GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Virginia Tech 81, Louisville 79
Associated Press
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Taylor Soule scored 24 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Louisville 81-79.
The game featured 17 ties and 13 lead changes with Virginia Tech holding a 17:47 to 11:55 edge in time of possession. Neither team led by double-digits and the largest lead of the fourth quarter was Louisville at 70-65 with 5:33 left.
Morgan Jones completed a three-point play with 2:58 left to give Louisville a four-point lead but the Cardinals only made one more field goal the rest of the way. Virginia Tech took advantage as Kayana Traylor and Georgia Amoore each made a 3-pointer for a two-point lead and the Hokies didn't trail again.
Traylor finished with 17 points and Amoore added 13 points and eight assists for Virginia Tech (14-3, 9-1 ACC).
Hailey Van Lith scored 29 points, Jones had 19 points and nine rebounds for Louisville (13-6, 5-3). Van Lith and Jones combined for over half of Louisville's field goal makes and attempts. Van Lith was 10 of 26, Jones 7 of 11 and the Cardinals 31 of 61.
January 12, 2023
| Louisville | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| L. Dixon | F | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| O. Cochran | F | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| H. Van Lith | G | 40 | 10-26 | 7-7 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| M. Jones | G | 39 | 7-11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| C. Carr | G | 28 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Robinson | 33 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| J. Williams | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| N. Harris | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| M. Russell | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 200 | 31-61 (.508) |
12-16 (.750) |
5-13 (.385) |
10-31 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 79 | |
| Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| T. Soule | F | 27 | 9-14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| E. Kitley | C | 38 | 7-11 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| G. Amoore | G | 38 | 5-15 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| C. King | G | 33 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| K. Traylor | G | 32 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Gregg | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| T. Geiman | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 200 | 30-60 (.500) |
15-22 (.682) |
6-20 (.300) |
12-34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 81 | |
Officials: Karen Preato, Pualani Spurlock-Welsh,
Attendance: 2,328
