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Women's Basketball

Brooks, Hokies sign center Clara Ford

BLACKSBURG – Head Coach Kenny Brooks announced the signing of 6-foot-3 center Clara Ford, a graduate transfer who played for your years at Boston College and will utilize her fifth year of eligibility in Blacksburg on Thursday afternoon.

"We are extremely excited to add Clara and her family to our team," Brooks said of Ford. "She will add much needed depth to our front court and her maturity and leadership qualities will be an asset for our group."

In 2021-22 Ford played in 30 games, starting once. She averaged 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds and shot 59% from the field.

For her Boston College career, she played in 91 games tallying a career-high 19 points in 2020 against Syracuse and she secured 16 rebounds vs. UMass also in 2020.

A native of Vienna, Virginia, Ford played at George C. Marshall High School.