Hokie ClubGREENSBORO, N.C. – Louisville is the 2019-20 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball preseason favorite, according to separate polls of the league's 15 head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel.
The Cardinals received 34 of 49 first-place votes from the Blue Ribbon Panel for a total of 713 points and 13 of 15 first-place votes from the head coaches to finish with 223 points to lead the voting. Louisville was chosen as the preseason favorite for the first time since joining the conference prior to the 2013-14 season.
Tech was chosen 10th in both polls completed by the league's 15 head coaches and selected media members who comprise the Blue Ribbon Panel.
Head Coaches & Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason Player of the Year
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami
Head Coaches Preseason All-ACC Team
Kobi Thornton, Clemson
Haley Gorecki, Duke
Nicki Ekhomu, Florida State
Kiah Gillespie, Florida State
Elizabeth Balogun, Louisville
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami
Elissa Cunane, NC State
Aislinn Konig, NC State
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina
Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia
Head Coaches Newcomer Watch List
River Baldwin, Florida State
Nyah Green, Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame
Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (13, first-place votes) - 223
NC State (2, first-place votes) - 201
Florida State - 190
Miami - 185
Notre Dame - 159
Syracuse - 150
Duke - 143
Clemson - 105
North Carolina – 92
Virginia Tech - 91
Georgia Tech - 70
Virginia - 67
Boston College - 58
Pittsburgh - 41
Wake Forest - 25
Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team
Kobi Thornton, Clemson
Haley Gorecki, Duke
Nicki Ekhomu, Florida State
Kiah Gillespie, Florida State
Dana Evans, Louisville
Elizabeth Balogun, Louisville
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami (FL)
Elissa Cunane, NC State
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina
Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia
Blue Ribbon Panel Newcomer Watch List
River Baldwin, Florida State
Nyah Green, Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame
Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (49 voters)
Louisville (34, first-place votes) – 713 points
NC State (8, first-place votes) – 637 points
Florida State (3, first-place votes) – 623 points
Notre Dame (4, first-place votes) - 580
Miami - 578
Syracuse - 497
Duke - 432
Clemson - 353
North Carolina - 343
Virginia Tech – 291
Virginia – 229
Georgia Tech - 225
Boston College - 168
Pittsburgh - 122
Wake Forest – 89
2019-20 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS
(The Virginia Tech Athletics Department has individual women's basketball game tickets on sale. Fans interested in purchasing a ticket to any of the Hokies' home games may do so by clicking here.)
Below are the ticket options and pricing for the 2019-20 women's basketball season.
Reserved Season Tickets
- Public $100
- Faculty $90
- Youth $40
General Admission Season Tickets
- Public $80
- Faculty $35
- Angel tickets for local charities $35
Single Game Tickets
- Public $10
- Youth $5
Ticket Angel Program
- Season Ticket for local charity: $35
Family 4Pack
- Four tickets, four drinks and four food items for $40
Flex Plan
- Ten tickets which can be used at any time during the season for $80
Group Tickets
- Group packages are available for groups of 10 or more
- Adults $7
- Youth $3
- Interested parties must call the ticket office to purchase group tickets
- Four days planned; vs. Gardner-Webb on December 8 at 2 p.m., vs. Clemson on January 26 at 1 p.m., vs. Miami on February 2 at 2 p.m. and vs. Virginia on February 23 at 2 p.m.
- Free admission for youth players and coaches for select games.
- For more information, please email assistant director of marketing and fan experience, Kaitlin Reese at kaitar1@vt.edu
The Hokies have an exciting 15-game slate set for Carilion Clinic Court that includes nine ACC games with the new conference format with 18 regular season league contests. Tech will once again play host to the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in December when the Purdue Boilermakers visit Blacksburg on the fifth.
Tech tips off the 2019-20 season at home on Tuesday, November 5 at Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum against the St. Francis Red Flash. Tip is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.