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Friday, Mar. 16 6:30pm ET
Starling stars for Hokies in first-round win RECAP | BOX SCORE
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Virginia Tech opened a 15-0 lead, and
Chrystal Starling scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half as
the Hokies beat Denver 77-57 in the first round of the Mideast
Regional on Friday.
Starling led five players in double figures, and Virginia Tech
held Michaela Pavlickova – the Sun Belt Conference player of the
year – to 10 points on 5-of-17 shooting in Denver's first
appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Tere Williams added 16 points, and Sarah Hicks had 14 for the
Hokies (22-8).
Nikki Weddle led the Pioneers (24-7) with 16 points.
Virginia Tech shot 55 percent from the field, hit 22 of 24 free
throws and held Denver to 34 percent field-goal shooting.
The teams combined for 43 turnovers.
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