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1 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 1 Hokie Notes Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Tech battles Alcorn State in Hilton Garden Hokie Classic Alcorn State Lady Braves (1-6) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-4) Dec. 29, 2010, 7 p.m. ET Cassell Coliseum (9,847) - Blacksburg, Va. Radio: Supersports FM Satellite Radio: None Live Television: None Live Video Webcast: Hokies All-Access Live Audio Webcast: Hokies All-Access Series Record: First Meeting VIRGINIA TECH PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG F 23 Brittany Gordon 6-4 Sr. Howard County, Md F 33 Shanel Harrison 6-0 Jr. Washington, D.C g 13 Alyssa Fenyn 6-0 So. Newark, N.Y g 12 Nikki Davis 5-7 tr-sr. Lexington, Ky g 31 Monet Tellier 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C ALCORN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG F 11 Renelle Richmond 5-9 So. Toronto, Canada F 34 Shanika Breedlove 5-11 Jr. Nashville, Tenn c 21 Rosemarie Ambroise 6-2 So. Pompano, Fla g 10 Isis Smith 5-10 So. Tulsa, Okla g 12 Kiara Ruffin 5-1 Jr. Meridian, Miss Virginia Tech Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Alma Mater, Year: Randolph-Macon, 88 Record at School (years): (7th yr.) Career Record (years): (11th yr.) Assistant Coaches Shellie Greenman (Emory & Henry, 88) Stacy Cantley (UNC Wilmington, 99) Angela Crosby (Appalachian State, 95) Director of Basketball Operations Jill Jameson (Northern Iowa, 92) Trainer Amy Kunigonis (Charleston, 98) THE COACHES Alcorn State Head Coach: Tonya Edwards Alma Mater, Year: Tennessee, 90 Record at School (years): (3rd yr.) Career Record (years): Same Assistant Coach Cleo Foster Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Schedule November 12 PRESBYTERIAN W WOFFORD W ELON W VCU W OT Caribbean Challenge Cancun, Mexico 25 vs. Florida Gulf Coast l vs. #20/21 Iowa L December 2 at Minnesota% L WINTHROP W ROBERT morris l at William & Mary W OT 21 RADFORD W HILTON GARDEN HOKIE CLASSIC, BLACKSBURG, Va. 29 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. 30 delaware/vanderbilt 7 p.m. January 2 at Charlotte 3 p.m. 6 FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. 9 MIAMI* 2 p.m. 13 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. 16 DUKE* 2 p.m. 23 at Virginia* 2 p.m. 27 GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. 30 at North Carolina* 2 p.m. February 3 at Boston College* 7 p.m. 6 WAKE FOREST* 2 p.m. 10 LONGWOOD 7 p.m. 14 at Clemson* (RSN) 7 p.m. 17 NC STATE* 7 p.m. 20 at Duke* noon 24 at Maryland* 7:30 p.m. 27 VIRGINIA* (RSN) 1 p.m. March th ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C. %ACC/Big Ten Challenge *Atlantic Coast Conference game Home Games in ALL CAPS All times eastern RSN - Fox Sports Net South, ComCast Sports Net, Sun- Sports, New England Sports Network Women s Basketball SID Contact: Torye Hurst Office: Fax: Cell: tohurst@vt.edu VT Homepage:

2 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes The Series vs. Alcorn State This is the first meeting between the Hokies and the Lady Braves. Beth Dunkenberger is 0-0 vs. Alcorn State and Tonya Edwards, in her third season in Lorman, Miss., is 0-0 vs. the Hokies. Alcorn State (0-0) First Meeting Classic Hokies Virginia Tech won its own holiday tournament last season for 16th time in 20 years with a win against Charlotte. Lindsay Biggs led the Hokies with 19 points in the championship game and was named the tournament s Most Valuable Player. Utahya Drye, who averaged 12.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in the two games, was named to the All-tournament team along with Biggs. Tech had a streak of 10 consecutive Classic titles snapped in 2008 with a loss in the championship game against Liberty. In the last 13 years, Virginia Tech is 24-2 in its own holiday tournament. Prior to the Liberty defeat, the only loss during this period was, 69-64, to Siena in the championship game of the 1997 Diamond Club Classic. This year s tournament is officially known as the Hilton Garden Hokie Classic. Not much History Virginia Tech has a very limited history with the other three teams participating in this year s Hilton Garden Hokie Classic. The Hokies and Alcorn State will meet for the first time in the opening round of the tournament. Tech has played Delaware on two occasions winning both games with the last contest taking place during the season. The Hokies and Commodores have also met only twice with Vanderbilt taking both games. The two last met in the Vandy s Thanksgiving tournament in Almost ACC Time Following the Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, Tech will travel to Charlotte, N.C., to open the new year on Jan. 2 against the 49ers. Charlotte is currently 10-2 and winners of seven straight prior to playing in the Tulane DoubleTree Classic, Dec The Hokies open ACC play at home on Jan. 6 against No. 22/20 Florida State with the Seminoles owning a 9-3 record prior to hosting arch-rival Florida on Tuesday evening. Tech will play the 1,000th game in the history of the program on Jan. 9 against Miami which has won 10 consecutive games and is 11-1 prior to hosting its holiday tournament Dec. 28 & Dec. 30. Comparing the Two (Through games of Dec. 28) VT ASU Scoring Offense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Point FGs Made Point Field Goal Pct Scoring Defense Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Pct. Defense Point FG Pct. Defense Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnovers Alcorn State Lady Braves Scorecard Schedule/Scores Record: 1-6 Home: 1-0 Neutral: 0-1 Away: 0-5 SWAC: 0-0 Nov. 12 at Michigan l at Marquette l at UTEP l at New Mexico State% L vs. Louisiana-Monroe% L Dec. 4 NORTHWESTERN STATE W at Miami l at Virginia Tech$ 7 p.m. 30 vs. Delaware/Vandergilt$ 5 p.m. Jan. 4 PRAIRIE VIEW* 5:30 p.m. 6 TEXAS SOUTHERN* 5:30 p.m. 8 at Jackson State* 3 p.m. 10 at Grambling State* 5:30 p.m. 15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE* 5:30 p.m. 17 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF* 5:30 p.m. 22 at Alabama A&M* 4 p.m. 24 at Alabama State* 5:30 p.m. 29 SOUTHERN* 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5 JACKSON STATE* 2:30 p.m. 7 GRAMBLING STATE* 5:30 p.m. 12 at Mississippi Valley State* 2 p.m. 14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 5:30 p.m. 19 ALABAMA A&M* 2:30 p.m. 21 ALABAMA STATE* 5:30 p.m. 26 at Southern* 2 p.m. March 3 at Prairie View* 5:30 p.m. 5 at Texas Southern* 2 p.m. %New Mexico State Tournament, Las Cruces, N.M. $Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, Blacksburg, Va. *Big South games All times eastern Statistical Leaders Scoring Kiara Ruffin Carolinsia Crumbly Renelle Richmond Rebounding Au-Juvan Andrews Shanika Breedlove Renelle Richmond Assists Isis Smith Kiara Ruffin Steals Kiara Ruffin Isis Smith - 1.9

