WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Georgia Amoore had 20 points and 10 assists and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 82-73 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.
Virginia Tech (11-2, 2-0) has won 14 straight games against ACC opponents in all competitions.
Virginia Tech led 43-26 at halftime behind 26 combined points from Kitley and Matilda Ekh. Elise Williams scored 18 of Wake Forest’s 26 first-half points, going 7 of 10 from the field while her teammates combined to go 3 of 24.
But Wake Forest's offense took off in the third quarter, making 11 straight shots, spanning halftime, to get within 55-51 when Kate Deeble made a 3-pointer to cap a 19-4 run. The teams combined to score 50 points in the third, with Virginia Tech holding a 64-55 lead heading into the fourth.
Kitley and Amoore combined to score 15 of Virginia Tech's 18 points in the fourth quarter to stay in front. Kitley faced a double team in the paint and passed it out to Cayla King for a 3-pointer with 2:06 left for a 77-68 lead. Kitley added a jumper from the free-throw line, off Amoore's 10th assist, for an 11-point lead.
Rose Micheaux added 13 points and Ekh had 11 for Virginia Tech.
Williams, a junior, finished with a career-high 29 points for Wake Forest (4-10, 0-2). Williams, who entered averaging 9.8 points per game, was 10 of 18 from the field, 3 of 5 behind the arc, and 6 of 6 at the stripe to top her previous best of 18 points.
Virginia Tech hosts No. 3 North Carolina State on Sunday. Wake Forest goes on the road to play at Miami on Sunday.
__ Get alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
