BLACKSBURG, Va. –
Victoria Morris scored 11 points for North Carolina Central in an 85-39 season-opening women's basketball loss to Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum on Monday.
Morris added six rebounds and four steals, tying career highs in points and steals.
Aysia Hinton,
Dianna Blake and
Shrouq Amer each chipped in four points and five rebounds for the Eagles in the debut of first-year Head Coach
Olivia Gaines.
Blake scored the Eagles' first two points of the season for a 2-0 lead and Morris added a steal and basket to the tie the score at 4-4. Virginia Tech started pulling away from there, taking a 12-4 lead into the first media timeout. The Hokies stretched their lead to 22 points by the end of the first quarter and led the rest of the way.
The contest marked the Eagles' fourth straight season opener against a Power Four opponent and the fifth meeting between both teams.
UP NEXT
The Eagles are back on the court in two days when they host Johnson C. Smith in their home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at McDougald-McLendon Arena. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
