Aliya Collier came off the bench to score 28 points, including all nine of Clemson's in overtime, and the seventh-seeded Tigers held on to beat No. 10 seed Virginia Tech 80-79 in the second-round matchup of the ACC tournament on Thursday.
Taylor Emery scored 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Regan Magarity had her 21st double-double of the season to help No. 10 seed Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 85-63 on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Taylor Emery scored 24 points and Aisha Sheppard added 17, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, and Virginia Tech upset No. 14 Miami 73-65 on Thursday night, ending a string of 15 straight losses to the Hurricanes.
Asia Durr scored 34 points and No. 2 Louisville overcame a near-collapse in a 72-63 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Nausia Woolfolk scored a career-high 27 points, including two free throws with 22.2 seconds left that gave No. 22 Florida State its first lead in a 56-54 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Kiara Leslie scored 25 points and Aislinn Konig made a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime as No. 8 North Carolina State stayed perfect, topping Virginia Tech 70-61 on Sunday.
Jessica Shepard had 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Notre Dame took command with a 24-1 run in the second quarter to beat Virginia Tech 80-51 on Wednesday night.
Cory Alexander, ESPN Men's College Basketball Analyst, has a little fun with his cousin (HC Kenny Brooks), niece (Kendyl Brooks) and PG Chanette Hicks at the Virginia Tech Women's Basketball shootaround on Sunday AM.
Geno Auriemma's UConn Huskies remain the unanimous No.1 in the AP poll after beating East Carolina and Houston by a combined 96 points last week.
Texas and Tennessee are back in the 64-team field, but the ACC leads the way with five teams in the top 16, including Virginia Tech. Notre Dame, upset by NC State, drops to a No. 2 seed, making room for South Carolina to return to the top line.
After leading the Hokies (6-0) to an upset of No. 17 Tennessee, sophomore guard Chanette Hicks nabbed espnW's weekly honor.
Clemson must guard against looking past Georgia Tech to its showdown with Louisville, while FSU could be in for another long day on D against USF.
Whichever team emerges victorious between No. 2 Florida and No. 10 Louisville on Saturday will have the inside track to winning the Atlantic division.
After Florida State's remarkable comeback win Monday night, the Seminoles were bumped in this projection into the College Football Playoff.
We finally have some football in the books, and lots more to come. Let's crack open the ACC mailbag for a Kickoff Weekend edition.
A quick rundown of key numbers to know for each ACC team on the eve of the 2016 season.
With Dalvin Cook of Florida State leading the way, the ACC could push the SEC as the conference with the best collective group of running backs.
Justin Fuente doesn't want to tear down what Frank Beamer built at Virginia Tech. But the new coach knows that to be successful, he has to be himself.
How about we celebrate the weekend by cracking open the ACC mailbag
Now is as good a time as any to unveil our ACC preseason position rankings. Today, we rank the front seven.
There are several ACC players with the potential to rush for 1,000 yards. Here is a look at those who could hit that mark.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 14-2 | - | 35-4 |
| Louisville | 14-2 | - | 32-4 |
| NC State | 12-4 | 2 | 28-6 |
| Miami | 12-4 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Syracuse | 11-5 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Florida State | 10-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 9-7 | 5 | 20-13 |
| North Carolina | 8-8 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-9 | 7 | 17-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-10 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Duke | 6-10 | 8 | 15-15 |
| Virginia | 5-11 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 3-13 | 11 | 14-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-14 | 12 | 11-20 |
| Wake Forest | 1-15 | 13 | 10-20 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Kitley | C | Signed | 97 |
| Makayla Ennis | SF | Committed | 90 |
| Cayla King | PG | Signed | 90 |
| Taylor Geiman | SF | Signed | 90 |
