at Virginia Cavaliers (15-11, 5-8 ACC)

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1 Game Information Date/Time: February 22, 2015 / 1 p.m. Opponent: Virginia Site: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena) Radio: FM WNMX / HokiesXtra Talent: Andrew Allegretta, play-by-play TV: N/A Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com Live Video: VirginiaSports.com - $ Series: Virginia leads 44-8 Blacksburg: 4-17 Charlottesville: 3-20 Neutral: 1-7 Under Wolff: 0-7 First Meeting: December 9, 1976 Virginia won in Charlottesville Last Meeting: January 4, 2015 Virginia won in Blacksburg Last in Virginia Tech win: January 22, in Charlottesville Schedule/Results Date VT OPP Opponent TV Time/Result N14 at George Mason L, N16 UMES W, N18 Norfolk State W, N23 at Providence W, N25 Old Dominion L, N29 East Tennessee State W, D1 at Florida SEC Net. L, ACC/Big Ten Challenge D4 Northwestern L, D6 Longwood W,74-42 D10 NC Central W, D14 Western Carolina W, D21 Radford W, D30 Hofstra W, J2 at Clemson * L, OT J4 Virginia * L, J8 at NC State * L, J11 Miami * L, J15 16/14 at Duke * L, J18 20/19 Florida State * L, J23 Wake Forest * RSN/Fox W, J29 4/4 Notre Dame * ESPN3 L, F1 at Georgia Tech * L, F5 at Miami * L, F8 13/11 North Carolina * RSN/Fox L, F12 at Pittsburgh * L, F15 23/22 Syracuse * L, F19 8/7 Louisville * L, F22 at Virginia * 1 p.m. M1 at Boston College * 1 p.m. M4-8 ACC Tournament All times Eastern Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Poll * ACC Games Schedule subject to change Athletics Communications April Goode, Director - Social Communication O: C: a.goode@vt.edu Bryson Jones, Athletics Communications Assistant O: bryson12@vt.edu Women s Basketball Game Notes Facebook: Facebook.com/hokiesports Instagram: VTHokieWBB Game 28 Virginia at Virginia Tech Hokies (10-17, 1-13 ACC) Virginia Cavaliers (15-11, 5-8 ACC) Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena) Atlantic Coast Conference Head Coach: Dennis Wolff (Connecticut, 1978) - Fourth Season Atlantic Coast Conference Head Coach: Joanne Boyle (Duke, 1984) - Fourth Season THE HOKIES Virginia Tech fell the last time out to No. 8/7 Louisville. Vanessa Panousis tallied 11 points for the Hokies while Hannah Young and Taijah Campbell added nine points each. Rachel Camp grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and chipped in eight points. The Hokies kept it close in the early minutes of the first half, trailing by two following a three-pointer from Young with 11:25 to go. Louisville pulled ahead by eight but Camp completed the and1 to cut it back to five, but the Cardinals closed out the half and took a lead into the break. The Hokies again got it back down to a five-point difference to start the second frame, but the Cardinals responded with a 16-4 run. Tech was unable to rally back as Louisville claimed the win. Panousis leads the Hokies on the season in scoring with 13.1 points per game and handing out 3.2 assists per game. The sophomore guard is third on the ACC list for three-pointers made, averaging 2.3 per game. Rachel Camp is chipping in 12.4 ppg. In addition Camp s 632 rpg is good for 18th in the league. Taijah Campbell leads the team with 7.0 rebounds (13th most in the league) while adding 7.9 ppg. THE CAVALIERS Pittsburgh rallied past Virginia to defeat the Cavaliers in overtime in the team s last game. Sarah Imovbioh led the Cavaliers with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Mikayla Venson added 11 points and Breyana Mason tallied 10. Virginia led by 10 with 5:47 to play in the game, but went scoreless in the final minutes as Pitt rallied to tie it up and force the game into overtime. In the extra minutes the Cavaliers continued to struggle from the field, failing to connect on a field goal until there were 13 seconds remaining in the overtime period. Pittsburgh outscored Virginia 10-5 in the extra frame. Faith Randolph leads Virginia with 16.6 ppg. Imovbioh is adding 13.0 ppg and 10.8 rpg (1st in the league) and is one of three players in the ACC to average a double-double on the season. Venson is chipping in 11.4 ppg. Mason has handed out a team-high 91 assists. THE SERIES The series against UVA marks one of the oldest in program history with the two teams meeting every season except one ( ) since Virginia holds the 44-8 lead in the all-time series and the Hokies will be looking to snap a 17-game skid against the Cavaliers. Comparing the teams Virginia Tech Virginia 58.0 Points Per Game Points Allowed per Game Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense Point FG Made per Game Point Field Goal % Point Field Goal % Def Per Game Against Avg Rebound Margin Blocks Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnovers Forced per Game Turnover Margin A/TO Ratio 0.9 The two teams met early in the ACC season this year with UVA picking up the win on Jan. 4 in Blacksburg. Camp had 23 points for the Hokies with Panousis adding 10. Mason led UVA with 16 while Venson tallied 13. Up Next: The Hokies wrap up the regular season on Sunday, March 1 at Boston College. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Conte Forum. Virginia Tech Possible Starters ## Name ppg rpg misc. fg% ft% 5 Vanessa Panousis apg Rachel Camp apg Taijah Campbell bpg Samantha Hill apg Dominique Powell bpg page 1

