Virginia Tech WBB vs. James Madison Live Updates: Score and Analysis
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BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech women's basketball takes on James Madison tonight at 6 p.m. ET, looking to improve to 3-0 under third-year head coach Megan Duffy. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.
Q2 5:47 | Virginia Tech 13, James Madison 13
Virginia Tech's 2-for-10 this frame; JMU is 1-for-5. Both squads are a combined 2-for-13 from 3-point range. Leila Wells 2-for-2 inside, 0-for-4 outside.
Q2 9:20 | Virginia Tech 11, James Madison 11
Deadlocked at 11 — Carleigh Wenzel triple.
Q1 END | James Madison 11, Virginia Tech 8
James Madison ends the quarter on a 9-0 burst. Virginia Tech missed its last five shots to end the quarter. Two teams are a combined 8-for-28 (28.5%) through one frame.
Q1 1:54 | Virginia Tech 8, James Madison 4
Virginia Tech's lead has been partially fueled by rebounding (11-5). The Hokies 0-for-4 beyond the arc, but they've held JMU to 2-of-9 shooting.
Q1 3:40 | Virginia Tech 8, James Madison 2
Aniya Trent dished it to an open Leila Wells in the paint, and the junior guard came off the right block for the layup. The Hokies are now up six.
Q1 4:57 | Virginia Tech 6, James Madison 2
Halfway through the opening frame, the Hokies are up 6-2. Virginia Tech is 3-for-10, though it's doubled the Dukes on shot attempts (10 to JMU's five) and held James Madison to one made field goal.
Q1 5:54 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 0
JMU has missed its first four shots. The Hokies are 2-for-7.
Q1 7:55 | Virginia Tech 4, James Madison 0
Back-to-back buckets. Latham with a jumper off the feed from Wells, followed by a coast-to-coast layup from Samyha Suffren.
Q1 9:30 | Virginia Tech 0, James Madison 0
The Hokies come up empty on their first possession. Aniya Trent passed out of the paint, and the ball eventually found its way to Leila Wells. Her 3-pointer was slightly off-kilter, though, and couldn't find its mark.
Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, James Madison 0
Virginia Tech's Jessica Dimaro wins the tip — and Game 3 of the #Hokies' 2026-27 season is underway.
Pre-Game Notes
The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:
- No. 1 - guard Carleigh Wenzel
- No. 2 - guard Leila Wells
- No. 6 - forward Jessica Dimaro
- No. 12 - guard Samyha Suffren
- No. 30 - forward Aniya Trent
It's the third straight gamem that Virginia Tech's gone with this lineup.
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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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