BLACKSBURG – In the midst of a tough five-game stretch to open ACC play, with four of five games against ranked competition, the Virginia Tech women's basketball team will head to Charlottesville to face rival Virginia Thursday night. Tipoff from John Paul Jones arena is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on ACC Network Extra.
GAME INFORMATION
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Jan. 10, 2019 – 7:00 p.m.
RADIO
Virginia Tech/IMG Radio Network
BROADCAST
ACC Network Extra
LIVE STATS
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The Hokies are searching for their first conference win (0-2) after narrow losses in the opening week of league play at Miami, 68-61 and against No. 14 Syracuse, taking the Orange to overtime before falling 75-73.
Taylor Emery has started brightly, leading the ACC in scoring in conference play after dropping 20 at Miami and another 27 points Sunday afternoon against Syracuse. The senior paces the Hokies at 18.5 points per game and has been shooting the ball at a .446 clip.
As a team, the Hokies lead the nation in free throw shooting at 80 percent, with four players; Emery, Dara Mabrey, Trinity Baptiste and Rachel Camp all above that threshold. In the two conference games so far, the Hokies have been outshot from the charity stripe 48 to 11.
The Hokies boast the best scoring defense in the conference (55.8) and have held opponents to shooting just 34 percent.
Virginia (6-9, 0-2) is coming off of a 71-65 loss at Clemson Sunday afternoon. Forward Dominique Toussaint lead four Hoos in double figures with 16 points. On the season, Virginia is averaging 60 points per contest, while their opponents have managed 64.6.
The Cavaliers kicked off conference play versus Florida State, getting clipped 63-61.
SERIES HISTORY
Thursday's matchup will be the 60thmeeting in the series, which Virginia leads 49-10. The Cavaliers have won 22 of the past 24 meetings and have a 23-4 record in Charlottesville against the Hokies.
COMMONWEALTH CLASH
The Tech-UVA game is presented by Virginia529, the official college savings plan of Virginia Tech Athletics and the University of Virginia Athletics. The score for the "Commonwealth Clash" — a head-to-head points-based competition within the 22 varsity sports in which University of Virginia and Virginia Tech compete against each other — is now 4-2 in favor of Virginia Tech after wins in football, women's cross country and women's soccer and after the Hokies received a half a point in men's soccer and volleyball. Learn more about Virginia529 and this competition at www.thecommonwealthclash.com.
NEXT GAME
The Hokies will have the weekend off from competition as they prepare to host the nation's top ranked team Notre Dame on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.. Tickets for the game can be found HERE.