2 Noteworthy Block party update Junior Taijah Campbell tallied two blocks against Louisville to move into sole possession of eighth place on the Virginia Tech career-blocks list, bumping Kerri Gardin ( ), who had 91, to ninth. PANOUSIS FOR THREE! Sophomore Vanessa Panousis has moved into fifth place on the Virginia Tech career-records list for three-pointers made. In addition she has set a new sophomore class record, surpassing Carrie Mason s 51. Panousis set the freshman three-pointer record last season. hold on Virginia Tech committed just six turnovers in the game at Georgia Tech, marking the fewest turnovers by the Hokies in a game since recording five versus Ole Miss on March 26, High-Five The Hokies had five players in double-digits in the win over Wake Forest on Jan. 23. Vanessa Panousis (16), Sidney Cook (13), Hannah Young (12), Taijah Campbell (12) and Samantha Hill (12) led Tech to the win. It marked the first time since Feb. 22, 2009 that Virginia Tech had five players reach double-digit scoring. Super Soph Sophomore Vanessa Panousis has topped the 500 career-point mark this season. The guard has tallied double-digit points in 32 of her 47 career appearances, including nine games with 20 or more. Out Freshman Regan Magarity will be out for the remainder of the games following season-ending surgery. Magarity was averaging a double-double for the Hokies after five games with 14 points and 10.6 rebounds per game and was one of four players in the ACC averaging a double-double. Free Fallin The Hokies knocked down 81 percent (17-21) from the free throw line versus Hofstra. It marks the second highest free throw percentage for the Hokies when taking 20 or more attempts during the Wolff era. 600 and counting The Hokies recorded the 600th win in program history on Dec. 21, 2014, defeating Radford Broken REcord Rachel Camp knocked down 33 points against Western Carolina to set a new freshman single-game scoring record, becoming the first Hokie in program history to top the 30-point mark. 30/20 Vision Rachel Camp s 33 points along with Vanessa Panousis 24 points against Western Carolina marked the first time since 1986 that the Hokies had one player with more than 30 points and another top 20 points in the same game. Joyce Waddy had 31 and Susan Walvius added 29 in that 1986 game against Mercer. Buckets Rachel Camp tallied 29 points in the Hokies win over NC Central, tying the single-game points record for a freshman. Record break With a three-pointer in the opening seconds against ETSU, Vanessa Panousis continued her streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer, 17 straight sets a new Virginia Tech record. The streak extends back to last season. page 2 Freshman Fueled Regan Magarity and Rachel Camp combined for 39 of the Hokies 72 points against Providence. The duo also dropped in 15 of the last 17 points in the game for the Hokies, helping to hold off a late surging Providence team. Permission Granted Sophomore transfer Sidney Cook was granted a waiver by the NCAA to compete this season. Originally Cook was sitting out due to the NCAA yearin-residence rule for transfer students. Pull it down, Rebound Freshman Regan Magarity pulled down 17 rebounds against Norfolk State, marking the most rebounds in a game by a freshman in program history. Doubling up Taijah Campbell and Rachel Camp each tallied double-doubles against UMES. Campbell recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds while Camp notched 12 points and 10 rebounds. It was the first time two players had tallied a double-double in a game since last season versus Robert Morris. It marks the first double-double of Camp s career. FRESH-TASTIC Start Regan Magarity dropped in 25 points against George Mason in her collegiate debut becoming the first freshman in program history to tally 25 or more in their first game. Welcome to the Hokies The Hokies signed three in the early signing period as Alana Gilmer, Chanette Hicks and Kelly Koshuta agreed to join Tech for the season. Gilmer is a 6-0 forward from North Easton, Mass. where she has been tabbed three-star recruit and is ranked the 139th overall player and 16th ranked wing. Hicks, a 5-6 guard from Norfolk, Va., is listed as a four-star recruit, the 53rd best player overall and the 15th best point guard. Rounding out the class is Koshuta a 6-2 forward from Vienna, Va. who has been named a five-star recruit, the 32nd best player and the third best post. EXHIBITION SHOW Virginia Tech played an exhibition game against Washington & Lee on Nov. 10. The Hokies rolled past the Generals All 11 Hokies that appeared in the game got on the board with Vanessa Panousis leading the way with 14 points. Freshman Rachel Camp added 13 while Samantha Hill and newcomer Roster Dominique Powell recorded 11 each. We re Back Virginia Tech returns three starters from last season s team including point guard Vanessa Panousis who was second on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game. Also returning is Hannah Young who averaged 6.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Taijah Campbell is also back after recording 5.