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Photo: ACCTop seed Virginia Tech struggled without three-time ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley, but the Hokies were able to take care of business, defeating Miami, 55-47, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.Tech coach Kenny Brooks confirmed before tipoff that Kitley, injured in the Hokies 80-75 loss a stanley cup t Virginia on Sunday, will not suit up at all in the ACC Tournament. First and foremost, her health and safety is everything that were worried about, and no basketball game or games or anything is going to supersede that, Brooks told reporters after the game. Were going to make sure. Were taking it slow. Rehab is going well. Shes diligently rehabbing. We made the d stanley spain ecision, she will not play this tournament, regardless of how far we go. 65 freshman Clara Strack filled in for Kitley in the post, and availed herself well 鈥?scoring 10 points 5-of-11 FG and pulling down five rebounds in 27 minutes.But it was point guard Georgia Amoore who strapped this team to her back and made sure Virginia Tech 24-6 advanced.Amoore scored 27 points, 23 in the second half 鈥?shooting 7-of-14 from the floor and 8-of-10 at the line in the final 20 minutes.But it was a slog for the Hokies, the defending ACC Tournament champs, who stanley taza advanced to the 2023 Final Four after their conference run last spring.Miami 19-12 , a likely NCAA Tournament at-large team, trailed for most of the final 33:40, but the Canes were able to hang around.A Kyla Oldacre layup cut the Tech lead to one 39 seco Bmpv Chris Graham, Scott German talk UVA hoops, more
You probably dont want to hear this, Virginia, but yeah, youre frontrunners when it comes to sports.Public Policy Polling聽has been polling Virginia the past few days to gauge attitudes and opinions on the 2016 presidential race and the 2017 governors race. As part of that work, the pollsters asked questions on other issues, including our favorite sports teams.The first time PPP polled Vi stanley thermos rginia on sports, in 2011, Virginia Tech topped UVA, and the Atlanta Braves were the favorite Major League Baseball team.Ahem, now more of us root for UVA, and the Washington Nationals have our baseball loyalties.UVA has the backing of 34 percent of Virginians, according to the poll, outpacing Virginia Tech supporters, who number stanley website 28 percent of the state.Back in 2011, it was Virginia Tech in a near-landslide, 32 percent to 21 percent who rooted for the Hoos.Maybe thats three years of so-so Hokie football, and a r stanley thermobecher esurgence in UVA basketball, with back-to-back 30-win seasons, and Wahoo baseball, which has been to three College World Series since 2011, and won the 2015 national championship.The Nats are the favorite baseball team for 18 percent of Virginians, outpacing the Braves and New York Yankees, at 12 percent each, and the Baltimore Orioles, at 10 percent.Four years ago, the Braves were the favorites of 19 percent, to 14 percent for the Yankees, and 11 percent for the Nationals.Getting back to the UVA-Virginia Tech divide, you can also look at it as a partisan divide as well. Democrats root |
