Hokie ClubWith a few minutes left in the game, Virginia Tech women's basketball's student section, known as Cassell Guard, began shouting, "One more rebound!"
For those not sure which player that would be intended for, you would assume it would be for All-American center Elizabeth Kitley trying to earn another double-double. But that would not be the case.
Georgia Amoore, a guard out of Australia standing at 5-foot-6, was one rebound shy of 10 on the night with a little over three minutes remaining in the contest.
In what would be a blowout win, 85-54, versus Nebraska, a club that was ranked in the preseason No. 22 in the country, Amoore shined and already had 22 points and 10 assists before her ninth rebound. For good measure, she got another assist to push her to a career-high 11 and one more bucket to get her to a career-best 24 points, but still had a rebound to go for the triple-double.
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Amoore almost got her 10th board at the 2:07 mark, but an over-the-back call on Nebraska waived off her rebound, giving Cassell Guard and Co. more anxiety on if she would accomplish the feat. A few more possessions would go by and then, finally, a Nebraska miss would go near her and she corralled it, and made history in the process – the program's first-ever triple-double.
In the postgame press conference, Kitley cut off the Aussie and wanted to make something clear.
"I'll say it for her, because she won't say it, but she works harder than anybody else," Kitley said. "She completely had this in her the whole time. She does not get out of the gym. So, for her to have this game, she deserves it."
When Amoore spoke again in the press conference, she was told by a reporter that her mom, Kelly, tweeted that she was so proud and was in tears after watching her postgame interview on the court. Both Amoore and Kitley smiled big and then Amoore shared how important her family's support means to her.
"I just know they always have my back," Amoore said. "It's a big deal for them to be able to watch me from across the world. I know they love me and I know they trust this school and Coach [Kenny] Brooks. It just makes me live out my dream, really."
Since she arrived in Blacksburg, Amoore has really been writing her story and now has etched her name into the record books at Tech forever. A leader on and off the court, the point guard embodies what this Writing HERstory campaign, presented by Truist, embodies – someone who inspires, leads and gets it done athletically for the Hokies.
To make a direct gift to the women's basketball program, fans can click here to give based off of her stat line – $10 for her rebounds, $11 for her assists or $24 for her point total – or $85.54 for the final score.