Tech holds off Radford for 55-44 victory Tuesday nightTech holds off Radford for 55-44 victory Tuesday night
Women's Basketball

Tech holds off Radford for 55-44 victory Tuesday night

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BLACKSBURG – It took a 12-point spurt in the third quarter to take control, but the Virginia Tech women's basketball team did so, defeating Radford 55-44 Tuesday night on Carilion Clinic Court. 
 
The win takes the Hokies' record up to 9-0 for the season.
 


Radford falls to 3-3 on the season, following Tuesday's result.
 
It was the ninth consecutive victory in the series for the Hokies, who have dominated the series since 2008. 
 
But it was Radford who held the lead at the break at 23-19 behind Destinee Walker, who ended the game with 13 points and Savannah Felgemacher. 
 


 
The Hokies took the lead for good on a Rachel Camp 3-pointer from the left wing. The grad student caught a pass from Regan Magarity and gathered herself before knocking it down, giving the Hokies a 28-25 lead. 
 
Tech outscored the Highlanders 19-5 in the third quarter.
 
Senior guard Taylor Emery came alive in the second half where she hit multiple 3-pointers and also got the free throw line where she shoots at a .847 clip for her career. She finished as the game's leading scorer with 21, the fourth time this season to break the 20-point threshold.
 
Freshman Dara Mabrey was also in double figures with 10 points and Aisha Sheppard added 11 off of the bench. 
 

(12/4/2018) 2018 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL vs. RADFORD

Other key notes:
• The last time that Tech won scoring 55 points or less was last February, when the Hokies defeated Clemson at Cassell Coliseum 53-45.
• Magarity's 16 rebounds were one shy of a career best. She continues to lead the nation in that category, now with 130 on the season.
• Tech's nine blocks in the game were a season high. Magarity had six herself, tying her career best. 
 
Quoting Coach Brooks
• "First and foremost, I think that's a win that in the basketball circles people know is a good win because Radford is a team that is going to do a tremendous job for the rest of the year and win a lot of basketball games. Anytime you try to build a resume, I think this is one of those games. 
• "I thought it started on the defensive end, and then Taylor (Emery) hit some shots. I thought (Aisha) Sheppard was really good offensively getting us going. Regan (Magarity) was tremendous defensively and we came away with a good win."
 
 
NEXT GAME: The Hokies' next contest will be on Sunday, December 16thfollowing final exams. Tech will take on Mount St. Mary's at Cassel Coliseum at 2 p.m.
 
Tech is 2-0 all-time against the Mountaineers, last meeting in 2015.