2010-2011 Virginia Tech Women’s BASKETBALL NOTES 1 Hokie Notes 2010-11 Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Tech returns home to face Radford 2010-2011 Virginia Tech Women’s Radford Highlanders (3-7) Basketball Schedule November vs. 12 PRESBYTERIAN W 59-52 14 WOFFORD W 93-53 Virginia Tech Hokies (6-4) 18 ELON W 73-66 Dec. 21, 2010, 7 p.m. ET 21 VCU W 63-61 OT Cassell Coliseum (9,847) - Blacksburg, Va. Caribbean Challenge Cancun, Mexico 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast L 65-73 Radio: Supersports 101.7 FM Satellite Radio: None 26 vs. #20/21 Iowa L 43-72 Live Television: None Live Video Webcast: Hokies All-Access December Live Audio Webcast: Hokies All-Access Series Record: Tech leads 21-9 2 at Minnesota% L 58-63 5 WINTHROP W 63-58 11 ROBERT MORRIS L 52-66 VIRGINIA TECH 18 at William & Mary W 94-78 2OT PROBABLE STARTERS 21 RADFORD 7 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG HILTON GARDEN HOKIE CLASSIC, BLACKSBURG, Va. F 20 Nia Evans 6-0 Fr. Decatur, Ga. 6.8 3.6 29 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. F 33 Shanel Harrison 6-0 Jr. Washington, D.C. 12.6 5.2 30 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT 7 p.m. January G 13 Alyssa Fenyn 6-0 So. Newark, N.Y. 9.0 4.3 2 at Charlotte 3 p.m. G 12 Nikki Davis 5-7 tr-Sr. Lexington, Ky. 6.4 3.3 6 FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. G 31 Monet Tellier 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 6.9 3.9 9 MIAMI* 2 p.m. RADFORD 13 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 16 DUKE* 2 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG 23 at Virginia* 2 p.m. F 20 Brooke McElroy 6-0 r-Sr. Richmond, Va. 7.8 7.6 27 GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. F 32 Kahealani Vick 6-1 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. 4.7 4.3 30 at North Carolina* 2 p.m. February G 11 Denay Wood 5-10 Sr. Bailey’s Crossroads, Va. 9.4 4.0 3 at Boston College* 7 p.m. G 22 Da’Na Erwin Spencer 5-5 So. Charlotte, N.C. 13.7 3.0 6 WAKE FOREST* 2 p.m. G 31 Kaylyn Crosier 5-9 Sr. South Charleston, W.Va. 4.6 1.9 10 LONGWOOD 7 p.m. 14 at Clemson* (RSN) 7 p.m. 17 NC STATE* 7 p.m. THE COACHES 20 at Duke* Noon 24 at Maryland* 7:30 p.m. 27 VIRGINIA* (RSN) 1 p.m. March 3-6 34th ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Virginia Tech Radford %ACC/Big Ten Challenge Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Tajama Ngongba Head Coach: *Atlantic Coast Conference game Alma Mater, Year: Randolph-Macon, ‘88 Alma Mater, Year: George Washington, ‘97 Home Games in ALL CAPS Record at School (years): 105-89 (7th yr.) Record at School (years): 19-47 (3rd yr.) All times eastern Career Record (years): 170-139 (11th yr.) Career Record (years): Same RSN - Fox Sports Net South, ComCast Sports Net, Sun- Assistant Coaches Assistant Coaches Sports, New England Sports Network Shellie Greenman (Emory & Henry, ‘88) Felicia Burroughs (Northeastern, ‘00) Stacy Cantley (UNC Wilmington, ‘99) Keith McCray (Belford, ‘05) Angela Crosby (Appalachian State, ‘95) Fran Recchia (Virginia Tech, ‘04) Director of Basketball Operations Director of Basketball Operations Women’s Basketball SID Contact: Torye Hurst Jill Jameson (Northern Iowa, ‘92) Katrina Williams (Roanoke College, ‘04) Office: 540-231-8823 Fax: 540-231-6984 Trainer Cell: 540-998-5907 Email: [email protected] Amy Kunigonis (Charleston, ‘98) VT Homepage: www.hokiesports.com THE RADFORD GAME DECEMBER 21, 2010 CASSELL COLISEUM 2 2010-2011 Virginia Tech Women’s BASKETBALL NOTES The Series vs. the Radford This is the 31st meeting between the Hokies and the Highlanders Radford Highlanders Scorecard with Virginia Tech holding a 21-9 advantage in the series. Tech leads the series, 11-4, in games played in Blacksburg, and 10-5 in contests 2010-2011 Schedule/Scores held at Radford. The Highlanders snapped a seven-game Tech winning Record: 3-7 streak in the series with a 67-60 victory in the 2006-07 season opener Home: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 for both teams. The Hokies, 78-51 winners last year, have won 12 of Away: 1-6 Big South: 0-0 the last 15 meetings. Beth Dunkenberger is 5-1 vs. Radford, with two wins occurring while she was the head coach at Western Carolina. Nov. 15 FERRUM W 55-38 Tajama Ngongba, in her third season at Radford, is 0-2 vs. the Hokies. 