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BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech women's basketball team will travel to Durham, N.C. to face No. 16/14 Duke on Thursday, Jan. 15. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: January 15, 2015 / 6:30 p.m.
Opponent: #16/14 Duke
Site: Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium)
Radio: 100.7 FM WNMX / HokiesXtra
Talent: Andrew Allegretta, play-by-play
TV: N/A
Live Stats: GoDuke.com
Live Video: GoDuke.com - $
Game Notes: Virginia Tech | Duke

THE HOKIES (9-8, 0-4 ACC)
Rachel Camp led Virginia Tech in the team’s last outing as the Hokies fell to Miami. Camp tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Vanessa Panousis added 11 points, five rebounds and three assists while Taijah Campbell tallied seven points and five blocks for the Hokies.

Tech got out to an early lead, going up 15-10 just past the midway point of the first half before the Hurricanes went on a run, outscoring Tech 13-5 to take the 23-20 lead into the break. The Hokies reclaimed a lead with 13 minutes to go in the second half, going up 34-33, but the ‘Canes responded, holding the Hokies scoreless over the next six minutes while taking a 46-34 lead. Tech would get no closer as Miami held on for the win.

Camp is leading the Hokies on the season, averaging 16.7 points per game and currently ranks eighth in the ACC in scoring and is the top freshman in the league. In addition, Camp is pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game, ranking 11th in the league while Taijah Campbell is grabbing 6.5 rpg. Panousis is adding 14.0 points (18th in the ACC) and handing out 3.6 assists per game to rank eighth in the conference. The sophomore guard is also third on the ACC list for three-pointers made, averaging 2.5.

THE BLUE DEVILS (11-5, 2-1 ACC)
Duke, ranked 16th in the AP Poll and 14th in the Coaches’, fell on the road at No. 20/19 Florida State, 74-58, the last time out. Rebecca Greenwell tallied 19 points for the Blue Devils and pulled down a team-high five rebounds. Azura Stevens added 17 points for Duke.

The Blue Devils held a 14-point, 31-17, lead with six minutes to go in the first half, but Florida State used a late run to cut it to a three-point 37-34 Duke lead going into the break. In the second half, the two teams kept it close early and were tied at 54 with 6:47 to play, but the Seminoles again used a late surge, outscoring Duke 20-4 to close out the game for the win.

Greenwell leads Duke, averaging 14.4 ppg while grabbing 6.6 rpg. Elizabeth Williams is adding 13.3 ppg and grabbing a team-high 8.7 rpg, ranking sixth in the ACC. Stevens is adding 12.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Ka’lia Johnson had handed out 65 assists, averaging 4.1 to rank fourth in the league.

THE SERIES
Duke leads the series 22-2 and picked up a win last season in Blacksburg. It was one of the closest games in the recent history, as the Blue Devils held on to win 74-70 at Cassell Coliseum after the Hokies put together a second-half rally to overcome a 15-point halftime deficit.

Panousis is the top returner from the game, having dropped in 21 points for the Hokies. Williams tallied 11 for the Blue Devils and is the only returner to have hit double-digits in the game.

Up Next: The Hokies return to Cassell to host Florida State at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18.

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