No. 16 Virginia Tech rains down threes in win against Rutgers women's basketball
On Sunday, the Rutgers women’s basketball team fell to Virginia Tech 84-59 at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Livingston campus. The Scarlet Knights (6-8, 0-1) could not contain the Hokies (8-2, 0-0) from beyond the arc and are now on a three-game losing streak.
The opening quarter would be an even affair, as both sides could not spark a scoring run. The game was knotted up at 13-13 after the first quarter.
No. 16 Virginia Tech would start to take control of the game in the second quarter. From approximately the 9-minute mark to the 3:38 mark, the Hokies went on a 20-1 run that was fueled by Virginia Tech finding its rhythm from three-point range. In that span, the Hokies hit six three-pointers, with four of them coming from Matilda Ekh and two from Georgia Amoore.
By the end of the first half, Virginia Tech totaled eight three-pointers on its way to a 38-24 lead over the Knights at halftime.
Rutgers went an abysmal 7 for 26 from the field in the first half and made only 2 out of 10 shots in the second quarter. Ekh punished the Knights, scoring 16 points in the first two quarters.
In the second half, the Hokies outdid themselves with nine three-pointers. Ekh hit three more three-pointers while Amoore made two more of her own. Olivia Summiel came off the bench and made all four of her attempts from beyond the arc. Overall, Virginia Tech went 17 for 37 from the three-point line.
Ekh led the Hokies with 25 points while Amoore and Summiel followed with 18 points each.
After the game, head coach Coquese Washington commended Virginia Tech's three-point prowess.
“I felt like once they knocked down a few (threes), their confidence went sky high and they really started to look for them and look for each other, making the extra pass to get an uncontested three,” Washington said.
Rutgers will look to regroup when it goes on the road against Northwestern on December 30.
Washington hopes that the Knights’ 13-day break can give the team a much-needed breather.
“We’re a little banged up so if we can get healthy that’ll be really good,” Washington said. “As we get into the meat and the heart of Big Ten play, we’ve just got to find some consistency. Especially on the offensive end of the floor.” (4:08-4:33)
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