2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by second year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1][2][3] They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
WNIT, Runner-up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	Kenny Brooks (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Britney Anderson Jennifer Brown Shawn Poppie
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 5 Notre Dame	15	–	1		.938			35	–	3		.921
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 21 NC State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Duke	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			23	–	14		.622
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			11	–	19		.367
† 2018 ACC tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 20–14, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Clemson. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Rider, Navy and Penn State in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals.

Media

Virginia Tech Hokies Sports Network

The Virginia Tech Hokies IMG Sports Network broadcast Hokies games on WNMX.^[4] Andrew Allegretta provided the call for the games and for select ESPN3 games.^[4]

Roster

2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Taylor Emery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Freedom Tulane/Gulf Coast State Tampa, FL G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. John's Alexandria, VA G 3 Diandra DaRosa 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr William E. Tolman ASA College Pawtucket, RI G 10 Kendyl Brooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Spotswood Harrisonburg, VA F 11 Regan Magarity 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Norrköping, Sweden G 12 Chanette Hicks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Maury Norfolk, VA G 14 Kaela Kinder 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ the King Inwood, NY F 20 Michelle Berry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Miami Country Day Cal State Fullerton Miami, FL F 22 Sierra Votaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Harrells Christian Harrells, NC G 23 Rachel Camp 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr East Rutherford Forest City, NC F 25 Alexis Jean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Treasure Coast Kennesaw State/Palm Beach State Port St. Lucie, FL F 40 Erinn Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Franklin County Union Hall, VA F/C 55 Celeste Akoro 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr O'Fallon Township O'Fallon, IL	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: February 25, 2018

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 3:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Wagner	W 99–32	1–0	Cassell Coliseum (2,086) Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Auburn	W 72–63	2–0	Cassell Coliseum (2,156) Blacksburg, VA
November 17, 2017* 9:00 pm, ACCN Extra		USC Upstate	W 87–56	3–0	Cassell Coliseum (2,162) Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2017* 6:30 pm, ACCN Extra		UCF	W 86–69	4–0	Cassell Coliseum (2,166) Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2017* 2:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Drexel Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 79–67	5–0	Titan Field House (674) Melbourne, FL
November 24, 2017* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Butler Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 77–79	5–1	Titan Field House (369) Melbourne, FL
November 25, 2017* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. No. 11 West Virginia Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 61–79	5–2	Titan Field House (276) Melbourne, FL
November 30, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Illinois ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 96–49	6–2	State Farm Center (1,339) Champaign, IL
December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Radford Rivalry	W 68–42	7–2	Cassell Coliseum (2,388) Blacksburg, VA
December 6, 2017* 8:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 90–52	8–2	Cassell Coliseum (2,027) Blacksburg, VA
December 10, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Chattanooga	W 64–44	9–2	McKenzie Arena (3,676) Chattanooga, TN
December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 74–34	10–2	OceanFirst Bank Center (980) West Long Branch, NJ
December 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		High Point	W 86–63	11–2	Cassell Coliseum (2,388) Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017 2:30 pm, ACCN Extra		NC State	L 51–68	11–3 (0–1)	Cassell Coliseum (2,132) Blacksburg, VA
December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Boston College	W 89–58	12–3 (1–1)	Cassell Coliseum (2,349) Blacksburg, VA
January 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 3 Louisville	L 56–67	12–4 (1–2)	KFC Yum! Center (7,523) Louisville, KY
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Pittsburgh	W 89–66	13–4 (2–2)	Cassell Coliseum (2,256) Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2018 2:30 pm, RSN		at No. 13 Florida State	L 62–107	13–5 (2–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,983) Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 15 Duke	L 75–86	13–6 (2–4)	Cassell Coliseum (2,365) Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2018 12:30 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Commonwealth Clash	L 52–61	13–7 (2–5)	John Paul Jones Arena (4,212) Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Tech	W 68–62	14–7 (3–5)	Cassell Coliseum (2,179) Blacksburg, VA
January 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Miami	L 78–82	14–8 (3–6)	Cassell Coliseum (2,878) Blacksburg, VA
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	W 73–64	15–8 (4–6)	Carrier Dome (1,416) Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at North Carolina	W 90–74	16–8 (5–6)	Carmichael Arena (2,744) Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Virginia Commonwealth Clash	L 62–64	16–9 (5–7)	Cassell Coliseum (2,733) Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Wake Forest	L 56–73	16–10 (5–8)	LJVM Coliseum (485) Winston–Salem, NC
February 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Clemson	W 53–45	17–10 (6–8)	Cassell Coliseum (2,425) Blacksburg, VA
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		No. 5 Notre Dame	L 59–89	17–11 (6–9)	Purcell Pavilion (8,053) South Bend, IN
February 25, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Miami	L 46–76	17–12 (6–10)	Watsco Center (1,165) Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	(8)	vs. (9) Syracuse Second Round	W 85–70	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	(8)	vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals	L 70–73	18–13	Greensboro Coliseum (3,297) Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Navy First Round	W 56–55	19–13	Cassell Coliseum (828) Blacksburg, VA
March 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		George Mason Second Round	W 78–69	20–13	Cassell Coliseum (774) Blacksburg, VA
March 22, 2018* 7:00 pm		Fordham Third Round	W 81–50	21–13	Cassell Coliseum (950) Blacksburg, VA
March 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Alabama Quarterfinals	W 74–67	22–13	Cassell Coliseum (1,067) Blacksburg, VA
March 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		at West Virginia Semifinals	W 64–61	23–13	WVU Coliseum (3,015) Morgantown, WV
March 31, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBSSN		at Indiana Championship Game	L 57–65	23–14	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,007) Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2017–18 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											N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV		RV								RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team