BLACKSBURG, Va. (November 7, 2022) – In what was destined to be a challenging test, Mount St. Mary's women's basketball bore the brunt of a 20-point first quarter run by #13 Virginia Tech. The Hokies ended up taking the contest by a 101-45 final.
 
Needing four points to accomplish it, graduate student Michaela Harrison passed Zena Edwards for ninth on the program's all-time scoring list. She ended the evening with 15 points, with Natalie Villaflor joining her in double figures with 11 more. Despite fouling out with seven minutes left, Isabella Hunt finished with six points, along with three rebounds, steals, and assists.
 
Cayla King led the way for Virginia Tech with 33, followed by Elizabeth Kitley with 18.
 
King scored the first basket of the game, a Virginia Tech triple. Villaflor countered with a driving layup and the score remained 3-2 until the 6:51 mark. Free throws kicked off the Hokies' scoring run, capped off by another King three-pointer with 52 seconds left to make it 23-2. Harrison's three pointer ended the run and carried play to the second period.
 
Foul trouble plagued the Mountaineers by the end of the half, causing multiple lineup switches. In the second, the Mount matched Virginia Tech on field goals but conceded seven foul shots. The home team led 43-19 at half. By the end of the contest, three players would foul out with a total of 29 infractions committed.
 
Harrison earned nine of her points in the third period as the Mount posted their highest point total in a frame with 18. Late in the game, Virginia Tech – at this point up 40 or more with proceedings decided – continued to feed the ball to King, allowing her to surpass her career high with foul shots at the 5:03 mark of the fourth, as well as the school record for three-pointers in a game at nine.
 
On Thursday (Nov. 10), the Mount travels to Richmond for a 6 p.m. tip-off with the Spiders.