3 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 3 Harrison/Tellier earn ACC Honors Rookie Column Virginia Tech s 2010 recruiting class of Latorri Hines-Allen, Nia Evans, Shanel Harrison earned Atlantic Coast Conference Women s Brittni Montgomery, Monet Tellier and Kyani White was ranked No. 28 Basketball Player of the Week honors for the period ending Dec. 19, nationally by HoopGurlz.com and thus far several of the freshman have shined while a pair of newcomers in Maryland guard Alyssa Thomas and early in their collegiate careers. Virginia Tech guard/forward Monet Tellier shared Rookie of the Week Tellier, a 5-11, guard from Charlotte, N.C., is third on the team in accolades. scoring (7.8) and has started six games. She recorded her first collegiate The ACC s weekly accolades are voted on by the league s Blue double-double at William & Mary with career highs of 14 points and Ribbon Panel, which consists of national and local media members, 10 rebounds and was named ACC Rookie of Week on Dec. 19 for her as well as school representatives. The panelists will also vote on the performance. The four-time All-Southwestern Conference selection league s postseason All-Conference teams for the season. averaged 17.6 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.4 steals last season for coach Harrison scored a career-high 25 points, including a career-best Bradyn Monismith at East Mecklenburg High School leading her team three treys, in the Hokies come-from-behind double-overtime to a 28-3 record. Tellier is the school s all-time career leader in scoring, win at William & Mary. The junior from Washington, D.C., hit a gametying three-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining in regulation to force rebounding and steals. She was a member of the National Adidas Candace Parker team that traveled to Japan. the first extra period. Harrison finished the game on 11-of-14 field goal Evans, a 6-0, forward from Decatur, Ga., has started eight games and shooting, including a 3-of-4 from behind the arc. is averaging 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds. She recorded her first collegiate Tellier recorded her first career double-double with career-highs of double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Radford. Evans 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Hokies double-overtime victory at averaged 13.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior William & Mary. The freshman from Charlotte, N.C., also tied a careerhigh with four assists. Tellier was one of three Tech players to achieve at Redan High School, where she led her team to a 58-1 combined record her junior and senior seasons and one 5A State Championship. Evans was double-doubles at William & Mary. She was joined by Nikki Davis (Sr., a first-team All-Region and a second-team All-State selection scoring over Lexington, Ken.) who had 16 points and a career-high 12 assists along 1,100 career points with over 750 rebounds. with Alyssa Fenyn s (So., Newark, N.Y.) 10 points and 10 boards. Hines-Allen, a 6-1, power forward, from Montclair, N.J., has slowly Davis contributes in many ways increased her playing time as she recovers from a knee injury suffered Nikki Davis handed out a career-high 12 assists, one shy of the during the 2009 AAU season. After seeing action in only three of the first Tech single-game record, at William & Mary. The versatile Davis, a 5-7 eight games of the season, she scored nine and 10 points, respectively, senior guard, is ranked second in the ACC in steals (3.3), fourth in against Robert Morris and at William & Mary. Hines-Allen averaged 14 assists (5.1) and sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.5), demonstrating points and 12 rebounds during the season at Montclair High her ability to be a major contributor in many different ways. Davis was School for coach Jerry Citro, where she led the team to a 23-6 record and credited with a career-high seven steals against Presbyterian College the North Jersey Section 1 State Championship. in the season opener and also recorded a game-high eight assists. She Montgomery, a 6-3, power forward, from Ft. Pierce, Fla., has played followed up that performance by handing out six assists versus Wofford in seven games with her best results thus far coming at Minnesota in and in the overtime win against VCU, she had six assists and four the ACC/Big Ten Challenge where she pulled down 10 rebounds. She steals. Last year Davis demonstraed her scoring abilty as she erupted scored 11 points with four rebounds in her collegiate debut against for a career-high 29 points, including a career-best five treys, in Tech s Wofford. Montgomery averaged 15 points and 14 rebounds last season win at Miami. The 29-point effort tied for the seventh-most for coach Sophia Wheatherspoon at Ft. Pierce Central High School, where points in a single game by a Tech player. Davis also set the new Tech she was was a three-time Palm Beach All-Area selection. She was rated standard for most free throw attempts (18) and free throws made (14) No. 31 among power forwards nationally as a junior. Montgomery, who in an ACC contest. also considered South Florida, scored over 1,000 points with over 1,000 In the 28 games she played in last year, Davis averaged 6.4 points, rebounds in her career. 2.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals per contest. White, a 5-6, point guard from Manassas, Va., has played in 10 games with one start playing the back-up role for point-guard Nikki Davis. Harrison sets Career Mark She averaged 18.4 points, 6.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 5.6 steals in Junior Shanel Harrison (Washington, D.C.) scored a career-high her career for her coach and father, Nsonji White, at Stonewall Jackson 25 points, including a three-point bucket with 3.2 seconds left in High School, where she led the team to a 69-9 record in her career. regulation, in Tech s double-overtime win at William & Mary. She connected on a total of 239 three-point shots in her career, while Harrison, who missed the Minnesota game after suffering a mild accumulating 1,556 career points with 903 assists, 742 steals and 628 concussion against Florida Gulf Coast, was named to Caribbean rebounds. White was the Washington Post 2010 All-Area Player of the Year. Challenge All-tournament team after scoring 15 points against Florida Gulf Coast. She leads the team in scoring (11.8) and in rebounds (5.6). Reka Hall signs with hokies Harrison stepped up her play last season, both offensively and On November 11, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced defensively. In her last seven games of the year, Harrison averaged 12.4 the signing of women s basketball player Larryqua Reka Hall to a points and 5.7 rebounds per contest. She led the Hokies in the national letter of intent for the academic year. win over Clemson with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Hall, a 5-10, guard, from Powder Springs, Ga., averaged 12.4 points was 3-of-4 at the free throw line. She also was credited with a careertying four blocks against Savannah State while scoring 18 points with and 7.0 rebounds last season at Hillgrove High School for coach Sherry Fowler, where she was a first-team All-Region 7 AAAA selection. She four assists and two steals. Harrison recorded her third career doubledouble and first of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds against No. has scored 1,035 career points to become only the second player, and the first junior, in Hillgrove High history to reach the milestone. As 8/7 Duke. She played in all of the Hokies 60 games during her two-year a sophomore, Hall was a Marietta Journal All-Cobb County selection career with 14 starts, including 12 last season. and was an All-Region 7 AAAA member averaging 16.3 points and 3.4 rebounds.

4 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes Year-by-Year Conference Recor ds Year Conference Record Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro A A A A A BIG EAST BIG EAST BIG EAST BIG EAST acc acc acc acc acc acc 4-10 Totals Fenyn Performance Sophomore Alyssa Fenyn (Newark, N.Y.) has started to round into form that last few games and now is second on the team in scoring (8.9) and assists (2.7) and third in steals (1.6). Fenyn has matched her career scoring high this season with 15 points against Elon and Robert Morris. She recorded her first collegiate double-double at William & Mary with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Fenyn started 22 of 30 games and was third on the team in scoring (7.5) and fourth in rebounding (5.2) last season. As a freshman, she scored in double figures nine times and pulled down five or more rebounds 14 times while ranking in the top ten among ACC freshmen in both scoring and rebounding. She was rated as the No. 103 prospect nationally by Blue Star Basketball and was a three-time All- State first-team performer for coach Diane Kirney at Newark High School. She was named the state tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 29 points with 10 rebounds and four steals in the title game. Fenyn holds the Newark school record for scoring with 2,499 points and broke the 1,000-point mark her sophomore season. Hadley out for the Year Porschia Hadley suffered an ACL tear in her right knee during a Dec. 9 practice and is out for the remainder of the season. A surgery date has not yet been scheduled. Hadley played in eight games with six starts averaging 4.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks. As a freshman, Hadley saw action in 28 games scoring a career high 15 points at No. 10 Florida State and pulling down a career-best 10 board versus North Carolina Central. Tech in Conference Games In the past 13 seasons, the Hokies have posted a (52.6%) record in conference games, at home and on the road. Since the season, Virginia Tech has posted a record in conference games, at home, on the road and 0-1 at a neutral site. Last season in the ACC, Tech was 4-10 in league play, 3-4 at home and 1-6 away. VIRGINIA TECH S POSTSEASON APPEARANCES NCAA Tournament Year Seed Region Qualified round Opponent Results L location East metro Tournament Champs 1st Auburn l Blacksburg, Va East at-large bid 1st St. Joseph s W Storrs, Conn. 2nd Connecticut L Storrs, Conn West atlantic 10 Tournament Champs 1st Wisconsin W Gainesville, Fla. 2nd Florida l Gainesville, Fla East at-large bid 1st Saint Peter s W Blacksburg, Va. 2nd Auburn W Blacksburg, Va. regional Tennessee L Greensboro, N.C Mideast At-large bid 1st Denver W Lubbock, Texas 2nd Texas Tech L Lubbock, Texas East at-large bid 1st Georgia Tech W West Lafayette, Ind. 2nd Purdue l West Lafayette, Ind East at-large bid 1st Iowa W Blacksburg, Va. 2nd Penn State L Blacksburg, Va College Park, Md. At-large bid 1st DePaul l College Park, Md Univ. Park, Pa. At-large bid 1st Missouri W University Park, Pa. 2nd Connecticut L University Park, Pa. WNIT st Georgia State W Blacksburg, Va. sweet 16 Maryland l (OT) Blacksburg, Va st UNC Greensboro W Blacksburg, Va. 2nd George Washington W Blacksburg, Va. Quarterfinal Vermont W Blacksburg, Va. semifinal Houston l (OT) Blacksburg, Va nd Western Carolina W Blacksburg, Va. sweet 15 Auburn l Blacksburg, Va.

