BLACKSBURG, VA -- Georgia Amoore collected 16 assists, and the Virginia Tech women's basketball team knocked off the Houston Christian Huskies 105-36 at home Thursday. Not only a career-high, that assist total is a program record for a single contest.
The Hokies (2-1) had six players score in double figures, led by Elizabeth Kitley, who had 23 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Clara Strack added 19 points, eight rebounds and two blocks from the bench and Rose Micheaux chipped in as well with 12 points and six rebounds.
Strack pulled down four offensive rebounds to lead an offense that racked up second chance opportunities for Virginia Tech, grabbing 12 boards and turning them into 22 second chance points.
Virginia Tech did a great job disrupting Houston Christian shots in the contest, with four individual players coming away with two blocks, contributing to a total of 11 team blocks.
The 69-point margin is a program record and the 105 points scored matched a record for a game at Cassell.
How It Happened
Virginia Tech started out the scoring by going on a 9-0 run, culminating in a bucket from Micheaux, to take an early lead with 7:35 left in the first quarter. The Hokies then added five points to that lead by the end of the period and entered the quarter break with a 30-16 advantage. Virginia Tech relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down four shots to account for 12 of its 30 points.
The Hokies kept its first quarter lead intact before going on a 26-0 run starting at the 9:39 mark in the second period to increase its lead to 56-16. The Huskies cut into that lead, but Virginia Tech still enjoyed a 61-23 advantage heading into halftime. The Hokies saw non-starters score 11 of its 31 total points off the bench in the quarter.
Following intermission, Virginia Tech continued to expand its advantage, pushing it to 64-25 before going on a 13-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Strack, to expand its lead further to 77-25 with 3:48 to go in the third. Before the third period was over, the Hokies added seven points to that lead and entered the fourth quarter with a 88-29 edge. Virginia Tech's bench made the most of its minutes in the period, as non-starters totaled 13 of the team's 27 third-quarter points.
Virginia Tech started tacking on points in the fourth almost immediately, going on a 10-0 run to grow the lead to 98-29 with 6:14 to go in the contest. The Hokies held onto that lead for the rest of the game for the 105-36 win. Virginia Tech fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down three shots to account for nine of its 17 points.
Game Notes
» Georgia Amoore notched a double-double for the Hokies with 10 points and 16 assists.
» The Hokies shot well from three point range, knocking down 12 of 27 long range attempts.
» The Hokies held the Huskies to only 22.4 percent shooting from the field.
» Virginia Tech tallied 26 total assists in the game.
» Virginia Tech got a whopping 16 assists from Georgia Amoore.
» The Hokies' bench made an impact by adding 38 points to its scoring output.
» Every Virginia Tech starter scored in double figures.
» Six Virginia Tech players scored 10 or more points.
» The Hokies shot 65 percent from the floor.
» Virginia Tech had a 49-19 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Hokies were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, recording 11 blocks as a team.
» Virginia Tech turned the ball over eight times while dishing out 26 assists.
» Virginia Tech cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 12 offensive boards in the game.
» Elizabeth Kitley led the Hokies with a game-high 23 points.
» Virginia Tech got a game-high eight rebounds from Clara Strack.
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