2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

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2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record25–8 (14–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Radvile Autukaite
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies were led by eighth-year head coach Kenny Brooks and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Hokies started the season ranked number 8 and with a win against High Point before a matchup with number 3 Iowa. The game was a close one, but the Hokies fell 76–80. They went off a four game winning streak and were Cayman Islands Classic champions. Their only other non-conference loss came at number 7 LSU in the ACC–SEC Challenge. The Hokies finished their non-conference regular season 9–2. They opened the ACC regular season with four straight wins, including over number 3 NC State. The Hokies then went on a two game losing streak before winning their next ten straight games. Their ten game winning streak included wins over number 22 Syracuse, number 24 North Carolina, number 3 NC State, and number 18 Louisville. They reached their season high in the rankings, number 5, before losing their last two games to number 17 Notre Dame and their rivalry game against Virginia. After the season, Elizabeth Kitley was named ACC player of the year, for the third year in a row.[1]

The Hokies finished the season 25–8 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Miami before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Hokies qualified for the tournament. As the fourth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated thirteenth seed Marshall in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season. After the loss, head coach Kenny Brooks announced that he was stepping down from the team in order to accept the head coaching position at Kentucky.[2]

Previous season

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Main article: 2022–23 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The Hokies finished the season 31–5 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Miami in the Quarterfinals, second seed Duke in the Semifinals and fourth seed Louisville in the Final to win the title. The ACC Tournament title was the first in program history.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Seattle 3. They defeated sixteenth seed Chattanooga in the First Round, ninth seed South Dakota State in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 and third seed Ohio State in the Elite Eight. In the Final Four they could not overcome third seed LSU, losing 72–79 to end their season. The Hokies' trips to the Elite Eight and Final Four were the first such trips in program history.[4][5]

