WBB position preview: The frontcourtWBB position preview: The frontcourt
Women's Basketball

WBB position preview: The frontcourt

The 24th-ranked Virginia Tech women's basketball team continues its preparation towards the start of the 2021-22 campaign, which begins with a matchup against Davidson on Tuesday November 9 at 5 p.m.

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Below, we take a look at the student-athletes that make up the frontcourt for the Hokies.

Elizabeth Kitley
Kitley was included on the Lisa Leslie Award Watch List the Hoop Hall Awards announced last week. The Award, in its fifth season, honors the nation's top center. Kitley was a top-five finalist a season ago where she was the only Power Five sophomore to average 18 points and 10 rebounds per game. Last season, the Summerfield, North Carolina native ranked in the top five in the ACC in points, rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage.
 
Her 13 double-doubles vaulted her to sixth in program history with a total of 19 in 55 career games. 

Kitley was one of six Power Five players to register 455 points and 259 or more rebounds. Additionally, she had two games where she scored 30 points, the only ACC athlete to accomplish the feat.

Her 21 rebounds against Wake Forest tied a VT program record.

For her career, Kitley has 55 starts in as many games and has averaged 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds.

Kitley, a First Team All-ACC performer in 2021 and the league's Rookie of the Year in 2020 is a consensus All-ACC athlete this season and was second in voting for Preseason Player of the Year.
 
D'asia Gregg
The senior from Florence, South Carolina played in 17 games for the Hokies last season, contributing 3.4 points and 3.6 rebounds.
 
She came on strong for the squad later in the season, playing more minutes and contributing great energy, hustle and enthusiasm. Her strongest statistical performance came in the ACC Tournament against Miami where she recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Rochelle Norris
Norris comes to Blacksburg as a redshirt sophomore after spending three seasons at West Virginia where she was featured in 39 games with 11 starts. She averaged 3.4 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 53.7%.
 
This past season, she suited up 13 times for the Mountaineers scoring 42 points and pulling down 46 rebounds. She also posted 11 blocks in limited action.
 
"I chose Virginia Tech because I believe they have the ability to get me to where I need to be," Norris said of her commitment. "It's a family atmosphere and I'm excited to get started."
 
Norris is expected to redshirt after suffering an injury during the preseason.