5 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 5 USA Today/ESPN/WBCA POLL (Through games of Dec. 27) School Record Points Previous 1. Connecticut (31) Baylor Duke Xavier Texas A&M Tennessee West Virginia Stanford UCLA North Carolina Kentucky Ohio State Iowa T14 T14. Oklahoma T14 T14. Notre Dame Michigan State St. John s Georgetown Iowa State Maryland Wisconsin-Green Bay DePaul Florida State Arkansas Boston College Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 27, Texas 25, Northwestern 12, Syracuse 12, Bowling Green 11, Georgia 8, Miami 8, Florida Gulf Coast 4, Marist 4, Texas Tech 4, Kansas 3, Marquette 3, Nebraska 3, Arizona State 2, Middle Tennessee State 1, Nevada 1, Purdue 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (Through games of Dec. 27) School Record Points Previous 1. Connecticut (39) Baylor Duke Xavier Tennessee West Virginia Texas A&M UCLA Stanford North Carolina Kentucky Michigan State Ohio State Iowa Oklahoma Notre Dame St. John s Maryland Georgetown Iowa State DePaul Arkansas Texas NR 24. Syracuse Florida State Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Green Bay 51, Boston College 36, Georgia 25, Miami 21, USC 13, Bowling Green 11, Arizona State 9, Kansas 7, Northwestern 4, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Marist 1, Texas Tech Virginia Tech opponents in bold. Tech Career Leaders Points (Career) Renee Dennis,115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Jenny Root, 117 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games carrie Mason, 123 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Utahya Drye, 124 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Robin Lee, 112 games Dawn Chriss, 116 games erin Gibson, 123 games Michelle Houseright, 115 games Kirby Copeland, 118 games Sarah Hicks, 119 games Angie Kelly, 104 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Lisa Griffith, 102 games Brittany Cook, 94 games 1006 Rebounds (Career) Tere Williams, 118 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Jenny Root, 117 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Erin Gibson, 123 games Tammie Edwards, 107 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Utahya Drye, 124 games Michelle Bain, 110 games 619 Assists (Career) Lisa Witherspoon, 112 games Maureen Donovan, 115 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Laura Haskins, 123 games Sandy Berry, 83 games Lisa Leftwich, 111 games Terri Garland, 114 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Phyllis Tonkin, 100 games Kirby Copeland, 118 games Nikki Davis,61 games 234 Steals (Career) Taiqua Brittingham, 105 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Lisa Witherspoon, 112 games Kirby Copeland, 118 games Sandy Berry, 83 games Laura Haskins, 123 games Carrie Mason, 123 games Dawn Chriss, 116 games Lisa Leftwich, 111 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Jackie Ansley, 83 games Nikki Davis, 61 games 124 Blocked Shots (Career) Ieva Kublina, 126 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Jenny Root, 117 games Erin Gibson, 123 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Kim Seaver, 85 games Amber Hall, 97 games Kerri Gardin, 119 games Nare Diawara, 90 games Julie Williams, 82 games Brittany Gordon, 80 games Shanel Harrison, 70 games 59 Three-point FG Made (Career) Carrie Mason, 123 games Lindsay Biggs, 123 games Sarah Hicks, 119 games Jeni Garber, 56 games Dayna Sonovick, 85 games Ieva Kublina, 126 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Brittany Cook, 94 games Chrystal Starling, 121 games 65

6 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes Defending the Cassell Cassell Coliseum, celebrating its 50th Anniversary, has always proven to be a tough arena for women s basketball opponents, especially over the past 13+ seasons in which the Hokies are (.756) at home. Overall, the program has posted a (.707) home record since the addition of women s basketball as a varsity sport in The Hokies were 15-0 at home in and won 18-straight regularseason home games until the Georgia loss on Nov. 17, Tech is over the past nine-plus years in Cassell, with 27 of the losses coming against teams which advanced to the postseason. The Hokies have defeated 74 of the last 81 non-conference opponents at home. Two of the non-conference home losses ironically both occurred on March 23, a overtime defeat against Houston in the 2002 WNIT semifinals and a loss to Penn State in the 2004 NCAA Tournament Second Round. Love those Hokies The play of the Virginia Tech women s basketball program at home has not gone unnoticed by the Hokie faithful. The following has paid huge dividends for the team for its performances at the Cassell, serving as the team s sixth man on the court. Equally as impressive as the Hokies play at home has been the tremendous number of people who have come to watch them play. Averaging 5,221 fans per game in and having a sell-out at the 10,052-seat arena, Tech shattered its women s basketball attendance marks. In the last 12 years, Tech has played before 587,642 fans at home, an average of 3,093 per game. Last season, the Hokies averaged 2,381 for 17 home contests, which ranked 62nd in the nation. Cassell Coliseum was the site of a sub-regional in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. In that marquee event, the Hokies played in front of packed houses and picked up wins over St. Peter s and Auburn to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. Tech also played host to the 2004 NCAA women s basketball first and second rounds, with the Hokies defeating Iowa in the first round before falling to Penn State in the second round in front of 7,128 fans, the eighth-largest crowd for a women s game in Blacksburg. Top Ten Women s Basketball Crowds 10,052 Tech 73, St. Peter s 48* March 13, ,812 Tech 76, Auburn 61* March 15, ,724 Tech 62, Xavier 60 Feb. 5, ,373 Tech 65, St. Joseph s 56 Jan. 22, ,079 Tech 66, George Washington 64 Feb. 21, ,402 connecticut 90, Tech 38 Feb. 7, ,211 connecticut 68, Tech 50 Jan. 27, ,128 Penn State 61, Tech 48* March 28, ,043 Tech 62, LaSalle 35 Feb. 7, ,364 Tech 85, Pittsburgh 55 Feb. 28, 2004 * - NCAA Tournament # - WNIT Semifinals A crowd of 7,128 was on hand for the 2004 NCAA Second Round Tournament game against Penn State at Virginia Tech s Cassell Coliseum

