South Bend, Indiana – Freshman Aisha Sheppard knocked down seven 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 21 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Hokies to overcome the fifth-ranked Irish Thursday night. The Hokies fell to 17-11 (6-9) in the ACC heading into the final regular season game on Sunday, Feb. 25 against Miami.
Arike Ogunbawale scored a game-high 26 points on 11 of 20 shooting from the floor to lead the Irish (26-2, 14-1), who notched their 22nd straight home win.
Tech battled in the first quarter taking a lead after Sheppard hit a triple and Alexis Jean followed that possession with a 3-pointer of her own to put the Hokies up by four.