18 at Howard L 46-54 21 at Pittsburgh L 46-77 Radford (21-9) Jan. 20, 1993 hW 81-68 26 at George Mason W 63-56 Jan. 12, 1977 aL 50-60 Feb. 1, 1994 aW 72-63 29 HAMPTON L 51-52 Jan. 24, 1978 hL 52-73 Dec. 1, 1994 hW 72-43 Dec. 4 at Davisdon L 62-71 Feb. 20, 1978 aL 68-81 Nov. 29, 1995 aL 64-81 6 at Virginia L 52-76 Feb. 14, 1979 hL 60-66 Dec. 11, 1996 hL 83-84 9 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W 71-39 Feb. 23, 1980 aW 63-62 Dec. 10, 1997 aW 84-67 11 at UNC Greensboro L 58-73 Nov. 28, 1981 hW 81-63 Nov. 22, 1998 hW 86-52 Dec. 9, 1982 aW 73-63 18 at USC Upstate L 81-87 Jan. 2, 2000 aW 66-42 21 at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 1985 hW 71-64 Dec. 9, 2000 hW 71-45 Feb. 18, 1986 aL 81-86 Dec. 12, 2001 aW 80-46 23 VCU 3 p.m. Dec. 6, 1986 hW 64-55 Dec. 31, 2002 hW 78-56 30 RICHMOND 5 p.m. Feb. 10, 1988 aW 77-74 Dec. 7, 2005 aW 58-52 Jan. 3 at UNC Asheville* 5 p.m. Mar. 1, 1989 hW 71-59 Nov. 10, 2006 hL 60-67 8 GARDNER-WEBB* 3 p.m. Feb. 28, 1990 aW 66-54 Nov. 18, 2008 hW 78-54 10 HIGH POINT* 7 p.m. Feb. 21, 1991 hW 87-49 Nov. 25, 2009 aW 78-51 15 at Winthrop* 7 p.m. Feb. 12, 1992 aL 72-75 17 at Liberty* 7 p.m. The Last Time with the Highlanders 22 PRESYTERIAN* 3 p.m. RADFORD, Va. -- Virginia Tech, behind the long-range shooting of 24 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 7 p.m. Lindsay Biggs, overcame a sluggish first half to win going away, 78- 30 at UNC Wilmington* 2 p.m. 51, over Radford at the Dedmon Center. Feb. 5 UNC ASHEVILLE* 3 p.m. Radford, after trailing only 33-26 at the half, quickly closed 14 at Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. to within five on its initial possession of the second half on a 19 LIBERTY* 3 p.m. Denay Wood lay up. However, from that point on the Hokies totally 21 WINTHROP* 7 p.m. dominated the game, connecting on 52.7 percent (29-55) from the 26 at Charleston Southern* 2 p.m. floor. Tech also made a living on the inside, collecting 44 points in 28 at Presbyterian* 7 p.m. the paint, including 27 second chance points. The Tech bench proved March 4 at High Point* 7 p.m. to be a major contributor, outscoring the Highlander bench, 25-7. 7 at Gardner-Webb* 7 p.m. 10113 at Big South Tournament, High Point, N.C. TBA Biggs finished the game with 22 points and connected on five treys. Gordon added 14 points, while Alyssa Fenyn tied a career high *Big South games with eight rebounds and Nikki Davis also tied a career high with six All times eastern assists. Kymesha Alston led the Highlanders with 12 points while Kaylyn 2010-2011 Statistical Leaders Crosier added 11. Scoring Da’Na Erwin Spencer - 13.7 Denay Wood - 9.4 Brooke McElroy - 7.8 Rebounding Comparing the Two Brooke McElroy - 7.6 (Through games of Dec. 20) Khealani Vick - 4.3 VT RU Scoring Offense 65.3 58.5 Assists Scoring Margin 2.1 -3.8 Da’Na Erwin Spencer - 3.3 Field Goal Pct. .405 .368 3-Point FGs Made 3.2 3.6 Brooke McElroy - 1.4 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .278 .321 Scoring Defense 63.2 62.3 Steals Free Throw Percentage .595 .679 Da’Na Erwin Spencer - 2.5 Field Goal Pct. Defense .371 .368 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .364 .321 Brooke McElroy - 2.3 Offensive Rebounds 15.4 14.8 Defensive Rebounds 26.0 20.8 Rebounding Margin 4.0 -0.8 Blocked Shots 4.3 3.1 Assists 15.5 10.5 Steals 10.3 12.3 THE RADFORD GAME DECEMBER 21, 2010 CASSELL COLISEUM 2010-2011 Virginia Tech Women’s BASKETBALL NOTES 3 Rookie Column Harrison/Tellier earn ACC Honors Virginia Tech’s 2010 recruiting class of Latorri Hines-Allen, Nia Evans, Shanel Harrison earned Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Brittni Montgomery, Monet Tellier and Kyani White was ranked No. 28 Basketball Player of the Week honors for the period ending Dec. 19, nationally by HoopGurlz.com and thus far several of the freshman have shined while a pair of newcomers in Maryland guard Alyssa Thomas and early in their collegiate careers. Virginia Tech guard/forward Monet Tellier shared Rookie of the Week Tellier, a 5-11, guard from Charlotte, N.C., is fourth on the team in accolades. scoring (6.9) and has started five games.