Pitt vs. Virginia Tech Full Game Replay | 2023-24 ACC Women’s Basketball

Pitt vs. Virginia Tech Full Game Replay | 2023-24 ACC Women’s Basketball

Double doubles she’s got eight King has Seven ACC play begins today the Full Slate rolls on as we tip off in blackburg Kevin D Dominico and M McCarthy with you pit will start with possession Marley wasit 57 sophomore guard slices in jumper from the Lefty off to the left Amore carral early foul

Now watching it’s not a big score but does does a little bit of everything the hardest worker on this Pittsburgh teaml first foul yeah she’s been really impressive 30 minutes a game you see the tech starting five similar group a couple surprise starters for pit but for Virginia Tech they regular

Lineup we on that in a moment kitley working inside with 12 Bren butter just down King offensive board deep three Amore off to the left no score yet ‘s a whole lot more three-point Centric than Pittsburgh Pittsburgh’s going to attack off the dribble and try to get the ball inside

There’s the pit starting lineup as it deflects out Bella Perkins is back in that line up to his day today with a shoulder and there’s the man that leads Virginia Tech it’s keny Brooks 8 season at Virginia Tech seven straight winning seasons coming off that historic season

For the hokes this gets better every year you don’t do that coaching I tried short Corner jumper and Tech strikes first it’s Liz kitley yeah I said in the open you know we we we talk about her a lot but again I I don’t know

If you can talk about her too much with all the things that she does it’s incredible you’re right a two-time ACC player of the year she’s gunning for a third that’s Perkins whistled for the watch yeah Bella Perkins it was went to high school in Virginia I’m sure this is

A big game for her went to USC transferred to Pittsburgh Perkins yeah went to Paul the 6 Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia a Powerhouse by the way Paul the 6 inside Amore for a pair Amore kley two a piece are you surprise hey that’s just how we drew it up through the open at least underneath and pit can’t strike

Back it’s kitley with the board Lauren Russ The Freshman getting a start that’s a that’s a pretty big start on the road against the two-time ACC Player of the Year big assignment for Lauren Russ till the EAD three is down 7 nothing hoky starting hot offensively he ta to act is so good the transfer from Michigan State can shoot the Daylights out fits really well with this team play two years there averaged 11 and a half a game and that’s stolen

Away by the hokes hes off to a good start they had two games in a row where they didn’t get off to a great start blocking foul against Pittsburgh that was e tumbling down into rust as we get a look at Tory birdie in his first season hired back on April 7eventh

Of this year that is a quick turnaround he spent Seven Seasons at UMass LED them to 128 wins he’s turned around two programs Eastern Michigan and UMass more on that later around this pit program as well trying to put his stamp on this program wants him to be really aggressive

Obviously they’re a good rebounding team see the double team on kitley and it works that time Jump offall yeah you got of pick your poison with kitley you know she’s a good enough passer to to find the open player but if you don’t double team her she’s almost

Unstoppable interesting the pit has gone to the double team here early pit one thing that birie talked about they need General consistency on the defensive end they look for that today and they find some success there that in transition washing it has it stolen away by Amore hok’s in transition Georgia fancy

For kitley they draw two whistle KY gets so much attention never almost never gets to play one1 to be honest somebody is always helping if not complete double teaming about that little mustard on that pass kitley is open kitley or excuse me amore lets it fly in that’s down inside

Out one of the best ways to shoot a high percentage from three-point land is get the ball in kick it out to an open shooter all hes offensively letting it fly on Open welcome to the University of the accomplishment breaking the record for the most rebounds in the ACC passing another former hokei how about this I mean adds to her incredible resume she really is special and we talked about Kenny Brooks’s program getting better every year Liz kley has

Gotten better every year she adds to that skill set and just dominates two time ACC Player of the Year and ironically she breaks Reagan mcgarity’s record Another Hoke pits going to start with the basketball haven’t had much offensive or defensive consistency to start this is Lauren Russ The Freshman working on

Kitling first time King has touched the basketball that I can remember working down low good job by Rose M Shaw with eight King nice D me shaw is whistled yeah that’s that’s the danger that King represents right there she can get you in foul trouble in a hurry and

She just keeps on banging in there so hit a chance to score their first couple of points of the game Kings a 75% free throw shooter she does a whole lot more than that though third in the ACC and points per game she’s 10th in the ACC you see her right at the

Top of the league everywhere 10th in the country in double doubles 11th in field goals made and she plays over 35 minutes a game game number 24 in minutes played in the country little press little press action here for Coach ver Panthers it’s Wasing it’s working on Amore there as

Scrappy as they come coach verie said she competes like nobody else on this team and he’s seen enough of the manto man try a little two three zone now the rebound This Time It’s For A Rose Misha still finding her way in this offense and she’s a talented player

That the transfer from Minnesota the scores for Pittsburgh to getting their first touches late that was aen Malcolm haven’t seen a ton of her trying to work down low to King it’s poked away Mall knocked that away kept the ball out of King’s hands Pino is their ability to rebound

