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BLACKSBURG -- The Virginia Tech women's basketball team (10-3, 2-0) returns to the floor on Sunday, January 2 for a tilt against Wake Forest (11-2, 1-1).

Tech defeated No. 15 Duke 77-55 Thursday night at Cassell, registering the program's largest margin of victory over a ranked team ever. The Hokies also set a program record for the most free throws in a game without missing, connecting on all 20 attempts.

Elizabeth Kitley registered a double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds and Georgia Amoore continued her stellar play with another 20-point performance where she also had six assists and a career-high six rebounds.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Sunday, January 2 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
at Wake Forest
Game Notes: Virginia Tech (PDF)

TV Broadcast
ACC Network
Play-by-Play: Sam Ravech
Analyst: Stephanie White

Local Radio
Virginia Tech Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Evan Hughes

THE SERIES

Virginia Tech is 16-15 all-time against the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest has won the last two meetings.
VT is 4-8 against Wake on the road.
VT is 13-11 against Wake in ACC play.

A WIN WOULD…

Help the Hokies to a 3-0 start in ACC play for the first time in program history.
Be Tech's fourth consecutive victory after suffering back-to-back losses in early December.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

The matchup will feature the ACC's top two scorers in Wake Forest guard Jewel Spear (21.3 ppg.) and Tech
center Elizabeth Kitley (19.3 ppg.).

MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM NOTES

Aisha Sheppard's 139 games played is a program record.
Elizabeth Kitley's 151 blocks are fourth all-time and her 25 double-doubles rank fifth
The Hokies posted a 3.60 GPA in the fall semester, setting a program record.
Tech went 20-for-20 from the free throw line against Duke, the most free throws made without a miss in program history. The Hokies are shooting 66% from the FT line this season and are 89% in their two ACC wins.
The 22-point margin against the 15th-ranked Blue Devils is the largest margin in a win over a ranked team in program history.
Tech's All-Conference center has been on tear in her last three games scoring 22 or more in each game and recording double-doubles in all three contests. In ACC play, Kitley averages 30.5 points, 13 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, shooting 59% from the floor. She contributed nine of those 20 free throws Thursday night as the Hokies set a program record. In two league games she's made 17 free throws and shot 89% while in the non-conference portion of the season she converted just 15 at a 38% clip. Kitley leads the ACC in double-doubles, blocks and 20-point games.
In her last two games, PG Georgia Amoore is averaging 20 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 60%.

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