VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2012-2013 VIRGINIA TECH A UNIVERSITY INVENTING THE FUTURE Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands- on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 30,000 students and manages a research portfolio of $450 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia. BLACKSBURG, VA A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND FOUR YEARS OR A LIFETIME! One of America’s best college towns, Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg recreation areas such as the Blue Ridge Blacksburg is a perfect setting for a great gained national and international attention by Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Claytor Lake university like Virginia Tech. creating the world’s first “electronic village.” and the New River. The region features a Located in Southwest Virginia on a plateau Businesses and industries have been drawn moderate climate and four distinct seasons. between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany by the potential of the quaint town. Blacksburg’s location (adjacent to major Mountains, Blacksburg combines the laid- Established in 1798 by John and William interstate highways) provides convenient back lifestyle of a small town with the Black, the town is surrounded by scenic access to most points in the southern and amenities one would expect to find around a mountain views that accentuate the area. eastern parts of the country. major center of higher education. Together, Since its founding, Blacksburg has grown More information on Blacksburg the town and university have worked hard to to become the largest town in Virginia. The can be found on the town’s web site, create a progressive community that ranks nearly 43,000 residents (including students) www.blacksburg.va.us. among the nation’s elite living environments. enjoy a close proximity to a variety of VIRGINIA TECH 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION COACHES & STAFF 1,000 Point Club ________________________ 50 Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center ________ 2 Head Coach Dennis Wolff _________________ 24 All-Time Best in the Cassell ________________ 53 Athletic Complex _________________________ 4 Assistant Coach Billi Godsey _______________ 25 Year-by-Year Results _____________________ 54 Cassell Coliseum _________________________ 6 Assistant Coach Chantelle Anderson ________ 25 All-Time Series Records ___________________ 58 ACC Play _______________________________ 7 Assistant Coach Thomas Joyce _____________ 26 Year-by-Year vs. All Opponents _____________ 59 Quick Facts _____________________________ 8 Director of Basketball Operations Bill Old ____ 26 Letterwinners __________________________ 63 2012-13 Schedule ______________________OBC Tech Hall of Fame Members _______________ 63 2010-11 IN REVIEW Honor Roll _____________________________ 64 THE TEAM Season Notes __________________________ 28 Kerry Sarver ____________________________ 10 Season Statistics ________________________ 29 THE UNIVERSITY Aerial Wilson ___________________________ 11 Season Results _________________________ 30 President Charles Steger __________________ 66 Rachel Nichols __________________________ 12 Game-by-Game Comparison ______________ 31 Principles of Community __________________ 66 Alyssa Fenyn ___________________________ 13 Points-Rebounds-Assists __________________ 32 Director of Athletics Jim Weaver ___________ 67 Nia Evans ______________________________ 14 Athletics Management Staff _______________ 68 Porschia Hadley _________________________ 15 HISTORY & RECORDS Athletics Communications Staff ____________ 69 Larryqua Hall ___________________________ 16 Hokie Hoops History _____________________ 34 Athletics Communications Staff ____________ 69 Monet Tellier ___________________________ 17 Postseason Appearances _________________ 36 Athletics Department Directory ____________ 69 Kelsey Conyers _________________________ 18 Big Victories for Tech _____________________ 38 Hardwood Club _________________________ 78 Lauren Evans ___________________________ 19 Milestone Wins _________________________ 40 Uju Ugoka _____________________________ 19 Conference Timeline _____________________ 41 STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT Alex Kiss-Rusk __________________________ 20 Individual Records _______________________ 42 Student-Athlete Academic Support Services __ 72 Taijah Campbell _________________________ 20 Team Records __________________________ 43 Athletics Office of Student Life _____________ 73 Alexis Lloyd ____________________________ 21 Miscellaneous Team Records ______________ 43 Athletic Performance ____________________ 74 Student Managers/Support Staff ___________ 21 Single Game Highs ______________________ 44 Sports Medicine ________________________ 76 2012-13 Roster _________________________ 22 Records by Class ________________________ 45 Women’s Basketball Alumnae _____________ 77 2012-13 TV/Radio Roster _________________ 21 Year-by-Year Leaders _____________________ 46 Athletics Communications Staff ____________ 69 Tech’s Top Ten __________________________ 48 Keeping Up With the Hokies _______________ 79 HAHN HURST BASKETBALL PRACTICE CENTER Virginia Tech is able to claim perhaps the court, 16,609-square-foot practice gym. Spacious two examination rooms, a taping area and hot finest practice facility in major college basketball. and convenient, the gym is equipped with a soft- and cold immersion tubs. A state-of-the-art Alter G The Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center affords wall that can be lowered to divide the courts rehab machine also inhabits this area. The sports the Hokies every imaginable convenience needed to allow both the women’s and men’s team to medicine staff can handle all aspects of treatment to build an elite college basketball program. practice at the same time. The courts are exact and rehabilitation of injuries from this room. Since moving into the center in August 2009, replicas of the main court in Cassell Coliseum, Across the hall is the equipment room, this $21 million facility has given the Hokies the allowing the team to practice on the same surface completely stocked with the finest gear offered by “Wow!” factor so needed to compete at the highest on which it will play. Nike. This area also opens out into the parking lot, level. The 49,000 foot building, which ties together The office suites on the second floor features where the team begins its travel just steps from modern, state-of-the-art amenities with the large offices for the assistants, a conference room the locker room. architectural integrity of the beautiful Virginia Tech and a huge office for the head coach. A view of the Speaking of the locker room, the Hokies boast campus, is a shining beacon to the commitment practice courts is available from the head coach’s the finest around. The fully-appointed lounge area the university has made to basketball. office, the large reception area and the connecting is outfitted with a sound system, 62” flat screen From the moment you walk through the front balcony. television, refrigerator and computer workstations. doors, you are engulfed with the magnitude of this Behind a secured entrance, the facility The complex also features a classroom with video beautiful facility. The two-story front lobby is a offers every imaginable feature needed to build and dry-erase boards, perfect for various forms of testament to the history and future promise of the a program. The spacious weight room has the instructions and team meetings. The locker room Virginia Tech basketball program. From the large full range of free weights, machines, treadmills, itself is spacious, with video screens and large graphics to the various memorabilia, this area is ellipticals and other equipment – all with a individual lockers with extra storage space. awash with images of the greatest players in Hokie panoramic view of the practice courts. Immediately behind the practice gym is a history. Adjacent to the weight room is the modern, large patio area. This area is used for social events The main feature of the building is the two- fully-equipped training room. This area features and tailgating functions. 2 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. 3 TECH’S ATHLETIC COMPLEX ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST 4 55 CASSELL COLISEUM TECH’S HOME COURT ADVANTAGE 6 “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 7 VIRGINIA TECH 2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Location: ...................................................................... Blacksburg, Va. Head Coach: .......................................Dennis Wolff (Connecticut, ‘78) Founded: ......................................................................................1872 Record at Virginia Tech: .......................................... 7-23 (one year) Enrollment: ................................................................................31,000