7 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 7 Hokies among ACC Leaders Several Hokies are among the Atlantic Coast Conference statistical leaders this season. Below are the VT players and rank in each of the conference all games and conference games only statistical categories through games of Dec. 27. NCAA national rankings are in ( ) through games of Dec. 20. Scoring All Games ACC Only Shanel Harrison 20th 11.8 Rebounding None Field Goal Pct. Nia Evans 10th.515 Free Throw Pct. None Tech against ranked opponents Since the season, Virginia Tech has posted an overall record of versus ranked opponents, at home, 4-46 on the road and 4-17 in games at a neutral site. The Hokies have beaten 20 ranked opponents in their 34-year history with the last win occuring on Jan. 14, 2010 in a win over No. 10 North Carolina. The following is a chronological order of Tech s success versus ranked opponents. Dec. 19, 1984 #16 LSU Nov. 30, 1985 at #5 Old Dominion Jan. 15, 1987 #16 James Madison Feb. 28, 1994 #19 Southern Miss March 10, 1994 vs. #19 Southern Miss Jan. 13, 1995 #9 Virginia March 14, 1998 vs. #24 Wisconsin Nov. 17, 1998 at #6 Duke Nov. 30, 1998 #18 Virginia Nov. 30, 2000 #17 Virginia March 4, 2001 vs. #21 Villanova Nov. 19, 2001 #16 Old Dominion Nov. 23, 2003 at #24 Virginia Jan. 14, 2004 #19 Villanova Jan. 24, 2004 #24 Boston College Dec. 19, 2004 vs. #12 Texas Tech (OT) Jan. 2, 2005 #17 Maryland Feb. 24, 2005 at #23 Maryland Jan. 8, 2006 #19 Boston College Jan. 14, 2010 #10 North Carolina Salem, Va. 2- Marriott-Converse Christmas Classic, Blacksburg, Va. 3- Metro Conference Tournament, Biloxi, Miss. 4- NCAA Tournament, Gainesville, Fla. 5- BIG EAST Conference Tournament, Storrs, Conn. 6- BIG EAST Conference Tournament, Piscataway, N.J. 7- Duel in the Desert, Las Vegas, Nev. Coaches teleconference The ACC women s basketball coaches teleconference will take place on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, the week of the ACC Championship. The teleconference will start at 10 a.m., and each coach will have approximately 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. There will be an instant replay of the teleconference on the conference Web site, www. theacc.com. The media telephone number is (913) Sylvia Crawley, Boston College 10:00 Itoro Coleman, Clemson 10:10 Joanne McCallie, Duke 10:20 Sue Semrau, Florida State 10:30 MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech 10:40 Brende Frese, Maryland 10:50 Katie Meier, Miami 11:00 Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina 11:10 Kellie Harper, NC State 11:20 Debbie Ryan, Virginia 11:30 Beth Dunkenberger, Virginia Tech 11:40 Mike Petersen, Wake Forest 11:50 Listening to the Hokies For the 14th-straight year, the Hokies have a commercial radio package. All Virginia Tech women s basketball games can be heard throughout the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford market on SuperSports (101.7 FM). Jerry Massey will handle the play-by-play duties in his sixth season with the team. Webcasts of all women s basketball games can be heard online for members of Hokies All-Access. 3 pt. FG. Pct. None 3 pt. FG Made None Assists Nikki Davis (30) 4th 5.1 Steals Nikki Davis (13) 2nd 3.3 Blocked Shots Brittany Gordon 15th 0.9 Offensive Rebounds Shanel Harrison 15th 2.7 Defensive Rebounds None Assist/Turnover Ratio Nikki Davis (85) 6th 1.5 Team Rankings All Games ACC Only Scoring Offense (139) 9th 65.5 Scoring Margin (140) 10th 3.2 Field Goal Pct. (123) 9th pt. Field Goal Pct. 8th.286 Scoring Defense (162) 9th 62.4 Free Throw Pct. (309) 12th.608 FG Pct. Defense (95) 6th pt. FG Pct. Defense (299) 11th.354 Rebounding Offense 9th 42.2 Rebounding Defense 7th 37.1 Rebounding Margin (79) 11th 5.1 Blocked Shots (73) 5th 4.5 Assists (51) 6th 15.1 Steals (82) 6th 10.8 Turnover Margin (94) 5th pt. Field Goals Made (312) 11th 3.1 Assist/Turnover Ratio (71) 7th 0.8 Hokies History Last year s record was only the 15th non-winning season in the 34-year history of the program. The Hokies have had eleven 20-plus win seasons with the last occurring in the season. The program has advanced to the postseason 12 times including nine NCAA and three WNIT appearances. Tech has had 11 losing seasons and four break-even campaigns. The Hokies best season was the 28-3 mark in 1999 which included an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, while Tech s most losses in a season were the 21 defeats in Tech is currently (.560) in its 35th season of varsity competition in women s basketball.

8 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes ACC PRESEASON POLL 1. Duke (24) 2. North Carolina (6) 3. Florida State (2) 4. Maryland 5. Georgia Tech 6. NC State (1) 7. Boston College 8. Miami 9. Wake Forest 10. Virginia 11. Virginia Tech 12. Clemson The Hokies vs. Top Dogs In the history of the women s basketball program, Tech has faced seven opponents who were ranked No. 1. Tech is 0-9 in those contests with the last meeting occuring on Jan. 29, 2007, at Duke. The following is a listing of the Hokies encounters versus the nation s top team: Nov. 28, 1989 at #1 Tennessee Nov. 29, 1990 at #1 Virginia March 18, 1995 at #1 Connecticut March 5, 2001 vs. #1 Notre Dame Jan. 29, 2002 #1 Connecticut Feb. 10, 2002 at #1 Connecticut March 10, 2003 #1 Connecticut Feb. 22, 2006 at #1 Duke Jan. 29, 2007 at #1 Duke NCAA Tournament Second Round, Storrs, Conn. 2- BIG EAST Conference Tournament, Storrs, Conn. 3- BIG EAST Conference Tournament, Piscataway, N.J. The Beth Dunkenberger Show The Beth Dunkenberger Show returned for its seventh season on Tuesday, Dec. 28. The program, featuring players along with head coach Beth Dunkenberger, will once again be broadcast on SuperSports (101.7 FM), the flagship station for Virginia Tech women s basketball. The show, hosted by Jerry Massey, will be broadcast live at PK s Restaurant in downtown Blacksburg. Each program may also be heard on hokiesports.com. The Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network has joined CBS College Sports for internet distribution of its game-day radio broadcasts and other original video programming, including Virginia Sports Today, Hokie Playback, Olympic Sports coverage, live streaming press conferences and much more. Hokie fans are now able to access the live radio broadcasts and the video programming through the Hokies All-Access link on hokiesports. com. This exciting player offers both free and paid content to Virginia Tech fans who want to stay informed and up to date regarding Hokie athletics! The radio component of Hokies All-Access includes broadcasts of football, men s basketball, women s basketball and baseball games as well as Tech Talk LIVE!, the interactive radio program which will air Mondays from 7-9 p.m. Additionally, various Olympic Sports audio broadcasts will also be available throughout the year. The video component will include Virginia Tech Sports Today, ISP s 30-minute weekly television magazine show; Hokie Playback, the rebroadcast of Virginia Tech football games, weekly press conferences, live streaming of Olympic sports contests and a variety of other video features and stories on the Hokies and Virginia Tech student athletes. Fans may access the on-line service through HokieSports.com and the Hokies All-Access link. This new service has three pricing structures: Single Game Pay-Per-View Licenses for $7.95 gives fans access to live video on a single event basis; Monthly Subscriptions are $9.95 and provides access to all live and archived radio broadcasts, video highlights and any other content behind the subscription wall; Annual Subscriptions costs $79.95 and allows access to all live and archived radio broadcasts, video highlights and live video of the Virginia Tech Hokies in action. Hokies on Television Virginia Tech women s basketball once again received television exposure last year. The Hokies had four regular season games televised during the season including home contests vs. Virginia (Jan. 18) and Wake Forest (Feb. 5), and a road game at NC State (Feb. 7). Those three contests were carried by the ACC Regional Sports Network. The Florida State game was televised by Fox Sports Florida and SportsSouth. As part of the ACC Television Package, Tech will have two regional telecasts this year, including the regular season finale at home against Virginia. The games will be carried on the ACC Regional Sports Network which includes FoxSportNet South, Comcast Sports and the Sunsport Network. In , Tech s game at Miami was televised nationally by ESPNU and the NCAA First- and Second Round contests versus Missouri and UConn were carried by ESPN2. Mike Hogewood and Debbie Antonielli (pictured) are the primary television announcers on the ACC women s basketball television coverage.

