2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by fourth year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–9 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Britney Anderson Jennifer Brown Shawn Poppie
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4		.778			28	–	4		.875
Duke	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	8		.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
North Carolina	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Clemson	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17		.056			5	–	26		.161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The Hokies finished the season 21–9 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elizabeth Kitley C	Summerfield, North Carolina	Northwest Guilford High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Makayla Ennis G	Ontario, Canada	The RISE Centre Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Geiman G	Hanover, Pennsylvania	South Western Senior High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Cayla King PG	Greensboro, North Carolina	Northwest Guilford High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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

2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Trinity Baptiste 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hillsborough Northwest Florida St Tampa, FL G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. John's Alexandria, VA G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA G 4 Dara Mabrey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Manasquan Belmar, NJ G 5 Taja Cole 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS L.C. Bird Georgia Richmond, VA G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA G/F 15 Makayla Ennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The RISE Centre Academy Ontario, Canada F 21 Lydia Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Kinston Radford Kinston, NC G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Woodmond USC Sacramento, CA C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Northwest Guilford Summerfield, NC G/F 35 Tyalor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr South Western Hanover, PA C 40 Alex Obouh Fegue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Pierre de Coubertin (Calais, France) Eastern Florida Chatearoux, France	Head coach Kenny Brooks (James Madison) Assistant coach(es) Britney Anderson (Virginia Tech) Jennifer Brown (James Madison) Shawn Poppie (Limestone) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 21, 2019

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Saint Francis (PA)	W 105–41	1–0	27 – Kitley	8 – Rivers	9 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,209) Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at George Mason	W 77–58	2–0	22 – Sheppard	15 – Rivers	7 – Cole	EagleBank Arena (1,282) Fairfax, VA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Liberty	W 73–69	3–0	20 – Sheppard	8 – Rivers	6 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,422) Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ACCNX		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 85–43	4–0	20 – Baptiste	9 – Kitley	8 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,110) Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Davidson	W 88–68	5–0	18 – Mabrey	9 – Kitley	3 – 3 tied	Cassell Coliseum (1,256) Blacksburg, VA
November 29, 2019* 1:15 p.m.		vs. Belmont Daytona Beach Invitational	W 60–58	6–0	18 – Sheppard	13 – Baptiste	7 – Cole	Ocean Center (173) Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019* 1:15 p.m.		vs. Georgia Daytona Beach Invitational	L 72–77	6–1	24 – Mabrey	10 – Baptiste	6 – Cole	Ocean Center (213) Daytona Beach, FL
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 67–54	7–1	17 – Tied	12 – Baptiste	5 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,282) Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Gardner-Webb	W 87–65	8–1	22 – Mabrey	17 – Baptiste	8 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,291) Blacksburg, VA
December 20, 2019* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Rice Puerto Rico Coqui Classic	W 54–45	9–1	18 – Sheppard	14 – Kitley	4 – Rivers	Mario Morales Coliseum (100) Guaynabo, PR
December 21, 2019* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Wichita State Puerto Rico Coqui Classic	W 84–63	10–1	18 – Sheppard	12 – Rivers	10 – Cole	Mario Morales Coliseum (100) Guaynabo, PR
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., RSN		at No. 8 Florida State	L 62–86	10–2 (0–1)	14 – Tied	9 – Baptiste	5 – Cole	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,969) Tallahassee, FL
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 9 NC State	L 69–76	10–3 (0–2)	28 – Sheppard	7 – 3 tied	6 – Cole	Reynolds Coliseum (4,153) Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		North Carolina	W 76–70	11–3 (1–2)	16 – Tied	9 – Baptiste	4 – Mabrey	Cassell Coliseum (1,939) Blacksburg, VA
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 68–56	12–3 (2–2)	21 – Cole	13 – Rivers	6 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,332) Blacksburg, VA
January 12, 2020 3:00 p.m., RSN		at Duke	L 67–72 OT	12–4 (2–3)	21 – Kitley	10 – Cole	5 – Cole	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,088) Durham, NC
January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., RSN		at Virginia	W 69–61	13–4 (3–3)	15 – Mabrey	10 – Tied	8 – Cole	John Paul Jones Arena (4,313) Charlottesville, VA
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W 70–49	14–4 (4–3)	20 – Baptiste	11 – Kitley	5 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,428) Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN		Clemson	W 71–50	15–4 (5–3)	15 – Cole	15 – Rivers	9 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,839) Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse	L 65–67	15–5 (5–4)	10 – Kitley	10 – Cole	9 – Cole	Carrier Dome (1,096) Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (FL)	W 69–45	16–5 (6–4)	17 – Baptiste	8 – Baptiste	9 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,629) Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 7 NC State	L 59–71	16–6 (6–5)	19 – Cole	10 – Rivers	3 – Sheppard	Cassell Coliseum (2,271) Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN		at North Carolina	W 72–63	17–6 (7–5)	18 – Mabrey	8 – Tied	3 – Cole	Carmichael Arena (2,536) Chapel Hill, NC
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech	W 64–61 OT	18–6 (8–5)	17 – Sheppard	13 – Rivers	8 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,326) Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2020 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	W 73–62	19–6 (9–5)	21 – Kitley	14 – Kitley	9 – Cole	LJVM Coliseum (1,509) Winston-Salem, NC
February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., RSN		at Notre Dame	W 68–62	20–6 (10–5)	19 – Kitley	10 – Kitley	11 – Cole	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,401) Notre Dame, IN
February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	L 76–86	20–7 (10–6)	32 – Sheppard	9 – Kitley	5 – Mabrey	Cassell Coliseum (2,597) Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Duke	W 70–56	21–7 (11–6)	19 – Kitley	10 – Kitley	10 – Cole	Cassell Coliseum (1,603) Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 5 Louisville	L 53–70	21–8 (11–7)	17 – Kitley	10 – Cole	3 – Cole	KFC Yum! Center (10,423) Louisville, KY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020 11:00 a.m., RSN	(5)	vs. (13) Wake Forest Second round	L 55–58	21–9	15 – Kitley	10 – Rivers	3 – Cole	Greensboro Coliseum (6,357) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2019–20 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	Final
AP																		RV
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not Ranked in Previous Week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team