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Women’s Basketball: Virginia rally comes up short in 64-58 loss at Cal

Chris Graham
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It’s West Coast Week for the Virginia ACC teams. Virginia Tech won at Stanford on Thursday night to boost its NCAA Tournament resume. UVA lost at Cal, which certainly doesn’t help.

The ‘Hoos (17-8, 9-5 ACC, NET: 37) cut a 16-point halftime deficit to two on a Paris Clark layup with 2:04 to go, but Cal (16-10, 7-6 ACC, NET: 51) held on for the 64-58 win.

Virginia, which never led, got 14 points from Tabitha Amanze, and 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds from Kymora Johnson.

Virginia Tech (19-7, 9-5 ACC, NET: 42) took control with a big third quarter in its 79-67 win at Stanford (16-10, 5-8 ACC, NET: 43), behind 24 points and seven rebounds from Carys Baker.

Resume: Virginia


Quad 1 record: 0-5
Quad 2 record: 2-2
Quad 3-4: 15-1 (loss to UMBC, NET: 208)

Key

Quad 1: Home (1-25), Neutral (1-35), Away (1-45)
Quad 2: Home (26-55), Neutral (36-65), Away (46-80)

Metrics


Topline

  • NET: 37
  • ELO: 68
  • RPI: 81

Result-based

  • HHS: 39
  • WAB: 58
  • KPI: 64

Predictive

  • Moore: 37
  • Torvik: 40

Average: 53.0
NCAA Tournament seed projection: off the bubble

Key upcoming games


  • Quad 1: @Stanford (16-10, 5-8 ACC, NET: 43), Feb. 15
  • Quad 1: @Louisville (23-4, 13-1 ACC, NET: 8), Feb. 22
  • Quad 1: North Carolina (21-5, 10-3 ACC, NET: 19), Feb. 26
  • Quad 2: Virginia Tech (19-7, 9-5 ACC, NET: 42), March 1

Resume: Virginia Tech


Quad 1 record: 2-4
Quad 2 record: 3-2
Quad 3-4: 14-1

Key

Quad 1: Home (1-25), Neutral (1-35), Away (1-45)
Quad 2: Home (26-55), Neutral (36-65), Away (46-80)

Metrics


Topline

  • NET: 42
  • ELO: 50
  • RPI: 69

Result-based

  • HHS: 40
  • WAB: 40
  • KPI: 52

Predictive

  • Torvik: 37
  • Moore: 41

Average: 46.4
NCAA Tournament seed projection: borderline of Last Four Byes/Last Four In

Key upcoming games


  • Quad 2: @Cal (16-10, 7-6 ACC, NET: 51), Feb. 15
  • Quad 1: North Carolina (21-5, 10-3 ACC, NET: 19), Feb. 19
  • Quad 1: @Virginia (17-8, 9-5 ACC, NET: 37), March 1

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].