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season. Not In Here Taijah Campbell recorded 45 blocks last season to rank 10th in the Tech single-season record list. Rookie Record Last season Vanessa Panousis broke the Virginia Tech freshman record for made three-pointers with the trio she dropped in against Clemson, breaking a record that has stood for more than 20 years since Sarah Hillyer tallied 53 in Panousis finished the season with 58. Here s one for You, and for you... Vanessa Panousis broke the Virginia Tech freshman record for assists during the campaign, finishing with 121 on the season and breaking the previous record of 106 that was set by Carrie Mason during the season. WORLD TRAVELER pt. 2 Samantha Hill got a second round of international competition later in the summer when she was named to the Canadian National Senior B Team. She traveled with the team to the 36th Annual William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan where she helped her country to the tournament title. Hill turned in her best performance against Team USA, tallying 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in just 15 minutes on the court. World Travelers The Hokies travelled to Italy at the end of the academic year, playing three games while on the tour including games against USD Santa Marinella, AS Virtus Basket Spezia and the Israeli National Team. Family Ties Freshman Regan Magarity has strong basketball ties as the daughter of Bill and Ammi Magarity. Her father played basketball at the University of Georgia No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Pronunciation 2 Sidney Cook So. F 6-2 Parkton, N.C./Seton Hall 4 Hannah Young Jr. F 6-1 Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis Xavier College 5 Vanessa Panousis So. G 5-7 Sydney, Australia/Brigidine College Randwick Puh-new-sis 11 Regan Magarity Fr. F 6-3 Norrköping, Sweden/Igelstavikens Gymnasium 22 Lindsey Oblitey Fr. G 5-9 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI 23 Rachel Camp Fr. G 5-11 Forest City, N.C./East Rutherford 24 Taijah Campbell Jr. F 6-3 Toronto, Canada/Pickering Tay-juh 25 Samantha Hill So. G 5-10 Toronto, Canada/Eastern Commerce 33 Kelsey Conyers Sr. G 5-9 Chesterfield, Va./Cosby 35 Tara Nahodil So. C 6-4 Pine Grove, Pa./Tri-Valley Tar-uh Knock-oh-dill 40 Dominique Powell Jr. F 6-3 Washington, D.C./Gulf Coast State 45 Khadedra Croker Fr. C/F 6-2 Suffolk, Va./King Fork Head Coach: Dennis Wolff (Connecticut 78, fourth season) Assistant Coach: Bett Shelby (Greensboro 06, second season) Assistant Coach: Morgan Valley (Connecticut 05, first season) Assistant Coach: Jermaine Woods (Norfolk State 11, second season) Director of Basketball Ops: Bill Old (Randolph-Macon 94, fourth season) Video Coordinator: Brittany Morris Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brandon Dillard Athletic Trainer: Erin Variano

3 Statistical Leaders (number of games) Single Players Double Game Leaders Pts Pts Pts Rebs Rebs Rebs Assts Assts Stls Blks Doubles Pts Reb Asst Sidney Cook Hannah Young Vanessa Panousis Regan Magarity Lindsey Oblitey Rachel Camp Taijah Campbell Samantha Hill Kelsey Conyers Tara Nahodil Dominique Powell 1 1 Khadedra Croker ACC Weekly Honors December 15, 2014 Rachel Camp Freshman of the Week The Last Time... THE TEAM... Five players scored in double figures vs. Wake Forest, 1/23/15 Six+ players scored in double figures: vs. Howard, 11/9/ points: 103 vs. High Point, 11/11/ point field goals: 10 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/ % from the field:.581 at Miami, 2/11/08 60%+ from the field:.652 vs. Wake Forest, 2/22/ pts in the first half: 53 vs. High Point, 11/11/ pts in the second half: 55 vs. Vanderbilt, 12/30/ pts in the second half: 63 vs. W. Carolina, 12/1/93 Won by points: vs. NC Central (36, 80-44), 12/10/14 Won by points: at Radford (49, 82-33), 12/21/13 Won by points: vs. Howard (52, 84-32), 11/9/13 Won by 60+ points: vs. So. Miss (65, ), 12/28/04 INDIVIDUAL... Scored 30+: Rachel Camp, 33 v. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Scored 35+: Brittany Cook, 36 at Miami, 2/11/08 Two score 20+: Rachel Camp, 22 / Vanessa Panousis, 21 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 One score 30+ and 20+: Rachel Camp, 33 / Vanessa Panousis 24 v. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Three score 20+: Ieva Kublina & Dawn Chriss, 21; Erin Gibson, 20 vs. Old Dominion, 12/3/03 Two score 25+: Christi Osborne, 27 & Jenny Root, 25 vs. Oklahoma State, 12/20/94 NCAA National Ranking Summary Team & Individual (thru 2/20/15) Virginia Tech Ranking Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense (343 ranked) UConn 89.1 Scoring Defense (343 ranked) UConn 47.3 Scoring Margin (343 ranked) UConn 41.8 Field-Goal Percentage (343 ranked) UConn 53.3 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (343 ranked) UConn 29.4 Free-Throw Percentage (343 ranked) Drexel 79.2 Rebound Margin (343 ranked) George Washington 14.2 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (343 ranked) Sacramento St Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (343 ranked) Princeton 42.3 Won-Lost Percentage (343 ranked) Princeton Assists Per Game (343 ranked) UConn 21.3 Blocked Shots Per Game (343 ranked) UConn 8.2 Steals Per Game (343 ranked) Sacramento St Turnovers Per Game (343 ranked) Villanova 8.7 Personal Fouls Per Game (343 ranked) Chattanooga 11.0 Assist Turnover Ratio (343 ranked) UConn 1.72 Turnover Margin (343 ranked) Sacramento St Three Pt FG Defense (343 ranked) Mississippi St Offensive per Game (30 ranked) Sacramento St Defensive per Game (30 ranked) Oregon St Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual Points Per Game (250 ranked) Jasmine Nwajei, Wagner 25.2 Per Game (250 ranked) Vicky McIntyre, ORobt 15.6 Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Vanessa Panousis Niya Johnson, Baylor 8.7 Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Sophia Ederaine, SDiego 4.76 Steals Per Game (250 ranked) Regina Okoye, WebrSt 3.88 Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Brianna Turner, NDame 66.5 Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Nici Gilday, SClara 93.2 Three-Point FG Percentage (250 ranked) Vanessa Panousis K. Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn 50.0 Three-Point FG Per Game (250 ranked) Vanessa Panousis Melissa Dixon, Iowa 3.77 Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Gillian Abshire, Quinpc 4.44 Double Doubles (50 ranked) Jillian Alleyne, Oregon 24.0 Triple Doubles (50 ranked) Brittany Boyd, Cal 2.0 Offensive per Game (30 ranked) Cheyenne Parker, MidTen 5.0 Defensive per Game (30 ranked) Vicky McIntyre, ORobt 11.0 Back-to-Back 20+ pt games: Rachel Camp - 21 vs. ETSU, 11/29/14; 21 at Florida, 12/1/14 Had 3 consecutive 20+ pt games: Vanessa Panousis - 23 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14; 21 vs. Radford, 12/21/14; 24 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Had 20+ pts, 10+ rebs: Sidney Cook 24 pts, 12 rebs at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Had 30+ pts, 10+ rebs: Rachel Camp - 33 pts, 11 rebs vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Had 30+ pts, 15+ rebs: Utahya Drye 30 pts, 16 rebs vs. USC Upstate, 2/2/09 Scored 20+ pts off the bench: Uju Ugoka 21 pts vs. Florida State, 2/24/13 Two had double-doubles: Taijah Campbell - 14 pts, 14 rebs; Sidney Cook - 14 pts, 11 rebs vs. Clemson, 1/2/15 Three had double-doubles: Monet Tellier 14 pts, 10 rebs; Nikki Davis 16 pts, 12 assts; Alyssa Fenyn 10 pts, 10 rebs at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Had 15+ rebs: Taijah Campbell, 15 at Pitt, 2/12/15 Had 20+ rebounds: Kerri Gardin, 21 vs. UVA, 2/13/05 Two had 10+ rebounds: Taijah Campbell, 15 / Rachel Camp, 10 at Pitt, 2/12/15 Three had 10+ rebounds: Regan Magarity, 10 / Rachel Camp, 10 / Taijah Campbell, 10 vs. UMES, 11/14/16 Had 10+ assists: Vanessa Panousis, 10 at Boston College, 1/5/14 Had 5+ steals: Alyssa Fenyn, 6 vs. NC Central, 12/11/11 Had 5+ blocks: Taijah Campbell, 5 v. Miami, 1/11/15 Had 10+ FGs: Sidney Cook, 10 at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Made 10+ FTs: Rachel Camp, 13 vs. ETSU, 11/29/14 Made 5+ 3-pt FGs: Vanessa Panousis vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 page 3

4 Noteworthy (cont.) and was a member of the New York Nets in the ABA before moving to Europe to play professionally for 20 years while her mother played for the Swedish National Team. Her brother is a sophomore on Boston College s men s team. In addition, Magarity has plenty of coaches in her family: David (uncle) head women s basketball coach at Army, Maureen (cousin) head women s basketball coach at New Hampshire, Mark (uncle) head volleyball coach at Philadelphia and Dan Earl (brother-in-law) associate head men s basketball coach at Navy. SUIT UP Tech adds seven newcomers to the roster this season including Rachel Camp, Sidney Cook, Khadedra Croker, Regan Magarity, Lindsey Oblitey and Dominique Powell. Some New Faces The Hokies added Morgan Valley to the coaching staff during the offseason. Valley is a 2005 graduate of UConn where she helped the Huskies to three national titles, a pair of BIG EAST crowns and a record. Also new to the staff this season is LaTanya Collins who joins the Hokies in the newly created position of Assistant to the Head Coach and Director of Student-Athlete Development. Most recently Collins was the head girls basketball coach at Saint Gertrude, but is no stranger to the college game, having served as an assistant at Radford and Marist as well as head coach at St. Augustine and Southern Vermont. Brittany Morris also comes on board as the video coordinator after a playing career at Seton Hall where she averaged 13.7 ppg and was a Second Team All-BIG EAST honoree. Game-by-game Starters Date Opponent Result Starter Starter Starter Starter Starter N14 at George Mason L, Panousis - G Conyers - G Young - F Magarity - F Campbell - F N16 UMES W, Panousis - G Conyers - G Camp - G Magarity - F Campbell - F N18 Norfolk State W, Panousis - G Conyers - G Camp - G Magarity - F Campbell - F N23 at Providence W, Panousis - G Conyers - G Camp - G Magarity - F Nahodil - F N25 Old Dominion L, Panousis - G Conyers - G Camp - G Magarity - F Nahodil - F N29 East Tennessee St. W, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Croker - C D1 at Florida L, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Croker - C D4 Northwestern L, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Young - F Nahodil - F D6 Longwood W, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Young - F Powell - F D10 NC Central W, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Young - F Powell - F D14 Western Carolina W, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Young - F Powell - F D21 Radford W, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Young - F Powell - F D30 Hofstra W, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Cook - F Campbell - F J2 at Clemson * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Cook - F Campbell - F J4 Virginia * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Cook - F Campbell - F J8 at NC State * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Cook - F Campbell - F J11 Miami * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Conyers - G Cook - F Campbell - F J15 at Duke * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F J18 Florida State * L, Conyers - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F J23 Wake Forest * W, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F J29 Notre Dame * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F F1 at Georgia Tech * L, Panousis - G Camp - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F F5 at Miami * L, Panousis - G Hill - G Young - F Cook - F Campbell - F F8 North