Haven’t done a whole lot of that so far and another to ball back to the hokes A comes in the Freshman from Su New Jersey along with Gabby Hutcherson a couple of regular starters right there still experimen with that lineup coach verie is that’s right that’s the freshman and the senior respectively and

Looks like they’re shifting into a Zone play two three zone out of that press last time trying to find a rebound pit can’t it’s back to Virginia Tech Second Chances usually come back to Haun you Runner drops and it does again now Malcolm In transition Malcolm is kind of a

Persistent driver but she’s a really good three-point shooter she came off the bench last year averaging 3.1 points per game this year has had to take such a bigger role and that’s a consistent thing with pit offensively yeah and she shoot the ball from 40 45% out there 42

Even last year that’s right pre Malcolm no called in by King foul on Amore that’s one thing we talked about pregame hit if they’re able to get these hes in foul trouble could pose issues for Virginia Tech you you if I’m Kenny Brooks foul trouble is the thing that

Worries me most against this team they they drive the ball hard they rebound the ball hard uh got to stay out of foul trouble if your Virginia attack of course Kenny Brooks has been used to that he’s got a little more depth this year than he’s had in the past but of

Course K kitley and aort need to stay on the floor TR violation they get uh Aaron battle with the traveling violation that’s the second called on Pittsburgh and been a whole lot of turnovers Miss shots for pit 0 for four so far from the field yeah Pit’s turned the basketball

Over a lot this season they do share the basketball good but they but they really have struggled shooting the basketball only 63s vinia Tex made 110 another offensive board back stoppage yeah that’s the thing when you play two three zone no really good manto man blockout responsibilities and tex had some open

Looks on either Wing going to keep it here King to inbound I’m assuming this is a clock Issue right another look at that last play here we’re eyeing the shot clock and game clock yeah okay so they’re trying to see if it hit the rim or not should not have Restarted nice catch by the Officials Mark R Brandon enterline Erica Herman air ball from kitley here come the Panthers big mismatch down low right now good pressure by Samuel Olivia Samu Brad Stent hitle inside fading away short called in by wasit who had a whole lot of those boards in her last game she’s all over for pit this is Malcolm spinning against Amore and a two for Pittsburgh their first field goal of the game yeah you usually think of Malcolm

Shooting the basketball but again we talk about her being kind of a persistent driver just kind of mechanically gets in there and that time made the finish last game played 37 minutes they’ve needed a lot of production out of her Amore deep three yes 173 you kind of pick your poison whether

You play manto man or Zone CU Virginia deck can really shoot the basketball and shoot the ball from Deep his hand so far from Tech defensively that’s poked away again by like sual down there and even better defense that time stolen away by Virginia Tech hit another turnover Pittsburgh now with seven turnovers Already Samuel why not from the free throw line sometimes when you hesitate it doesn’t go well that time some you’ll knock the 15-footer down the Wake Forest transfer all Tech to open ACC play Early going in [Applause] Blackburg passing down a legacy that lasts forever starts with the things you do for your children today the time is now to act on your love connect with an agent who can help you secure a life insurance policy coming up after our game here at 400 p.m on the ACC Network our New

Year’s Eve quadruple header holds on with number 19 ranked Louisville taking on Miami as we cap the day with number three NC State at Virginia and we wish of course everyone a Happy New Year Virginia Tech enjoying their new year so far a big crowd here too today Kevin New Year’s Eve afternoon and this place is packed no students mostly no students here in the community show out in a big way as his Tech offense hit trying to get it going can’t [Applause] there straightaway three came from Jayla Jordan the grad student from Philly on

Her fourth school we on that later there’s a drop off for kitley jump ball nice defense that’s Jayla Jordan the grad student ler can be now coach uh coach verie said uh she can be dominant at times not Consist so Jayla Jordan went to West Virginia her freshman year transferred to Auburn three seasons there last year played at Sean Hall was a key part of all these teams playing her final year of Eligibility at Pittsburgh close to home is from Philly the transfer portal give it and take it

Away triple no offensive board Aaron battle the fresh man who is tenacious as described by Tory birdie there’s a jumper it’s good short corner from Gabby Hut hudon starter a year ago H Bas State transfer Real vocal leader had played as much this season she was the number 12 recrui in

The country out of high school long triple from Amore and that’s been the story another offensive board creates an opportunity tipped out and to pit crowd doesn’t love it neither does King the officials are losing the popular vote here today on that call anyway way to

Describe it Tory verie what does he need to do and this what’s the message I guess at the break to turn things around for his offense and defense yeah right now they just have to keep plugging uh Virginia Texas off to a decent start but uh but pit has

