No. 13 Virginia Tech knocks No. 3 NC State from the ranks of the undefeated, using a 14-2 closing run to come back to win a last-second thriller in Blacksburg. The Hokies’ upset highlights a week of high-flying NCAAW action.
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Casper College basketball player Natalia Otkhmezuri will continue her career at Division I Southern Utah. She was a gifted shooter for the T-Birds over the past two years and made 43% of her three-pointers, 49% from the field, and 80% from the free-throw line. Her Casper College teams qualified for the junior college national tournament in the past two seasons. Last year s tournament was called off due to the pandemic and this year, the Thunderbirds lost to Three Rivers, Missouri.
Okkhmezuri averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds per game and went 51-5 in her career in Casper. She was also named a 2nd team junior college All-American. Southern Utah plays in the Big Sky Conference and posted an 11-9 record this past season.