9 League Games Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 9 Virginia Tech s Record When: (Through games of Monday, Dec. 27) All Games W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Duke North Carolina Boston College Miami Maryland Florida State Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Wake Forest NC State Clemson Results Wednesday, December 15 Florida State 69, Central Florida 51 UAB 67, Clemson 64 Thursday, December 16 NC State 74, Presbyterian 27 Friday, December 17 Jacksonville 72, Wake Forest 66 Saturday, December 18 Virginia Tech 94, William & Mary 78 2OT Oakland 73, Clemson 49 Miami 81, UC Riverside 59 Yale 91, Florida State 85 Virginia 61, UMBC 46 Sunday, December 19 Boston College 85, UNC Wilmington 55 &North Carolina 75, South Carolina 51 Maryland 79, Delaware State 49 Monday, December 20 James Madison 82, Virginia 80 Wake Forest 60, Md.-Eastern Shore 51 %NC State 86, Florida A&M 60 $Baylor 82, Clemson 40 Tuesday, December 21 Miami 82, Mississippi 46 Duke 46, Xavier 45 Georgia Tech 69, Portland State 53 Virginia Tech 68, Radford 54 %NC State 92, Long Beach State 72 Connecticut 93, Florida State 62 Wednesday, December 22 Wake Forest 84, Furman 35 Michigan 68, Boston College 55 $Syracuse 77, Clemson 58 Thursday, December 23 Georgia Tech 60, Washington 27 &Myrtle Beach, S.C. $Sunsplash Invitational, Bahamas %Beach Classic, Long Beach, Calif. Upcoming Games Tuesday, December 28 #La Maryland noon NC State 1 p.m. Col. of North Carolina 2 p.m. Florida State 7 p.m. &George Miami 7 p.m. Georgia Tech 7 Virginia 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 29 &Liberty/St. John Maryland 11:30 a.m. Appalachian Wake Forest 2 p.m. ^Alcorn Virginia Tech 7 vs TBD 7 p.m. Thursday, December 30 Boston College 7 p.m. Florida State 7 p.m. Duke 7 p.m. Tennessee Georgia Tech 7 p.m. Virginia Tech 7 p.m. Georgetown 7 p.m. &Morgan Miami 8 p.m. Friday, December 31 Wake Forest North Gardner-Webb Saturday, January 1 Miami Sunday, January 2 Georgia Tech St. Joseph s Virginia Charlotte Florida Missouri 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Monday, January 3 Boston College 7 p.m. North Carolina Clemson 7 p.m. North Carolina North Carolina 7 p.m. Virginia 7 p.m. Wake Forest 7 p.m. #Terrapin Classic, College Park, Md. &UM Holiday Classic, Coral Gables, Classic, Charlottesville, Va. ^Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, Blacksburg, Va. The starting lineup is: Davis, Evans, Tellier, Hadley, Harrison Davis, Tellier, Fenyn, Gordon, Harrison Davis, Evans, Fenyn, Gordon, Harrison Davis, Evans, Fenyn, Hadley, Harrison Davis, Tellier, Fenyn, Hadley, Gordon Davis, Evans, Fenyn, Ayers, Harrison White, Evans, Fenyn, Gordon, Harrison Virginia Tech controls the opening tip Opponent controls the tip At home On the road At a neutral site Playing a team with a.500+ record Playing a team with a.500 record Playing a team with a below.500 record Games decided by ten points or less Games decided by five points or less Overtime games Leading at the half Opponent leads at the half There is a tie at the half Leading with five minutes left in regulation Opponent leads with five minutes left in regulation There is a tie with five minutes left in regulation Leading with one minute left in regulation Opponent leads with one minute left in regulation There is a tie with one minute left in regulation Out rebounding opponent Opponent out rebounds Virginia Tech The teams have the same amount rebounds Shooting 50% or better from floor Shooting less than 50% from floor Having more field goal attempts than opponent Opponent has more field goal attempts The teams have the same amount of field goal attempts Having more three-point attempts than opponent Opponent has more three-point attempts The teams have the same amount of three-point attempts Having more free throw attempts than opponent Opponent has more free throw attempts The teams have the same amount of free throw attempts Opponent shoots 50% or better from floor Opponent shoots less than 50% from floor Having more turnovers than opponent Opponent has more turnovers than Virginia Tech Turnovers are the same Blocking more shots than opponent Opponent blocks more shots Blocks are the same Having more steals Opponent has more steals Steals are the same The bench outscores the opponents bench Opponents bench outscores Virginia Tech Both benches score the same Scoring under 60 points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring 90+ points Opponent scores under 60 points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores 90+ points Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Wearing maroon uniforms Wearing orange uniforms Wearing white uniforms

10 10 Beth Dunkenberger is in her seventh season as the head coach of the Virginia Tech women s basketball team after guiding the Hokies to three postseason appearances in her first three seasons. Dunkenberger has compiled a record at Tech and is in her 11-season career as a head coach. Dunkenberger s squad battled its way through the always challenging ACC schedule, led by seniors Utahya Drye, an Honorable Mention All-ACC performer, and Lindsay Biggs. The highlight of the year was Tech s domination of No. 10 North Carolina in Cassel Coliseum. In her tenure as head coach, several of Dunkenberger s players have gone on to professional careers. Kerri Gardin became the first Tech player to see action in a WNBA game with the Connecticut Sun, while former players Kirby Copeland, Nara Diawara and Dawn Chriss have all played in Europe. Additionally, Diawara was selected to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games team for her native country of Mali. The program under Dunkenberger has produced four All-ACC performers in Gardin (2005, 2006), Copeland (2007), Brittany Cook (2008) and Drye (2009) in addition to one member of the All-ACC Freshman team. Dunkenberger s commitment to academic excellence is best displayed by the senior class. Cook is a second year-medical student at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Laura Haskins and A.J. Lemaitre are Master s candidates in the prestigious Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech, while Amber Hall is a second-year student at the University of Florida Law School. Additionally, Biggs and freshman Alyssa Fenyn were named this past season to the ACC Women s Basketball All-Academic team. Not only have her teams been successful, but her student-athletes themselves have garnered several awards and honors during the Dunkenberger era at Virginia Tech. In 2009, Haskins was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team as well as being selected to the District III First Team. Haskins also was selected as the first recipient of the Kay Yow ACC Women s Basketball Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes Beth Dunkenberger Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Brittany Cook was selected to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Third Team as well as being named to the District III First Team. In 2005, Erin Gibson and Carrie Mason were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America District III University Division team. Gibson was also selected as one of 29 ACC scholar-athletes to be named as a recipient of the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to individuals who have performed with distinction in both the classroom and in their respective sports, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community. Mason also received the scholarship following the season. Dunkenberger was named the fifth head women s basketball coach at Virginia Tech on April 6, Dunkenberger has a long association with the Virginia Tech women s basketball program, having served on Carol Alfano s staff for nine years ( ). She worked as a graduate assistant for two years before being promoted to a full-time assistant position, and helped lead the Hokies to the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Tournaments, the first two appearances in school history. Dunkenberger not only helped lead Tech to two NCAA Tournaments, but also to the Metro Conference Tournament championship in 1994 and the Metro Conference regular-season championship in She served three years as recruiting coordinator and was responsible for signing Tere Williams, the first Parade All-American in the school s history. In addition, Dunkenberger assisted in recruiting eight members of the Tech 1,000-point club and four of the top-six scorers in the program s history. Dunkenberger returned to Blacksburg in 2004 after guiding Western Carolina to a record, including a mark in her final season when the sixth-seeded Catamounts won three games to advance to the Southern Conference Tournament finals. The program had only won a total of four tournament games in its previous 20 years in the conference. The Catamounts came up with huge wins during the season, including a victory over Chattanooga on the road to clinch second place in the SoCon and a win over UNC Greensboro heading into the league tournament. Dunkenberger s efforts earned her Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors as the Catamounts finished the season with a 21-7 record, the program s best since beginning NCAA Division I competition in It was the first time a WCU women s basketball coach had received the recognition. In Dunkenberger s first season ( ), the Cats posted a record, the most wins for the program in 12 seasons. She backed that up with a record in the season. Dunkenberger reached 50 wins faster than any other head coach in the program s history. During Dunkenberger s three-year tenure as an assistant coach, the last as recruiting coordinator at the University of Florida, she helped the Gators to a BETH S FILE overall record. The Lady Gators advanced to postseason play all three years with the team making an appearance in the Sweet 16. While in Gainesville, Dunkenberger had the opportunity to help coach five players who are currently, or were previously, on rosters in the WNBA. Dunkenberger was valedictorian at Shawsville High School and graduated cum laude from Randolph-Macon College with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics in She was named academic all-district as well as allconference. She continued her education by earning a Master of Science degree in education at Virginia Tech in 1990 and served as the commencement speaker at both her high school and undergraduate graduation ceremonies. A native of Shawsville, Va., she is the daughter of Tom and Rebecca Dunkenberger. Personal Birthplace: Roanoke, Va. Hometown: Shawsville, Va. Education Virginia Tech (Blackburg, Va.) M.S. Education- Sports Management Randolph-Macon (Ashland, Va.) B.S. Mathematics Playing Career Randolph-Macon All-conference selection Academic District All-American Top student-athlete in 1988 Coaching Career Virginia Tech Graduate Assistant Assistant Coach Metro Conference tournament title NCAA first round Metro Conference regular season title NCAA second round Florida Assistant Coach NCAA Sweet NCAA Tournament NIT Championship Runner-up Western Carolina Head Coach Southern Conference Coach of the Year Most Victories in School History (21) Southern Conference tournament runner-up Virginia Tech Head Coach NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round WNIT Third Round

