Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Women's Basketball vs. Duke
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Virginia Tech lost its first ACC game of the 2025-26 season to Duke, 70-54, Sunday afternoon in Cassell Coliseum.
Q4 END | Duke 70, Virginia Tech 54
Kayl Petersen is called for an offensive foul driving to the basket. Duke is able to just hold on to the ball and let time expire to win the game.
Q4 1:06 | Duke 68, Virginia Tech 51
Kilah Freelon fouls out as she fouls Toby Fournier going up for a layup.
Q4 3:16 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 49
Virginia Tech, out of nowhere, is on a 8-0 run. Six of the points have been made by Kilah Freelon.
Q4 4:11 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 45
Kilah Freelon ends the Hokies’ scoring drought after successfully making two free throws. Mel Daley is able to make a layup on the next possession.
Q4 6:06 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 41
Ashlon Jackson makes her second three of the game to extend Duke’s lead to 21. The Hokies have not scored since there were 12 seconds left in the third quarter. Coach Megan Duffy calls her second timeout in less than a minute of game time to try and figure something out.
Q4 7:01 | Duke 59, Virginia Tech 41
Duke’s Riley Nelson gets the first points of the quarter for either team, successfully converting an and-one opportunity.
Q4 7:32 | Duke 56, Virginia Tech 41
Kilah Freelon picks up her fourth personal foul of the game as she hits Toby Fournier going up for a layup as the shot clock was expiring. Neither team has been able to score yet this quarter.
Q3 END | Duke 56, Virginia Tech 41
Another tough quarter offensively for Virginia Tech. The Hokies shot just 4-for-14 from the field in the quarter. Overall, the Hokies have made just 13 field goals on 49 attempts. Duke shot its most efficient quarter offensively, making seven of its 12 shots.
Q3 2:13 | Duke 51, Virginia Tech 37
Delaney Thomas knocks down a pair of free throws to extend Duke’s lead to 14. The Blue Devils are currently on a 7-0 run.
Q3 3:58 | Duke 47, Virginia Tech 37
Virginia Tech is doing a good job causing Duke to turn the ball over, but cannot turn it into points on the other end of the floor. The Blue Devils have 18 turnovers as opposed to the Hokies’ 12.
Q3 7:03 | Duke 42, Virginia Tech 32
Kilah Freelon is subbed off again, picking up her third foul, after fouling Toby Fournier going up for a lay up. Fournier made the basket as well as the free throw.
Q3 8:05 | Duke 36, Virginia Tech 29
Carleigh Wenzel knocked down her second three of the game to cut the deficit to seven.
HALFTIME | Duke 34, Virginia Tech 26
Duke’s Tina Mair is fouled by Mackie Nelson just before time expires and makes both free throws. Overall, it was a better quarter offensively for the Hokies, but the same can be said for Duke. Kilah Freelon’s presence was missed for almost the whole half since she picked up two early fouls. Duke took advantage of this as it leads in rebounding 28-22.
Q2 2:21 | Duke 32, Virginia Tech 24
Emilee Skinner drives to the basket along the baseline for a layup and is unable to convert, but gets her own rebound and lays it in while getting fouled by Samyha Suffren. She successfully converts the and-one opportunity.
Q2 4:13 | Duke 25, Virginia Tech 21
Carys Baker gets her fourth block of the game, a career high, and then immediately knocks down a three on the next possession for her first points of the game.
Q2 5:03 | Duke 25, Virginia Tech 18
Duke responds right back via a Jordan Wood jumper,a force turnover and a nothing but net three by Ashlon Jackson.
Q2 5:58 | Duke 20, Virginia Tech 18
The Hokies get a quick four points to cut the lead to two. Mel Daley swishes a pair of free throws, Tech is able to cause a turnover, then Samyha Suffren knocks down a mid range jumper.
Q2 8:06 | Duke 16, Virginia Tech 14
After almost two minutes of no scoring in the quarter, Duke’s Toby Fournier and Virginia Tech’s Aniya Trent trade a pair of layups on opposite sides of the court.
Q1 END | Duke 14, Virginia Tech 12
The Hokies shot just 4-for-22 in the first 10 minutes of play. They were able to keep it close however due to some nice defensive play. Carleigh Wenzel and Samyha Suffren lead the Hokies with four points each.
Q1 2:24 | Virginia Tech 10, Duke 9
Virginia Tech takes its first lead of the game as Mackie Nelson intercepts a pass and has a fastbreak opportunity with Samyha Suffren who lays it in.
Q1 4:27 | Duke 9, Virginia Tech 6
Virginia Tech is finding a little momentum offensively. Carys Baker with a nice pass to a cutting Mackie Nelson driving to the basket for an easy lay up.
Q1 5:42 | Duke 7, Virginia Tech 2
The Hokies just cannot get anything to go in the basket right now. They are currently shooting 1-for-11 from the field.
Q1 7:10 | Duke 7, Virginia Tech 2
Kilah Freelon picks up two early personal fouls and is replaced by freshman Aniya Trent. Duke is getting a lot of second chance baskets, as the Hokies are struggling to pick up defensive rebounds.
Q1 9:06 | Duke 2, Virginia Tech 0
Duke’s Ashlon Jackson drives to the basket and lays it in easy for the first basket of the game.
Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Duke 0
Toby Fournier wins the tip for the Blue Devils and the matchup is officially underway.
Pre-Game:
The Hokies’ starting lineup consists of the following: Kilah Freelon, Carleigh Wenzel, Mackenzie Nelson, Carys Baker and Mel Daley.
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James Duncan is a senior at Virginia Tech studying Sports Media and Analytics. He is an active member of 3304 Sports, covering Virginia Tech sports, as well as a reporter for The Lead covering the Washington Commanders. James is passionate about delivering detailed, accurate coverage and helping readers connect with the games they love.