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The Virginia Cavaliers started slowly, and to be frank, finished equally slowly en route to a 87-62 blowout loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies.

On Virginia’s side, however, the story was different. Sunday’s game was the most points the Hokies have ever scored against the Cavaliers in a women’s basketball game. But Virginia took responsibility for this excruciating loss, crediting its own mentality.

BLACKSBURG — The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament resume took a damaging hit Thursday night. A Syracuse team with a losing record knocked off the Hokies 93-87 at Cassell Coliseum.

Virginia Tech admitted their first female students, including Ruth Louise Terrett. At first, the male students were outraged at the acceptance of female

Virginia left Southwest Virginia after the 73-65 upset on Jan. 16 with an 11-7 record and 3-3 mark in ACC play. Today’s loss makes for six losses in the last seven for UVA.

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Virginia Tech shot 64% from the three. Kymora Johnson and Paris Clark both had 16 points in the loss, Johnson scoring one of only two threes in the game for the Cavaliers. Virginia Tech will face North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Thursday,