VIRGINIA TECH | 2017-18 WBB Team Guide

51 Win HokiesWBB HokiesWBB HokiesWBB Purdue on the Boilermakers home floor. Despite shooting 54.9 percent from the field, Tech fell, 80-62, as the Boilermakers nailed eight 3-point shots and forced 20 turnovers. 2004 ■ 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 played host to 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 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. Carrie Mason scored 19 points in helping the Hokies to a 89-76 win over Iowa in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. 2005 ■ 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, Maryland 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. 2006 ■ 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, Pennsylvania 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 ■ 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 played host to 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 ■ 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 played host to Elon in the opening round, defeating the Phoenix 68-59 behind 29 points from Rachel Camp. Sidney Cook added 12 points and nine rebounds. 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. 2017 ■ WNIT Virginia Tech accepted its second straight bid to the WNIT after a 17-13 regular season finish. In the opening round, the Hokies defeated Rider 76-62 behind Regan Magarity’s double-double (25 points, 12 rebounds). Chanette Hicks also scored 21 and Sami Hill added 19. The Hokies took on Navy in the second round, advancing 75-64. Hicks led four Hokies in double figures with 18. Tech traveled to Penn State for a Sweet Sixteen matchup, prevailing 64-55. Five Hokies scored 11 or more points. Vanessa Panousis knocked down five 3-pointers to lead Tech into the Elite Eight. Tech fell 80-62 to Michigan despite 17 points from Panousis to lead Tech. Magarity chipped in with 12 points and eight boards, while Hicks added 14. Sidney Cook’s 12 points and nine rebounds carried Tech to a victory over Elon in the 2016 WNIT. Dawn Chriss finished with a team-high 16 points in Tech’s 2006 NCAA Tournament loss to Connecticut.