WBB Sweet Sixteen vs Tennessee 6:30 Mar 25

The #4 Ladies play #24 Tennessee tonight at 6:30 in Seattle. The line is even; over/under is 138.5. The game is on ESPN2. These two teams played at Tennessee on Dec 4; and VT won 59-56. The Hokies were in control most of the game; they lead by 10 after the first quarter; 4 at the half. UT closed to within 2 at the start of the second half; the the Hokies pulled away to lead by 8 after three quarters. They held on to win by three when a desperation shot at the buzzer missed. Kitley only had 6 points and 9 rebounds in this game playing mostly against 6'6" Tamari Key. Key will not play today. The tallest starter for UT will probably be #11 Karoline Striplin, 6'3" Soph Forward; but 6'5" soph Jillian Hollingshead #53 plays about 17 min per game off the bench.

Tennessee has played 14 opponents who are currently ranked or receiving votes. Their only wins were against #21 Colorado on Nov 25 and RV Ole Miss on Feb 2. They also beat RV Toledo on Mar 20 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

Tennessee is not a particulary good three point team at 31.8%; but they only allow 31.0%. Only Tess Darby shoots above 32% at 42.2% on 70 of 166 among players likely to shoot from beyond the arc. Striplin will step out occasionally and shoot a three; but she only has 12 made threes on the season in 29 attempts.

UT outrebounded their opponents by 10.5 rebounds per game; they average 15 offensive rebounds per game. The battle on the boards may be critical tonight.

Only #2 Jackson and #25 Horston average double figure scoring; but a lot of players (8) average 5 to 7 ppg.


I'm optimistic about this game. I don't see Tennessee holding Kitley down again. And if our three point shooters can make their average, we should be able to bring home a win and move on to the Elite Eight.

LET'S GO HOKIES!

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Hekies!
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As in we'll heckle them the whole game?

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

HOKIES!!!!!

Go Hokies!!

Feed Liz!!!

God please let us win.

Looking ahead ... Ohio State beating UCONN by 10 at half

Absolutely do not look ahead!

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

I'm looking ahead to 6:30 pm tonight.

Darn tooting and not a second further at this time!!!

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

I am stuck with game cast. And oh.....fuck miami.

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Well at least listen to the hokie radio broadcast. There's a vt Hokies app

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6:48pm tip now for those wondering

Let's GO!!!!!

HOKIES!!!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

Amoore's vert gotta be taller than me.

It baffles me how Kitley can get absoutley mugged in the paint when she's on offense, then on the other end of the court the slightest contact draws a whistle.

Is coronavirus over yet?

My first quarter takeaway is that I think it's interesting that Hollingshead on Tennessee apparently pronounces it "Holling-shead" instead of "Hollings-head". Stay tuned for more hard hitting analysis.

Haha... now I'm hearing it.

Is coronavirus over yet?

Terrible call. That's not an offensive foul. Kitley penalized for being tall.

Yeah, I think the Tenn. girls face got inside Kitley's cylinder!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

Was a pretty marginal call.

Tennessee so unused to fouls being called on them that when they call one, they put their hands up and say "what?"

D. Gregg better watch her "hip check" on her screens.

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

I suddenly feel the need for an Australian flag...

AMOORE, SHE PUT THE TEAM ON HER BACK

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

FUCK YOU GUMBY

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Great great half

Amoore is in the zone

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Love hearing the Hokies in the crowd on TV.

If we can weather the storm in the 3rd (typically our worst quarter), then I like our chances to finish.

Is coronavirus over yet?

I've always thought the second was our worst

Never Forget #1 Overall Seed UVA 54, #64 UMBC 74

Kitley is gonna come out with a chip on her shoulder this half. That offensive foul call was crap. "I'm sorry miss but you breathed while being bearhugged and that's not allowed."

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Let's not forget the contributions of Kayana Traylor. Seven points, three rebounds, and three assist. And probably a couple of hockey assist. She's a really good ball handler!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

She's having a great game

"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

They played most of the second quarter without Kitley and extended their lead. Optimistic for the second half.

Doesn't matter if it's cake or pie as long as it's chocolate.

If the defense fronts Kitley, we need to be careful on our inlet passes. Can't be too lazy and can't be to strong to put her too far under the basket. Need to be smart!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

GREAT PASSING!!!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

They don't call the chicken wing anymore.

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

Good call on that timeout.

Soule gets pushed to the floor...out of bounds on her.

So many "physical" plays

What is it with players from the state of Tennessee assaulting their opponents? One of the Memphis players hit a BGSU player last night in the handshake line.

