No. 3 Iowa’s Caitlin Clark led the Hawkeyes with 44 points to hand No. 8 Virginia Tech its first loss of the season 80-76 in Thursday’s top-10 showdown.
As the largest crowd (15,196) to attend a women’s regular season game in North Carolina watched Clark and the Hawkeyes, the Hokies gave a show of their own as they led by seven late in the second quarter. Georgia Amoore helped Virginia Tech stand toe-to-toe against Iowa. Ending the night with 31 points, it was her half-court shot at the end of the first quarter that caught the eyes of many.
GEORGIA AMOORE CRUSHES A HALF-COURT SHOT TO END THE FIRST QUARTER 🤯🤯🤯@HokiesWBB x @espnW pic.twitter.com/M44aiTEhFU
— ACC Women’s Basketball (@accwbb) November 10, 2023
Leading by one at the half, the Hawkeyes returned with a vengeance. The two All-American candidates, in Clark and Amoore, were neck-and-neck throughout the night as they both led their teams with double digits. The Hawkeyes shot 41.2 percent from the field and 6-26 from three-point range.
In a back-to-back contest, the fourth quarter was the…
