BLACKSBURG, VA —Elizabeth Kitley notched a double-double with 24 details and 10 rebounds to help the Virginia Tech women’s basketball staff conquer the Virginia Cavaliers 69-52 at house Tuesday as the squad state-of-the-art to 5-1 in the ACC for the to start with time in application record.

In addition to Kitley’s spectacular overall performance, the Hokies (13-4, 5-1) ended up led by Kayana Traylor, who had 17 factors, and by Aisha Sheppard, who additional 11 details and 5 helps.

Led by Kitley’s three offensive rebounds, Virginia Tech did a great position crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 13 boards that resulted in 6 next possibility details.

Virginia Tech did a excellent career disrupting Virginia shots in the contest, coming absent with 7 blocks. Kitley’s 6 rejections led the way individually for the Hokies.

How It Took place

Just after falling at the rear of 3-, Virginia Tech went on a 7- run with 8:44 still left in the 1st quarter, culminating in a bucket from Kitley, to take a 7-3 lead. The Hokies then missing some of that lead, but even now entered the quarter split with a 15-12 benefit. Virginia Tech did most of its 1st quarter destruction in the paint, scoring 10 of its 15 points shut to the basket.

Virginia Tech stored its initially quarter direct intact before likely on an 11- operate starting at the 5:55 mark in the second time period, highlighted by a bucket from Kitley, to boost its guide to 31-19. The Cavaliers cut into that lead, but the Hokies continue to liked a 31-21 advantage heading into halftime. Virginia Tech pressured four Virginia turnovers in the interval and turned them into four points.

Virginia Tech continued to protect its halftime lead in advance of heading on a 5- run, punctuated by a basket from Kitley, to extend its guide further more to 44-33 with 2:36 to go in the 3rd. The Hokies held on to that guide for the relaxation of the body and entered the fourth quarter with a 46-35 edge. Virginia Tech played properly around the basket, scoring 8 of its 15 details in the paint.

Virginia Tech held widening that guide, growing it to 64-51 right before going on a 5- run to grow the lead to 69-51 with 38 seconds to go in the contest. The Cavaliers narrowed the margin somewhat before the match…