BLACKSBURG — Amani Hansberry scored 19 points to lead Virginia Tech in a 94-59 rout over Saint Joseph’s on Wednesday night.
Hansberry led a dominant scoring effort for the Hokies’ starters, who poured in a combined 63 points. Hansberry was 7 of 13 from the field and had nine first-half points as the Hokies ran up a 47-27 lead at the break.
Virginia Tech (3-0) took the lead at the 16:10 mark of the first half at the start of 11-0 run and never relinquished the lead.
Neoklis Avdalas added 14 points, five rebounds and seven assists, along with a couple of blocks. Jaden Schutt added 12 points and five rebounds off the bench. Tyler Johnson, Tobi Lawal and Ben Hammond all had 11 points.
Deuce Jones led the Hawks (2-1) with 14 points off the bench, shooting 6 of 15 from the field. Jaiden Glover-Toscano, with 10 points, was the only other Hawk in double figures.
Saint Joseph’s turned the ball over 19 times after turning it over 17 times in its first two games, leading to 25 points for the Hokies. Virginia Tech had nine turnovers, allowing just four points from those errors.
Virginia Wesleyan 91, Apprentice School 63
Omari DeVeaux and Amari Moorer each scored 15 points to lead a balanced effort for the Marlins (2-1) in a nonconference win at home.
Ten players scored for VWU, which led from start to finish and took a 43-29 advantage into halftime.
Miles Hancock finished with nine points and 10 rebounds for the Marlins, while Jabari Brackett’s 20 points led the Builders.
No. 2 Randolph-Macon 71, No. 9 Christopher Newport 65
Jabril Robinson scored all 10 of his points in the second half and Keishawn Pulley Jr. finished with a team-high 15 points as the Yellow Jackets won a showdown of nationally ranked Division III teams in Newport News.
CNU twice pulled within one point during the second half, but couldn’t take the lead. R-MC (3-0) led by as many as nine points after the break, with Zyir Baskerville’s 3-pointer pulling CNU within the final margin with 39 seconds left.
Tyson Henderson led CNU (1-1) with 14 points, followed by Ethan Ward (11) and Baskerville (10).
Women’s basketball
Old Dominion 73, Delaware 66
Simone Cunningham scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Simaru Fields added 19 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Monarchs outlasted the Blue Hens in overtime for a nonconference victory at Chartway Arena.
Four players scored for ODU as the Monarchs outscored Delaware 9-2 in the extra period. The Blue Hens missed 9 of 10 shots in overtime.
ODU trailed 34-26 at halftime, but scored 27 points in the third quarter to rally into the lead. The Monarchs forced 24 turnovers, turning them into 23 points on the other end.
ODU’s Kelsey Thompson finished with 14 points and nine boards.
No. 15 Duke 93, Norfolk State 32
Taina Mair scored 18 points, and the Blue Devils held Norfolk State to 16% shooting to coast to a victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham.
Riley Nelson and Arianna Roberson both added 12 points off the bench for the Blue Devils (2-1) and Toby Fournier scored 10.Anjanae Richardson scored 11 points to lead the Spartans (2-2) but was just 4-of-24 shooting.
The Blue Devils scored the first eight points and the last seven of the first quarter to take a 17-5 lead as the Spartans hit just 2 of 16 shots. Duke added a 16-2 run in the second quarter to push the lead to 38-16 at the half with the visitors hitting 4 of 18 shots for an 18% half.
Richmond 84, William & Mary 58
Maggie Doogan scored a game-high 25 points and Rachel Ullstrom finished with 19 points as the Spiders, who were in the AP Top 25 until they lost at Texas, cruised to a victory in Williamsburg.
Doogan was 8-of-13-shooting from the floor, made 9 of 10 free throws and pulled down 12 rebounds.
Richmond (2-1) led 17-10 after the first quarter and pulled away for good with a 27-14 second quarter.
Cassidy Geddes led the Tribe (1-2) with 24 points.
Virginia Wesleyan 52, Methodist 44
Brianna Long scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Marlins picked up their second straight win to start the season.
VWU’s Bre Robinson (16 points) and Jaiden Hunter (10 points) also finished in double figures in the nonconference matchup.
The Marlins led 15-6 after the first quarter and never trailed against a Methodist team playing its season opener.
