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2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

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2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
WNIT, Runner-up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll


The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by second year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

Previous season

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They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Media

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Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network

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The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX.[4] Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games.[4]

Roster

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2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Freedom
Tulane/Gulf Coast State
Tampa, FL
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Diandra DaRosa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr William E. Tolman
ASA College
Pawtucket, RI
G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 11 Regan Magarity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Norrköping, Sweden
G 12 Chanette Hicks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Maury Norfolk, VA
G 14 Kaela Kinder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ the King Inwood, NY
F 20 Michelle Berry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Miami Country Day
Cal State Fullerton
Miami, FL
F 22 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Harrells Christian Harrells, NC
G 23 Rachel Camp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr East Rutherford Forest City, NC
F 25 Alexis Jean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Treasure Coast
Kennesaw State/Palm Beach State
Port St. Lucie, FL
F 40 Erinn Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Franklin County Union Hall, VA
F/C 55 Celeste Akoro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr O'Fallon Township O'Fallon, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Wagner W 99–32  1–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,086)
Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Auburn W 72–63  2–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,156)
Blacksburg, VA
November 17, 2017*
9:00 pm, ACCN Extra
USC Upstate W 87–56  3–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,162)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2017*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
UCF W 86–69  4–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,166)
Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2017*
2:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 79–67  5–0
Titan Field House (674)
Melbourne, FL
November 24, 2017*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Butler
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 77–79  5–1
Titan Field House (369)
Melbourne, FL
November 25, 2017*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. No. 11 West Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 61–79  5–2
Titan Field House (276)
Melbourne, FL
November 30, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 96–49  6–2
State Farm Center (1,339)
Champaign, IL
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford
Rivalry
W 68–42  7–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,388)
Blacksburg, VA
December 6, 2017*
8:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern Shore W 90–52  8–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,027)
Blacksburg, VA
December 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga W 64–44  9–2
McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
December 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 74–34  10–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (980)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
High Point W 86–63  11–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,388)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
NC State L 51–68  11–3
(0–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,132)
Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 89–58  12–3
(1–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,349)
Blacksburg, VA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 3 Louisville L 56–67  12–4
(1–2)
KFC Yum! Center (7,523)
Louisville, KY
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 89–66  13–4
(2–2)
Cassell Coliseum (2,256)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018
2:30 pm, RSN
at No. 13 Florida State L 62–107  13–5
(2–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,983)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Duke L 75–86  13–6
(2–4)
Cassell Coliseum (2,365)
Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2018
12:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia
Commonwealth Clash
L 52–61  13–7
(2–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,212)
Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 68–62  14–7
(3–5)
Cassell Coliseum (2,179)
Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 78–82  14–8
(3–6)
Cassell Coliseum (2,878)
Blacksburg, VA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse W 73–64  15–8
(4–6)
Carrier Dome (1,416)
Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina W 90–74  16–8
(5–6)
Carmichael Arena (2,744)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia
Commonwealth Clash
L 62–64  16–9
(5–7)
Cassell Coliseum (2,733)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest L 56–73  16–10
(5–8)
LJVM Coliseum (485)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 53–45  17–10
(6–8)
Cassell Coliseum (2,425)
Blacksburg, VA
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre Dame L 59–89  17–11
(6–9)
Purcell Pavilion (8,053)
South Bend, IN
February 25, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 46–76  17–12
(6–10)
Watsco Center (1,165)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (9) Syracuse
Second Round
W 85–70  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 70–73  18–13
Greensboro Coliseum (3,297)
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Navy
First Round
W 56–55  19–13
Cassell Coliseum (828)
Blacksburg, VA
March 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
George Mason
Second Round
W 78–69  20–13
Cassell Coliseum (774)
Blacksburg, VA
March 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
Fordham
Third Round
W 81–50  21–13
Cassell Coliseum (950)
Blacksburg, VA
March 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 74–67  22–13
Cassell Coliseum (1,067)
Blacksburg, VA
March 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia
Semifinals
W 64–61  23–13
WVU Coliseum (3,015)
Morgantown, WV
March 31, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Indiana
Championship Game
L 57–65  23–14
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,007)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "hokiesports.com". hokiesports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Virginia Tech Hokies. "Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Hokies upgrade local radio broadcasts, digital presence | Radio & Television Business Report". rbr.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.