Struggled on the offensive end most of the year and those struggles continue especially turning the basketball over empty possessions will really haunt you talked about Silver Linings in their offensive game right they rebound the ball pretty well that’s a nice move from Malcolm Up and Under blocked by Samu and here comes Tech open look three ball good that’s Baker you know sometimes you want a player to to touch the ball a couple times before they shoot it not with Caris Baker not with Carris just catch it and shoot it response is off oh Virginia Tech and chance to possibly go two for one Baker

To King Tic Tac no toe Al rebound Again that’s been the story of the first quarter for Virginia Tech in fact dominant in every Fashion King will try one contact won’t get a call again 9 seconds pit trying to find a bucket not there half court heave no and that’s how we’ll end the first quarter those are

Two really bad numbers story of the first quarter see if the tide changes in the second and kabby huton with the blocked shot block K clar stk’s jump shot I don’t think St expected her to contest that Collision down there too this this wasn’t a foul call that was just

Deflected off of Virginia Tech so it’s pit basketball got to get her going if you’re Pittsburgh Leu King 20 points per game instead it’s the Freshman battle who misses soft to the left coming off a really good game against Le Moy where she had 17 points and six rebounds on Thursday played 40

Minutes another player who stepped up huge as a freshman there’s King with momentum and a pair yeah king showed you how physical she was she just shoved Carly winsel out of the way and laid it up in transition really good play by King Tory verie said in our call

Earlier this week they’ve been trying to put size on her cuz she’s able to back down Defenders often Amore missfires and it’s pulled in by King so pit starting to find that middle ground Here theyy more missed that shot but off to a good start with 10 points already there’s a triple and a response from Pittsburgh that’s Gabby huton she has five she can she can face up it’s only her fifth three of the year a five nothing run and a response

From the Panthers on the road kitley high to low St just misses Hutcherson again contestant St shot exract The Freshman really a talented freshman guarding King on the other end too it’s a big assignment for the Freshman clar a strike battle on the dribble Drive kicks

To King pull up Jay yes gets the roll yes he’s good from the mid-range better drive into the hole but but she can certainly make that 15-footer crowd gets involved here on a Blacksburg Afternoon who’s going to have the response amore with 15 stke high to low this is kitley the two-time ACC Player of the Year can’t get that one to go Point Blank Liz GLE one for six on the night now talked about it during the break pit to an extent has been able to

Shut down her but its other players The Supporting Cast for Tech that’s pitched in early this is King trying to keep things rolling she does and the lead is cut to single digits yeah that’s a tough guard right there there St but she’s so good too because of how

Versatile she is right oh yeah yeah she really is she’s a tough guard for anybody yeah eight point lead for Tech it’s all Pittsburgh in Quarter Two Pittsburgh got out of that two3 zone they’ve going back to the manto man this quarter triple wizel Off the Mark it’s King again who pulls it Down p h with a little run of their own [Applause] [Applause] here King offensive foul yeah that time stra stayed in a good legal guarding stance see if the hookes can break that 90 run you see st came back down just uses that arm too much they’re going to call that when you extend that [Applause] arm mishaw comes in for Virginia Tech

Meanwhile Kings coming off that game against Le Mo where she played Just 12 minutes capitalized with 12 points looking for more today this is kitley who’s looking for more it’s off the back iron hauled in by wasit 5 S guard who competes like no other 2021 Gatorade play of the Year

From Fairmont High School working in that far Corner top of your screen this is Battle The Freshman to Hutcherson looking for another Triple H in by the Freshman battle kicked Away by [Applause] King good contesting that offensive rebound right there off Virginia Tech so water finding its level a 9 nothing Pittsburgh run Panthers six and seven again Tory ver looking for consistency out of his group nice hands from mayore and defensively to find out their identity and so far in the second quarter they have yeah they’ve been better on the defensive end contested shots and of course King got going a

Little bit offensively Hutcherson steps out and makes a three this is Hutcherson again drives To the Left Off the Mark nice D from Tech defensive struggles and their ACC rank sets off to the left and it it’s been tough going they did hold Le Moine to 39 points silver lining in

Their month of December but other than that in particular they’ve had had trouble guarding the three-point line that’s the way this game started too kitley Fade Away washing it again whistle nice job by King bodying up forcing kley to fall away a little more than she wanted to feels like Marley

Washington so far has been just about everywhere for Pittsburgh last game played 36 minutes this is a crazy stat line four points 10 rebounds seven assists five blocks one of six players to do that in Pittsburgh basketball women’s basketball history yeah the last 15 years or something six players have done that

That’s unbelievable [Applause] headed the other way she’s 5’ s again Tory verie said I wish I had every player I’ve ever coached to compete like Marley Washington attack yet to score in the second quarter a lot of physicality down low doing a good job of taking kitley out of her path to the ball and more to King strong off the back iron and here comes Battle Aaron battle initially committed to umash she came over with Tory verie who is there at the time here’s Bella Perkins slicing inside loses it headed the other [Applause] Way pit fires a punch right back nine nothing run to start quarter And Community organizations it’s a great time number two in blue has gotten going tailor two quarters making our jobs easy it is uh how about that two for 11 in the first quarter well we we’ve seen Virginia Tech do this in the past right against William and

