Virginia Tech Hokies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Women's Basketball
84 - 59
Ekh hits 7 3s, scores 27, No. 16 Va. Tech beats Rutgers 84-59 for Kenny Brooks' 500th win
Matilda Ekh made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Georgia Amoore added 18 points and eight assists and No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 84-59 Sunday to give Hokies coach Kenny Brooks 500 career wins.
Brooks won 20 games in his first season with Virginia Tech in 2016-17 — the first 20-win season for the Hokies in more than a decade — and has won at least 20 games in each season except the 2020-21 campaign, including a program-record 31 wins last season.
Virginia Tech's only losses this season have come against No. 4 Iowa at the Ally Tipoff in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at No. 7 LSU. The Hokies (8-2), who are coming off their first Final Four appearance in program history, have won three games in a row.
Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley made a layup to make it 15-all about a minute into the second quarter before Ekh sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around another 3 by Amoore to cap an 11-0 run that gave the Hokies the lead for good. Kassondra Brown made 1 of 2 free throws to snap Rutgers scoring drought of nearly four minutes and cut the deficit to 24-16 with 5:48 left in the first half. Ekh answered with two 3s and Amoore, again, hit a third in a 9-0 spurt that made it a 17-point game with 4 minutes before halftime.
Rutgers (6-8) trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Kaylene Smikle led the Scarlet Knights with 22 points, her sixth game scoring 20-plus this season. The sophomore made just 5 of 14 from the field but hit 11 of 14 from the free-throw line. Brown added 15 points and Chyna Cornwell had nine points and 11 rebounds.
Virginia Tech hit 17 3-pointers — including five by Amoore — and limited Rutgers to just 15 field goals on 50 attempts (30%). Olivia Summiel made 4 of 4 from behind the arc and scored all of her 18 points in the second half for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech plays host to William & Mary on Thursday. Rutgers has nearly two weeks off before the Scarlet Knights play at Northwestern on Dec. 30.
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Elizabeth Kitley Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 59 |
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Statistics
 VT |
RUTG |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-68 | FG | 15-50 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 17-37 | 3PT | 3-8 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 9-14 | FT | 26-34 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 22 | Assists | 4 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 4,731 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |