Virginia Tech women's basketball routs Delaware 101-53 at Cassell Coliseum

Virginia Tech women's basketball beat Delaware 101-53 on Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum, never trailing and building a lead as large as 49 points in front of 4,592 fans.

The Hokies improved to 2-0 at home. Delaware fell to 0-1.

Inside paint and on the break

Virginia Tech shot 41-of-70 from the field (59 percent) and scored 66 points in the paint. The Hokies added 20 fast break points. Delaware had none.

Jessica Dimaro led the way with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in 18 minutes, and she grabbed a game-high-tying 7 rebounds, five of them offensive. Carleigh Wenzel scored 18 points, hitting 2 of 3 from three-point range and all four of her free throws, and had a team-high 4 assists. Samyha Suffren added 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Amani Jenkins came off the bench for 10 points and 7 rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting.

Defense forces turnovers

The Hokies forced 23 Delaware turnovers while committing just 10 themselves, and turned those giveaways into 34 points. Virginia Tech had 10 steals and 12 blocks. Arianna Harris-Mott blocked 5 shots in 14 minutes and also had 6 rebounds. Delaware shot 16-of-56 (29 percent) and made 3 of 12 from deep.

Virginia Tech outscored Delaware 25-10 in the first quarter and 28-9 in the second, taking a 53-19 lead into halftime. The Hokies scored 28 in the third and 20 in the fourth.

Blue Hens

Frances Ulysse led Delaware with 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting, and added 5 rebounds. Kendall Scott scored 11 and Sanyiah Littlejohn had 10. Elle Stone added 9 points, including two three-pointers. Delaware went 18-of-22 at the free throw line, while Virginia Tech was 15-of-24.

Virginia Tech also won the rebounding battle 41-30 and had 20 assists to Delaware's 4.

Next up

The Hokies return to Cassell Coliseum to host James Madison on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET.