Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley to miss NCAA tournament with torn ACL

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Three-time ACC player of the year Elizabeth Kitley will miss the NCAA tournament after tearing her ACL in the Virginia Tech Hokies' regular season finale, coach Kenny Brooks told reporters Thursday.

Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford CourantThe news marks a devastating blow for the program and Kitley, who returned for her fifth year of eligibility in hopes of taking Virginia Tech back to the Final Four.

"On March 3rd I suffered a knee injury that is keeping me out of this years NCAA tournament," Kitly posted on her Instagram."This is not at all how I anticipated ending this year with my team, but I'm so proud of all of our accomplishments, and I'm excited to see my girls continue to compete. Thank you to all of Hokie Nation for being so supportive during this tough time. I'm looking forward to making a strong comeback.

After a bit of a slow start, the Hokies looked poised to make another deep run in March, following up last year's ACC tournament title and program-first Final Four appearance. But now the Hokies will enter March Madness without their program-changing player in Kitley, though they still have star point guard

 

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