Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 12 No. 2 | October 2019

inside.hokiesports.com 29 season preview WOmen’s basketball TAJA COLE Gr., 5-8, Guard Richmond, Virginia Graduate transfer, University of Georgia • Started all 28 games for Georgia last season • Averaged 11 points, 5.3 rebounds and 7 assists per game • Led the SEC and was eighth nationally with 202 assists • Spent her freshman season at Louisville MAKAYLA ENNIS Fr., 6-0, Guard/Forward Brampton, Ontario, Canada • Chose the Hokies over Wake Forest and Washington • Played for the U17 Canadian national team in the summer of 2018 • A 4-star recruit according to Prospect Nation ALEX OBOUH FEGUE R-Jr., 6-4, Center Chatearoux, France Eastern Florida State College • Chose Tech over Texas Tech, Minnesota and UC Riverside • Averaged 16.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore • Earned honorable mention All-America honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association • Played in 24 games for Chipola College as a freshman before transferring to Eastern Florida TAYLOR GEIMAN Fr., 6-0, Guard/Forward Hanover, Pennsylvania • Chose Tech over West Virginia, Iowa, Texas Tech, JMU and Princeton • Averaged 13 points per game as a senior • The York-Adams League Division I Player of the Year • Scored more than 1,000 points in her career NEWCOMERS MEET THE ASIAH JONES R-Jr., 6-3, Forward Sacramento, California Transfer, Southern Cal • Averaged 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore • Missed her true sophomore season with an injury • Played in 29 games as a freshman • Attended high school in South Carolina and averaged 11.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3 blocks per game as a senior CAYLA KING Fr., 5-11, Guard/Forward Greensboro, North Carolina • Teamed with Elizabeth Kitley to lead Northwest Guilford High School team to two state championships • Averaged 11.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game as a senior • Two-time Most Outstanding Player in the NCHSAA Class 4-A championship game • Scored more than 1,000 points in her career ELIZABETH KITLEY Fr., 6-5, Center Greensboro, North Carolina • Teamed with Cayla King to lead Northwest Guilford High School team to two state championships • Missed a portion of her senior season with a knee injury • Averaged 18.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game as a junior • Scored more than 1,000 points and grabbed more than 500 rebounds in her career LYDIA RIVERS Gr., 6-2, Forward Kinston, North Carolina Graduate transfer, Radford University • Started 67 games in her career at Radford • Averaged 7.7 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during her career at RU • Averaged a double-double as a redshirt junior (12.2 points, 10.4 rebounds) • Earned first-team All-Big South honors as a redshirt junior