2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	13–3 (4–1 ACC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Lindsey Hicks; Radvile Autukaite;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Louisville	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
No. 15 Florida State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	4	.778
Syracuse	4	–	1	.800	14	–	2	.875
No. 14 Virginia Tech	4	–	1	.800	13	–	3	.813
No. 23 North Carolina	4	–	1	.800	12	–	5	.706
No. 4 NC State	3	–	1	.750	15	–	1	.938
No. 19 Notre Dame	3	–	2	.600	12	–	3	.800
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	.600	12	–	5	.706
Duke	3	–	2	.600	11	–	5	.688
Boston College	2	–	3	.400	10	–	8	.556
Miami (FL)	1	–	4	.200	11	–	5	.688
Clemson	1	–	4	.200	8	–	9	.471
Virginia	0	–	5	.000	8	–	8	.500
Pittsburgh	0	–	5	.000	6	–	12	.333
Wake Forest	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 ACC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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

Previous season

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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Chloe Brooks	3	G	5'10"	Senior	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Graduated
Charlise Dunn	10	G	6'2"	Freshman	Victoria, Australia	Transferred to Davidson^[4]
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^[5]
Maddie Vejsicky	14	G	6'0"	Freshman	Newark, Ohio	Transferred to San Diego^[6]
Ashley Owusu	15	G	6'0"	Senior	Woodbridge, Virginia	Transferred to Penn State^[7]
Kayana Traylor	23	G	5'9"	Senior	Martinsville, Indiana	Graduated; Drafted 23rd overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft^[8]
Clara Ford	32	C	6'3"	Graduate Student	Vienna, Virginia	Graduated
Taylor Geiman	35	G/F	6'0"	Senior	Hanover, Pennsylvania	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rose Micheaux	4	F	6'2"	Junior	Wayne, Michigan	Minnesota^[9]
Matilda Ekh	11	G/F	6'0"	Junior	Västerås, Sweden	Michigan State^[10]
Olivia Summiel	20	G/F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Dayville, Connecticut	Wake Forest^[11]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[12]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Carys Baker F	West Hartford, Connecticut	Loomis Chaffee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Carys Baker F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Mackenzie Nelson PG	Greenwich, Connecticut	St. Luke's	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Mackenzie Nelson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Samyah Suffren PG	Charlotte, North Carolina	Cannon School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Samyah Suffren PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Clara Strack F	Buffalo, New York	Hamburg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Clara Strack F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Gabby Brooks G	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Blacksburg	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Gabby Brooks G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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

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	Loretto 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

Kenny Brooks (James Madison)

Assistant coach(es)

Lindsey Hicks (Purdue)
Radvile Autukaite Reinhardt
Jauwan Scaife (Ball State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2023

Schedule

Source:^[13]

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			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	No. 14	Clemson			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse			JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Rivalry			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at North Carolina			Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN		at Louisville			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Notre Dame			Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
March 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Rivalry			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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	Final
AP	8	9	9	9	15	16	15	14	13	11	14									N/A
Coaches	5	9	9	9	13	14	14	14	11	11	14

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ Berman, Mark (March 5, 2023). "'Proud' Virginia Tech wins ACC women's basketball tournament for 1st time". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (March 25, 2023). "Georgia Amoore leads surging Virginia Tech into Elite 8". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ Pelton, Kevin (March 27, 2023). "Virginia Tech reaches first Final Four over Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
↑ "Wildcats Sign VT Transfer Charlise Dunn". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Kayana Traylor and Taylor Soule selected in WNBA Draft Monday night". hokiesports.com. VT Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
↑ "Women's Basketball Adds Maddie Vejsicky as Transfer". usdtoreros.com. University of San Diego Athletics. May 5, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ Philippou, Alexa (June 1, 2023). "Ex-Maryland, Va. Tech guard Ashley Owusu transfers to Penn State". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ 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.
↑ Berman, Mark (April 16, 2023). "College basketball notes: Virginia Tech women add Minnesota transfer Alanna Micheaux". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ Berman, Mark (April 21, 2023). "Virginia Tech women adding Michigan State's Matilda Ekh". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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[1] Berman, Mark (March 5, 2023). "'Proud' Virginia Tech wins ACC women's basketball tournament for 1st time". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[2] Philippou, Alexa (March 25, 2023). "Georgia Amoore leads surging Virginia Tech into Elite 8". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[3] Pelton, Kevin (March 27, 2023). "Virginia Tech reaches first Final Four over Ohio State". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[4] "Wildcats Sign VT Transfer Charlise Dunn". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson University Athletics. June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[5] "Kayana Traylor and Taylor Soule selected in WNBA Draft Monday night". hokiesports.com. VT Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[6] "Women's Basketball Adds Maddie Vejsicky as Transfer". usdtoreros.com. University of San Diego Athletics. May 5, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[7] Philippou, Alexa (June 1, 2023). "Ex-Maryland, Va. Tech guard Ashley Owusu transfers to Penn State". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[8] 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.

[9] Berman, Mark (April 16, 2023). "College basketball notes: Virginia Tech women add Minnesota transfer Alanna Micheaux". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[10] Berman, Mark (April 21, 2023). "Virginia Tech women adding Michigan State's Matilda Ekh". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[11] Berman, Mark (November 6, 2023). "Virginia Tech women's basketball transfers hope to pitch in". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[12] "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Venues	Cassell Coliseum (1976–present)
Rivalries	Virginia
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics