2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fourth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record21–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Britney Anderson
  • Jennifer Brown
  • Shawn Poppie
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .778  28–4  .875
Duke12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .611  24–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  15–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .167  8–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .056  5–26  .161
† 2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Hokies finished the season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[4]

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elizabeth Kitley
C		 Summerfield, North Carolina Northwest Guilford High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Makayla Ennis
G		 Ontario, Canada The RISE Centre Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Geiman
G		 Hanover, Pennsylvania South Western Senior High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Cayla King
PG		 Greensboro, North Carolina Northwest Guilford High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster
    2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Trinity Baptiste 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHillsborough
    Northwest Florida St    		 Tampa, FL
    G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. John's Alexandria, VA
    G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
    G 4 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoManasquan Belmar, NJ
    G 5 Taja Cole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSL.C. Bird
    Georgia    		 Richmond, VA
    G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
    G/F 15 Makayla Ennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrThe RISE Centre Academy Ontario, Canada
    F 21 Lydia Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSKinston
    Radford    		 Kinston, NC
    G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrNorthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
    F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrWoodmond
    USC    		 Sacramento, CA
    C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrNorthwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
    G/F 35 Tyalor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSouth Western Hanover, PA
    C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrPierre de Coubertin (Calais, France)
    Eastern Florida    		 Chatearoux, France
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 21, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[6]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Saint Francis (PA) W 105–41  1–0
    		  27 – Kitley  8 – Rivers  9 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,209)
    Blacksburg, VA
    November 10, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 at George Mason W 77–58  2–0
    		  22 – Sheppard  15 – Rivers  7 – Cole  EagleBank Arena (1,282)
    Fairfax, VA
    November 15, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Liberty W 73–69  3–0
    		  20 – Sheppard  8 – Rivers  6 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,422)
    Blacksburg, VA
    November 19, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., ACCNX    		 Maryland Eastern Shore W 85–43  4–0
    		  20 – Baptiste  9 – Kitley  8 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,110)
    Blacksburg, VA
    November 24, 2019*
    5:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Davidson W 88–68  5–0
    		  18 – Mabrey  9 – Kitley  3 – 3 tied  Cassell Coliseum (1,256)
    Blacksburg, VA
    November 29, 2019*
    1:15 p.m.    		 vs. Belmont
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 W 60–58  6–0
    		  18 – Sheppard  13 – Baptiste  7 – Cole  Ocean Center (173)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    1:15 p.m.    		 vs. Georgia
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 L 72–77  6–1
    		  24 – Mabrey  10 – Baptiste  6 – Cole  Ocean Center (213)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Purdue
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 67–54  7–1
    		  17 – Tied  12 – Baptiste  5 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,282)
    Blacksburg, VA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Gardner-Webb W 87–65  8–1
    		  22 – Mabrey  17 – Baptiste  8 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,291)
    Blacksburg, VA
    December 20, 2019*
    1:30 p.m.    		 vs. Rice
    Puerto Rico Coqui Classic    		 W 54–45  9–1
    		  18 – Sheppard  14 – Kitley  4 – Rivers  Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
    Guaynabo, PR
    December 21, 2019*
    11:00 a.m.    		 vs. Wichita State
    Puerto Rico Coqui Classic    		 W 84–63  10–1
    		  18 – Sheppard  12 – Rivers  10 – Cole  Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
    Guaynabo, PR
    ACC regular season
    December 29, 2019
    2:00 p.m., RSN    		 at No. 8 Florida State L 62–86  10–2
    (0–1)    		  14 – Tied  9 – Baptiste  5 – Cole  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,969)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at No. 9 NC State L 69–76  10–3
    (0–2)    		  28 – Sheppard  7 – 3 tied  6 – Cole  Reynolds Coliseum (4,153)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Carolina W 76–70  11–3
    (1–2)    		  16 – Tied  9 – Baptiste  4 – Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (1,939)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Pittsburgh W 68–56  12–3
    (2–2)    		  21 – Cole  13 – Rivers  6 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,332)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 12, 2020
    3:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Duke L 67–72 OT 12–4
    (2–3)    		  21 – Kitley  10 – Cole  5 – Cole  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,088)
    Durham, NC
    January 19, 2020
    3:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Virginia W 69–61  13–4
    (3–3)    		  15 – Mabrey  10 – Tied  8 – Cole  John Paul Jones Arena (4,313)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College W 70–49  14–4
    (4–3)    		  20 – Baptiste  11 – Kitley  5 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,428)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 26, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN    		 Clemson W 71–50  15–4
    (5–3)    		  15 – Cole  15 – Rivers  9 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,839)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 30, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Syracuse L 65–67  15–5
    (5–4)    		  10 – Kitley  10 – Cole  9 – Cole  Carrier Dome (1,096)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Miami (FL) W 69–45  16–5
    (6–4)    		  17 – Baptiste  8 – Baptiste  9 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,629)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 7 NC State L 59–71  16–6
    (6–5)    		  19 – Cole  10 – Rivers  3 – Sheppard  Cassell Coliseum (2,271)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 p.m., RSN    		 at North Carolina W 72–63  17–6
    (7–5)    		  18 – Mabrey  8 – Tied  3 – Cole  Carmichael Arena (2,536)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech W 64–61 OT 18–6
    (8–5)    		  17 – Sheppard  13 – Rivers  8 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,326)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Wake Forest W 73–62  19–6
    (9–5)    		  21 – Kitley  14 – Kitley  9 – Cole  LJVM Coliseum (1,509)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    February 20, 2020
    8:00 p.m., RSN    		 at Notre Dame W 68–62  20–6
    (10–5)    		  19 – Kitley  10 – Kitley  11 – Cole  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,401)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 23, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia L 76–86  20–7
    (10–6)    		  32 – Sheppard  9 – Kitley  5 – Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (2,597)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Duke W 70–56  21–7
    (11–6)    		  19 – Kitley  10 – Kitley  10 – Cole  Cassell Coliseum (1,603)
    Blacksburg, VA
    March 1, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at No. 5 Louisville L 53–70  21–8
    (11–7)    		  17 – Kitley  10 – Cole  3 – Cole  KFC Yum! Center (10,423)
    Louisville, KY
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 5, 2020
    11:00 a.m., RSN    		 (5) vs. (13) Wake Forest
    Second round    		 L 55–58  21–9
    		  15 – Kitley  10 – Rivers  3 – Cole  Greensboro Coliseum (6,357)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

    2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
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    15    		Week
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    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP RV
    Coaches
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not Ranked in Previous Week
    (RV)   Received Votes
    (NR)   Not Ranked

    See also

    References
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