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PLAYERS & STAFF
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HISTORY & RECORDS
3-POINTER RECORD
Hannah Young
set the new senior year record
for 3-pointers made after dropping in three against
Elon. She broke the old record of 70 set by Jeni
Garber in 1990-91.
ROOKIE ALL-STAR
Chanette Hicks
has had a big freshman season,
setting four new program records. Hicks has set
the new marks for single-season steals, steals in an
ACC season, freshman class steals and freshman
class assists. Hicks set the new single-season
steals record and the assist record versus Elon.
The single-season steals record was set in 1998-
99 by Lisa Witherspoon with 86. The freshman
class assist record was set by Hicks’ teammate
Vanessa Panousis with 121 in 2013-14. She
broke the ACC season record and freshman class
steals records during conference play.
POSTSEASON BOUND
Virginia Tech earned a 2016 WNIT At-Large bid,
marking the Hokies’ fourth trip to the WNIT and the
13th time making postseason since the program’s
first trip in 1994.
MAKE THAT TWO
The Hokies defeated Virginia on Feb. 28 for their
second win over the Cavaliers this season. It marks
the first time in program history that Tech has beaten
UVA twice in the same season and just the third
time the Hokies have won in consecutive meetings.
WINNING WAYS
The win over Wake Forest guranteed the Hokies
their first winning season since 2006-07.
RECORDS ALL AROUND
Taijah Campbell
has moved into fifth place on
the Tech all-time record list for career blocks.
In addition, Campbell is the all-time leading
rebounder vs. ACC opponents in program history,
becoming the first player to have 300+ rebounds
against league foes.
MOVIN’ ON UP
With four 3-pointers at North Carolina,
Vanessa
Panousis
moved into second place on the career
record list, in addition Panousis set the program
record for 3-pointers made in ACC games. She
surpassed Lindsay Biggs on both lists. Biggs
tallied 188 career 3s and 84 in ACC play.
RIVALRY GAME
Virginia Tech picked up its first win since 2007
over rival Virginia, defeating the Cavaliers 66-46
on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. It snapped UVA’s 18-
game win streak in the series.
CAREER GAME
Sidney Cook
turned in a 23 point, 14 rebound
performance in the win over Virginia. It marks one
of the best performances in the Hokies’ history
with UVA. Former Tech players Tere Williams and
Uju Ugoka tallied 21 points/10 rebounds in 1998
and 2014, respectively.
JOINING THE CLUB
Vanessa Panousis
became the 24th member of
the Virginia Tech 1,000-point club when she hit
a 3-pointer in the third quarter at Florida State.
Panousis became just the ninth player in Tech
history to reach the milestone as a junior.
FRESHMAN RECORD
Chanette Hicks
scooped up five steals versus
Florida State to set a new freshman class record,
breaking the previous record of 57 set by Sonya
Dalton (1979-80) and Ieva Kublina (2000-01).
3Q SCORING
The Hokies dropped in 28 points in the third
quarter vs. Clemson on Jan. 18, marking the
second most points scored by the Hokies in any
quarter on the year.
STRONG START
The Hokies went 13-1 to open the season,
marking one of the best starts in program history.
In addition, Tech’s 11-game win streak marked the
third longest in history. The longest streak is 18
games (1998-99) with the second at 12 straight
(2003-04, 2005-06).
D-FENCE
The 33 points scored by Boston College on Jan.
3, 2016 ties the fewest points allowed in an ACC
game. Tech also held Clemson to 33 points on
Jan. 2, 2012.
GIMME THE BALL
Virginia Tech scooped up 16 steals in the game
against Boston College, marking the first time
since Jan. 2, 2012 that the Hokies have recorded
15 or more steals in a game.
DEFENSIVE STOP
The Hokies held Furman to 30 pts on Dec. 30,
2015, setting a program record for fewest points
allowed.
DECEMBER TRIUMPH
The Hokies went undefeated in the month of
December, marking the first time since the 2005-
06 season that Tech had an unblemished record
in Dec.
YOUNG FROM OUTSIDE
Hannah Young
had six 3-pointers vs. Coppin
State, connecting on 6-of-9 to tie the Cassell
Coliseum record. In addition, Young scored a
career-high 23 points to lead the Hokies to the win.
THE DIFFERENCE IS...
