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EAST Tournament semifinals to eventual
national champion Connecticut, were
seeded seventh in the East Regional in West
Lafayette, Ind. Freshman Carrie Mason hit a
running layup with 1.1 seconds remaining to
give Tech a 61-59 win over Georgia Tech.
Ieva Kublina led the way with 18 points,
followed by Chrystal Starling’s 15-point
effort. In the second round, the Hokies faced
No. 10 Purdue on the Boilermakers home
floor. Despite shooting 54.9 percent from the
field, Tech fell, 80-62, as the Boilermakers
nailed eight three-point shots and forced 20
turnovers.
2004
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NCAA
Tech made its seventh consecutive
postseason appearance and seventh NCAA
Tournament appearance in the past 11
years following a 22-8 regular season in
its final season as a member of the BIG
EAST Conference. The Hokies, who lost in
the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals to
eventual national champion Connecticut,
were seeded eighth in the East Regional
and hosted the first two rounds in Cassell
Coliseum. Ieva Kublina scored 26 points
to lead the hot-shooting Hokies to an 89-
76 first-round win over Iowa. Tech built a
40-27 halftime lead by connecting on 51.7
percent from the field and shot a sizzling
67 percent (20-30) in the second half. In
addition to Kublina’s outburst, Carrie Mason
followed with 19 points, including two treys.
The Hokies matched up with the region’s
top seed and fifth-ranked Penn State in the
second round. After leading, 28-25, at the
Ieva Kublina led
Tech with 26 points
against Iowa in
the 2004 NCAA
tournament.
half, Tech saw the Lady Lions put together a
27-5 outburst in the second half to eliminate
the Hokies, 61-48, before 7,128 fans, the
eighth-largest crowd for a women’s contest
in Blacksbsurg. Mason and Kublina again led
the way with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
2005
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NCAA
Virginia Tech made its eighth consecutive
postseason appearance and eighth NCAA
Tournament in the past 12 seasons,
following a 17-10 regular season. The
Hokies, who lost to Wake Forest in the
ACC Tournament, received an at-large bid
as the No. 12 seed in the College Park, Md.,
Regional. Dawn Chriss netted 20 points, but
Tech could not overcome a 17-point first-
half deficit, falling, 79-78, in front of 3,745
fans to No. 16 DePaul. In addition to Chriss’
20, Kirby Copeland, Erin Gibson and Kerri
Garden all reached double figures.
2006
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NCAA
Virginia Tech made its ninth consecutive
postseason appearance and ninth NCAA
Tournament appearance in the past 13
seasons following a 19-10 regular season.
Tech earned an at-large bid as the No. 7
seed in the University Park, Pa., Regional.
The Hokies had five players in double
figures in the opening round, helping them
knock off No. 10 seed Missouri, 82-51. Tech
then fell to the No. 2 seed, Connecticut
Huskies, 79-56. Dawn Chriss and Kerri
Gardin each posted a team-high 16 points
while Carrie Mason chipped in 13.
2007
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WNIT
Virginia Tech made it 10 in a row in
the postseason with a bid to the WNIT
following an 18-15 regular season. After
receiving a first-round bye, Tech hosted
Western Carolina and used a strong
defensive performance in the second half to
pull away to a 74-64 victory. A career-high
24 points from Britney Anderson proved not
to be enough as the Hokies fell at home to
Auburn, 81-74, in the third round.
2016
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WNIT
Virginia Tech made the postseason for the
first time in nine years, receiving an at-large
bid to the WNIT after posting an 18-14
regular season record. Tech hosted Elon in
the opening round, defeating the Phoenix
68-59 behind 29 points from Rachel
Camp. Sidney Cook added 12 points and
nine rebounds while Hannah Young had 11
points and Regan Magarity chipped in 10.
In the second round, the Hokies fell to Ohio
64-57. Cook tallied a double-double in the
game with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
The Hokies thank their fans following a win over
Missouri in the 2006 College Park, Pa., NCAA Regional.
Rachel Camp dropped in 29 points against
Elon in the 2016 WNIT leading the Hokies to
their first postseason win in nine seasons.