Virginia Tech women’s basketball information and notes in advance of Sunday’s clash vs. No. 11 Tennessee

Traylor carries on to supply steady spark off the bench

Senior guard Kayana Traylor who is in her initial yeat at VT after a stable 3 seasons at Purdue, has continually turned in double determine scoring performances this period. She owns 6 game titles of 10+ points which ranks next on the workforce guiding middle Elizabeth Kitley.

Traylor averages 11.1 ppg, and shoots 46% from the ground, such as an extraordinary 15 for 32 from over and above the arc.

She has the ideal help to turnover ratio on the squad at 3.8.

Cayla King returns to the lineup

Immediately after lacking the UT-Martin game at the San Juan Shootout as a precaution, Cayla King re-entered the lineup and built an rapid impact, knocking down her initially shot attempt against the Badgers, a 3-pointer.

King performed 37 minutes and contributed 10 factors in the Hokies’ victory.

Sharing the basketball

The Hokies have performed a amazing career of discovering the open up participant so much this year, aiding on 59% of their FGs. Tech is averaging just beneath 17 helpers for each sport with PG Georgia Amoore’s 5.4 average pacing the squad. Aisha Sheppard is up coming at 3.1 and the two Kitley and Baines regular 2.4

Kitley set to be a part of elite team of 1,000-place scorers

Elizabeth Kitley stands 13 details shy of 1,000 for her vocation, a mark she hopes to access Sunday against the Girl Vols. She is the Hokies’ leader in details, rebounds, blocks and FG% this year.

She is a preseason All-ACC athlete, was involved in ESPN’s Top 25 and is on the Lisa Leslie Award View Listing, Wade View Listing and is on the Wood Award Best 50.

Cost-free throw struggles carry on

VT has remaining various factors on the ground in the type of skipped foul shots. Tech transformed 11 of 20 makes an attempt in the acquire Wednesday at Wisconsin and are averaging just a 57% averaged from the charity stripe.

Traylor qualified prospects the Hokies with 16 free of charge throws made, although Kitley owns the most makes an attempt. Guards Sheppard and King have not missed however this period in six and four tries, respectively.