Tech’s 40-point (73-33) win over Morgan State
is the first time the Hokies have defeated a team
by 40 or more points since an 82-33 decision on
Dec. 21, 2013.
HONORED
Vanessa Panousis
was named the espnW
National Player of the Week as well as the
ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 7 for her
performances in Tech’s wins over Penn State
and Tennessee. Panousis led the Hokies in both
games, tallying 16 points vs. the Lady Lions
and 21 against the Lady Vols. Showing poise
at the line, Panousis combined for 10-of-10 at
the line in the final minutes of the two games to
help secure wins for Tech. She also dropped
in five 3-pointers against Tennessee, including
three in the second half to help spark the
Tech offense.
Virginia Tech was also named the NCAA Team of
the Week following the two wins.
WE GOT VOTES
The Hokies received votes in the Coaches’ Poll
this season (Dec. 9-Jan. 27). Tech also received
votes in the AP Poll Dec. 7-Jan. 3. The last time
Tech received votes in the AP Poll was the 2007
preseason edition.
STREAK SNAPPED
Virginia Tech’s win over Tennessee on Dec. 6
snapped the Lady Vols’ 44-game unbeaten streak
at home against unranked opponents. In addition,
Tennessee’s 43 points marked the fewest UT has
ever scored in a game.
A FEW FIRSTS
The Hokies win over then-No. 8 Tennessee
was the first win over a top-10 team since Tech
knocked off then-No. 8 Maryland in 2012. It was
also the program’s first win over the Lady Vols.
BACK-TO-BACK
With the wins over Penn State and Tennessee,
the Hokies picked up their first back-to-back wins
over non-conference Power 5 opponents since
early in the 2003-04 campaign.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
The Hokies knocked off Penn State 64-58 in the
2015 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tech’s last win in
the challenge came in 2012 over Wisconsin at
home. It also marks the first time that the Hokies
have won on the road as part of the challenge.
I’LL TAKE THAT
Chanette Hicks
recorded six steals against
Wofford, marking the most steals by a Tech player
in a game since the 2011 season. Hicks also had
five steals earlier in the season vs. Mason, marking
the first time a player had five steals in a game
since 2011.
HISTORY MAKING
Vanessa Panousis
tallied six three-pointers while
Hannah Young
added five against Mason to mark
the first time in program history that two players
have hit five or more treys in the same game.
ON FIRE
The Hokies connected on 14-of-27 from outside
the arc, shooting 51.9 percent against George
Mason to set a new team single-game three-
pointers made record.
RULER OF THE CASSELL
The Hokies’
Vanessa Panousis
tallied six three-
pointers in the win over George Mason, tying a
Cassell Coliseum record. The mark is also the
third highest single-game total in Tech history.
WELCOME TO THE HOKIES
The Hokies add a top 20 recruiting class to the
ranks this year as five-star recruit
Kelly Koshuta
,
four-star recruit
Chanette Hicks
and three-star
recruit
Alana Gilmer
have joined the squad. All
three players were nominated for the McDonald’s
All-American game.
WE’RE BACK
The Hokies return 10 players from last season’s
team that went on a memorable run in the ACC
Tournament, defeating NC State in the opening
round before moving on to knock off Pitt in the
second round. Tech advanced to the quarterfinals
of the ACC Tournament for the first time in
program history before falling to eventual Elite
Eight team Florida State. The Hokies became
the first last seeded team in the ACC to ever win
multiple games in the tournament.
AROUND THE WORLD
Samantha Hill
and
Vanessa Panousis
com
peted over the summer in the World University
Games. Panousis represented Australia at the event
while Hill helped team Canada to the silver medal.
FAMILY TIES
Redshirt freshman
Regan Magarity
has strong
basketball ties as the daughter of Bill and Ammi
Magarity. Her father played basketball at the
University of Georgia and was a member of the
New York Nets in the ABA before moving to
Europe to play professionally for 20 years while
her mother played for the Swedish National Team.
Her brother transferred to Davidson over the
summer and will sit out this season due to NCAA
transfer rules. In addition, Magarity has plenty
of coaches in her family: David (uncle) head
women’s basketball coach at Army, Maureen
(cousin) head women’s basketball coach at New
Hampshire, Mark (uncle) head volleyball coach at
Philadelphia and Dan Earl (brother-in-law) head
men’s basketball coach at VMI.
2015-16
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