No. 13 Virginia Tech women edge Louisville 81-79
Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley (33) shoots over Louisville's Hailey Van Lith (10) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matt Gentry]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Taylor Soule scored 24 points, Elizabeth Kitley had 20 points and 13 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Louisville 81-79. The game featured 17 ties and 13 lead changes with Virginia Tech holding a 17:47 to 11:55 edge in time of possession. Neither team led by double-digits and the largest lead of the fourth quarter was Louisville at 70-65 with 5:33 left. Morgan Jones completed a three-point play with 2:58 left to give Louisville a four-point lead but the Cardinals only made one more field goal the rest of the way. Virginia Tech took advantage as Kayana Traylor and Georgia Amoore each made a 3-pointer for a two-point lead and the Hokies didn’t trail again.
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Virginia Tech's Taylor Soule (13), Kayana Traylor (23) and D'asia Gregg (11) celebrate at the conclusion of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
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Virginia Tech's Georgia Amoore, right, shoots a 3-point basket past Louisville's Mykasa Robinson, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
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