Hokies head south, take on Duke on RSN Thursday nightHokies head south, take on Duke on RSN Thursday night
Women's Basketball

Hokies head south, take on Duke on RSN Thursday night

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BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech women's basketball team gets set for the first of two consecutive road games this week as they head to Durham, North Carolina for a clash against the Duke Blue Devils on Thursday, Feb. 14. Tipoff from Cameron Indoor Stadium is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on Regional Sports Networks. For television listings in your area, use this link HERE.
 
The Hokies came up just short of a win Sunday, down only three points with 34 seconds to go, but Louisville came away with the 72-63 victory at Cassell Coliseum. Louisville was fueled by 34 points from All-American Asia Durr. 
 
Freshman Dara Mabrey and redshirt senior Regan Magarity led the way for the Hokies Sunday afternoon, scoring 17 and 14 points respectively. Magarity and senior Taylor Emery led Tech in rebounds with 8. Sophomore Aisha Sheppard got her first start of the season, scoring five points, knocking down both of her field goal attempts.
 
DUKE GAME INFORMATION
Virginia Tech at Duke
Feb. 14, 2019 – 7:00 p.m.
 
RADIO
Virginia Tech/IMG Radio Network
 
BROADCAST
Regional Sports Network
 
LIVE STATS
Hokiesports.com
 
SERIES HISTORY
Virginia Tech is 2-26 all-time against the Blue Devils and just 1-13 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. 
The Hokies have yet to beat Duke as a member of the ACC, carrying a 24-game losing streak. Tech's last triumph over the Blue Devils was Nov. 17, 1998 when the Hokies upset the sixth-ranked Duke squad 72-70. 
 
NOTABLES ON THE BLUE DEVILS

  • Redshirt junior Haley Gorecki is third in the ACC scoring 18.1 points per game. Gorecki is also second in the ACC in steals, averaging 3.0 per game
  • Duke is fifth in the ACC in field goal percentage, shooting .443 on the season
  • Duke is coming off a 53-47 loss at Virginia on Sunday. Prior to that, Duke had beaten Pittsburgh 74-55, and North Carolina 85-69. 

 
NOTABLES ON THE HOKIES

  • Taylor Emery is fourth in the ACC in scoring, averaging 17.6 points per game.
  • Dara Mabrey leads the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage at .487.
  • Regan Magarity leads the ACC in rebounding, averaging 12.1 rebounds per game.