Carolina * L, Panousis - G Hill - G Camp - G Powell - F Campbell - F F12 at Pittsburgh * L, Panousis - G Hill - G Camp - G Powell - F Campbell - F F15 Syracuse * L, Panousis - G Hill - G Camp - G Powell - F Campbell - F F19 Louisville * L, Panousis - G Conyers - G Camp - G Powell - F Campbell - F F22 at Virginia * M1 at Boston College * page 4 ACC Standings (as of 2/20/15) Conference Overall Team W-L PCT W-L PCT Notre Dame Florida State Louisville Duke Syracuse North Carolina Miami Pitt NC State Virginia Georgia Tech Boston College Clemson Virginia Tech Wake Forest Week 15: AP TOP 25 Rk Team Record Pts 1 Connecticut (35) South Carolina Baylor Notre Dame Maryland Tennessee Oregon St Louisville Florida St Duke Kentucky Arizona St Iowa Mississippi St Texas A&M Princeton North Carolina Stanford Rutgers Chattanooga Nebraska Florida Gulf Coast James Madison George Washington Syracuse Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 38, California 36, Seton Hall 20, South Florida 19, Northwestern 18, Gonzaga 16, Texas 12, DePaul 12, Green Bay 12, Dayton 11, LSU 9, Oklahoma St 8, Washington 6, Miami (FL) 5, Minnesota 4, Georgia 4, Arkansas- Little Rock 2, Quinnipiac 1, Western Kentucky 1, Pittsburgh 1, Wichita St 1 Week 15: Coaches Poll Rk Team Record Pts 1 Connecticut (31) South Carolina (1) Baylor Notre Dame Maryland Tennessee Louisville Oregon St Florida St Kentucky Iowa Duke Arizona St North Carolina Texas A&M Mississippi St Princeton Rutgers Stanford Nebraska James Madison Chattanooga George Washington Florida Gulf Coast Texas Others receiving votes: Syracuse 51, Seton Hall 49, South Florida 24, Northwestern 17, DePaul 16, Arkansas-Little Rock 16, Gonzaga 15, Miami (FL) 11, Western Kentucky 9, Oklahoma 7, Washington 6, St. John s 5, LSU 4, Georgia 2, California 2, Oklahoma St 1

5 Virginia Tech s Record When: Hokies win the tip 8-7 Opponent wins the tip 2-10 Hokies score first 8-7 Opponent scores first 2-10 Leading at halftime 10-2 Trailing at halftime 0-14 Tied at halftime 0-1 Playing at home 9-9 Playing on the road 1-8 Playing at a neutral site In overtime games Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 1-1 Decided by 6-10 points 1-5 Decided by points 2-4 Decided by points 2-2 Decided by 20+ points 4-5 Hokies score 59 or fewer points 0-14 Scores points 3-2 Scores points 6-1 Scores points 1-0 Scores 90+ points Opponent scores 59 or fewer points 7-4 Scores points 3-6 Scores points 0-7 Scores point Scores 90+ points Hokies have more rebounds 9-8 Opponent has more rebounds 1-8 Even on rebounds 0-1 Hokies shoot more than 50% from the field 2-0 Shoots % 5-2 Shoots % 3-10 Shoots less than 30% 0-5 Opponent shoots more than 50% from the field 0-2 Shoots % 0-9 Shoots % 7-4 Shoots less than 30% 3-2 Hokies shoot more than 50% from 3 Shoots % 2-0 Shoots % 5-7 Shoots less than 30% 3-10 Opponent shoots more than 50% from Shoots % 1-5 Shoots % 1-4 Shoots less than 30% 8-5 Hokies shoot at least 80% from the line 1-3 Shoots % 4-5 Shoots % 2-5 Shoots less than 60% 3-4 Opponent shoots at least 80% from the line 1-2 Shoots % 2-6 Shoots % 5-5 Shoots less than 60% 2-4 Hokies have fewer than 10 assists 1-8 Has assists 4-8 Has 16+ assists 5-1 Opponent has fewer than 10 assists 6-5 Has assists 2-10 Has 16+ assists 2-2 Hokies commit fewer than 10 turnovers 1-1 Commits Commits Opponent commits fewer than 10 turnovers 1-4 Commits Commits Hokies have at least 10 steals 1-0 Has fewer than 10 steals 9-17 Opponent has at least 10 steals 2-6 Has fewer than 10 steals 8-11 Playing on Monday 0-1 Tuesday 2-1 Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 0-7 Friday 1-2 Saturday 2-0 Sunday 4-6 Playing in November 4-2 December 5-2 January 1-7 February 0-6 March Wearing white 9-7 Maroon 0-6 Orange 1-2 White/Pink 0-2 Dennis Wolff Head Coach Fourth Season Connecticut, 1978 Dennis Wolff was named the sixth head women s basketball coach at Virginia Tech on March 22, The Hokies continued to improve under Wolff during his third year at the helm. Finishing overall, Tech recorded its best finish since the season. The Hokies also boasted a win over then-ranked No. 11 North Carolina on the road, marking the programs first win in Chapel Hill. In addition, the Hokies defeated NCAA teams Florida, Michigan State and Robert Morris. Wolff also coached Uju Ugoka to All-ACC Second Team honors in During Wolff s second season, the Hokies picked up a big win over a top-25 opponent, defeating then-19th ranked Florida State with a decisive win over the Seminoles in Cassell Coliseum. The win snapped an eight game skid against FSU. Tech also improved in its overall and ACC record under Wolff s leadership. In his inaugural season with the Hokies, Wolff guided Virginia Tech to an improved ACC record that featured a milestone win over then-ranked No. 8 Maryland. Tech s win over the 2012 ACC Champion Terrapins marked the first time in over a decade that the Hokies have defeated a team ranked eighth or better and just the third time in team history. Wolff was also inducted in to the Basketball Old Timers of America Hall of Fame. Prior to accepting the women s head coaching position, Wolff served one season as the Director of Men s Basketball Operations & Assistant to the Head Coach for the Virginia Tech men s basketball program. He assisted head coach Seth Greenberg in the day-to-day The Wolff File Head Coach Experience at Connecticut College (Men s) (2) at Boston University (Men s)_ (15) at Virginia Tech (3) Career (20) Education Connecticut 1978 Career Coaching Records Connecticut College Connecticut College Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Boston University Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech operations of the basketball program and also took on additional duties to better reflect a change in NCAA rules governing the operations position. