Matilda Ekh scored 21 points to lead No. 13 Virginia Tech to a 92-49 victory over Marshall in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Ekh connected on 6 of 9 from the floor and hit five 3-pointers for the Hokies (25-7), who set a school record by winning their 26th consecutive game at Cassell Coliseum.
Virginia Tech’s Matilda Ekh drives by Marshall’s Mahogany Matthews during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, March 22, 2024. Virginia Tech’s Carleigh Wenzel drives by Marshall’s Sydni Scott during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Blacksburg, Va., Friday, March 22, 2024.
Starting in place of Kitley, Clara Strack had 17 points and Carleigh Wenzel added 13 for Virginia Tech, which never trailed.Making its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, Virginia Tech jumped out to a 13-0 lead and cruised. Marshall missed its first 12 shots from the floor and didn’t score until Breanna Campbell’s three-point play with 3:18 left in the first quarter.
Marshall, which was making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1997 and just its second ever, cut a 16-point Virginia Tech lead to 32-25 on Campbell’s basket with 2:12 left in the first half, but the Hokies closed the first half with a 10-0 run and then opened the second half with a 14-1 run to put the game away.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies got a lot of contributions from their bench in their attempt to replace Kitley. The reserves combined to score 28 points, led by Wenzel, who played 30 minutes in place of All-American Georgia Amoore because of foul trouble. The Hokies will need continued production from that group if they want to advance in this tournament.
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