Mary yeah struggles start the game and they’re they’re 0 for nine we 0 for 10 Samu gets the rebound but also 0 for four from three after going four for 10 for three in the first quarter 10-point lead again for Virginia Tech giving go washing it works it to

Perkins scoreless so far inside easy two for King who got open on that play for Pittsburgh back to eight yeah Kenny Brooks is trying different combinations on King he’s tried mhaw CLA strike Samuel’s back in jumper and kitley gets going with a pair little set play right there to to

Pop kitley back instead of cutting through to get a try to get a post up she pops back and shoots that little 15-footer that she’s very good at Perkins dices her way in can’t finish here comes Amore pushes with Kayla King they’re a show when they’re in transition now it’s e straightway three

Is short made the extra pass got the wide open shot but Pittsburgh comes up with a Miss keep an eye on Bella Perkins by the way we talked about it earlier she was day today with a shoulder injury it’s that right shoulder and she’s wearing something to protect it to an

Extent that black sleeve there’s a steal from amore it’s a three on two for Tech Amore King at Baseline Drive and one has really shown an ability to when people come running at her to put it on the floor and get to the rim and either

Get fouled or a high percentage look or both as in this case another look which transfer is going to step up that’s kind of been the story throughout Tech season and Matilda e with a couple of nice plays early been the most consistent of the transfers in terms of

Performance from Michigan State played a couple of Seasons there finishes the end one trying to respond from a 1 for eight performance from the floor that last game and a few points so far she’s doing so and she can shoot it from outside 39% from Deep at Michigan State

34% so far this year at [Applause] Tech high to low jumper hutcher offensive board King but a whistle and they’re going to get Leo 2 kingan over the top of the defender right there but picks up the foul herself Third leou King such a complete player 22 blocks so far this year up there in the ACC ranks and checks out it’s a different team when she’s on the floor of course hit trying to get some of their other players back from injury they just got Bella Perkins back there’s

Kayla king with a straightway three gets the roll and when Tex getting rolls from Deep all bets are off it’s a beautiful play they pop klyy to the top and have her do sort of a handoff to King coming around her that wide open again for Kayla King

So many weapons from Deep It’s Kayla King the one to strike there nice hands in defense from Virginia Tech Hutson who’s been an offensive threat thus far misfires where’s this going it’s going to stick around of Pittsburgh all right so Virginia Tech after the media they come back and fire with with a a run of their own relinquished a 9 nothing run to start Quarter Two yeah got things SED out on the offensive end a little Bit approaching half time Tech pit one of many games going on right now in the ACC or first Full Slate Pit’s got to get one up it’s Perkins no good wasit gets the board sticks with the bit that’s why she’s so good slicing everywhere on the yeah she just pursues

The basketball even play offensive end she’s in there scrapping another player who’s had to step up big this year right last year played Just 14 and2 minutes a game average three and A2 points per game last game played 36 minutes so yeah and did play more as the season went on

Last year as she got her legs under just a freshman a year ago as you mentioned 58 assist this year leads the team this is Bella Perkins with a long three that catches nothing headed the other way with 109 to go in half one B Perkins hunts those shots especially

Threes really a talented shooter really energetic Player played out in Southern Cal to start her career yeah different climate got Le’s first s in southern C kitley backing down putting the moves down low and finishes that was on Len rust rust the Canadian freshman got a little more time I think mainly to to play against kitley body up down

Low tough assignment for the Freshman washing it’s the left he can get going kicks to rust another traveling violation that’s the third called on Pittsburgh today the story to you turnover number 12 yeah cleaned up the turnovers just a little bit five in this quarter good shows that that press back

Into a two3 Zone reter freshman Carly wisel directing traffic yet him back to the Zone Tech capitalized from Deep when they were in such Zone see if they do again Corner three lenzel offensive board and the block goes back to Pittsburgh got to get one up block on

The other end that was kitley who got a piece to send us to the half with the Virginia Tech about every offensive category all right half two coming up Kevin D Dominico M McCarthy with you happy New Year everyone wherever you are celebrating Happy start of uh ACC women’s basketball

Or as they set in trading places merry New Year there you go I I I’ve never seen trading plac oh my go we have so much work to do I was going to say I just watched Goodwill Hunting on on re pit starts with the basketball it’s

King go right back to her mid block contact no call Misha nice deep really good job by mishaw she probably did the best job of anybody against King just 101 in that first half entry bhaw on the offensive end and the Lefty doesn’t find the touch but it’s

Kayla King to clean it up that was just a little coaching thing right there sometimes you worry about a player on the offensive end like King one way to get them out of their game sometimes is to attack them on the other end and I thought that was a nice play by Kenny

