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2016-17 VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES GAME TWENTY-SIX: PITTSBURGH 2016-17 GAME NOTES GAME INFORMATION GAME 26 - PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, PA. (PETERSEN CENTER) Date/Time: February 16, 2017 / 7 p.m. VIRGINIA TECH Hokies (16-9, 3-9 ACC) Opponent: Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast Conference Site: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Event Center) Head Coach: Kenny Brooks (James Madison, 1992) - First Season Radio: 100.7 FM WNMX / HokiesXtra at Talent: Andrew Allegretta, play-by-play PITTSBURGH Panthers (12-13, 3-9 ACC) TV: N/A Atlantic Coast Conference Live Stats: PittsburghPanthers.com Head Coach: Suzie McConnell-Serio (Penn State, 1988) - Fourth Season Live Video: ACC Network Extra Series: Virginia Tech leads 7-4 THE HOKIES Blacksburg: 4-1 Virginia Tech fell to No. 17/17 NC State 85-71 the last time out. Vanessa Panousis led the Hokies with Away: 2-2 20 points on 8-of-13 from the field. Sidney Cook tallied 18 points and grabbed six rebounds while Regan Neutral: 1-1 Magarity added 11 points and eight rebounds. First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1980 Pitt won 76-54 The Wolfpack opened the game with a run to go up 6-2 early, but the Hokies answered with a 14-4 run of their own, taking a 16-10 advantage off a 3-pointer from Panousis. NC State outscored Tech 9-4 down the Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2016 stretch, but the Hokies led 20-19 at the end of the quarter. The Wolfpack opened the second frame with Pitt won 59-48 in Blacksburg another run and jumped out to a 34-23 lead midway through, but another 3-pointer from Panousis cut it Current Streak: Pitt 1W back down to a single-digit deficit. NC State responded, outscoring the Hokies 16-2 the rest of the way to go into the break on top 50-28. Tech and NC State kept the scoring close in the second half, with the Hokies SCHEDULE/RESULTS outscoring the Wolfpack 24-14 in the fourth, but Tech was unable to dig out of the deficit as the Wolfpack Date VT OPP Opponent TV Time/Result secured the win. N11 UNC Asheville WatchESPN W, 71-52 N13 Georgetown WatchESPN W, 73-63 Chanette Hicks leads the Hokies, averaging 16.0 points, 5.1 assists and 3.9 steals per game. Cook is posting N16 Presbyterian WatchESPN W, 67-36 14.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg. Magarity is averaging 13.0 ppg and 9.7 rebounds per game while Samantha Hill is N19 at UCF W, 67-64 adding 9.8 ppg. N22 at Charleston W, 71-61 N27 --/RV 17/16 Tennessee ACCN Extra W, 67-63 THE PANTHERS Pittsburgh fell to No. 14/15 Duke, 62-48 on Sunday. Brandy Harvey-Carr led the Panthers with 12 points ACC/Big Ten Challenge while Brenna Wise recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Jasmine Whitney dished out D1 RV/RV Nebraska WatchESPN W, 76-67 four assists and grabbed two steals. D5 25/RV Gardner-Webb WatchESPN W, 76-42 Duke got out early on Pitt and took a 17-8 lead after the opening quarter. The scoring was closer in the second, but the Blue Devils took the 29-19 lead into the break. Coming out of the intermission, the Blue D7 25/RV C. Conn. St. WatchESPN W, 81-47 Devils again used a big scoring quarter to push their advantage, outscoring the Panthers 22-12 in the frame. D11 25/RV Bowling Green WatchESPN W, 98-51 Despite a fourth quarter push by the Panthers, Duke’s lead was to much to overcome as the Blue Devils D18 24/25 RV/RV at Auburn SECN W, 92-87 OT secured the win. D21 23/23 Radford WatchESPN W, 71-52 D30 19/20 Delaware State WatchESPN W, 88-48 Wise leads the Panthers on the season with 13.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Harvey-Carr is adding 10.0 points per game. Kalista Walters is chipping in 7.9 ppg while Aysia Bugg and Whitney have handed out J2 18/20 North Carolina * WatchESPN W, 76-68 88 and 85 assists, respectively. J8 18/18 at Clemson * W, 78-69 J11 15/16 14/14 at Miami * ACCN Extra L, 75-82 THE SERIES J16 15/16 Wake Forest * RSN W, 72-70 This is the 12th meeting in the series with the Hokies holding a 7-4 lead. Pitt won last season’s meeting 59- J19 17/16 15/16 at Duke * ACCN Extra L, 59-84 48 in Blacksburg. Cook had 17 points for the Hokies while former Tech player Hannah Young chipped in 11. J22 17/16 7/6 Florida State * ACCN Extra L, 54-82 Wise tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers and Bugg tallied 10. J26 19/21 at Virginia * ACCN Extra L, 27-76 J29 19/21 RV/24 Syracuse * ACCN Extra L, 72-82 The last Hokies’ win over the Panthers came on March 5, 2015 in the second round of the ACC Tournament to send Tech to the quarterfinals for the first time in F2 RV/RV 7/8 Notre Dame * ACCN Extra L, 59-76 COMPARING THE TEAMS program history. Panousis dropped in 20 points to lead F5 RV/RV at Georgia Tech * L, 81-87 the Hokies while Cook had 10 points, 10 rebounds. F9 12/14 Louisville * ACCN Extra L, 70-88 Virginia Tech __________________ Pittsburgh F12 17/17 at NC State * ACCN Extra L, 71-85 71.7 _______ Points Per Game ________61.3 Up Next: Virginia Tech returns to Cassell Coliseum to host F16 at Pittsburgh * 7 p.m. 67.3 ____ Points Allowed per Game _____60.3 in-state rival Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 19. Game time is set F19 Virginia * RSN 3 p.m. +4.4 ________ Scoring Margin ________ +1.0 for 3 p.m. and will be aired on RSN. F23 Miami * 7 p.m. .669 _____ Free Throw Percentage _____.745 F26 at Boston College * 2 p.m. .407 _________ Field Goal % __________.403 .419 _____ Field Goal % Defense ______.368 M1-5 ACC Tournament 6.9 ____ 3-Point FG Made per Game _____5.2 .297 ______ 3-Point Field Goal % ______.278 All times Eastern Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Poll .318 ____ 3-Point Field Goal % Def. _____.306 * ACC Games Schedule subject to change 37.6 ______Rebounds Per Game ______34.5 40.0 _____ Rebounds Against Avg. ______38.2 -2.4 ________Rebound Margin ________ -3.7 VIRGINIA TECH POSSIBLE STARTERS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 3.4 ________ Blocks Per Game _________4.7 ## Name ppg rpg misc. fg% ft% 11.7 _______ Assists Per Game ________15.8 2 Sidney Cook 14.0 8.5 -- .459 .641 April Goode, Director - Engagement & Analytics 6.7 ________ Steals Per Game _________8.2 5 Vanessa Panousis 9.2 2.1 1.9 apg .332 .867 O: 540-231-8823 ▪ C: 540-392-1336 13.1 ______ Turnovers Per Game _______15.0 Email: [email protected] 11 Regan Magarity 13.0 9.7 1.6 bpg .519 .657 16.3 ___ Turnovers Forced per Game ____16.1 12 Chanette Hicks 16.0 3.7 3.9 spg .463 .648 +3.2 ________Turnover Margin _______ +1.1 Carter Brown, Strategic Communications Assistant 25 Sami Hill 9.8 4.3 1.4 apg .324 .746 O: 540-231-1494 ▪ Email: [email protected] 0.9 ___________ A/TO Ratio ___________1.1 hokiesports.com @VT_WBBall VTHokieWBB 2016-17 VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES GAME TWENTY-SIX: PITTSBURGH NOTEWORTHY BLOCK PARTY HOT START: ACC EDITION MAGARITY’S MARK Regan Magarity has tallied 23 blocks this season Virginia Tech got off to a 3-1 start in league play. It Regan Magarity tallied 24 points and 17 rebounds versus ACC opponents. The mark ties the program marks the best conference start through the first against North Carolina, marking the 20th time single-season record against ACC foes set by Nare four games in program history. Previous bests in program history that a player has eclipsed Diawara, 2006-07. were 2-2 in 2015-16, 2011-12, and 2004-05. 20+/15+. It is also just the second time it has DOUBLE TROUBLE happend versus an ACC opponent. Kerri Gardin PROTECTING THE BALL Sidney Cook and Regan Magarity both rank in the had 22 points, 16 rebounds versus FSU in 2005. The Hokies gave up just six turnovers in the win NCAA in double-doubles on the season. Magarity over Wake Forest on Jan. 16, tying the fewest comes in at 25th with 12 total, averaging 13.0 FIERY FIRST HALF amount of team turnovers in a game. Tech also points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Cook ranks Virginia Tech scored 52 points in the first half had six at Georgia Tech in 2015 and at Notre 34th with 10 total, averaging 14.0 points and 8.5 against Delaware State, marking the most points Dame in 2002. On the season, the Hokies are one rebounds per game. scored in the opening 20 minutes since the Hokies of the best teams in the NCAA at protecting the dropped in 53 versus High Point in 2007. ball, ranking in the top-10 in turnovers per game SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD and fewest total turnovers. Currently the Hokies have three players ranked NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE in the nation in field goal percentage: Regan The Hokies went undefeated in the non- SOPH STEALS Magarity (54th, .519), Chanette Hicks (126th, conference for just the fourth time in program Chanette Hicks has already set the sophomore .463) and Sidney Cook (134th, .459).