BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Chanette Hicks scored a career-high 29 points and No. 17 Virginia Tech used big second and third quarters for a 72-70 win over Wake Forest on Monday to improve to 12-0 at home this season.
Virginia Tech only scored seven points in the first quarter but used a 24-8 second-quarter spurt to take a 33-30 lead at the break behind Hicks' 14 points. Hicks highlighted the Hokies' 24-15 third quarter with a coast-to-coast layup for a 46-36 advantage.
Hicks, who averages 68.9 percent from the free-throw line, went 1 for 2 with 22.6 seconds left for a 70-66 lead.