Brooks coming out of the half a nice play by aen Malcolm to respond with an and one opportunity the 510 sophomore from Pennsylvania yeah Malcolm hasn’t done what she is known for which is knocked down a three but she’s got a couple nice drives in this game her second field [Applause] goal Mal comes up to four points now average an 11 we talked about it earlier in the broadcast but how much of a stride she’s taken over the last year she did lead the team in in three-point percentage just a year ago you touched on it

41% at all ACC freshman amore with space runner no mishan kley there it’s the reigning all ACC yeah kley got the basket but mishaw made the play she kept that rebound alive kley came up with it and made the nice finish Malcolm Falls and it’s taken

By kitley nice D by E again boy the Hokies you got to give them credit their ability defensively has been there today blocking foul on Pittsburgh it’s uh kingou number two thirl it came a little late to get there never in illegal Guardian position easy call sometimes those bang bang

Block charges are tough that one was not for third she has to leave opens a gaping hole for Matilda e for air big smile by Matilda he she couldn’t believe she was that wide open Malcolm will try one this is way off the mark to the left and it’s back

In possession of tech commanding this one once again of 21 yeah it just so happened that we had the exact angle looking over that shot and it was left all the way nice day so far for Matilda e now it’s Kayla King getting hurt going with a triple Baseline Drive Georgia

Aore how many times do we see the person who makes the basket isn’t necessarily the one who made the play she’s got eight Tech has seven triples it’s all Virginia Tech Doing let’s do it offensively defensively dominant against Pittsburgh so far yeah doing everything right even when they miss a shot to get the offensive rebound and the occasional wide open path to the basket of course Georgia a more doing Georgia a more things finding Kayla Kings wide open on the Baseline

Drive how about this run 17 to3 since uh pit fought their way back into this one remember they were scoreless up until that point in Quarter Two we we’ve talked to uh Kenny Brooks about the embarrassment of riches he has from a shooting standpoint Lea 2 King with

The answer out of the timeout nice job by Cory verie yeah so many threats for Virginia Tech right of course Amore Kayla King the addition of Matilda X so so huge it’s changed almost the identity of this team a little bit Yeah they are a completely different team with Out

Trailer and soul and Greg from last year this is way deep from Kane no problem for Kayla no Panic big fou shot clock running down everybody stay called response is down that’s Asen Malcolm for a pair it’s a nice little mid-range shot she’s got all their points this half she averages 11 a

Game and a sophomore who’s been so big coming back from a quieter freshman here huton washing it’s doing a good job taking a ball from wiel Pit’s going to keep it right off of wisel’s Left Foot that’s what coach birie was talking about with washingon doesn’t matter what the score is what

The situation is Washington is going to be scrapping and she split time last year at the one guard at 16 starts it’s so much more than just a point guard Wasing it’s triple kitley is [Applause] there in transition welzel nice in now it’s King this ball movement from

Tech double team it’s Wasing it’s with the steel for second here she is in transition a triple left wing that’s short shooting the basketball Pittsburgh there just hasn’t been much consistency for the Panthers no and again they’ve struggled from long range anyway on both ends of the floor and it’s showing up

Here again this afternoon in blackburg 32% from the floor for Pittsburgh 10 for 31 this is a team that averages just under 70 points per game kitley a nice spin move that’s huton with the board that’s 14th in the ACC for Pittsburg 12th in the ACC deal percentage 42% so again just struggling shooting the basketball and they find a lot more of their points inside the further you get out the more they’re going to struggle yeah and that’s why coach emphasized coach birdie talks so much about we need to play downhill all the

Time whether it’s offensive rebound or driving it to the basket Che number one yeah he talked about in our call earlier this week the uh higher percentage chance of making those layups over jump Shots also more likely to get fou and they they have the cast to to bang it inside a little bit May two kings been a leading charge [Applause] there back working away inside it’s wzo with the three Tech keeps it rolling from Beyond The Arc their there so many weapons again for Kenny Brooks on that offensive end nice move washingon stop and go high off the glass doesn’t hit the Rim Virginia Tech so far starting ACC play with a bang and a whistle of foul on Pittsburgh The Three Amigos for Virginia Tech returning from a year ago we’ve talked about kitley we’ve talked about aore and now we definitely we’ll talk about Kayla King and her shooting of the basketball from long range Excellent personalities I mean that’s another thing and roommates nonetheless good stop there the queens of Castle literally and figuratively I think and they they both could do our job but we can’t do their job no doubt about it maybe at some point they will suu with a good start out of the

Timeout against the Zone it’s going to shoot this is Washington yeah excuse me this is uh Bella Perkins who’s going to go to the line to the line number 10 Bella Perkins shooting see Bella Perkins you see the the wrap on her right shoulder she missed the game against Le

Mo 80% from the line this year by the way Saturday afternoon right here on acc Network we’ll have our first basketball triple header of the New Year Virginia takes on state to start us off at 2 Eastern then Florida State host Virginia Tech and finally number 16 Duke and

