# 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, led by third year head coach Kenny Brooks, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Clemson. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Furman and VCU in the first and second rounds before losing to James Madison in the third round.

## Previous season

They finished the season 23–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Navy, George Mason and Fordham in the first, second and third rounds respectively, Alabama in the quarterfinals, West Virginia in the semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Indiana.

## Off-season
### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Shaniya Jones PG | High Point, North Carolina | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 PG #21 ||||||
| Dara Mabrey PG | Belmar, New Jersey | Manasquan High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 PG #27 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Roster

Shaniya Jones transferred after appearing in 5 games for the Hokies.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | USC Upstate | W 96–45 | 1–0 | 18 – 2 tied | 15 – Magarity | 5 – Mabrey | Cassell Coliseum (1,591) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Southern | W 78–49 | 2–0 | 18 – Magarity | 12 – Baptiste | 6 – Mabrey | Cassell Coliseum (1,252) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 13, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | W 72–61 | 3–0 | 13 – 2 tied | 15 – Magarity | 6 – Camp | Vines Center (1,573) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Monmouth | W 82–49 | 4–0 | 26 – Mabrey | 14 – Magarity | 5 – Camp | Cassell Coliseum (1,233) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Chattanooga | W 74–59 | 5–0 | 20 – Emery | 14 – Magarity | 6 – Sheppard | Cassell Coliseum (955) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 24, 2018* 12:00 pm | | vs. Villanova UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 61–59 | 6–0 | 22 – Emery | 16 – Magarity | 2 – 3 tied | CFE Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Richmond UCF Thanksgiving Classic | W 85–57 | 7–0 | 24 – Baptiste | 15 – Magarity | 4 – Magarity | CFE Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 67–51 | 8–0 | 22 – Emery | 14 – Magarity | 3 – Mabrey | Cassell Coliseum (966) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Radford New River Valley rivalry | W 55–44 | 9–0 | 21 – Emery | 16 – Magarity | 2 – Magarity | Cassell Coliseum (1,763) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Mount St. Mary's | W 83–51 | 10–0 | 24 – Emery | 10 – Magarity | 4 – Mabrey | Cassell Coliseum (1,621) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 20, 2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Dayton West Palm Invitational | W 69–57 | 11–0 | 20 – Magarity | 10 – Magarity | 5 – Magarity | Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2018* 12:15 pm | | vs. Ohio State West Palm Invitational | W 81–73 | 12–0 | 27 – Emery | 15 – Magarity | 4 – Emery | Student Life Center (127) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Longwood | W 93–39 | 13–0 | 22 – Baptiste | 18 – Magarity | 6 – Camp | Cassell Coliseum (1,389) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | L 61–68 | 13–1 (0–1) | 20 – Emery | 10 – Emery | 3 – 2 Tied | Watsco Center (961) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 14 Syracuse | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (0–2) | 27 – Emery | 10 – Magarity | 5 – 2 Tied | Cassell Coliseum (2,287) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Rivalry | L 58–62 | 13–3 (0–3) | 26 – Emery | 11 – Magarity | 6 – Mabrey | John Paul Jones Arena (2,703) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 1 Notre Dame | L 51–80 | 13–4 (0–4) | 15 – Emery | 16 – Baptiste | 2 – Emery | Cassell Coliseum (2,131) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 20, 2019 12:30 pm, RSN | | at No. 8 NC State | L 61–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (0–5) | 13 – Baptiste | 5 – Baptiste | 2 – 3 tied | Reynolds Coliseum (3,925) Raleigh, NC |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | L 69–81 | 13–6 (0–6) | 19 – Mabrey | 11 – Magarity | 3 – 2 tied | Cassell Coliseum (1,450) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 27, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 22 Florida State | L 54–56 | 13–7 (0–7) | 16 – Baptiste | 10 – Magarity | 3 – K. Brooks | Cassell Coliseum (1,915) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 74–58 | 14–7 (1–7) | 24 – Emery | 17 – Magarity | 7 – Magarity | Petersen Events Center (588) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 95–86 | 15–7 (2–7) | 30 – Magarity | 14 – Magarity | 6 – Mabrey | Conte Forum (1,590) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 10, 2019 12:00 pm, RSN | | No. 2 Louisville | L 63–72 | 15–8 (2–8) | 17 – Mabrey | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – Emery | Cassell Coliseum (2,006) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Duke | W 64–57 | 16–8 (3–8) | 22 – Magarity | 18 – Magarity | 3 – 2 tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,117) Durham, NC |
| February 17, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 68–76 | 16–9 (3–9) | 27 – Emery | 14 – Magarity | 6 – Mabrey | McCamish Pavilion (1,445) Atlanta, GA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 14 Miami (FL) | W 73–65 | 17–9 (4–9) | 24 – Emery | 19 – Magarity | 5 – Mabrey | Cassell Coliseum (2,213) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | L 66–73 | 17–10 (4–10) | 17 – Magarity | 9 – Magarity | 6 – Mabrey | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,264) Clemson, SC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Rivalry | W 63–45 | 18–10 (5–10) | 19 – Emery | 17 – Magarity | 6 – Emery | Cassell Coliseum (2,287) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 69–57 | 19–10 (6–10) | 20 – Emery | 15 – Magarity | 3 – 4 Tied | Cassell Coliseum (2,418) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2019 3:30 pm, RSN | (10) | vs. (15) Wake Forest First Round | W 85–63 | 20–10 | 26 – Emery | 15 – Baptiste | 5 – Mabrey | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 7, 2019 6:00 pm, RSN | (10) | vs. (7) Clemson Second Round | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | 35 – Emery | 10 – Magarity | 3 – Magarity | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Furman First Round | W 92–65 | 21–11 | 23 – Emery | 15 – Magarity | 5 – Baptise | Cassell Coliseum (681) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 24, 2019* 2:00 pm | | VCU Second Round | W 82–72 | 22–11 | 21 – Emery | 12 – Magarity | 3 – Baptiste | Cassell Coliseum (781) Blacksburg, VA |
| March 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | James Madison Third Round | L 66–70 | 22–12 | 21 – Emery | 12 – Baptiste | 4 – Emery | JMU Convocation Center (2,872) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## Player statistics

