| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 13 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 84 |
| RUTG | 13 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 59 |
Ekh hits 7 3s, scores 27, No. 16 Va. Tech beats Rutgers 84-59 for Kenny Brooks' 500th win
Matilda Ekh made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Georgia Amoore added 18 points and eight assists and No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 84-59 Sunday to give Hokies coach Kenny Brooks 500 career wins.
Brooks won 20 games in his first season with Virginia Tech in 2016-17 — the first 20-win season for the Hokies in more than a decade — and has won at least 20 games in each season except the 2020-21 campaign, including a program-record 31 wins last season.
Virginia Tech's only losses this season have come against No. 4 Iowa at the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at No. 7 LSU. The Hokies (8-2), who are coming off their first Final Four appearance in program history, have won three games in a row.
Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley made a layup to make it 15-all about a minute into the second quarter before Ekh sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around another 3 by Amoore to cap an 11-0 run that gave the Hokies the lead for good. Kassondra Brown made 1 of 2 free throws to snap Rutgers scoring drought of nearly four minutes and cut the deficit to 24-16 with 5:48 left in the first half. Ekh answered with two 3s and Amoore, again, hit a third in a 9-0 spurt that made it a 17-point game with 4 minutes before halftime.
Rutgers (6-8) trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Kaylene Smikle led the Scarlet Knights with 22 points, her sixth game scoring 20-plus this season. The sophomore made just 5 of 14 from the field but hit 11 of 14 from the free-throw line. Brown added 15 points and Chyna Cornwell had nine points and 11 rebounds.
Virginia Tech hit 17 3-pointers — including five by Amoore — and limited Rutgers to just 15 field goals on 50 attempts (30%). Olivia Summiel made 4 of 4 from behind the arc and scored all of her 18 points in the second half for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech plays host to William & Mary on Thursday. Rutgers has nearly two weeks off before the Scarlet Knights play at Northwestern on Dec. 30.
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2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| California | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 1-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Duke | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Florida State | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Notre Dame | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| NC State | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Clemson | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | - | 9-4 |
| North Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Stanford | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Virginia | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Louisville | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| SMU | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1 | 5-6 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Indiana | 1-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-4 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
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