Notre Dame Square Off in South Bend should be a great afternoon of Hoops on acc Network Hoops season on the men’s side is off to just a crazy start oh yeah that’s a triple from Amore and it’s down per usual for Georgia Amore that’s a nice play against his own little

Penetration quick reversal and a wide open three by Amore it is the time right men’s and women’s on both sides to kind of figure out your identity as a team before conference play as we really ramp things up in [Applause] January I think Tech’s figuring out a

Whole lot today yeah one thing we know for sure about the the women’s basketball side is there there are a bunch of national contenders in this league it wasn’t like that you know 5 years ago four years ago even Tech the first team to get into

That final four since 2016 last year I think the big thing has been just the depth there just so many good teams not just not just a couple at the very top the league really goes 8 nine 10 Deep with teams that could be NCAA tournament teams King trying to keep it rolling

That’s strong Tech Nine threes so far today 9 for [Applause] 21 there you see with the graphic that’s about to come up how many competitors we have in this league Tech right in the thick of things Cy stay a surprising team too yeah nine teams in in the top

50 already Syracuse is is leading today uh again we talked about NC’s St maybe maybe the national surprise West Moore went from being 100 to the to the Hun and I’m sure I’m sure he’s not liking that they’ll get uh Virginia tonight at 6 mock at Virginia they’ve they’ve had a

Lot of injuries a lot of talent but a lot of injuries in Charlottesville write the ship down in Charlottesville of course so far Florida State knocked off Wake Forest UNCC over Clemson no tight ones looking forward to Louisville and Miami that’ll tip off in about 45 minutes

Eastern for the top six teams at least preseason rankings in the conference there’s place again again and through all that contact always keeps her composure Malcolm and one opportunity for second Malcolm’s really done a nice job off the dribble hadn’t been able to find the range from from

Outside the arc but she’s gone to another part of her game like you mentioned averages 11 points a game Asen Malcolm an 81% free throw shooter back to the line chance to get to double figures Here can’t do it whistle and they get battle on the foul batt first foul battle that freshman Camden kathle back to kitley real quick though year after year for a player like that after you get those accolades it gets harder and harder because these teams

Are keing on you even if it’s a pit they’re going to double team you they are going to give you their best and that’s why it’s so impressive what she does game in g game out year in year out look at that she’s getting double teamed off the ball yeah constantly having to

Reinvent herself and and expand her skill set Baker her second triple Baker I think when she touches it everybody kind of you know holds their breath anticipating that it’s going to go in how about the hokes from Deep daughter of Vin Baker two for two from Beyond The Arc today Jayla Jordan with

Nine this is Perkins back to Jordan straightway three is pulled down by samil and a whistle and another foul called they get aod Del another look at this dish from amore Boy she makes it look pretty huh creates the help how many times has she drawn the defense just a little bit in her Direction leaving somebody wide open that’s assist number three for Georgia Amore she’s leading the team she tied with Kayla King there she’s capable of the spectacular but but the little

Things like that are what just amazes me and that relationship right there is so important between head coach Kenny Brooks and George we were at shooter around today and you can just tell it’s leader and head coach there’s such a clear structure there Kenny Brooks mini me yeah I think she posted that

Me I think the word special is overused a lot with teams but it is really special what tech has between their head coach and their team they had all the success last year almost unspoken communication at this point Malcolm long 2 who’s become kind of a silver lining for Pittsburgh

Offensively so far she’s got nine Amore that time trying to throw the skip pass to Baker in the corner and just lost it King back in again she’s playing with three fouls that Is she’s said an okay game 13 points and three I actually 11 points and four rebounds but she’s she hasn’t been the dominant part of the offense and right there you see the the the talent of Bella Perkins shot the most threes on the team so far today gets her first one

To fall one for four now and she’s got four Bella Perkins trying to get going coming back after that shoulder injury was a big loss for Pittsburgh in the last couple of games amore with eight drives in gets the foul go to the chity strike for two yeah that

Was a mismatch got got caught in a switch right there Pittsburgh does switch a lot on defense that time Amore had the mismatch and was able to get by her Manore in the 2023 ACC tournament MVP goes to the line it helps when you’re best two players shoot 87 and 89 from

The free throw line a Moore with 89 Elizabeth kitley with 87 from the free throw line then King King shoots a great percentage but she doesn’t get to shoot very many she’s only five for six on the season amymore goes out to get that little extra rest during this before the

Period break coming up wsel is the substitution the red shirt freshman from San Antonio Texas Kenny Brooks said number one in white plays with a confident flare has incredible range you can say that just about anyone on this on this team yeah highly recruited out of San Antonio Texas has had some really good games this year of course he can play a couple

Different positions play one two or three this defense by EG hoki with six it’s wsel driving inside gets the foul with 1.5 to go in the third quarter smart play by wsel that time could have kicked it out was aware of the clock and goes to the free

