Fenyn leads team at Empire State Games

Virginia Tech rising sophomore Alyssa Fenyn scored a team-high 20 points to lead her Western squad past Hudson Valley, 77-60, to kick off open women's basketball play at the retooled Empire State Games Thursday at Niagara University.

Fenyn, who started 22 games for the Hokies and was third on team in scoring as a freshman averaging 7.5 points, is an Empire State Games veteran as she helped Western win a gold medal in the scholastic division in 2007. She also was fourth on the team in rebounds with 4.3 per game and earned ACC All-Academic Team honors last season,

This year, Fenyn is one of three Division I players on the Western team, along with Megan Shoniker (Rhode Island) and Liz Flooks (Niagara). Shoniker had 19 points in the win over Hudson Valley.

The basketball tournament continues through Sunday's noon gold medal game.