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Wolff served as the head men s basketball coach at Boston University from Under Wolff s guidance, the Terriers won three straight conference titles ( ) and made four consecutive postseason appearances ( ) for the first time in school history. He was a three-time America East Coach of the Year and a two-time NABC District 1 Coach of the Year selection. Wolff was (.556) in 15 years at BU, and is the school s all-time leader in victories. Including two years at Connecticut College in the early 1980s, Wolff is (.563) in 17 years as a head coach. Wolff arrived at BU following a four-year ( ) stint as an assistant coach under head coach Jeff Jones at the University of Virginia. Prior to his tenure at Virginia, Wolff spent four years ( ) as an assistant coach at Wake Forest and one year ( ) at Southern Methodist University. Wolff began his coaching career at Trinity College, a Division III school in Hartford, Conn., where he served as an assistant from At the age of 25, he was named the head coach at Connecticut College and guided the Camels to a two-year mark of 30-18, including a successful 16-8 record in , his first year as a head coach. In 1982, he began his first of three years as an assistant coach at St. Bonaventure. In the last year, Wolff has been involved in the USO Operation Hardwood in Iraq and the USO Operation Hoop Talk in Afghanistan. A 1978 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Wolff was a two-year letterman under head coaches Dee Rowe and Dom Perno after transferring from Louisiana State University in A native of New York City, Wolff was a standout guard for Holy Cross High School. In recognition of his scholastic efforts, Wolff has since been inducted into the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame. Wolff and his wife JoAnn have three children: Nicole, Matt, and Michael. Nicole, the 2002 McDonald s National Player of the Year, played basketball at the University of Connecticut and is currently a psychologist in Boston. Matt played basketball at Boston University and now serves as a full-time assistant coach at American. Michael played ice hockey for Brown and is currently serving in the US Navy. page 5

6 #2 Sidney Cook Forward 6-2 Sophomore Parkton, N.C. Southview/Seton Hall Had a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds at Georgia Tech... Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds against Wake Forest... Recorded first career double-double agaisnt Clemson with 14 points and 11 rebounds... Crushed the boards against Hofstra, pulling down 14 rebounds... Granted a waiver by the NCAA to play without having to sit out the usual year-inresident following a transfer. 25 at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Points 14 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 Reb. 2 (3x) last at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Assists 2 at Clemson, 1/2/15 Blocks 2 at Providence, 11/23/14 Steals 10 at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 FGM 15 at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 FGA 1 (3x) last vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 3FGM 2 at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 3FGA 5 (3x) last at NC State, 1/8/15 FTM 8 at Providence, 11/23/14 FTA 40 at Clemson, 1/2/15 Mins 2 Double-Double points points rebounds F19 Louisville F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina F5 Miami * TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #4 Hannah Young Forward 6-1 Junior Newcastle, Australia St. Francis Xavier College Notched 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block verus Wake Forest... Dropped in 19 points against No. 20/19 Florida State... Had a double-double versus ETSU with 16 points and 10 rebounds. 19 vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 Points same 14 vs. Syracuse, 2/15/15 Reb. same 5 vs Pittsburgh, 2/20/14 Assists 4 (3x) last vs. Louisville, 2/19/15 3 (2x) last vs. NC Central, 12/10/13 Blocks 3 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 4 vs. Hampton, 12/30/12 Steals 2 (2x) last vs. Wake Forest, 1/23/15 8 vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 FGM same 15 vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 FGA same 4 (2x) last vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 3FGM 4 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 9 (2x) last at Duke, 1/15/15 3FGA same 6 (3x) last vs. Syracuse, 2/15/15 FTM 6 (2x) last vs. Syracuse, 2/15/15 10 vs. USC Upstae, 12/15/13 FTA 8 at Florida, 12/1/14 40 (3x) last vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 Mins 40 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 4 Double-Doubles points rebounds 2 F19 Louisville F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina F5 Miami * TOTAL ACC only TOTAL page 6

