Women’s Basketball 2013-14 GAME NOTES Twitter: @VT_WBBall ▪ Facebook: Facebook.com/hokiesports ▪ Instagram: VTHokieWBB GAME INFORMATION GAME 2 ▪ OLD DOMINION NORFOLK, VA. (TED CONSTANT CENTER) Date/Time: November 11, 2013/7 p.m. Opponent: Old Dominion Virginia Tech Hokies (0-0, 0-0 ACC) Site: Norfolk, Va. (Ted Constant Center) Atlantic Coast Conference Radio: 100.7 FM WNMX Head Coach: Dennis Wolff (Connecticut, 1978) - Third Season Talent: Andrew Allegretta, play-by-play vs. TV: n/a OLD DOMINION Lady Monarchs (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) Live Stats: ODUSports.com Conference USA Live Video: ODUSports.com Head Coach: Karen Barefoot Series: Old Dominion leads 20-7 Blacksburg: 3-9 THE HOKIES Norfolk, Va.: 4-10 Virginia Tech opened the season with a decisive 84-32 win over Howard as six players hit double- Neutral: 0-1 digit points for the Hokies. Freshman Maddison Penn led the charge, tallying 13 points. Sophomore First Meeting: Hannah Young posted her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Taijah Campbell Feb. 2, 1977 - ODU won 82-39 - Norfolk Nia Evans and Monet Tellier added 12 points each while Uju Ugoka tallied 11. Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2012 - ODU won 55-35 - Blacksburg Last Tech win: Tellier and freshman Vanessa Panousis dished out six assists each and Campbell recorded two blocks Nov. 11, 2011 - 77-65 in Norfolk and a steal for the defensive side. SCHEDULE/RESULTS The 84 points scored by the Hokies marked the most points scored by Tech since a win over Alcorn Date VT OPP Opponent TV Time/Result State on Dec. 29, 2010. It also marked the most points scored in a season opener since the Hokies N9 Howard W, 84-32 defeated High Point 103-64 to start the 2007-08 season. With the win the Hokes improved to 29-9 in N11 at Old Dominion 7 p.m. N14 Florida 7 p.m. season openers. N17 Bucknell 2 p.m. N23 at Hofstra 7 p.m. THE LADY Monarchs N27 Richmond 4 p.m. Old Dominion enters its inaugural year in Conference USA. The Lady Monarchs were picked to finish N30 Presbyterian 2 p.m. sixth in the CUSA preseason poll and Shea Kelley was tabbed to the preseason all-conference team. ODU return four starters from last season’s team that finished the season 19-11 and earned a bid to BigTen/ACC Challenge D4 at Indiana 7 p.m. the WNIT after finishing fourth in the CAA. D7 Michigan State 2 p.m. The Lady Monarchs claimed a 97-67 win over Delaware State to open the season on Saturday. D15 USC Upstate 2 p.m. Stephanie Gardner led ODU with 21 points. Kelley connected for 13 points while tallying 12 rebounds, D21 at Radford 2 p.m. six assists, five steals and two blocks. Chelisa Painter notched 11 points and Galaisha Goodhope D29 Robert Morris 2 p.m. recorded 10 points. J1 at Hampton 4 p.m. J5 at Boston College * RSN 1 p.m. THE SERIES J9 Virginia * 7 p.m. This marks the 28th meeting between the two teams in a series that dates back to the Hokies J12 Miami * 2 p.m. inaugural season, 1976-77. Old Dominion holds the 20-7 lead in the series and won last season, 55-35 J19 Duke * RSN Noon in Blacksburg. Nia Evans and Porschia Hadley had eight points each for the Hokies. Top returner for the J23 Georgia Tech * 7 p.m. J26 at Florida State * 2 p.m. Lady Monarchs is Shae Kelley who tallied 14 points. J30 at Notre Dame * 7 p.m. The Hokies won the last meeting in Norfolk, however, with a 77-65 win on Nov. 11, 2011. Tellier F2 Boston College * 2 p.m. knocked down 29 points for Tech. Ashley Betz-White recorded 22 for ODU. F6 at Syracuse * 7 p.m. F9 NC State * 2 p.m. UP NEXT: The Hokies will return to Cassell Coliseum to host the SEC’s Florida on Thursday, Nov. 14. F13 at Wake Forest * RSN 8:30 p.m. F16 at Virginia * 2 p.m. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. F20 Pittsburgh * ESPN3 7 p.m. F23 at North Carolina 2 p.m. F27 Clemson * 7 p.m. M2 at Maryland * 2 p.m. VirginiA TECH POSSIBLE STARTERS M5-9 ACC Championship Greensboro, N.C. TBD No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. ppg rpg misc. fg% ft% All times Eastern Rankings: AP/USA Today-ESPN 4 Hannah Young F 6-1 So. 11.0 11.0 4.0 apg .444 1.000 * ACC Games Schedule subject to change 5 Vanessa Panousis G 5-7 Fr. 4.0 7.0 6.0 apg .200 .400 14 Uju Ugoka F 6-1 Sr. 11.0 9.0 2.0 spg .400 .600 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 24 Taijah Campbell F 6-3 So. 12.0 5.0 2.0 bpg .500 .667 April Goode, Associate Director 31 Monet Teller G 5-11 Sr. 12.0 8.0 6.0 apg .500 .000 O: 540-231-8823 ▪ C: 540-392-1336 Email: [email protected] Jason Krech, Athletics Communications Intern O: 540-231-1494 ▪ Email: [email protected] hokiesports.com page 1 2013-14 Virginia Tech Game Notes Game Two ▪ Old Dominion 2013-14 ROSTER PRONUNCATION GUIDE No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Taijah Campbell Tay-juh 3 Serafina Maulupe Fr. G 5-8 Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta 4 Hannah Young So. F 6-1 Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis Xavier College Porschia Hadley Pour-shuh 5 Vanessa Panousis Fr. G 5-7 Sydney, Australia/Brigidine College Randwick Serafina Maulupe Sara-fee-nuh Muh-loo-pay 10 Lauren Evans So. G 6-0 Phoenix, Ariz./Hamilton Tara Nahodil Knock-oh-dill 14 Uju Ugoka Sr. F 6-1 Lagos, Nigeria/Gulf Coast State Vanessa Panousis Puh-new-sis 15 Maddison Penn Fr. G 6-0 Avoca Beach, Australia/Pymble Ladies College Monet Tellier Moe-nay Tell-ee-ā 20 Nia Evans Sr. F 6-0 Decatur, Ga./Redan 22 Porschia Hadley r-Sr. F/C 6-3 Montezuma, Ga./Macon County Uju Ugoka OO-ju OO-go-ka 24 Taijah Campbell So. F 6-3 Ontario, Canada/Pickering 25 Samantha Hill Fr. G 5-10 Toronto, Canada/Eastern Commerce 31 Monet Tellier Sr. G 5-11 Charlotte, N.C./East Mecklenburg 33 Kelsey Conyers Jr. G 5-9 Chesterfield, Va./Cosby 35 Tara Nahodil Fr. C 6-4 Pine Grove, Pa./Tri-Valley Head Coach: Dennis Wolff (Connecticut ’78, third season) Associate Head Coach: Thomas Joyce (Boston College ’00, third season) Assistant Coach: Bett Shelby (Greensboro ’06, first season) Assistant Coach: Jermaine Woods (Norfolk State ’11, first season) Director of Basketball Operations: Bill Old (Randolph-Macon ‘94, third season) Video Coordinator: Lisa Strack Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brandon Dillard Athletic Trainer: Amy Kunigonis NOTEWORTHY Putting UP points I’LL TAKE That The 84 points scored by the Hokies against The Hokies set the single-season team record last Howard marked the most points scored by Tech year for rebounds in ACC games, recording 636 since an, 87-44 win over Alcorn State on Dec. 29, versus league opponents. 2010. It was also the first time the Hokies have beaten a team by more than 50 points since a SUIT UP 105-40 win over Southern Miss on Dec. 28, 2004. The Hokies welcome five freshmen to the team this season, including Serafina Maulupe, Vanessa OPENING Success Panousis, Maddison Penn, Samantha Hill and The Hokies improved their all-time season Tara Nahodil. opening record to 29-9 with the win over Howard. Tech also has a 21-4 record when playing the International Stage season opener at Cassell Coliseum. Four Tech players represented their countries on the international stage over the summer. BALANCED attack Taijah Campbell competed for Canada’s Senior Virginia Tech opened the season with a win over Developmental team at the World University Howard as the Hokies put together a balanced Games. Samantha Hill represented Canada while attack enroute to the 84-32 win. It marked the Maddison Penn and Vanessa Panousis both first time in three seasons that the Hokies have represented team Australia at the FIBA U19 World had six players hit double-digit scoring in the Championships. same game. Maddison Penn led the charge with 13 points. Taijah Campbell, Monet Tellier and Nia Welcome to Blacksburg Evans had 12 points while Hannah Young and Uju In addition to newcomers on the court, the Ugoka added 11 each. Hokies added two new faces to the bench as well this season, as Bett Shelby and Jermaine POINT producers Woods joined the coaching staff. Shelby joined The Hokies return four of their top five scorers the Hokies after spending time at Seton Hall for from last season including Monet Tellier (13.2 the past two seasons where she helped bring ppg), Uju Ugoka (12.5 ppg), Taijah Campbell and in a top recruiting class, ranked 33rd nationally. Lauren Evans (4.7 ppg). Woods was the head coach at Maury High School in Norfolk, Va. where he led the team to back-to- Record setting back regional finals. Thomas Joyce was promoted Monet Tellier led the team in 2012-13, averaging to Associate Head Coach during the off season. 13.2 points per game en route to setting the Virginia Tech single-season ACC scoring record NICE to MEET YOU with 396 points. Tellier also broke the Tech ACC The Hokies will play three teams this season for career record for scoring and enters the season the first time in program history, beginning with with 549 ACC points.