| No. | Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3FG% | STL | BLK | AST | REB | PTS |
| 0 | Trinity Baptiste | 29 | 14 | 27.10 | 46.95 | 85.71 | 60.00 | 0.79 | 0.8 | 1.28 | 7.10 | 9.79 |
| 1 | Taylor Emery | 29 | 29 | 34.38 | 45.52 | 84.87 | 38.41 | 0.83 | 0.24 | 2.10 | 5.52 | 17.93 |
| 2 | Aisha Sheppard | 29 | 6 | 22.45 | 38.37 | 79.41 | 35.88 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 1.45 | 1.76 | 6.62 |
| 4 | Dara Mabrey | 29 | 29 | 27.90 | 45.97 | 86.00 | 47.68 | 0.66 | 0.10 | 2.83 | 1.79 | 11.83 |
| 5 | Shaniya Jones | 5 | 0 | 10.2 | 35.7 | 66.67 | 50.00 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 2.60 |
| 10 | Kendyl Brooks | 29 | 19 | 24.17 | 26.95 | 70.00 | 28.91 | 0.55 | 0.24 | 0.86 | 2.07 | 4.14 |
| 11 | Regan Magarity | 29 | 29 | 35.45 | 51.84 | 73.40 | 30.88 | 1.07 | 1.79 | 2.28 | 12.90 | 14.41 |
| 23 | Rachel Camp | 28 | 15 | 19.46 | 35.85 | 68.57 | 22.73 | 0.39 | 0.25 | 1.46 | 2.82 | 3.75 |
| 25 | Alexis Jean | 16 | 3 | 12.44 | 30.95 | 50.00 | 32.14 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 1.88 | 2.31 |
| 34 | Erinn Brooks | 19 | 0 | 4.79 | 75.00 | N/A | N/A | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.63 |

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not Ranked in Previous Week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |