Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Women's Basketball vs. Towson
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Virginia Tech women's basketball kicks off its season against Towson tonight. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.
FINAL | Virginia Tech 100, Towson 56
The Hokies claim a dominant 44-point victory. It's their first time hitting the century mark since Nov. 16, 2023. Next up is Loyola Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. ET.
Q4 2:00 | Virginia Tech 95, Towson 55
Freelon, who's now at a double-double in her debut, exited the contest after taking a hard spill. She got up with assistance.
Q4 6:30 | Virginia Tech 81, Towson 49
Baker is now up to eight points; five Hokies have tallied eight or more points. Tech has a commanding 44-20 points in the paint margin.
Q3 END | Virginia Tech 75, Towson 42
Petersen has tallied her first career double-double — 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Q3 1:57 | Virginia Tech 73, Towson 38
Virginia Tech has stretched its lead all the way up to 35. Petersen leads all scorers with 17. through nearly three quarters of action.
Q3 7:00 | Virginia Tech 50, Towson 30
The Hokies erupt on a 9-0 run to start the second half; Towson calls timeout.
HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 41, Towson 30
The Hokies have led for all but 1:05 of this contest. Tech has been unremarkable shooting-wise (41/20/76) but the Hokies have blanked the Tigers from three-point range and outrebounded them, 26-18.
Q2 3:37 | Virginia Tech 39, Towson 24
The Hokies surrendered five straight points to Towson, but lead by 15. Tech is shooting 5-for-12 (41.7%) this quarter. Eight different Hokies have already tallied points.
Q2 7:51 | Virginia Tech 30, Towson 17
The Hokies continue to roll. At the 7:22 mark, Towson led the contest, 11-10. Since then, Tech has outscored the Tigers, 20-6.
Q1 END | Virginia Tech 22, Towson 13
The Hokies went on an 8-2 run to close out the quarter; Freelon currently sits at eight points on 4-of-6 shooting.
Q1 2:00 | Virginia Tech 18, Towson 13
Reserve forward Kayl Petersen enters for the first time this season. Freelon sits at six points, followed by Wenzel and Samyha Suffren, who returns following a shoulder injury that cut her 2024-25 campaign short, with four points apiece.
Q1 4:54 (TO) | Virginia Tech 14, Towson 11
Though the referees are calling several travels, the Hokies currently hold a three-point lead as we've crossed the halfway mark of the first frame.
Q1 8:00 | Virginia Tech 8, Towson 7
Freelon scored five seconds into the contest off a breakaway drive to the rim, then canned a jumper shortly after. She leads Tech with four points two minutes into this one.
Q1 10:00 | Virginia Tech 0, Towson 0
Freelon wins the tip and the Hokies' 2025-2026 campaign is underway.
PRE-GAME:
The Hokies' starting five is Kilah Freelon, Carleigh Wenzel, Mackie Nelson, Carys Baker and Mel Daley.
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Hughes serves as Virginia Tech On SI's lead editor, a position that he has held since July 2025. Hughes is a junior at Virginia Tech majoring in sports media and analytics. He also serves as the open-wheel correspondent for the motorsports outlet Steering Wheel Nation, where he has written on Formula 1, the NTT IndyCar Series, the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Hughes has previously authored bylines in 3304 Sports, Virginia Tech's multimedia student journalism outlet.
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