2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by third year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–12 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds respectively, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shaniya Jones
PG
High Point, North Carolina Wesleyan Christian Academy 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94 PG #21
Dara Mabrey
PG
Belmar, New Jersey Manasquan High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90 PG #27
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Trinity Baptiste 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hillsborough
Northwest Florida St
Tampa, FL
G 1 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Freedom
Gulf Coast State
Tulane
Tampa, FL
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 4 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Manasquan Belmar, NJ
G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 11 Regan Magarity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Norrköping, Sweden
G 14 Kaela Kinder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Christ the King Inwood, NY
F 20 Michelle Berry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Miami Country Day
Cal State Fullerton
Miami, FL
G 23 Rachel Camp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr East Rutherford Forest City, NC
F 25 Alexis Jean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Treasure Coast
Kennesaw State/Palm Beach State
Port St. Lucie, FL
F 34 Erinn Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Franklin County Union Hall, VA
C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Pierre de Coubertin (Calais, France)
Eastern Florida
Chatearoux, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2018

Shaniya Jones transferred after appearing in 5 games for the Hokies.

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
USC Upstate W 96–45  1–0
 18  2 tied   15  Magarity   5  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (1,591)
Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Southern W 78–49  2–0
 18  Magarity   12  Baptiste   6  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (1,252)
Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty W 72–61  3–0
 13  2 tied   15  Magarity   6  Camp  Vines Center (1,573)
Lynchburg, VA
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Monmouth W 82–49  4–0
 26  Mabrey   14  Magarity   5  Camp  Cassell Coliseum (1,233)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Chattanooga W 74–59  5–0
 20  Emery   14  Magarity   6  Sheppard  Cassell Coliseum (955)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Villanova
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–59  6–0
 22  Emery   16  Magarity   2  3 tied  CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 25, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Richmond
UCF Thanksgiving Classic
W 85–57  7–0
 24  Baptiste   15  Magarity   4  Magarity  CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–51  8–0
 22  Emery   14  Magarity   3  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (966)
Blacksburg, VA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Radford
New River Valley rivalry
W 55–44   9–0
 21  Emery   16  Magarity   2  Magarity  Cassell Coliseum (1,763)
Blacksburg, VA
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mount St. Mary's W 83–51  10–0
 24  Emery   10  Magarity   4  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (1,621)
Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2018*
2:30 pm
vs. Dayton
West Palm Invitational
W 69–57  11–0
 20  Magarity   10  Magarity   5  Magarity  Student Life Center (200)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2018*
12:15 pm
vs. Ohio State
West Palm Invitational
W 81–73  12–0
 27  Emery   15  Magarity   4  Emery  Student Life Center (127)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Longwood W 93–39  13–0
 22  Baptiste   18  Magarity   6  Camp  Cassell Coliseum (1,389)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) L 61–68  13–1
(0–1)
 20  Emery   10  Emery   3  2 Tied  Watsco Center (961)
Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Syracuse L 73–75 OT 13–2
(0–2)
 27  Emery   10  Magarity   5  2 Tied  Cassell Coliseum (2,287)
Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia
Rivalry
L 58–62  13–3
(0–3)
 26  Emery   11  Magarity   6  Mabrey  John Paul Jones Arena (2,703)
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 1 Notre Dame L 51–80  13–4
(0–4)
 15  Emery   16  Baptiste   2  Emery  Cassell Coliseum (2,131)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2019
12:30 pm, RSN
at No. 8 NC State L 61–70 OT 13–5
(0–5)
 13  Baptiste   5  Baptiste   2  3 tied  Reynolds Coliseum (3,925)
Raleigh, NC
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North Carolina L 69–81  13–6
(0–6)
 19  Mabrey   11  Magarity   3  2 tied  Cassell Coliseum (1,450)
Blacksburg, VA
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 22 Florida State L 54–56  13–7
(0–7)
 16  Baptiste   10  Magarity   3  K. Brooks  Cassell Coliseum (1,915)
Blacksburg, VA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 74–58  14–7
(1–7)
 24  Emery   17  Magarity   7  Magarity  Petersen Events Center (588)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 95–86  15–7
(2–7)
 30  Magarity   14  Magarity   6  Mabrey  Conte Forum (1,590)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 10, 2019
12:00 pm, RSN
No. 2 Louisville L 63–72  15–8
(2–8)
 17  Mabrey   8  2 tied   3  Emery  Cassell Coliseum (2,006)
Blacksburg, VA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at Duke W 64–57  16–8
(3–8)
 22  Magarity   18  Magarity   3  2 tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,117)
Durham, NC
February 17, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
at Georgia Tech L 68–76  16–9
(3–9)
 27  Emery   14  Magarity   6  Mabrey  McCamish Pavilion (1,445)
Atlanta, GA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Miami (FL) W 73–65  17–9
(4–9)
 24  Emery   19  Magarity   5  Mabrey  Cassell Coliseum (2,213)
Blacksburg, VA
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
at Clemson L 66–73  17–10
(4–10)
 17  Magarity   9  Magarity   6  Mabrey  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,264)
Clemson, SC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia
Rivalry
W 63–45  18–10
(5–10)
 19  Emery   17  Magarity   6  Emery  Cassell Coliseum (2,287)
Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest W 69–57  19–10
(6–10)
 20  Emery   15  Magarity   3  4 Tied  Cassell Coliseum (2,418)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
3:30 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (15) Wake Forest
First Round
W 85–63  20–10
 26  Emery   15  Baptiste   5  Mabrey  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2019
6:00 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (7) Clemson
Second Round
L 79–80 OT 20–11
 35  Emery   10  Magarity   3  Magarity  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Furman
First Round
W 92–65  21–11
 23  Emery   15  Magarity   5  Baptise  Cassell Coliseum (681)
Blacksburg, VA
March 24, 2019*
2:00 pm
VCU
Second Round
W 82–72  22–11
 21  Emery   12  Magarity   3  Baptiste  Cassell Coliseum (781)
Blacksburg, VA
March 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
James Madison
Third Round
L 66–70  22–12
 21  Emery   12  Baptiste   4  Emery  JMU Convocation Center (2,872)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
No. Player GP GS MPG FG% FT% 3FG% STL BLK AST REB PTS
0 Trinity Baptiste 29 14 27.10 46.95 85.71 60.00 0.79 0.8 1.28 7.10 9.79
1 Taylor Emery 29 29 34.38 45.52 84.87 38.41 0.83 0.24 2.10 5.52 17.93
2 Aisha Sheppard 29 6 22.45 38.37 79.41 35.88 0.62 0.24 1.45 1.76 6.62
4 Dara Mabrey 29 29 27.90 45.97 86.00 47.68 0.66 0.10 2.83 1.79 11.83
5 Shaniya Jones 5 0 10.2 35.7 66.67 50.00 0.60 0.20 1.40 1.00 2.60
10 Kendyl Brooks 29 19 24.17 26.95 70.00 28.91 0.55 0.24 0.86 2.07 4.14
11 Regan Magarity 29 29 35.45 51.84 73.40 30.88 1.07 1.79 2.28 12.90 14.41
23 Rachel Camp 28 15 19.46 35.85 68.57 22.73 0.39 0.25 1.46 2.82 3.75
25 Alexis Jean 16 3 12.44 30.95 50.00 32.14 0.25 0.06 0.13 1.88 2.31
34 Erinn Brooks 19 0 4.79 75.00 N/A N/A 0.11 0.00 0.21 0.53 0.63

Rankings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "hokiesports.com". hokiesports.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies Women's Basketball - Hokies News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Virginia Tech Hokies. "Virginia Tech Hokies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2018.