After dropping their ACC opener in disappointing fashion earlier this month at home against Duke, the Virginia Tech women's basketball team was looking to pick up its first conference road win at Florida State on Thursday night. It was the second true road game of the season for the Hokies, who dropped their first one at James Madison.
Florida State entered the game at 4-8 overall and 0-1 in the ACC while also battling injuries. They were missing two players before the game, down to eight, then in the second quarter, Sole Williams went down with an injury, leaving the Seminoles with just seven players. The Hokies picked up the win, getting some revenge for a loss last season at home, where FSU dropped over 100 points on them. Here are some observations after Virginia Tech improved to 10-3 overall and evened its record at 1-1 in ACC play.
Key observations from Virginia Tech women's basketball's win over Florida State
- After scoring just 10 first-quarter points in a win over East Tennessee State on Sunday, the Hokies dropped 26 on Florida State for a 14-point lead after 10 minutes. The tone was set early.
- The Hokies had four players in double figures. Carys Baker tallied a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds. She set the tone with a 3-pointer to open the game and made nine of her 15 field goal attempts.
- Mackenzie Nelson recorded her first career double-double with 18 points and 12 assists. Also recording her first double-double was Northwestern transfer Mel Daley, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
- Carleigh Wenzel also finished in double figures with 11 points, three rebounds, and a pair of assists.
- Virginia Tech forced 15 Seminoles turnovers and scored 18 points off those turnovers. The Hokies only turned the ball over eight times, and FSU scored just three points off those turnovers.
- Jasmine Shavers led the Seminoles with 19 points and eight rebounds. Williams had nine points in 18 minutes before exiting with an injury.
Virginia Tech will host Radford on Sunday afternoon in their final non-conference game before the Christmas Break.