2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–3 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachItoro Coleman (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech 1 0   1.000 13 0   1.000
No. 21 California 1 0   1.000 13 1   .929
Miami (FL) 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
Florida State 1 0   1.000 11 2   .846
No. 3 Notre Dame 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 14 Duke 1 0   1.000 10 3   .769
No. 22 NC State 1 0   1.000 9 3   .750
Boston College 1 0   1.000 10 4   .714
Clemson 1 0   1.000 8 4   .667
No. 17 North Carolina 0 1   .000 12 2   .857
Virginia Tech 0 1   .000 9 3   .750
Stanford 0 1   .000 8 4   .667
SMU 0 1   .000 8 5   .615
Virginia 0 1   .000 8 5   .615
Louisville 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Wake Forest 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Pittsburgh 0 1   .000 8 6   .571
Syracuse 0 1   .000 6 6   .500
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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]

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kayl Petersen
G/F
Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Apr 29, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Leila Wells
G
Chelsea, Michigan Chelsea 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Apr 21, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Ramiya White
C
Louisville, Kentucky Butler Traditional 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A May 1, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 W 87–69  5–1
 19  Micheaux   14  Micheaux   10  Micheaux  Cassell Coliseum (5,156)
Blacksburg, VA
November 29, 2024*
4:30 p.m., Women's
Sports Network
vs. Davidson
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division semifinals
W 79–50  6–1
 11  Tied   9  Micheaux   4  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (540)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
7:30 p.m., Women's
Sports Network
vs. Michigan
Fort Myers Tip-Off Shell Division
L 65–76  6–2
 15  Baker   5  Tied   5  Wenzel  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (573)
Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024*
5:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 70–61  7–2
 14  Tied   9  Micheaux   5  Wenzel  Stegeman Coliseum (2,162)
Athens, GA
December 8, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 8 Duke L 59–81  7–3
(0–1)
 19  Wenzel   6  Tied   3  Suffren  Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,328)
Durham, NC
December 15, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Radford W 73–34  8–3
 23  White   10  Micheaux   9  Nelson  Cassell Coliseum (5,421)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Campbell W 81–46  9–3
 15  Ekh   10  Baker   5  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (5,082)
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
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

  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.