2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–12 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Britney Anderson
  • Jennifer Brown
  • Shawn Poppie
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249  .727
Clemson97 .5632013  .606
North Carolina88 .5001815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212  .647
Duke610 .3751515  .500
Virginia511 .3131219  .387
Boston College313 .1881416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120  .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020  .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Previous season

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

Recruiting Class

Source:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94 PG #21
Dara Mabrey
PG
Belmar, New Jersey Manasquan High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Trinity Baptiste 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHillsborough
Northwest Florida St
Tampa, FL
G 1 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFreedom
Gulf Coast State
Tulane
Tampa, FL
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 4 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrManasquan Belmar, NJ
G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
F 11 Regan Magarity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrIgelstavikens Gymnasium Norrköping, Sweden
G 14 Kaela Kinder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrChrist the King Inwood, NY
F 20 Michelle Berry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMiami Country Day
Cal State Fullerton
Miami, FL
G 23 Rachel Camp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrEast Rutherford Forest City, NC
F 25 Alexis Jean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTreasure Coast
Kennesaw State/Palm Beach State
Port St. Lucie, FL
F 34 Erinn Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrFranklin County Union Hall, VA
C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoPierre 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

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

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

References

  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.
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