In the region: No. 9 Virginia Tech women edge Tulane
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — Georgia Amoore scored 24 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 18 points and the ninth-ranked Virginia Tech women's basketball team topped Tulane 76-70 on Saturday at the Cayman Islands Classic.
Olivia Summiel had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Hokies (5-1). Cayla King made three 3-pointers and finished with 11 points.
Amoore was 9 for 16 from the field. She also had seven assists and five rebounds.
“She remembered that she was Georgia Amoore,” Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks said. “She’s been trying to facilitate for so many people and therefore she kind of loses herself. She knew we needed her in the second half, and she stepped up and she was unbelievable.”
Amoore made a 15-footer to give the Hokies a 65-63 lead with 5:55 left. Summiel had a big 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining, lifting Virginia Tech to a 72-68 advantage.
“Another close one but all of this is going to bode well for us in the end,” Brooks said. “I’m very proud of our kids, too, because it was a very quick turnaround. I think we had 15 hours between games from the end to start. I’ve never been associated with that kind of situation but our kids, they showed their resolve. ... They went out and they were a little bit tired, but I thought they fought through fatigue and were able to make plays down the stretch.”
Tulane (3-3) shot 41.4% from the field, compared to 47.5% for Virginia Tech.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 7 LSU 76, UVa 73
LSU won again without Angel Reese, using a terrific performance by Aneesah Morrow to hold off Virginia in the Cayman Islands Classic.
Reese has missed four straight games, and there has been no word from the Tigers on when the All-American will return.
Morrow had 37 points and 16 rebounds. Hailey Van Lith scored 12 points for the Tigers (7-1), who opened the fourth quarter with an 11-3 run. Flau’jae Johnson grabbed 15 rebounds.
Sam Brunelle missed a 3-point try for Virginia in the final seconds, and Morrow connected on two foul shots to help close it out for LSU.
Paris Clark had 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals for Virginia (4-2). Brunelle scored 15 points on five 3-pointers. The Cavaliers shot 29% (9 for 31) from beyond the arc.
Emory 86, No. 23 W&L 78
Claire Brock had 39 points and seven 3-pointers Saturday to lead the Eagles (5-1) past the Generals (4-1) in Lexington.
Mary Schleusner had 38 points and 13 rebounds for W&L. She went 15 of 30 from the field, tying the W&L single-game mark for baskets and breaking Megan Babst's single-game mark of 28 field-goal attempts. She finished one point shy of tying the W&L single-game scoring record.
Hanna Malik tallied 18 points for W&L.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
VMI 100, Clarks Summit 63
Brennan Watkins scored 20 points to lead the Keydets (2-5) past NCAA Division III member Clarks Summit (1-6) on Saturday in Lexington.
Koree Cotton had 18 points for VMI, while Taeshaud Jackson II had 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Ferrum 84, Averett 62
Jikari Johnson had scored 25 points to lead the host Panthers (5-0, 1-0 ODAC) to a win over the Cougars (1-4, 0-1) on Saturday.
Alfredo Abel-Rivera added 13 points for Ferrum, while Bryant Wall had 12 points. Tahli Oden had 11 assists.
UVa 3, Virginia Tech 0
Abby Tadder had 15 kills Saturday to lead the Cavaliers (11-17, 4-14 ACC) to a 25-18, 26-24, 27-25 win over the Hokies (13-16, 3-15) in Blacksburg.
Milan Gomillion had 18 digs for UVa, which beat the Hokies for the fourth straight time.
Leandra Mangual-Duran had 11 kills and 16 digs for Virginia Tech.
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