11 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Alphabetical Listing No. Name Pos. Hgt. Yr. Hometown (High School or College) 32 Taylor Ayers* c 6-2 So. Augusta, Ga. (Laney) 42 elizabeth Basham** F 6-2 Sr. Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon) 12 nikki Davis** g 5-7 tr.-sr. Lexington, Ky. (Alabama/Lexington Catholic) 20 nia Evans F 6-0 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Redan) 13 alyssa Fenyn* G 6-0 So. Newark, N.Y. (Newark) 23 Brittany Gordon*** C 6-4 Sr. Howard County, Md. (The Blair Academy) #22 Porschia Hadley* F/C 6-3 So. Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County) 43 latorri Hines-Allen F 6-1 Fr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) 33 shanel Harrison** G 6-0 Jr. Washington, D.C, (Good Counsel) 21 Brittni Montgomery F 6-3 Fr. Ft. Pierce, Fla. (Ft. Pierce Central) 31 monet Tellier g 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg) 11 kyani White g 5-6 Fr. Manassas, Va. (Stonewall Jackson) 3 aerial Wilson* G 5-8 So. Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge) Numerical Listing No. Name Pos. Hgt. Yr. Hometown (High School or College) 3 aerial Wilson* G 5-8 So. Cocoa, Fla. (Rockledge) 11 kyani White g 5-6 Fr. Manassas, Va. (Stonewall Jackson) 12 nikki Davis** g 5-7 tr.-sr. Lexington, Ky. (Alabama/Lexington Catholic) 13 alyssa Fenyn* G 6-0 So. Newark, N.Y. (Newark) 20 nia Evans F 6-0 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Redan) 21 Brittni Montgomery F 6-3 Fr. Ft. Pierce, Fla. (Ft. Pierce Central) # 22 Porschia Hadley* F/C 6-3 So. Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County) 23 Brittany Gordon*** C 6-4 Sr. Howard County, Md. (The Blair Academy) 31 monet Tellier g 5-11 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg) 32 Taylor Ayers* c 6-2 So. Augusta, Ga. (Laney) 33 shanel Harrison** G 6-0 Jr. Washington, D.C, (Good Counsel) 42 elizabeth Basham** F 6-2 Sr. Abingdon, Va. (Abingdon) 43 latorri Hines-Allen F 6-1 Fr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) * Letters earned #Out for the remainder of the season - Right Knee ACL tear Traditional tough Schedule Tech s schedule was again one of the most difficult in the nation last season. The Hokies faced NCAA Elite Eight participant Duke and played a total of eight NCAA tournament teams (Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, James Madison, North Carolina, NC State, St. John s, Virginia) along with six WNIT participants (Charlotte, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Virginia Commonwealth, Wake Forest). Tech s opponents had a.547 winning percentage and 14 of the Hokies 26 opponents advanced to postseason play. Last season, 11 opponents won 20 or more games, with 16 posting winning records. The schedule will be another challenging one, as the Hokies face 2010 Elite Eight participant Duke along with seven other teams (Florida State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, North Carolina, NC State, Vanderbilt, Virginia) that made the 2010 NCAA Tournament field and eight teams (Charlotte, Delaware, Florida Gulf Coast, Maryland, Miami, Robert Morris, Virginia Commonwealth and Wake Forest) that participated in the WNIT. In addition, the schedule includes three teams (No. 6 Duke, No. 9 Florida State and No. 24 Vanderbilt) that ended the year in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25. Sweet November The first month of the season was once again kind to the Hokies this season as they posted a 4-2 mark. In the last 12+ seasons, Tech is in November contests including 31-3 at home. The road has been tougher with only a 7-11 away mark and Tech is 13-4 in November neutral site games. The Staff Head Coach: Beth Dunkenberger Assistants: Shellie Greenman, Stacey Cantley, Angela Crosby Dir. of Basketball Ops: Jill Jameson Graduate Assistant Coach: Abby Boggs Athletic Trainer: Amy Kunigonis Managers: Charlie Feaster, Ornella Kaze, Bridget Lehman, Tiara Tillery, Sarah Woldkidan Pronunciation Guide Basham Alyssa Fenyn Nia Porschia Monet Tellier Shanel Kyani Bash-um Ah-lis-uh Fah-nine Knee-ah Pour-Sha Moe-nay Tell-yer Shah-Nell Key-ah-knee Injury Update The following is the injury report for the Alcorn State game: Porschia Hadley suffered an ACL tear in her right knee during a Dec. 9 practice and is out for the remainder of the season. A surgery date has not yet be scheduled. Nikki Davis has a right ankle sprain suffered in a Dec. 19 practice and is probable. Redick transfers Virginia Tech women s basketball coach Beth Dunkenberger announced on Dec. 9, that sophomore Abby Redick has decided to transfer from the Hokies women s basketball team. Abby has been a solid member of our program the last two years, Dunkenberger said. She is an excellent student-athlete and I wish her all the best as she pursues other opportunities. Redick (6-1, forward, Roanoke, Va.) averaged 2.2 points and 2.8 rebounds in her career. She appeared in 37 games and scored a careerhigh 10 points against Longwood during the season. In her freshman season, Redick set career highs of seven rebounds and four assists against North Carolina Central. Aerial Assault on the Big Ten Sophomore Aerial Wilson had career-best performances in back-to-back games against two members of the Big Ten Conference. Wilson scored 11 points against No. 10 Iowa in the Caribbean Challenge and followed up with 14 points at Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Cocoa, Fla. native is third on the team in scoring (7.0) and fourth in total assists (18).

12 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 12 #3 Aerial Wilson 5-8 Sophomore Guard Cocoa, Fla. As a sophomore ( ): Tied a career high with nine points in seasonopening win over Presbyterian... Set new career highs with 10 points and six rebounds against Wofford... Scored six points and handed out two assists versus Florida Gulf Coast in the Caribbean Challenge... Tossed in a careerhigh 11 points and tied a career-high with four assists against No. 20 Iowa in the Caribbean Challenge... Set another career-high with 14 points at Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge... Scored six points and handed out three assists versus Winthrop... Had nine points at William & Mary... Scored seven points, all from the free throw line, and was credited with a career-high five steals against Radford. As a freshman ( ): Played in 25 games... Scored six points with three rebounds and two assists in collegiate debut against Longwood... Had a career-high nine points against NC Central... Tossed in eight points, including a trey, at No. 25 Georgia Tech... Handed out a career-high four assists against George Mason... Scored five points versus Boston College in the ACC Tournament. Prior to Virginia Tech: Named the Florida 4A Player of the Year after leading the state in scoring for all divisions, averaging 31.2 points per game for coach James Brown at Rockledge High School... A finalist for 2009 Florida s Miss Basketball... Scored 2,209 career points... Was second in the state in scoring her junior season... As a junior, scored 33 points with nine steals, six rebounds and five assists in the semifinals of the Florida State Tournament. Personal: Aerial Monae Wilson... Born 4/26/91 in Cocoa, Florida... Right-handed... Daughter of Latice Wilson... Has one sister, KK (17) and one brother, Zay (10)... Enrolled in psychology. Career Highs Points at Minnesota, 12/2/10 FGA vs. No. 20 Iowa, 11/26/10 FGM at Minnesota, 12/2/10 3FGA nine times 3FGM eight times FTA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FTM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Rebounds vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 Assists two times Blocks Steals vs. Radford, 12/21/ Season Highs Points at Minnesota, 12/2/10 FGA vs. No. 20 Iowa, 11/26/10 FGM at Minnesota, 12/2/10 3FGA five times 3FGM two times FTA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FTM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Rebounds vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 Assists vs. No. 20 Iowa, 11/26/10 Blocks Steals vs. Radford, 12/21/ Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date GS Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF A TO Blk Stl Pts PRESBYTERIAN 11/ WOFFORD 11/ ELON 11/ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11/ vs. Florida Gulf Coast! 11/ vs. No. 20 Iowa! 11/ at Minnesota$ 12/ WINTHROP 12/ ROBERT MORRIS 12/ at William & Mary 12/ RADFORD 12/ ALCORN STATE% 12/29 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT% 12/30 at Charlotte 1/2 FLORIDA STATE* 1/6 MIAMI* 1/9 at Wake Forest* 1/13 DUKE* 1/16 at Virginia* 1/23 GEORGIA TECH* 1/27 at North Carolina* 1/30 at Boston College* 2/3 WAKE FOREST* 2/6 LONGWOOD 2/10 at Clemson* 2/14 NC STATE* 2/17 at Duke* 2/20 at Maryland* 2/24 VIRGINIA* 2/27 * = ACC game, $=ACC/Big Ten Challenge,!=Caribbean Challenge, %Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, &ACC Tournament Aerial s Career Statistics Brentnall s Career Statistics Year Year G GS G GS MP MP FGM-Att FGM-Att Pct. Pct. 3PTM-Att 3PTM-Att Pct. Pct. FTM-Att FTM-Att Pct. Pct. Reb. Reb. Avg. Avg. A A TO TO Blk Blk ST ST TP Avg Totals Totals

13 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes #11 Kyani White 5-6 Freshman Guard Manassas, Va. As a freshman ( ): Played 10 minutes in collegiate debut against Presbyterian... Scored first collegiate points with five against Wofford... Had first collegiate start vs. No. 20 Iowa in the Caribbean Challenge... Scored five points against Radford. Prior to Virginia Tech: McDonald s All-American nominee... Averaged 18.4 points, 8.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 6.4 steals in her career for her coach and father, Nsonji White, at Stonewall Jackson High School... Connected on a total of 239 three-point shots in her career... while scoring 1,556 career points with 903 assists, 742 steals and 628 rebounds... Washington Post 2010 All-Area Player of the Year... Northwest Region Player of the Year... Second team 2010 All-Met and All-State... A First team All-Region and All-State selection. Personal: Kyani Datiye White... Born 10/5/92 in Elizabeth City, N.C.... Right-handed... Daughter of Nsonji and Maila White... Major is music education. Career Highs Points two times FGA two times FGM vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 3FGA vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 3FGM vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 FTA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FTM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/25/10 Assists two times Blocks Steals vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 Season Highs Points two times FGA two times FGM vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 3FGA vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 3FGM vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 FTA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FTM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Rebounds vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 11/25/10 Assists two times Blocks Steals vs. Wofford, 11/14/ Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date GS Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF A TO Blk Stl Pts PRESBYTERIAN 11/ WOFFORD 11/ ELON 11/ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11/ vs. Florida Gulf Coast! 11/ vs. No. 20 Iowa! 11/26 * at Minnesota$ 12/ WINTHROP 12/ ROBERT MORRIS 12/ at William & Mary 12/18 DNP RADFORD 12/ ALCORN STATE% 12/29 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT% 12/30 at Charlotte 1/2 FLORIDA STATE* 1/6 MIAMI* 1/9 at Wake Forest* 1/13 DUKE* 1/16 at Virginia* 1/23 GEORGIA TECH* 1/27 at North Carolina* 1/30 at Boston College* 2/3 WAKE FOREST* 2/6 LONGWOOD 2/10 at Clemson* 2/14 NC STATE* 2/17 at Duke* 2/20 at Maryland* 2/24 VIRGINIA* 2/27 * = ACC game, $=ACC/Big Ten Challenge,!=Caribbean Challenge, %Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, &ACC Tournament Kyani s Career Statistics Year G GS MP FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att Pct. FTM-Att Pct. Reb. Avg. A TO Blk ST TP Avg Totals

14 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes #12 Nikki Davis 5-7 tr-senior Guard Lexington, Ken. As a senior ( ): Credited with a career-high seven steals while handing out eight assists versus Presbyterian... Dished out six assists against Wofford... Scored 12 points with seven rebounds, five assists and four steals versus Elon... Handed out six assists and was credited with four steals against VCU... Scored seven points with five rebounds and three assists versus Florida Gulf Coast in the Caribbean Challenge... Handed out six assists with three steals against No. 20 Iowa in the Caribbean Challenge... Scored 16 points and was credited with a career-high 12 assists at William & Mary. As a junior ( ): Played in 28 games with 24 starts... Scored a career-high 29 points, the seventh most points in a single game in the program s history, including a new Tech ACC standard of 14-of-18 at the free throw line... Led team with 116 assists... Dished out a careerhigh 11 assists against No. 10 North Carolina... Was second on the team in three point field goals made... Missed two games with a left knee strain. As a sophomore ( ): Played in 22 games with 19 starts... Scored a career-high 16 points against No. 4 Duke... Had seven double-figure scoring games... Third on the team with 62 assists... Handed out four or more assists eight times... Missed first eight games while fulfilling NCAA transfer requirements. As a freshman ( at Alabama): Played in all 30 games with 19 starts... Averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals... Scored in double figures five times and recorded double-digit assists on one occasion...tied her career-high with 16 points and set the Alabama freshman record with 11 assists against Birmingham Southern. Prior to college: At Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky., became only the second player in Kentucky high school history to compete and start in four state championships in a career... Led team to consecutive state titles in 2005 and 2006, along with four straight regional and district championships... Scored 1,263 career points, which is seventh on Catholic s all-time scoring list... Holds the school career record for assists (802) and steals (530)... Ranked as the No. 3 guard and among the nation s top 25 by bluechipcamp.com... First team all-state selection by the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Louisville Courier-Journal following the season. Personal: Laura Nicole Davis... Born 12/9/87 in Lexington, Ky.... Right-handed... Daughter of Doug Spencer and Lynn Harns... Enrolled in sociology. Career Highs Points at Miami, 1/24/10 FGA three times FGM two times 3FGA two times 3FGM at Miami, 1/24/10 FTA at Miami, 1/24/10 FTM at Miami, 1/24/10 Rebounds vs. UMBC, 1/3/10 Assists at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Blocks at #8/9 North Carolina, 2/5/09 Steals vs. Presbyterian, 11/12/ Season Highs Points at William & Mary, 12/18/10 FGA two times FGM vs. Elon, 11/18/10 3FGA at Minnesota, 12/2/10 3FGM at William & Mary, 12/18/10 FTA two times FTM at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Rebounds vs. Elon, 11/18/10 Assists at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Blocks three times Steals vs. Presbyterian, 11/12/ Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date GS Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF A TO Blk Stl Pts PRESBYTERIAN 11/12 * WOFFORD 11/14 * ELON 11/18 * VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11/21 * vs. Florida Gulf Coast! 11/25 * vs. No. 20 Iowa! 11/ at Minnesota$ 12/2 * WINTHROP 12/5 * ROBERT MORRIS 12/11 * at William & Mary 12/18 * RADFORD 12/21 * ` ALCORN STATE% 12/29 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT% 12/30 at Charlotte 1/2 FLORIDA STATE* 1/6 MIAMI* 1/9 at Wake Forest* 1/13 DUKE* 1/16 at Virginia* 1/23 GEORGIA TECH* 1/27 at North Carolina* 1/30 at Boston College* 2/3 WAKE FOREST* 2/6 LONGWOOD 2/10 at Clemson* 2/14 NC STATE* 2/17 at Duke* 2/20 at Maryland* 2/24 VIRGINIA* 2/27 * = ACC game, $=ACC/Big Ten Challenge,!=Caribbean Challenge, %Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, &ACC Tournament LemaNikki s Career Statistics Year G GS MP FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att Pct. FTM-Att Pct. Reb. Avg. A TO Blk ST TP Avg. * #Totals #Career totals do not include season at Alabama.