7 #5 Vanessa Panousis Guard 5-7 Sophomore Sydney, Australia Brigidine College Randwick Set a sophomore class record for three pointers made, breaking the record set by Carrie Mason in Set the Virginia Tech record for consecutive games with a three-pointer, breaking the previous record of 16 set by Carrie Mason. 24 (3x) last vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Points 24 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 7 (2x) last at Miami, 2/5/15 Reb. 7 at Miami, 2/5/15 10 (2x) last at Boston College, 1/5/14 Assists 8 (2x) last vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 1 (4x) last vs. Louisville, 2/19/15 Blocks 1 vs. Louisville, 2/19/15 3 at Florida, 12/1/14 Steals 3 at Florida, 12/1/14 10 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 FGM same 23 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 FGA same 5 (4x) last vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 3FGM 5 (2x) last vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 15 at Duke, 1/15/15 3FGA same 10 vs. Robert Morris, 12/29/13 FTM 8 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 14 vs. Robert Morris, 12/29/13 FTA 8 (2x) last vs. Wake Forest, 1/23/15 45 (2x) last at Clemson, 1/2/15 Mins 45 at Clemson, 1/2/15 1 Double-Doubles points points assists F19 Louisville * F15 Syracuse * F12 Pittsburgh * F8 North Carolina * F5 Miami * TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #11Regan Magarity Forward 6-3 Freshman Norrköping, Sweden Igelstavikens Gymnasium Out for the remainder of the season... Tallied 17 rebounds vs. Norfolk State, marking the most by a freshman in program history... Became the first freshman in program history to tally 25 or more points in their first game after starting against George Mason. 25 at George Mason, 11/14/14 Points 17 vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 Reb. 3 at George Mason, 11/14/14 Assists 5 vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 Blocks 2 vs. Old Dominion, 11/25/14 Steals 12 at George Mason, 11/14/14 FGM 17 at George Mason, 11/14/14 FGA 3FGM 1 (3x) last vs. Old Dominion, 11/25/14 3FGA 7 at Providence, 11/23/14 FTM 9 at Providence, 11/23/14 FTA 38 at George Mason, 11/14/14 Mins 1 Double-Doubles points points rebounds Out For Season TOTAL ACC only page 7

8 #22 Lindsey Oblitey Guard 5-9 Freshman Fairfax, Va. Paul VI 7 vs. Longwood, 12/6/14 Points 5 at NC State, 1/8/15 Reb. 1 (5x) last vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 Assists Blocks 2 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 Steals 3 vs. Longwood, 12/6/14 FGM 3 (2x) last at NC State, 1/8/15 FGA 1 (3x) last vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 3FGM 2 vs. Miami, 1/11/15 3FGA 2 vs. UMES, 11/16/14 FTM 5 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 FTA 23 at NC State, 1/8/15 Mins F19 Louisville Did Not Play F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina Did Not Play F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #23 Rachel Camp Guard 5-11 Freshman Forest City, N.C. East Rutherford Dropped in 23 points against Virginia... Set a new Virginia Tech singlegame freshman scoring record with 33 points vs. Western Carolina, becoming the first Hokie freshman to top the 30-point mark in program history... Tied the Tech single-game freshman record with 29 points against NC Central... Knocked down 22 points at Providence, followed up with 18 versus Old Dominion and 21 against ETSU... Had first collegiate start against UMES, tallying first double-double of career. 33 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Points 13 vs. Longwood, 12/6/14 Reb. 6 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Assists 2 at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 Blocks 3 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 Steals 13 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 FGM 21 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 FGA 4 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 3FGM 7 (2x) last vs. Virginia, 1/4/15 3FGA 13 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 FTM 15 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 FTA 39 (2x) last vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Mins 4 Double-Doubles points points rebounds F19 Louisville * F15 Syracuse * F12 Pittsburgh * F8 North Carolina * F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL page 8

9 #24Taijah Campbell Forward 6-3 Junior Toronto, Canada Pickering Had back-to-back double-doubles with 10 points, 10 rebounds versus North Carolina and followed it up with 11 points, 15 rebounds at Pitt... Recorded third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus Wake Forest while having four assists, two steals and a block... Moved into 10th place on the Virginia Tech career-blocks list with one against Florida State... Recorded double-double in ACC opener at Clemson, tallying 14 points and a career-high 14 boards... Had first double-double of the season against Maryland Eastern Shore with 15 points and 10 rebounds. 19 at Old Dominion, 11/11/13 Points 15 vs. UMES, 11/16/14 15 at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 Reb. same 4 (2x) last vs. Wake Forest, 1/23/15 Assists 4 vs. Wake Forest, 1/23/15 7 vs. Virginia 1/9/14 Blocks 5 vs. Miami, 1/11/15 4 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 Steals same 9 at Old Dominion, 11/11/13 FGM 7 (2x) last at Clemson, 1/2/15 15 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/16/12 FGA 11 (3x) last at Pittsburgh, 1/12/15 1 (2x) last at Indiana, 12/4/13 3FGM 1 (2x) last at Indiana, 12/4/13 3FGA 6 vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 FTM same 8 vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 FTA same 42 at Clemson, 1/2/15 Mins same 7 Double-Doubles points rebounds blocks 1 F19 Louisville * F15 Syracuse * F12 Pittsburgh * F8 North Carolina * F5 Miami * TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #25 Samantha Hill Guard 5-10 Sophomore Toronto, Canada Eastern Commerce Had 11 points and six rebounds against No. 13/11 North Carolina... Made first career start at Miami... Posted 12 points and seven rebounds against Wake Forest... Tallied a high 15 points against NC Central. 