Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech women's basketball team (16-9, 3-9) returns to the court Thursday night at 7 p.m. to face off against the nation's fourteenth-ranked team, Miami. The game can be seen on ACC Network Extra.
The Hokies fell to Georgia Tech 68-76 on the road this past Sunday, cutting a 17-point deficit to just three before being outlasted by the Yellow Jackets. Taylor Emery lead the Hokies in scoring with 27 points, her fifth time scoring over 20 points during the conference season. She ranks fourth in the ACC scoring 17.6 points per game.
GAME INFORMATION
Virginia Tech vs No. 20 Miami
Feb. 21, 2019 – 7 p.m.
RADIO
Virginia Tech/IMG Radio Network
BROADCAST
ACC Network Extra
LIVE STATS
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SERIES HISTORY
The Hokies trail the series with Miami 6-21 dating back to 2000 with Miami winning each of the last 15 meetings by an average margin of 13 points.
In Tech's last triumph over the 'Canes in 2008, Brittany Cook led the Hokies in an 81-73 overtime victory with a program record 36 points in an ACC contest.
Notables on the No. 14 Hurricanes
- The Hurricanes are 5-1 against ranked opponents this season taking down No. 4 Notre Dame (72-65) and No. 2 Louisville (79-73) in the past two weeks
- Emese Hof was named National Player of the Week by ESPNW
Notables on the Hokies
- The Hokies are shooting 79.6 from the line, the highest percentage in the nation
- Regan Magarity sits at sixth in the nation in rebounds, averaging 12.5 per game. She continues to lead the conference in that category and her 314 rebounds on the season are the third most in school history.
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