BLACKSBURG – The pairings for the 2017 Big Ten/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge were announced Wednesday morning by the ACC. Tech will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, Illinois on Nov. 30. The meeting will mark just the second time these programs have met, the first coming in the form of a two-point loss for the Hokies during the 1991 season on a neutral court.
The Challenge boasts 14 games between teams in two of the strongest conferences in women’s basketball. During the 2016 season, the ACC was represented by 11 teams in postseason play, including seven in the NCAA Tournament.