The sixth-ranked Virginia Tech women's basketball team is set to play its second ACC contest of the season vs. No. 5 Notre Dame. The matchup will be the first ever top 10 women's basketball matchup at Cassell Coliseum.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Sunday, December 18 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Cassell Coliseum
vs. No. 5 Notre Dame
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV Broadcast – ACCN
Play-by-Play: Jenn Hildreth
Analyst: Jasmine Thomas
LOCAL RADIO
Virginia Tech Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Evan Hughes
A WIN WOULD
•Signal a 2-0 start to ACC play for the third time under Kenny Brooks (2016-17 & 2021-22).
•Move the Hokies' record to 11-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season when the Hokies won each of their first 13 games. Coach Brooks has led the Hokies to an 11-0 start twice (2016-17 and again in 2018-19).
•Be Coach Brooks' second over a top five opponent in his career. The first was an 83-71 OT game vs. No. 2 NC State on Jan. 28, 2021.
•Be VT WBB's third ever over a top five team. The Hokies are 2-56 all-time against teams in the top five of the AP Poll.
•Be Tech's seventh consecutive victory at home.
HOKIES REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN THE AP POLL
•VT earned the number six position in the AP Poll, the program's highest ranking ever this week.
•The ranking also represents the highest that any VT basketball team has been ranked. The men's program reached No. 8 in 1996.
•The matchup with No. 5 Notre Dame will be the first AP top 10 matchup in women's basketball history at Cassell Coliseum.
