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Virginia Tech hires Marquette’s Megan Duffy to replace Kenny Brooks as women’s basketball coach

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech has hired Megan Duffy of Marquette to replace Kenny Brooks as its women’s basketball coach. “She is a proven winner and committed to continuing our women’s basketball program’s momentum,” athletic director Whit Babcock said in a statement. “I am confident Hokie Nation will embrace and support Megan as we enter the next chapter of Virginia …

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Three-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Elizabeth Kitley won’t play in this week’s league tournament. “She will not play in this tournament, regardless of how far we go,” Brooks said after the Hokies beat Miami 55-47 in Friday’s quarterfinals. “Another week is going to be able to do some wonders, not only from a physical …

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Elizabeth Kitley scored a layup on a cross-court inbound pass with less than a second remaining and the No. 13 Virginia Tech women beat previously undefeated and third-ranked NC State 63-62 on Sunday. “We needed it, and obviously we stumbled early in the year against the two ranked opponents,” Virginia Tech coach Kenny Brooks said. “I think …

SEATTLE — An undefeated South Carolina team led by star Aliyah Boston and guided by vaunted Dawn Staley, an Iowa squad that features high-scoring Caitlin Clark and the return of LSU and flashy coach Kim Mulkey headline the women’s Final Four this weekend. Hokies coach Kenny Brooks became the third Black male coach to take a team to the Final …

SEATTLE — Throughout this historic season for Virginia Tech, coach Kenny Brooks has repeated the belief that Elizabeth Kitley is the best player for the Hokies, but Georgia Amoore is the most important. She’s playing with the utmost confidence and she’s been playing like this ever since we really started this stretch.” Kayana Traylor added 14 points and Kitley scored …

Virginia Tech senior guard Ashley Owusu is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on a broken pinkie finger, coach Kenny Brooks told ESPN on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: Owusu broke the finger during the first quarter of Virginia Tech’s game against Nebraska on Dec. 1. That’s not the type of spacing Virginia Tech wants around All-American Elizabeth Kitley …