Virginia Tech raced past Louisville, 75-67, to claim their first ACC Tournament title in program history on Sunday.
Georgia Amoore lead the way for the Hokies with 25 points, and was named tournament MVP, after scoring a tournament-best 14 3-pointers in three games. Conference player of the year Elizabeth Kitley added 20 points and Taylor Soule had 13.
Kenny Brooks, who became the first Black coach to win an ACC title, credited his players for their work ethic.
“I knew when these kids and they committed to us, I knew eventually, we were going to be playing for different things and they proved me right and they worked diligently everyday,” he said.
Thanks to the win, Tech is now projected to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and have won their last 11 matchups. This particular win required them to withstand great pressure from the Cardinals, on both offense and defense.
Louisville made several runs at the end to make the game close, but always, there was either Amoore or Kitley or Soule to get a bucket when their team needed it. Meanwhile, the Cardinals were dependent on Chrislyn Carr (27 points), Hailey Van Lith (12 points) and Olivia Cochran (11 points) respectively, even though Van Lith shot 24 percent from the field.
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