Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 11 No. 2 | October 2018

DARA MABREY 5-7, Guard Belmar, New Jersey • Chose the Hokies over NC State and Miami • Averaged 22.9 points, 4.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior • Led Manasquan to three consecutive state titles • Averaged 19.8 points per game as a junior and 13.8 as a sophomore • Scored more than 2,000 points in her career Season Preview WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 18 E m e r y averaged 18.5 points per game in her first season since transferring from Gulf Coast State College, a junior college in Florida, and she set the Tech single-season scoring record with 667 points. Also, her 236 made field goals set a Tech single-season mark. She shot 49 percent from the floor, including 38 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, and 85 percent from the free-throw line. Emery, a second-team All-ACC choice, also made big shots for the Hokies. Her jumper with 1.4 seconds left carried Tech past Navy in the first round of the WNIT. She also hit a 3-pointer with 16 seconds left to lift Tech past West Virginia in a WNIT semifinal game. “Any time you throw someone into a situation and they’re new to it, there is going to be some dissension among players as to who the go-to person is,” Brooks said. “We let it happen organically [with Emery]. We didn’t insert Taylor and say, ‘Hey, everybody get the ball to Taylor.’ SHANIYA JONES 5-7, Guard High Point, North Carolina • Chose the Hokies over NC State, Georgia, UNC Wilmington and High Point • A four-star recruit by ESPNU HoopGurlz • A Class 3A all-state selection • Averaged 21.4 points and 4.5 assists per game as a senior • Scored more than 2,000 points in her career TRINITY BAPTISTE 6-0, Forward Tampa, Florida • Chose Tech over St. John’s • Averaged 13 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a redshirt freshman at Northwest Florida State College • Earned first-team all-conference honors at Northwest Florida State • Missed her senior season of high school because of a torn ACL and took a redshirt year during her one season at Sam Houston State while recovering before transferring to the Florida junior college • Will have three years of eligibility remaining CHLOE BROOKS 5-10, Guard Harrisonburg, Virginia • Chose Tech over JMU • Averaged 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game during an injury-shortened senior season • Shot 48 percent from beyond the 3-point arc as a senior • A two-time All-Valley District choice • Started at point guard as a sophomore in 2016 and led Spotswood High to the state title I NTRODUCING THE TO TAKE READYING THE The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team advanced to the WNIT championship game last season, and the Hokies hope the lessons learned from that run propel them to bigger things this season by Jimmy Robertson inside.hokiesports.com 23 Continued on page 24