The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Hokies were led by first-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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. Duffy entered her first season after being hired to replace

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on April 3, 2024. The Hokies won five out of their first six games before the Thanksgiving tournament. Their only loss was a netural-site game against

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71–52. The only other Power-4 conference team they played during this stretch was

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, whom they defeated 91–80. The Hokies then traveled to Florida where they participated in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. They went 1–1 in the event, defeating Davidson and losing to

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. They then won their

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game over

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, 70–61 in Athens. The Hokies lost to

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in their ACC opener, as well as their first game against a ranked opponent. Duke was ranked eighth at the time of their meeting. Virginia Tech rounded out their non-conference schedule with two wins before a New Year's break. Upon return in January, they lost to

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, before winning their next three ACC games. The highlight of the three game winning streak, was handing thirteenth ranked

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their first loss of the season in double-overtime. Their winning streak ended with a

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loss to

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. The Hokies struggled to string together wins after that, going 3–3 over their next six games. They only faced two ranked teams in this stretch, losing to both number twenty

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and number three Notre Dame. They went 3–3 in their last six ACC games, defeating Virginia,

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, and Clemson on the final day of the season. They lost to twelfth-ranked

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, and suffered overtime losses to both

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and

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. The Hokies finished the season 19–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to ninth-seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT and were the first seed in their section of the bracket. They defeated un-seeded North Carolina A&T before losing to also un-seeded

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69–59 to end their season.

Previous season

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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Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References

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