The 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 20 and ending with the 2024 NCAA Division ...

. The Hokies were led by eighth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Hokies started the season ranked number 8 and with a win against High Point before a matchup with number 3

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. The game was a close one, but the Hokies fell 76–80. They went off a four game winning streak and were Cayman Islands Classic champions. Their only other non-conference loss came at number 7

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in the ACC–SEC Challenge. The Hokies finished their non-conference regular season 9–2. They opened the ACC regular season with four straight wins, including over number 3

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. The Hokies then went on a two game losing streak before winning their next ten straight games. Their ten game winning streak included wins over number 22

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, number 24

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, number 3 NC State, and number 18

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. They reached their season high in the rankings, number 5, before losing their last two games to number 17 Notre Dame and their

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game against

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. After the season, Elizabeth Kitley was named ACC player of the year, for the third year in a row. The Hokies finished the season 25–8 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed

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before losing to eventual champions Notre Dame. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the fourth straight time the Hokies qualified for the tournament. As the fourth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated thirteenth seed

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in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season. After the loss, head coach Kenny Brooks announced that he was stepping down from the team in order to accept the head coaching position at

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Previous season

The Hokies finished the season 31–5 overall and 14–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed

in the Quarterfinals, second seed

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in the Semifinals and fourth seed

in the Final to win the title. The ACC Tournament title was the first in program history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Seattle 3. They defeated sixteenth seed

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in the First Round, ninth seed

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in the Second Round, fourth seed

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in the Sweet 16 and third seed

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in the Elite Eight. In the Final Four they could not overcome third seed

, losing 72–79 to end their season. The Hokies' trips to the Elite Eight and Final Four were the first such trips in program history.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2024 WNBA Draft

References

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