Hokies fall to Yellow Jackets 56-54 Sunday afternoonHokies fall to Yellow Jackets 56-54 Sunday afternoon
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Hokies fall to Yellow Jackets 56-54 Sunday afternoon

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ATLANTA – The Virginia Tech women's basketball team suffered a narrow two-point loss Sunday afternoon in a back and forth affair against Georgia Tech.
 
With the loss, Virginia Tech falls to 6-4 (1-4) on the season and Georgia Tech moved to 6-3 (4-2) with the result.

Aisha Sheppard led all scorers with 20 points in the contest.
 
GAME NOTES
•Virginia Tech is now 7-12 against the Yellow Jackets. 
•Kenny Brooks' record moves to 92-53 at Virginia Tech and 429-175 in his career.
•Tech is 6-10 all-time on January 10.
•The game was the first time in 2020-21 that Coach Brooks utilized the lineup of Sheppard, Cayla King, Baines, Jones and Kitley to begin a game. The starting five accounted for 44 points.
 
NEXT TIME ON THE COURT
•The Hokies will travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday, January 14 for a 6 pm tipoff on ACC Network Extra.
•Virginia Tech trails 8-19 in the all-time series. Last season the Hokies swept the Tar Heels with 72-63 and 76-70 victories.Gallery: (1-10-2021) 2021 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL at GEORGIA TECH