2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
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]
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]
Roster
2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Trinity Baptiste
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Hillsborough Northwest Florida St
Tampa, FL
G
2
Aisha Sheppard
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
St. John's
Alexandria, VA
G
3
Chloe Brooks
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
RS Fr
Spotswood
Harrisonburg, VA
G
4
Dara Mabrey
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Manasquan
Belmar, NJ
G
5
Taja Cole
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
GS
L.C. Bird Georgia
Richmond, VA
G
10
Kendyl Brooks
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Spotswood
Harrisonburg, VA
G/F
15
Makayla Ennis
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
The RISE Centre Academy
Ontario, Canada
F
21
Lydia Rivers
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS
Kinston Radford
Kinston, NC
G
22
Cayla King
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Northwest Guilford
Greensboro, NC
F
23
Asiah Jones
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr
Woodmond USC
Sacramento, CA
C
33
Elizabeth Kitley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Northwest Guilford
Summerfield, NC
G/F
35
Tyalor Geiman
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
South Western
Hanover, PA
C
40
Alex Obouh Fegue
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Jr
Pierre 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
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 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
^ "hokiesports.com" . hokiesports.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ Virginia Tech Hokies. "Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" . Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
^ "Virginia Tech Hokies" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule" . hokiesports.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
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