15 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 Points same 7 (2x) last at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Reb. same 5 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 Assists same 1 (8x) last at Georgia Tech, 2/1/15 Blocks 1 (6x) last vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 2 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 Steals same 5 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 FGM same 11 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 FGA same 4 vs. NC Central, 12/10/14 3FGM same 8 vs. NC Central, 12/10/13 3FGA same 4 vs. UMES, 11/16/14 FTM same 5 (2x) last vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 FTA same 31 vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 Mins same points same F19 Louisville F15 Syracuse * F12 Pittsburgh * F8 North Carolina * F5 Miami * TOTAL ACC only TOTAL page 9

10 #33Kelsey Conyers Guard 5-9 Senior Chsterfield, Va. Cosby Matched a career-high with 10 points against Norfolk State. 10 (2x) last vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 Points 10 vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 5 vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 Reb. same 6 at George Mason, 11/14/14 Assists same 1 (4x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 Blocks 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 4 (2x) last vs. Radford, 12/21/14 Steals 4 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 4 vs. Clemson, 3/5/14 FGM 3 (3x) last vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 8 at Clemson, 1/2/15 FGA same 3 vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 3FGM 3 vs. Norfolk St., 11/18/14 6 (2x) last at Clemson, 1/2/15 3FGA same 3 (2x) last vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 FTM 3 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 5 vs. Clemson, 3/5/14 FTA 4 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 38 vs. Radford, 12/21/14 Mins same points 1 F19 Louisville F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #35 Tara Nahodil Center 6-4 Sophomore Pine Grove, Pa. Tri-Valley First career start against Providence. 6 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 Points same 6 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 Reb. same 1 (8x) last vs. North Carolina, 1/8/15 Assists 1 (7x) last vs. North Carolina, 2/8/15 2 (4x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 Blocks 2 (3x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 2 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 Steals same 3 vs. ETSU, 11/30/14 FGM same 8 at Miami, 2/5/15 FGA same 3FGM 1 vs. Florida State, 1/18/15 3FGA same 2 (4x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 FTM 2 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 4 at Notre Dame, 1/31/14 FTA 2 (5x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 25 vs. Old Dominion, 11/25/14 Mins same F19 Louisville Did Not Play F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL page 10

11 #40 Dominique Powell Forward 6-3 Junior Washington, D.C. Gulf Coast State First career start against Longwood, scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds... Tallied nine rebounds versus Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 8 (2x) last at Miami, 2/5/15 Points 10 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 Reb. 2 (2x) last vs. Virginia, 1/4/15 Assists 4 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 Blocks 2 vs. Syracuse, 2/15/15 Steals 3 (2x) last at Miami, 2/5/15 FGM 6 (2x) last at Clemson, 1/2/15 FGA 3FGM 3FGA 4 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 FTM 5 vs. Hofstra, 12/30/14 FTA 25 (2x) last vs. Syracuse, 2/15/15 Mins rebounds F19 Louisville * F15 Syracuse * F12 Pittsburgh * F8 North Carolina * F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL #45 Khadedra Croker Center/Forward 6-2 Freshman Suffolk, Va. King Fork Tallied eight rebounds in just 14 minutes versus Western Carolina... Had first career start against ETSU. 6 (3x) last vs. Notre Dame, 1/29/15 Points 8 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Reb. 1 (3x) last vs. Notre Dame, 1/29/15 Assists 2 (5x) last vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Blocks 1 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 Steals 3 (3x) last vs. Notre Dame, 1/29/15 FGM 5 vs. Notre Dame, 1/29/15 FGA 3FGM 3FGA 1 vs. Northwestern, 12/4/14 FTM 2 (2x) last at Pittsburgh, 2/12/15 FTA 14 vs. Western Carolina, 12/14/14 Mins F19 Louisville Did Not Play F15 Syracuse F12 Pittsburgh F8 North Carolina F5 Miami TOTAL ACC only TOTAL page 11

12 TV/Radio Roster 2 Sidney Cook F 6-2 So.-Tr. Parkton, N.C. 4 Hannah Young F 6-1 JR.-2L Newcastle, Australia 5 Vanessa Panousis G 5-7 So.-1L Sydney, Australia 11 Regan Magarity F 6-3 Fr.-HS Norrköping, Sweden 22 Lindsey Oblitey G 5-9 Fr.-HS Fairfax, Va. 23 Rachel Camp G 5-11 Fr.-HS Forest City, N.C. 24 Taijah Campbell F 6-3 Jr.-2L Ontario, Canada 25 Samantha Hill G 5-10 So.-1L Toronto, Canada 33 Kelsey Conyers G 5-9 Sr.-3L Chesterfield, Va. 35 Tara Nahodil C 6-4 So.-1L Pine Grove, Pa. 40 Dominique Powell F 6-3 Jr.-JC Washington, D.C. 45 Khadedra Croker F 6-2 Fr.-HS Suffolk, Va. Dennis Wolff Head Coach Fourth Season Morgan Valley Assistant Coach First Season Bett SHelby Assistant Coach Second Season Jermaine Woods Assistant Coach Second Season Bill Old Director of Basketball Operations Fourth Season page 12