BLACKSBURG, Va. –
The Virginia women's basketball team defeated in-state and Atlantic Coast
Conference rival Virginia Tech, 66-40, Sunday (Feb. 19) afternoon in Blacksburg,
Va.
The Cavaliers improved to 19-9 overall and 7-7 in ACC play.
The loss dropped Virginia Tech's record to 7-20 overall and 3-11 in league
play.
Senior guard Ariana Moorer (Woodbridge, Va.) led Virginia
with 17 points and connected on a program-best 13-for-13 free throws. The
previous high was 12-for-12 by Monica Wright in 2009 and Mimi McKinney in
1997.
Moorer also contributed eight rebounds and seven
assists.
Sophomore guard Ataira Franklin (Bowie, Md.) connected on
4-of-9 shots from the field including three 3-pointers for 11 points. Jazmin
Pitts(Mosely, Va.) added 10 points and five rebounds for UVa.
The win was Virginia's 11th-consecutive victory over Virginia
Tech.
Virginia Tech led, 12-9, after two free throws by Hokie guard
Alyssa Fenyn at the 14:09 mark of the first half. From that point, however,
Virginia ignited a 10-0 run over the next 10 minutes of the stanza to take a
19-12 lead on a lay-up by Franklin with 4:44 left in the half.
