WBB host SMU Feb 2 at 2 PM

The Ladies host the SMU Mustangs today at 2 PM. The game will be on the ACCNextra platform. The Mustangs are 10-12, 2-8 in the ACC. Their two ACC wins were an overtime win at Syracuse and Stanford at home. They lost at home to UNC, Duke and Louisville and on the road to FSU, Pitt, Notre Dame, Miami, and Cal. For comparison, we lost to FSU, Notre Dame, and Duke. We beat Pitt, Miami and Louisville. Our record is 14-7, 5-5. We are on a two-game losing streak; they are on a six-game losing streak.

SMU is a mature team; they will probably start 2 juniors, 2 seniors and a grad student. #3 5'7 junior guard Nyah Robertson is their leading scorer at 19.5 ppg. #33 6' 1 senior forward Chantae Embry is the only other double-digit scorer at 11.7 ppg; but she has not played recently. #35 6' 2 senior center Jessica Peterson contributes 9.8 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. The other starters based on the last two games are likely to be #1 5'5 grad student Zanai Jones; #2 6'1 guard junior TK Pitts, and #4 6'0 senior forward Kaysia Woods. Other likely players are #24 5'10 junior guard Donavia Hall; #22 5'11 soph guard Kylie Marshall; and #13 6'2 senior forward Sandra Magalico

SMU only scores 66.2 ppg while giving up 68. They only shoot 37.9% overall and 28.9% from three. They do win the rebounding battle by 2.2 rebounds per game. They average 12.7 assists and 15.9 TOs per game. They have allowed their opponents to shoot 39.7% overall and 32.3% from three.
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The ESPN predictor gives the Hokies a 92.7% chance to win today.

LET'S GO HOKIES!