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BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech women's basketball team is on the road to face rival Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 22. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: February 22, 2015 / 1 p.m.
Opponent: Virginia
Site: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
Radio: 100.7 FM WNMX / HokiesXtra
Talent: Andrew Allegretta, play-by-play
TV: N/A
Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com
Live Video: VirginiaSports.com - $
Game Notes: Virginia Tech | Virginia

THE HOKIES (10-17, 1-13 ACC)
Virginia Tech fell the last time out to No. 8/7 Louisville. Vanessa Panousis tallied 11 points for the Hokies while Hannah Young and Taijah Campbell added nine points each. Rachel Camp grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and chipped in eight points.

The Hokies kept it close in the early minutes of the first half, trailing by two following a three-pointer from Young with 11:25 to go. Louisville pulled ahead by eight but Camp completed the and1 to cut it back to five, but the Cardinals closed out the half and took a 34-23 lead into the break. The Hokies again got it back down to a five-point difference to start the second frame, but the Cardinals responded with a 16-4 run. Tech was unable to rally back as Louisville claimed the win.

Panousis leads the Hokies on the season in scoring with 13.1 points per game and handing out 3.2 assists per game. The sophomore guard is third on the ACC list for three-pointers made, averaging 2.3 per game. Camp is chipping in 12.4 ppg. In addition Camp’s 632 rpg is good for 18th in the league. Campbell leads the team with 7.0 rebounds (13th most in the league) while adding 7.9 ppg.

THE CAVALIERS (15-11, 5-8 ACC)
Pittsburgh rallied past Virginia to defeat the Cavaliers 68-63 in overtime in the team’s last game. Sarah Imovbioh led the Cavaliers with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Mikayla Venson added 11 points and Breyana Mason tallied 10.

Virginia led by 10 with 5:47 to play in the game, but went scoreless in the final minutes as Pitt rallied to tie it up and force the game into overtime. In the extra minutes the Cavaliers continued to struggle from the field, failing to connect on a field goal until there were 13 seconds remaining in the overtime period. Pittsburgh outscored Virginia 10-5 in the extra frame.

Faith Randolph leads Virginia with 16.6 ppg. Imovbioh is adding 13.0 ppg and 10.8 rpg (1st in the league) and is one of three players in the ACC to average a double-double on the season. Venson is chipping in 11.4 ppg. Mason has handed out a team-high 91 assists.

THE SERIES
The series against UVA marks one of the oldest in program history with the two teams meeting every season except one (1991-92) since 1976. Virginia holds the 44-8 lead in the all-time series and the
Hokies will be looking to snap a 17-game skid against the Cavaliers.

The two teams met early in the ACC season this year with UVA picking up the 62-47 win on Jan. 4 in Blacksburg. Camp had 23 points for the Hokies with Panousis adding 10. Mason led UVA with 16 while Venson tallied 13.

This game is presented by Virginia529, the official college savings plan of Virginia Tech Athletics. It is also a potential half point in the Virginia529 Commonwealth Clash, the new point rivalry series between University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Currently the score for the Clash is University of Virginia 6.5 and Virginia Tech 2.5. Learn more about Virginia529 and this new competition at thecommonwealthclash.com.

Up Next: The Hokies wrap up the regular season on Sunday, March 1 at Boston College. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Conte Forum.

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