Preview: Virginia Tech Hokies
Last Season: 25-8 and 14 –4 in league play
This season thus far they are 6-2. NCAA Net Ranking (Dec 1) 54
The Coaches: Megan Duffy is the Head Coach in her first season. She was the Head Coach at Marquette for 5 years and played at Notre Dame.
Itoro Coleman is the Associate Head Coach in her first season after coaching at North Carolina.
Sharnee Zoll-Norman is in her first year after several seasons at Penn State.
Jen Hoover is in her first season. Hoover was for 10 years the Head Coach at Wake Forest and before that an assistant at Cal for several years.
Losses:
Head Coach Kenny Brooks moved to Kentucky as the Head Coach.
Clara Strack, 6’5, C, Fr. (4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) → Kentucky
Georgia Amoore, 5’6, G, Sr. (18.8 ppg, 6.8 apg) → Kentucky
Elizabeth Kitley who averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds.
Cayra King who averaged 7 ppg.
Additions:
Leila Wells, 5-9 Frosh Guard
Myah Haxelton, 6-4 Frosh Forward/Post
Ramiya White, 6-5 Frosh Post
Kayl Petersen, 6-0 Frosh Wing
Lani White, 5-11 JR Guard transfer from Utah
Schedule:
Iowa who they lost to 52-71. Rutgers who they beat 91-80. Michigan and Georgia.
The Team:
Carleigh Wenzel, 6-0 Redshirt Soph Guard who averaged 4 ppg. Weenzel is averaging 14 ppg thus far.
Mackenzie Nelson, 5-8 Redshirt Soph Guard who sat out last season. Nelson was ranked # 65 out of HS.
Rose Micheaux, 6-2 SR Forward who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds. However at Minnesota as Soph she averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds. Micheaux is averaging 14 ppg and 9 rebounds thus far.
Carys Baker, 6-2 Soph Forward who averaged 3 ppg.
Matilta Ekh, 6-0 SR Wing who averaged 10 ppg and made 78 threes at 40%.
Samyha Suffren, 5-8 Soph Guard who averaged 7 minutes per game.
Prediction:
Losing 53 points hurts, but new successful coach in Duffy. The returning players averaged just 21 ppg. It’s certainly a rebuilding year.
2025 Recruiting:
Kate Sears 5-9 Point Guard, ranked # 87
Amani Jenkins, 6-2 Post, ranked # 81
Aniya Trent, 6-3 Wing
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