BLACKSBURG — For the first time in five years, the Virginia women's basketball team left Cassell Coliseum victorious. Latasha Lattimore had 24 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Cavaliers to a 73-65 win over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Virginia Tech was hoping to make a splash in the transfer portal by landing Oregon transfer defensive end Jaeden Moore, but he is choosing another ACC school in

Virginia Tech (6-8, 1-2) and Virginia are the first ACC men's basketball teams heading west to face Stanford and Cal for conference games. UVa will visit Cal on Wednesday and Stanford on Saturday.

Virginia Tech faces the Virginia Cavaliers after Rose Micheaux scored 20 points in Virginia Tech's 61-54 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

The Cavaliers kick off the new year at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va., Friday and Saturday (Jan.17-18).