15 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 15 #13 Alyssa Fenyn As a sophomore ( ): Had four points against Presbyterian... Scored 10 points and set career highs of eight assists and five steals versus Wofford... Tied a career high with 15 points against Elon... Scored eight points with seven rebounds versus Florida Gulf Coast in the Caribbean Challenge... Had eight points against No. 20 Iowa in the Caribbean Challenge... Scored 12 points with seven rebounds at Minnesota in ACC/Big Ten Challenge... Tied a career high with 15 points against Robert Morris including a career-high two treys... Had first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at William & Mary... Pulled down eight rebounds against Radford. As a freshman ( ): Played in 30 games with 22 starts... Named to the St.John s- Chartwells All-tournament team... Third on the team in scoring and fourth in rebounds... Impressive collegiate debut with 15 points, six rebounds and two steals against Longwood... Set a career high with nine rebounds versus UAB... Credited with a career-high five assists versus No. 10 North Carolina... ACC Women s Basketball All-Academic team... ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prior to Virginia Tech: Ranked as the No. 103 prospect nationally by Blue Star Basketball... A three-time All-State first-team performer for coach Diane Kirnie at Newark High School where she led her team to the 2009 New York State Championship... Named state tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 29 points with 10 rebounds and four steals in the title game... Also named Region MVP... A varsity starter since the eighth grade and holds the school record with 2,499 career points... Surpassed the 1,000-point mark during her sophomore season... Two-time Street and Smith s Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American McDonald s All-American nominee... Versatile athlete who holds school s women s soccer record for points, goals and assists. Personal: Alyssa Fenyn Born 2/23/91 in Canandaigua, N.Y. Right-handed Daughter of Ed and Mary Ann Fenyn... Has one brother, Adrian (23) and one sister, Ashley (21)... Earned two letters in high school lacrosse Enrolled in university studies. 6-0 Sophomore Guard Newark, N.Y. Career Highs Points four times FGA vs. Longwood, 11/13/09 FGM four times 3FGA vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 3FGM vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 FTA vs. UAB, 12/19/09 FTM vs. UAB, 12/19/09 Rebounds at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Assists vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 Blocks at Miami, 1/24/10 Steals vs. Wofford, 11/14/ Season Highs Points two times FGA vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 FGM two times 3FGA vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 3FGM vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 FTA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FTM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Rebounds at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Assists vs. Wofford, 11/14/10 Blocks vs. Robert Morris, 12/11/10 Steals vs. Wofford, 11/14/ Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date GS Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF A TO Blk Stl Pts PRESBYTERIAN 11/12 * WOFFORD 11/ ELON 11/ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11/ vs. Florida Gulf Coast! 11/25 * vs. No. 20 Iowa! 11/26 * at Minnesota$ 12/2 * WINTHROP 12/5 * ROBERT MORRIS 12/11 * at William & Mary 12/18 * RADFORD 12/21 * ALCORN STATE% 12/29 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT% 12/30 at Charlotte 1/2 FLORIDA STATE* 1/6 MIAMI* 1/9 at Wake Forest* 1/13 DUKE* 1/16 at Virginia* 1/23 GEORGIA TECH* 1/27 at North Carolina* 1/30 at Boston College* 2/3 WAKE FOREST* 2/6 LONGWOOD 2/10 at Clemson* 2/14 NC STATE* 2/17 at Duke* 2/20 at Maryland* 2/24 VIRGINIA* 2/27 * = ACC game, $=ACC/Big Ten Challenge,!=Caribbean Challenge, %Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, &ACC Tournament DrAlyssa s Career Statistics Year G GS MP FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att Pct. FTM-Att Pct. Reb. Avg. A TO Blk ST TP Avg Totals

16 Virginia Tech Women s Basketball Notes 16 #20 Nia Evans 6-0 Freshman Guard Decatur, Ga. As a freshman ( ): Scored a game-high 14 points in collegiate debut versus Presbyterian... Tossed in 10 points against Wofford... Had seven points, six rebounds, two steals and a block versus Elon... Scored six points at Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge... Tallied 11 points with seven rebounds and two steals versus Winthrop... Pulled down eight rebounds at William & Mary... Recorded first career double-double with career highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds against Radford. Prior to Virginia Tech: A McDonald s All-America nominee... Rated as the No. 97 prospect nationally and No. 19 among forwards following her junior season... She averaged 13.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior at Redan High School, where she led her team to a 58-1 record combined record her junior and senior seasons... Helped Redan to the A State Championship... Played in both the Georgia North-South All-star and Georgia-Florida All-star games... Scored over 1,100 points and pulled down over 750 rebounds in her career... Selected to the 2010 Jackie Bradford All-Metro team... Was the Crescent Bank Invitational MVP... A first-team All-Region and a second-team All-State selection as a junior. Personal: Nia T. Evans... Born 1/3/92 in Wilmington, N.C.... Right-handed... Daughter of Warren and Treba Evans... Enrolled in university studies. Career Highs Points vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FGA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FGM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 3FGA FGM FTA at William & Mary, 12/18/10 FTM at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Rebounds vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Assists at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Blocks vs. VCU, 11/21/10 Steals two times Season Highs Points vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FGA vs. Radford, 12/21/10 FGM vs. Radford, 12/21/10 3FGA FGM FTA at William & Mary, 12/18/10 FTM at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Rebounds vs. Radford, 12/21/10 Assists at William & Mary, 12/18/10 Blocks vs. VCU, 11/21/10 Steals two times Game-by-Game Statistics Opponent Date GS Min FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF A TO Blk Stl Pts PRESBYTERIAN 11/12 * WOFFORD 11/14 * ELON 11/18 * VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 11/21 * vs. Florida Gulf Coast! 11/25 * vs. No. 20 Iowa! 11/26 * at Minnesota$ 12/ WINTHROP 12/5 * ROBERT MORRIS 12/11 * at William & Mary 12/ RADFORD 12/ ALCORN STATE% 12/29 DELAWARE/VANDERBILT% 12/30 at Charlotte 1/2 FLORIDA STATE* 1/6 MIAMI* 1/9 at Wake Forest* 1/13 DUKE* 1/16 at Virginia* 1/23 GEORGIA TECH* 1/27 at North Carolina* 1/30 at Boston College* 2/3 WAKE FOREST* 2/6 LONGWOOD 2/10 at Clemson* 2/14 NC STATE* 2/17 at Duke* 2/20 at Maryland* 2/24 VIRGINIA* 2/27 * = ACC game, $=ACC/Big Ten Challenge,!=Caribbean Challenge, %Hilton Garden Hokie Classic, &ACC Tournament Nia s Career Statistics Year G GS MP FGM-Att Pct. 3PTM-Att Pct. FTM-Att Pct. Reb. Avg. A TO Blk ST TP Avg Totals