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Chloe Brooks 3 G 5'10" Redshirt Senior Harrisonburg, Virginia Graduated
Charlise Dunn 10 G 6'2" Freshman Victoria, Australia Transferred to Davidson[6]
D'asia Gregg 11 F 6'2" Senior Florence, South Carolina Graduated
Taylor Soule 13 F 5'11" Graduate Student West Lebanon, New Hampshire Graduated; Drafted 28th
overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft[7]
Maddie Vejsicky 14 G 6'0" Freshman Newark, Ohio Transferred to San Diego[8]
Ashley Owusu 15 G 6'0" Senior Woodbridge, Virginia Transferred to Penn State[9]
Kayana Traylor 23 G 5'9" Senior Martinsville, Indiana Graduated; Drafted 23rd
overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft[10]
Clara Ford 32 C 6'3" Graduate Student Vienna, Virginia Graduated
Taylor Geiman 35 G/F 6'0" Senior Hanover, Pennsylvania Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Rose Micheaux 4 F 6'2" Junior Wayne, Michigan Minnesota[11]
Matilda Ekh 11 G/F 6'0" Junior Västerås, Sweden Michigan State[12]
Olivia Summiel 20 G/F 6'2" Graduate Student Dayville, Connecticut Wake Forest[13]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[14]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carys Baker
F 		West Hartford, Connecticut Loomis Chaffee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Mackenzie Nelson
PG 		Greenwich, Connecticut St. Luke's 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Samyah Suffren
PG 		Charlotte, North Carolina Cannon School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Clara Strack
F 		Buffalo, New York Hamburg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Gabby Brooks
G 		Harrisonburg, Virginia Blacksburg 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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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2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Carleigh Wenzel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Antonian College Prep San Antonio, TX
G 2 Gabby Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Blacksburg Harrisonburg, VA
G 3 Mackenzie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Luke's Greenwich, CT
F 4 Rose Micheaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Wayne Memorial
Minnesota 		Wayne, MI
G 5 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Loreto College Ballarat, Australia
F 10 Carys Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Loomis Chaffee West Hartford, CT
G/F 11 Matilda Ekh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå
Michigan State 		Västerås, Sweden
G 12 Samyah Suffren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cannon School Charlotte, NC
C 13 Clara Strack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Hamburg Buffalo, NY
G/F 20 Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Marianapolis Prep
Wake Forest 		Dayville, CT
C 22 Cayla King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Northwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[15]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 High Point W 94–55  1–0
 Cassell Coliseum (6,113)
Blacksburg, VA
November 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 8 vs. No. 3 Iowa
Ally Tipoff 		L 76–80  1–1
 Spectrum Center (15,196)
Charlotte, NC
November 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 9 Houston Christian W 105–36  2–1
 Cassell Coliseum (4,226)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 9 UNC Greensboro W 72–51  3–1
 Cassell Coliseum (4,154)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 9 vs. Kansas
Cayman Islands Classic 		W 59–58  4–1
 John Gray Gymnasium (1,100)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 9 vs. Tulane
Cayman Islands Classic 		W 76–70  5–1
 John Gray Gymnasium (500)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 30, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 7 LSU
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 64–82  5–2
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,790)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 LIU W 98–50  6–2
 Cassell Coliseum (3,849)
Blacksburg, VA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Radford W 85–40  7–2
 Cassell Coliseum (5,062)
Blacksburg, VA
December 17, 2023*
5:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 16 at Rutgers W 84–59  8–2
 Jersey Mike's Arena (4,731)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 William & Mary W 76–43  9–2
 Cassell Coliseum (4,887)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 Pittsburgh W 91–41  10–2
(1–0) 		Cassell Coliseum (6,078)
Blacksburg, VA
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 13 at Wake Forest W 82–73  11–2
(2–0) 		LJVM Coliseum (1,303)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 No. 3 NC State W 63–62  12–2
(3–0) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 Miami (FL) W 76–52  13–2
(4–0) 		Cassell Coliseum (4,672)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11 at No. 21 Florida State L 81–89  13–3
(4–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,044)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 at Duke L 46–63  13–4
(4–2) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,217)
Durham, NC
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 14 Clemson W 74–62  14–4
(5–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (6,427)
Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 19 Georgia Tech W 87–69  15–4
(6–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (4,971)
Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 at No. 22 Syracuse W 75–62  16–4
(7–2) 		JMA Wireless Dome (6,003)
Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 Virginia
Rivalry 		W 76–63  17–4
(8–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 at No. 24 North Carolina W 70–61 OT 18–4
(9–2) 		Carmichael Arena (5,618)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 at No. 3 NC State W 72–61  19–4
(10–2) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Boston College W 74–63  20–4
(11–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 12 Duke W 61–56  21–4
(12–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 at No. 18 Louisville W 86–70  22–4
(13–2) 		KFC Yum! Center (12,249)
Louisville, KY
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 North Carolina W 74–62  23–4
(14–2) 		Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 5 at No. 17 Notre Dame L 58–71  23–5
(14–3) 		Purcell Pavilion (6,416)
Notre Dame, IN
March 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 at Virginia
Rivalry 		L 75–80  23–6
(14–4) 		John Paul Jones Arena (11,975)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC tournament
March 8, 2024
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		(1) No. 11 vs. (9) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals 		W 55–47  24–6
 Greensboro Coliseum (15,202)
Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		(1) No. 11 vs. (4) No. 14 Notre Dame
Semifinals 		L 53–82  24–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (10,488)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(4 P3) No. 13 (13 P3) Marshall
First Round 		W 92–49  25–7
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 24, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		(4 P3) No. 13 (5 P3) No. 19 Baylor
Second Round 		L 72–75  25–8
 Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Week
20		 Final
AP 8 9 9 9 15 16 15 14 13 11 14 19 17 16 12 8 5 11 13 13 18
Coaches 5 9 9 9 13 14 14 14 11 11 14 19 18 18 13 8 4 11 13 12 17
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

2024 WNBA Draft

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Main article: 2024 WNBA draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Elizabeth Kitley Las Vegas Aces 2 24 C

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gullickson, Eric (March 5, 2024). "ACC announces postseason women's basketball awards". WITN-TV. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Michael Voepel; Alexa Philippou (March 26, 2024). "What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Berman, Mark (March 5, 2023). "'Proud' Virginia Tech wins ACC women's basketball tournament for 1st time". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ Philippou, Alexa (March 25, 2023). "Georgia Amoore leads surging Virginia Tech into Elite 8". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ^ Pelton, Kevin (March 27, 2023). "Virginia Tech reaches first Final Four over Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Sign VT Transfer Charlise Dunn". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Kayana Traylor and Taylor Soule selected in WNBA Draft Monday night". hokiesports.com. VT Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Maddie Vejsicky as Transfer". usdtoreros.com. University of San Diego Athletics. May 5, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Philippou, Alexa (June 1, 2023). "Ex-Maryland, Va. Tech guard Ashley Owusu transfers to Penn State". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Ferrell, Jermaine. "Virginia Tech's Kayana Traylor and Taylor Soule speak about being drafted by the WNBA". wvnstv.com. 59 News. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ Berman, Mark (April 16, 2023). "College basketball notes: Virginia Tech women add Minnesota transfer Alanna Micheaux". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Berman, Mark (April 21, 2023). "Virginia Tech women adding Michigan State's Matilda Ekh". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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