Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2026 · CSM Staff
Virginia Tech Hokies
ACC (23-9, 12-6)
Big Wins: 1/8 at Syracuse (77-57), 3/1 at Virginia (83-82)
Bad Losses: 11/23 at James Madison (56-65), 1/1 Miami FL (67-75)
Coach: Megan Duffy
Probable Starters:
Carys Baker, Junior, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.1 bpg
Kilah Freelon, Senior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 bpg
Leila Wells, Sophomore, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 1.1 apg, 1.9 rpg
Mackenzie Nelson, Sophomore, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.3 rpg
Carleigh Wenzel, Junior, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Aniya Trent, Freshman, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Kayl Petersen, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Samyha Suffren, Junior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 1.5 apg, 3.4 rpg
Mel Daley, Senior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.0 (63rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.5 (91, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (150, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (58, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (228, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.4 (147, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.0 (95, 8)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (67, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (56, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (47, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | WBI | First Round win over North Carolina A&T |
| 2025 | WBI | Second Round loss to Texas Tech |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Marshall |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over South Dakota State |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Ohio State |
| 2023 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to LSU |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Marquette |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Furman |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round win over VCU |
| 2019 | NIT | Third Round loss to James Madison |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Navy |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over George Mason |
| 2018 | NIT | Third Round win over Fordham |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Alabama |
| 2018 | NIT | Semifinal win over West Virginia |
| 2018 | NIT | Championship loss to Indiana |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Elon |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round loss to Ohio |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Western Carolina |
| 2007 | NIT | Third Round loss to Auburn |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Missouri |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Connecticut |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to DePaul |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa |
| 2004 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Penn State |
| 2003 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia Tech |
| 2003 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Purdue |
*all team stats through 3/5
