2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Megan Duffy (1st season);
Associate head coach	Itoro Coleman (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sharnee Zoll-Norman (1st season); Jen Hoover (1st season);
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team will represent Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies will be led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy and will play their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duffy will enter her first season after being hired to replace Kenny Brooks on April 3, 2024.^[1]

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Boston College	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 14 Duke	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Florida State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Stanford	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Virginia	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Clemson	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 16 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
No. 25 Louisville	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
No. 20 NC State	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
SMU	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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]

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Gabby Brooks	2	G	5'10"	Freshman	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Transferred to Kentucky^[3]
Georgia Amoore	5	G	5'6"	Senior	Ballarat, Australia	Transferred to Kentucky^[4]
Clara Strack	13	C	6'5"	Freshman	Buffalo, New York	Transferred to Kentucky^[5]
Olivia Summiel	20	G/F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Dayville, Connecticut	Graduated
Cayla King	22	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Greensboro, North Carolina	Graduated
Elizabeth Kitley	33	C	6'6"	Graduate Student	Summerfield, North Carolina	Graduated; drafted 24th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lani White	0	G	5'11"	Junior	Irvine, California	Utah^[6]

Recruiting class

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Myah Hazelton F	Baltimore, Maryland	Sparrows Point	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Sep 5, 2022
Myah Hazelton F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kayl Petersen G/F	Waupun, Wisconsin	Waupun	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Apr 29, 2024
Kayl Petersen G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Leila Wells G	Chelsea, Michigan	Chelsea	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Apr 21, 2024
Leila Wells G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ramiya White C	Louisville, Kentucky	Butler Traditional	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	May 1, 2024
Ramiya White C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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

2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Lani White	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Mater Dei Utah	Irvine, CA
G	1	Carleigh Wenzel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Antonian College Prep	San Antonio, TX
G	2	Leila Wells	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Chelsea	Chelsea, MI
G	3	Mackenzie Nelson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	St. Luke's	Greenwich, CT
F	4	Rose Micheaux	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Wayne Memorial Minnesota	Wayne, MI
F	10	Carys Baker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Loomis Chaffee	West Hartford, CT
G/F	11	Matilda Ekh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Riksbasketgymnasiet Luleå Michigan State	Västerås, Sweden
G	12	Samyah Suffren	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Cannon School	Charlotte, NC
F	21	Myah Hazelton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Sparrows Point	Baltimore, MD
C	22	Ramiya White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Butler Traditional	Louisville, KY
F	34	Kayl Petersen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Waupun	Waupun, WI

Head coach

Megan Duffy (Notre Dame)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:^[8]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Limestone	W 92–41	—	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	UNC Wilmington	W 99–57	1–0	18 – Ekh	9 – Ekh	5 – Wenzel	Cassell Coliseum (5,064) Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Iowa Ally Tipoff	L 52–71	1–1	14 – Wenzel	7 – Tied	3 – Ekh	Spectrum Center (15,424) Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	UNC Asheville	W 85–62	2–1	25 – Wenzel	8 – Wenzel	4 – Baker	Cassell Coliseum (4,606) Blacksburg, VA
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Coppin State	W 86–51	3–1	19 – Micheaux	11 – Micheaux	5 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (4,890) Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Rutgers	W 91–80	4–1	19 – Wenzel	17 – Micheaux	4 – Suffren	Cassell Coliseum (4,644) Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Elon						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., Women's Sports Network	vs. Davidson Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* TBA, Women's Sports Network	vs. Belmont/Michigan Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Radford						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Campbell						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Wake Forest						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Rivalry						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at NC State						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Notre Dame						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Rivalry						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at North Carolina						Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Stanford						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	California						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—

References

^ "Virginia Tech hires Marquette's Megan Duffy as new coach". espn.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Michael Voepel; Alexa Philippou (March 26, 2024). "What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Makauskas, Caroline (August 1, 2024). "'A no-brainer.' Why Georgia Amoore, Amelia Hassett and others followed Kenny Brooks to UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 4, 2024). "Ex-Virginia Tech G Georgia Amoore transferring to Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Makauskas, Caroline (April 5, 2024). "Kentucky women's basketball lands 6-foot-5 freshman center in transfer portal". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Berman, Mark (May 1, 2024). "Virginia Tech women add Utah transfer Lani White". heraldcourier.com. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[1] "Virginia Tech hires Marquette's Megan Duffy as new coach". espn.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[2] Michael Voepel; Alexa Philippou (March 26, 2024). "What Kenny Brooks' Virginia Tech exit means for Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[3] Makauskas, Caroline (August 1, 2024). "'A no-brainer.' Why Georgia Amoore, Amelia Hassett and others followed Kenny Brooks to UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[4] Philippou, Alexa (April 4, 2024). "Ex-Virginia Tech G Georgia Amoore transferring to Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[5] Makauskas, Caroline (April 5, 2024). "Kentucky women's basketball lands 6-foot-5 freshman center in transfer portal". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[6] Berman, Mark (May 1, 2024). "Virginia Tech women add Utah transfer Lani White". heraldcourier.com. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[7] "Virginia Tech Hokies". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[8] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

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