2 time Longwood grad married to a Hokie.

Zebras trying to closen the game up... looks like we'll have to do what we did all year and win 5 on 8

VB born, class of '14

Just checking in! Go Hokies!

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Gimme a F..... break

What a horse$h!t call on Kitley.

Is coronavirus over yet?

The whole quarter could fertilize the state of Kansas

Horse Manure haha

Not a shooting foul on King...

Haha... the NBA continuation there... SMH at these officials. So effing bad.

Is coronavirus over yet?

Yeah. Foul on the floor plus 5 steps. Horseshit

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

Man announcers pulling HARD for Tennessee. Disgusting

VB born, class of '14

VT, the number one underdog.

So we should shut them up by just winning. Which we are. So fuck them.

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

Where do these WBB officials come from? Local high school crews are better than this.

Is coronavirus over yet?

Better 3rd gotta stay on it in the 4th. The refs are really letting everything go at this point

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

Unless it's Kitley.

This is awful. We are not handling the press at all. Letting that dictate everything. Combined with the swallowed whistles, that was a disastrous finish to the 3Q

Amoore hit by three Volls before the pass. Can't count the number of times ladies thrown to the floor on rebounds.

On rebounds tenn players hook your arm if it's above or pin your arm between their arm and body. Never is called!

I seldom speak to loluva grads, but when I do, I tell them I want large fries.

Brooks did a nice job of not calling out the refs.

You saw it in his eyes how he wanted to answer ...

If I were dictator for a day my first action would be to put all wbb refs in jail for life.

My husband, a former college bb ref, laughed at and agreed with that comment!

Pre-Beamer Hokie

She played it, because otherwise it wouldn't have gotten called.

Calling that foul embellishment is absurd

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

Suddenly, they're calling fouls on Tennessee.

Well, this is about as ugly as it can be.

Is coronavirus over yet?

Correction, refs made it a 4 point game.

With confusing, inconsistent foul-calling.

THIS TEAM IS SUPPOSED TO NOT DO WHAT ALL THE MENS TEAMS ALWAYS DO

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

Need a little more offense, way to stagnant and afraid to go inside.

Directions from Blacksburg to whoville, go north till you smell it then go east until you step in it

We gotta be able to cross half court first unfortunately

VB born, class of '14

I believe.

Please repeat everyone.

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

You never pick up your dribble when being pressed.

Just basics

Traylor is an underrated piece of the VT puzzle

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

Already in the bonus is great. Break the press and draw fouls.... we got this. I'm just worried they're out of gas

VB born, class of '14

Not out of gas, it's just a matter of the clutch gene

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

We've only played 6 players in a tough high pressure game but that too

VB born, class of '14

UT definitely has a lot more depth and it's quality depth at that.

We always only play 6 players

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

This is getting fesity

Would be ok with Amoore keeping the ball until fouled the rest of the game

How is that hack on Kitley not a foul?

Amoore bucket and a foul on rebounding
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Georgia Amoore is a baaaaad baaaaaaaaaaad girl

This is my school
This is home

The officiating in this game has been extremely inconsistent

finally called that arm hook thing on Tennessee.

And ejected the player, I think.

Jesus here we go again

VB born, class of '14

Tenn didn't have control of the basketball so should not have been able to call a bench timeout

The refs are reasonably useless.

Lady Vols tonight

About to throw my remote to Seattle

That's a tieup?

Wowsa.

She punched Soule twice

How that's missed I can't understand.

My wife takes the kids and leaves the house while I watch my Hokie games.........nuff said

They don't want to see it

Uhhhh that should be an ejection

This is my school
This is home

Tennessee getting away with punches are you serious

VB born, class of '14

The refs are missing all sorts of shit.

It's an outright mauling out there. Should be an ejection.

We're getting obliterated out there and they're calling jump balls

I just sit on my couch and b*tch. - HokieChemE2016

Tennessee basketball loses with the same dignity in mena and women's basketball

Like cheap bitches

This is my school
This is home

Kicking and crap?

Refs need to call that bullshit.

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"That kid you're talking to right there, I think he played his nuts off! And you can quote me on that shit!" -Bud Foster

Fuck Tennessee, classless. Bye lady lols

VB born, class of '14

Taylor Soule going for the crash test blocker award.

Get all the starters out...no need to risk them

Tennessee may not have won tonight, but they left their dignity on the court.

This assumes they had any when they entered the arena

I think it's a school requirement that they turn in their dignity when they sign their NLI

Any punches thrown in the shake line?

Didn't see. Probably arm weary from all the punches thrown during the game.

Go Hokies!!