eclipsed 100 made Feb 28-March 4 ACC Tournament at the Paradise Jam against No. 11 West Virginia. Camp totaled 15 3-pointers in her career. ^ Paradise Jam in Melbourne, Fla. points and 11 rebounds. • Her 117 made triples rank seventh all-time in Virginia Tech % Big Ten/ACC Challenge • In the win over Clemson, Camp led the Hokies with 18 points. women’s basketball history. * ACC conference game • Camp was named a captain for Tech in the middle of the season, • This season Brooks leads the Hokies with 55 made 3-pointers joining Regan Magarity. and is shooting .313 from beyond the arc. VIRGINIA TECH BY THE NUMBERS ... DANGEROUS AT EVERY SPOT HEADING BACK TO GREENSBORO • The Hokies are shooting 32.4 percent from the 3-point line this • In 2018, the ACC Tournament will once again be held in 32 • Points scored by junior guard Taylor Emery season as a team and have made 214 triples, the second most in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum against UVA on Feb. 11, a Virginia Tech record in ACC the ACC (Syracuse 253). (capacity 23,000) games at Cassell Coliseum. • Last season, the Tournament was held in Conway, South • Nearly all of the Hokies are capable of stepping out beyond the arc Carolina on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. and with dangerous freshman Aisha Sheppard the Gatorade Player 14 • Games with 20 or more points by Emery. She of the Year for Washington DC is coming off of the bench. HOKIE HEADLINES sits at fifth in the conference in scoring at 18.1 points • Rayna DuBose, a former Virginia Tech basketball player per game. Those 14 games tie her for second most in A VIRGINIA TECH WIN WOULD BE..... recently had a feature story produced on her by the Hokie Vision the league. • The program’s first over a ranked team since defeating No. 17 staff, the video production arm of Virginia Tech Athletics. 403 Tennessee in 2016 - a span of 10 straight games. • A quadrapule amputee, DuBose continues to inspire young • Field goals made in the career of Regan • Tech’s first win over a top 10 program since upending No. 8 people in her role as a basketball coach in Maryland. Magarity. She averages 13.9 points per game and 9.6 Tennessee in 2015 in Knoxville, Tennessee. rebounds this season and has recorded 13 double- • The Hokies’ first ranked league win since winning in Chapel Hill, doubles. North Carolina over No. 11 North Carolina in 2014. • The first top 10 ACC win since defeating No. 8 Maryland in 2012. 37 • Wins by second year head coach Kenny Brooks, • Notre Dame’s first home loss in 22 games. which ranks third for a Virginia Tech coach in their first OVERALL: 17-10 : 6-8 HOME: 11-4 AWAY: 5-4 NEUTRAL: 1-2 THE COACHING MATCHUP Virginia Tech ..............................School...........................Notre Dame BROADCAST INFORMATION Kenny Brooks ............................. Coach ........................Muffett McGraw Television .............ACC Network Extra James Madison (1992)....................Alma Mater ...............Saint Joseph’s (1977) Play-by-Play ..................Nik Valdiserri 36-24 (Second Season) ...............Record at School............765-227 (31st Season) Analyst ................................- 373-146 (16th Season)................. Overall Record .............853-268 (36th Season) Sideline ................................ - 1-1 .......................Record vs. Opponent at current school................... 9-1 Local Radio ...... Virginia Tech IMG Sports Play-by-Play ..............Andrew Allegretta VIRGINIA TECH VS. NOTRE DAME: INSIDE THE SERIES In Stadium Broadcast ............ 105.3 FM • The Irish have won each of the last five meetings, inlcuding each matchup since joining the ACC in Digital ...............Hokie Sports & TuneIn 2013. (VT feed; free on downloaded apps) • Tech’s last triumph in the series was in 2003 when the Hokies won a 53-50 game at Cassell Coliseum. • Last season the seventh ranked Irish won 76-59 in Blacksburg. Arike Ogunowale recorded a dou- ble-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading four Notre Dame players in double figures. ACC STANDINGS • Chanette Hicks had 14 points and seven rebounds and Regan Magarity tallied 13 points and 10 Team Conf. Overall rebounds for the Hokies. Louisville 13-1 27-2 Notre Dame 13-1 25-2 Florida State 10-4 22-5 Games Played in this series: 10 Series Started: 2000 Overall Record: 1-9 Home: 1-3 Away: 0-5 NC State 10-4 21-6 Last five meetings: 0-5 (below) Neutral: 0-1 Duke 10-5 21-7 Miami 9-5 19-8 Date Ranked VT/Opp Location Score Virginia 9-5 16-11 Thu., Feb 2, 2017 NR / 7 Blacksburg, Va. L, 59-76 Syracuse 8-6 20-7 Sun., Jan 24, 2016 18 / 3 Notre Dame, Ind.