2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by second year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
WNIT, Runner-up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record23–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Britney Anderson
  • Jennifer Brown
  • Shawn Poppie
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Media

Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network

The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network will broadcast Hokies games on WNMX.[4] Andrew Allegretta will provide the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games.[4]

Roster

2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrFreedom
Tulane/Gulf Coast State
Tampa, FL
G 2 Alsha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSt. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Diandra DaRosa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWilliam E. Tolman
ASA College
Pawtucket, RI
G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 11 Regan Magarity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrIgelstavikens Gymnasium Norrköping, Sweden
G 12 Chanette Hicks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMaury Norfolk, VA
G 14 Kaela Kinder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoChrist the King Inwood, NY
F 20 Michelle Berry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMiami Country Day
Cal State Fullerton
Miami, FL
F 22 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHarrells Christian Harrells, NC
G 23 Rachel Camp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrEast Rutherford Forest City, NC
F 25 Alexis Jean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrTreasure Coast
Kennesaw State/Palm Beach State
Port St. Lucie, FL
F 40 Erinn Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrFranklin County Union Hall, VA
F/C 55 Celeste Akoro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrO'Fallon Township O'Fallon, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Wagner W 99–32  1–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,086)
Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Auburn W 72–63  2–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,156)
Blacksburg, VA
November 17, 2017*
9:00 pm, ACCN Extra
USC Upstate W 87–56  3–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,162)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2017*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
UCF W 86–69  4–0
Cassell Coliseum (2,166)
Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2017*
2:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 79–67  5–0
Titan Field House (674)
Melbourne, FL
November 24, 2017*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Butler
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 77–79  5–1
Titan Field House (369)
Melbourne, FL
November 25, 2017*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. No. 11 West Virginia
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 61–79  5–2
Titan Field House (276)
Melbourne, FL
November 30, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 96–49  6–2
State Farm Center (1,339)
Champaign, IL
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford
Rivalry
W 68–42  7–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,388)
Blacksburg, VA
December 6, 2017*
8:30 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern Shore W 90–52  8–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,027)
Blacksburg, VA
December 10, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga W 64–44  9–2
McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
December 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 74–34  10–2
OceanFirst Bank Center (980)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 16, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
High Point W 86–63  11–2
Cassell Coliseum (2,388)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017
2:30 pm, ACCN Extra
NC State L 51–68  11–3
(0–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,132)
Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 89–58  12–3
(1–1)
Cassell Coliseum (2,349)
Blacksburg, VA
January 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 3 Louisville L 56–67  12–4
(1–2)
KFC Yum! Center (7,523)
Louisville, KY
January 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 89–66  13–4
(2–2)
Cassell Coliseum (2,256)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018
2:30 pm, RSN
at No. 13 Florida State L 62–107  13–5
(2–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,983)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Duke L 75–86  13–6
(2–4)
Cassell Coliseum (2,365)
Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2018
12:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia
Commonwealth Clash
L 52–61  13–7
(2–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (4,212)
Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 68–62  14–7
(3–5)
Cassell Coliseum (2,179)
Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 78–82  14–8
(3–6)
Cassell Coliseum (2,878)
Blacksburg, VA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse W 73–64  15–8
(4–6)
Carrier Dome (1,416)
Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina W 90–74  16–8
(5–6)
Carmichael Arena (2,744)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia
Commonwealth Clash
L 62–64  16–9
(5–7)
Cassell Coliseum (2,733)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest L 56–73  16–10
(5–8)
LJVM Coliseum (485)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 53–45  17–10
(6–8)
Cassell Coliseum (2,425)
Blacksburg, VA
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre Dame L 59–89  17–11
(6–9)
Purcell Pavilion (8,053)
South Bend, IN
February 25, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami L 46–76  17–12
(6–10)
Watsco Center (1,165)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (9) Syracuse
Second Round
W 85–70  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 70–73  18–13
Greensboro Coliseum (3,297)
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Navy
First Round
W 56–55  19–13
Cassell Coliseum (828)
Blacksburg, VA
March 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
George Mason
Second Round
W 78–69  20–13
Cassell Coliseum (774)
Blacksburg, VA
March 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
Fordham
Third Round
W 81–50  21–13
Cassell Coliseum (950)
Blacksburg, VA
March 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 74–67  22–13
Cassell Coliseum (1,067)
Blacksburg, VA
March 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia
Semifinals
W 64–61  23–13
WVU Coliseum (3,015)
Morgantown, WV
March 31, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Indiana
Championship Game
L 57–65  23–14
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,007)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "hokiesports.com". hokiesports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Virginia Tech Hokies. "Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. "Hokies upgrade local radio broadcasts, digital presence | Radio & Television Business Report". rbr.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  5. "Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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