In front of a sold-out Cassell Coliseum, the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team earned a spot in the Sweet 16 for just the second time in program history, advancing to the regional semifinal round following wins over Chattanooga and South Dakota State.
The top-seeded Hokies will make the cross-country trek to Seattle ahead of their clash with No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday, March 25. Tipoff time is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The winner of that game will play the winner of the UConn-Ohio State contest on Monday, March 27, with a trip to the Final Four up for grabs.
Take a deeper dive below into the other three squads joining Virginia Tech in the Emerald City this weekend.
NO. 4 TENNESSEE
No stranger to March Madness, the Lady Vols are making their 36th Sweet 16 appearance, the most for any women’s or men’s program in NCAA Tournament history. Tennessee has won eight national championships in its storied history, trailing only UConn and its 11 national titles.
Virginia Tech and Tennessee met earlier this season in Knoxville, a 59-56 win for the Hokies behind a team-high 18 points from Kayana Traylor. Elizabeth Kitley was held to just six points in that contest, one of only three games this year in which she failed to reach double figures.
The Lady Vols appear to be peaking at the right time, having scored 94 points and 95 points, respectively, in their first two NCAA Tournament games. They have won eight of their last 10 games, and the last time they lost to a team that was not No. 1 South Carolina was a 91-90 setback to Mississippi State back on Feb. 6.
Rickea Jackson and Jordan Horston, both First Team All-SEC picks, pace Tennessee’s offensive attack, averaging a combined 35 points per game.
The Hokies are 3-8 all-time against UT, including an 0-1 mark at neutral sites. Interestingly enough, that one neutral site game happened to be Virginia Tech’s first Sweet 16 trip back in 1999, a game the Hokies lost 68-52 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tennessee Head Coach Kellie Harper was a starting guard for the Vols in that game in 1999.
The top-seeded Hokies will make the cross-country trek to Seattle ahead of their clash with No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday, March 25. Tipoff time is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The winner of that game will play the winner of the UConn-Ohio State contest on Monday, March 27, with a trip to the Final Four up for grabs.
Take a deeper dive below into the other three squads joining Virginia Tech in the Emerald City this weekend.
NO. 4 TENNESSEE
No stranger to March Madness, the Lady Vols are making their 36th Sweet 16 appearance, the most for any women’s or men’s program in NCAA Tournament history. Tennessee has won eight national championships in its storied history, trailing only UConn and its 11 national titles.
Virginia Tech and Tennessee met earlier this season in Knoxville, a 59-56 win for the Hokies behind a team-high 18 points from Kayana Traylor. Elizabeth Kitley was held to just six points in that contest, one of only three games this year in which she failed to reach double figures.
The Lady Vols appear to be peaking at the right time, having scored 94 points and 95 points, respectively, in their first two NCAA Tournament games. They have won eight of their last 10 games, and the last time they lost to a team that was not No. 1 South Carolina was a 91-90 setback to Mississippi State back on Feb. 6.
Rickea Jackson and Jordan Horston, both First Team All-SEC picks, pace Tennessee’s offensive attack, averaging a combined 35 points per game.
The Hokies are 3-8 all-time against UT, including an 0-1 mark at neutral sites. Interestingly enough, that one neutral site game happened to be Virginia Tech’s first Sweet 16 trip back in 1999, a game the Hokies lost 68-52 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Tennessee Head Coach Kellie Harper was a starting guard for the Vols in that game in 1999.
NO. 2 UCONN
A program that needs no introduction to women’s basketball fans, UConn is appearing in its 30th Sweet 16. In the midst of a seven-game winning streak and having won 10 of their last 11 outings, the Huskies defeated Vermont and Baylor this past weekend to claim a spot in Seattle and extend their run to 29 consecutive Sweet 16 showings.
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