Throw line to to basically end the quarter L and check number 13 La rust rust comes in for Pittsburgh wizel player who played at two different high schools coming up in San Antonio as a brother out west at Wyoming a shooter as she was recruited out of high School red sh last year part of a big freshman class now that’s right really good class maybe the best class since kitley and uh and King came in as Virginia Tech heads on to the National stage it’s only going to keep getting better as this game has for the hokes 652

Amore Leading The Way with 15 dishes to a double team kley a wide open E yes time and time again that’s how it works the open player is e and if you’re Pittsburgh darned if you do and darned if you don’t double team don’t double team it’s it’s really very difficult to

Defend this team a lot of teams in the ACC think at times are going to have to bank on Virginia Tech having an off shooting Night and hit on the wrong end of that today takes 11 of 24 from Deep that’s a nice aggressive move by Gabby Hutcherson that time but couldn’t finish It King can’t get the roll Point Blank shot is Off the [Applause] Mark and the hokes will keep shooting remember they struggled early against William and Mary and came back 9 for 11 from three in the second half never out of it a more long two yes geore really there’s really nothing that

She can’t do mid-range finish at The Rim obviously the three incredible passer intangibles leadership on the court dishing dishes that one to e gyore thought that one was in she turned around she ran to the other end she does have a little bit of Steph Curry to her doesn’t she oh no

Question that it Factor yeah indefinable but you know it when you see it right Hutcherson response nice green right there didn’t do a good job of sliding through and hutter with her second three she’s got eight on two triples talked about her earlier played at Ohio State worked Off the Bench for

The Buckeyes in both years a and pursuit and the finish on the glass but again you you have to do a good job of closing out on a shooter like that and then that opens up opportunities if they can take it and make a good decision going to the basket

Kitley can’t get that one to go all things considered Liz kitley has had a relatively I guess by her standards an off night an off day I should say five for 14 from the floor pedestrian seven official on the floor 713 to go all Virginia Tech 7232 this difficulty Thursday night at

10 Eastern after our women’s basketball double header the nothing but net crew will break down the day in the ACC with highlights and Analysis from every women’s basketball game and look ahead to the best matchups on the schedule in the coming week that’s coverage you can

Only find in one place right here on the ACC Network and the ESPN app that’s a good crew right there but uh Kelly gramick is just a amazing with her knowledge of the ACC but that’s that’s a really good group they do a great job Oki is getting more and more

Coverage because of what has happened the last couple of years in their success trying to build something back up under Tory birdie in his first season as head coach hired back in April Bella Perkins rejected by Sam with only six on the shot clock and we are Kevin we are in the Bojangles

Biscuit warning three points away some really nice shot block right there that’s king with a nice move she’ll head to the line some and King have played against each other before some guarded her last year in a Wake Forest uniform so the biscuit warning is of

Well we we missed the watch you know when you like a warning is more serious right yeah more serious and it looks like it it really looks like a mortal lock right right here for sure 7 minutes to go think yeah so a lot of people are anticipating this

Shot the last game Soma suffren made bow time clinching free throws under 10 seconds in the game put that under accolades in her bio oh it’s in my notes a triple would do it Here Sam working inside for a Paia the transfer from Wake Forest was a really nice move took her time no rush she had the advantage entry this time to Hutcherson it’s pulled in by Samuel you ready I think the fans are Ready double dribble on Amore roommates with the turnover may have been the pressure of the warning may have been the pressure of the biscuit I said maybe you shouldn’t say Mor to lock that’s number seven for Virginia Tech turn overwise done a really nice job of taking care of the basketball among the best in the

League at taking care of the basketball averaging 11.7 per game number 12 in the NCAA 14th in the league Short Corner Leu King Le she’s got [Applause] 15 off of screen Amore triple off to the Left transition and pit will lose the basketball that’s another another turnover for the Panthers number 17 yeah they’ve actually cleaned that up really nicely in the second half yeah Tory verie has a history though that’s a head coach of Pittsburgh of turning programs around we’ve talked about what he did at Eastern Michigan

Came in his first year with emu LED them to an 822 record his final year there they were 22 and 12 that was back in 2016 then he got hired by UMass went 9 and 21 his first year with the minute woman and then last year his final year 27 and seven all s of program records pretty big turnarounds right there so it’s the blueprint right and he knows how to do it he knows how to build

Programs and he’s going to try to do the same with Pittsburgh here this year and in the coming years I should say Amore open Lane and one coming up there it is biscuits for all and you hear the [Applause] Appreciation maybe the one of the loudest cheers we’ve had and animated cheers in that and what a way to do it Georgia count biscuit now that’s the loudest cheer [Applause] tonight she’s got 20 Perkins triple right in front of us and an [Applause] airbone conf fying the team to run the offense a little Bit Drop off and Tech loses it strike try for the Post toost pass right there so here’s Perkins again all right something to keep in mind Virginia Tech their largest margin of victory in an AC game is 49 so trying to break some records here today at home in it’s first ACC match

Up how about King Le two that is nice D by Matilda e who has been locked down today for Tech wendzel yes nice move by the red shirt freshman Perkins transition bucket not there that’s something that pit hasn’t done at all that’s kind of how things

Have gone for Pittsburgh do a nice job throwing a long pass wide open layup and not to finish Matilda e keeps it rolling what a day for the Michigan State transfer she’s got 16 on her third triple she’s becoming that that third consistent score for Virginia Tech something that the hokes and every

Team in the ACC will need going forward in conference play watch out when this team’s on transition Amore slows it Down and Kenny Brook is going to call a timeout to get players in quick turn around no timeout by the way coming up after our game here at 400 p.m. on the ACC Network our New Year’s eveeve quadruple header roll on with 19th ranked Louisville taking on Miami and we cap off today

With number three NC State at Virginia we of course wish everyone a Happy New Year any big New Year’s plans uh drive home there you go bring in 2024 you see undefeated teams in all of division one Clara St Clara St with a Pair South Carolina a top all of women’s basketball had another dominant win last night at East Carolina an NCAA team and they just they have no mercy they are so good defensively Hokies meanwhile next week around this time take on NC that’ll be a huge one first really big one in

Conference for the hokes they’ve got Wake Forest on Thursday before that that’s on the road in Winston Salem every game now is just really big you want to you want to win the regular season Championship but more than that everybody is playing for the highest seed that they can

Get take that next step to Inc conference right last year the Hoke went 14 and four in the ACC pit meanwhile they’ll go back home take on Notre Dame and Georgia Tech for air Thursday Sunday matchups don’t hit the road till they take on Boston College in two weeks time

The Notre Dame freshman hadalo if you haven’t seen her she is musty TV course Olivia miles is out Citron has been out some and noted a continues to win really doing a good job talk about injuries I mean Virginia Tech this the team that can stay healthy

Watch out for a similar production last year and once again another triple for the hokes up to [Applause] 87 218 to go a whistle and a foul called on Virginia Tech seen the Freshman play well st’s done a good job wisel’s had some big plays Baker knocking down threes

All right so we are on record watch by the way this is a 49-point Advantage for Virginia Tech that’s their largest margin of victory in the ACC Le King has something to say about it for Two G te’s done a pretty good job and King still sitting there with 19 points four rebounds just a really good player but you Che in for p number 14 Jayla Jord so far this year out of conference play she’s been able to just get hers no matter what

Right not only shooting at a high clip but doing it efficiently 54% from the floor just fit best in the ACC cleanly played fourth quarter because everybody the shots are going in so only the second foul on Pittsburgh Tech for the most part is empty the bench kitley Amore the roommates both out this is Kayla King Matilda e out as well mishaw with seven welzel has to get one up the sharp shooter red shirt freshman lets it Go and Connects one of those nights it’s hard to believe this is the same team that went 0 for nine for the first 5 minutes of the second quarter against William and Mary or excuse me that’s right that was that was today against P it is hard to

Believe all right so keep an eye that’s a 50o Advantage for the hokes and uh record is 49 in ACC play in terms of margin of victory at this point they pretty much wrapped it up let’s put a bow on this Mac what has gone well for Tech today

Well they’ve done a lot of Defense obviously they they they can really make shots and that that that’s so valuable obviously I I don’t mean to understate the fact that scoring is important but the fact that you make shots opens up so many things [Applause] inside taking care of the basketball

It’s something they’ve done all season just eight turnovers average just under 12 wzo slashing in and she gets hit for the boul have 19 assist on those 34 made baskets always a high percentage for Kenny Brooks’s team they always share the basketball the H is number one car W in

Double figures in just 18 minutes 10 points already averaging five a game this year misses her first from the line and Tech misses its first from the line now eight for Nine here we go record on the line for Virginia Tech lead is 51 largest margin of Victory 49 for the Hocus in ACC Play this is Washington suffer did a nice job of staying in front of her right there a has done a good job against Washington’s too in terms of stoping penetration whistle a foul call and Raven Boswell will go to the line bwell just got eligible transfer from Georgia

Tech thanks to the new NCAA transfer rules athletes who transfer more than once can now play effective now play just one minute against Le [Applause] Mo Tory verie talked about current state of college basketball it’s tough to keep players nowadays he said but we can win big here

At some point in his career he said it’s going to take Work and one to forget for Pittsburgh and to learn from today I think that’s it for uh hokes from a shooting standpoint to dribble the clock out [Applause] here and so there you go 9141 is your final and Virginia Tech beats Pittsburgh by 50 to open ACC play it’s their

Largest margin of victory in ACC

The Virginia Tech Hokies dominated the Panthers, 91-41. The 50-point margin of victory is the largest by Virginia Tech in an ACC game in school history. Six Hokies players scored in double-figures with Georgia Amoore’s 20 points leading the way. Matlida Ekh scored 16 points. Elizabeth Kitley added 10 points and nine rebounds. For Pitt, Liatu King scored 19 points.