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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Taylor Emery scored 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Regan Magarity had her 21st double-double of the season to help No. 10 seed Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 85-63 on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Magarity finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds and Trinity Baptiste scored 12 with 15 boards for Virginia Tech, which also beat the Demon Deacons 69-57 in Sunday's regular-season finale. The Hokies (20-10) will play seventh-seeded Clemson in the second round Thursday.

Magarity scored nine points, including the first seven, in a 20-2 run over the final five-plus minutes of the first quarter to give Virginia Tech a 17-point lead and her layup with 7:21 left in the second made it 36-16. Wake Forest trailed by at least 22 points the rest of the way.

Alex Sharp had 18 points and 12 rebounds for No. 15 seed Wake Forest (10-20). The Demon Deacons finish the season on a 10-game losing streak.

The Hokies hit 11 of 27 (41 percent) from 3-point range and 18 of 21 (86 percent) from the free-throw line. Wake Forest made just 2 of 9 from behind the arc and 11 of 22 from the stripe.

GAME INFORMATION
First Round
Score: #10 Virginia Tech 85, #15 Wake Forest 63
Records:  Virginia Tech 20-10, Wake Forest 10-20
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: 3,172
VT starters: Baptiste, Emery, Sheppard, Mabrey, Magarity
WFU Starters: Banks, Conti, Raca, Hahne, Sharp

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- With 22 points and 14 rebounds, Virginia Tech redshirt senior Regan Magarity delivered her 21st double-double of the season and raised her career total to 52 – tops among active ACC players.
- Magarity teamed with teammate Taylor Emery (a game-high 26 points) to go 15-for-26 from the floor and 14-of-16 from the foul line.
- Virginia Tech’s Trinity Baptiste’s 15 rebounds led all players and were one shy of her season high.
- Alex Sharp led four Wake Forest players in double figures with 18 points and 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season and the 13th of her career.
- The Hokies went 7-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and never looked back after building a 55-30 halftime lead.
- Virginia Tech clinched its third consecutive 20-win season under the watch of head coach Kenny Brooks, who recorded his 400th career win.
- The Hokies defeated the Demon Deacons for the second time in a span of four days after posting a 69-57 win in last Sunday’s regular-season finale at Blacksburg.
- Virginia Tech improved to 6-14 all-time in the ACC Tournament and to 4-10 in first-round games.
- Wake Forest is 19-42 all-time in ACC Tournament play, 15-11 in the first round.

TEAM LEADERS
Virginia Tech
Points: Taylor Emery 26
Rebounds: Trinity Baptiste 15
Assists: Dara Mabrey 5

Wake Forest
Points: Alex Sharp 18
Rebounds: Alex Sharp 12
Assists: Gina Conti, Alex Sharp 3

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Virginia Tech, 55-30
Ties: 2
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Leads: Virginia Tech 32 (3rd -2:24); Wake Forest 1 (1st -6:26)
VT led for: 38:04
WFU led for: 0:39
Game was tied for: 1:17

UP NEXT
Virginia Tech advances to face No. 7 seed Clemson (18-11) in Thursday’s 6 p.m. second-round game … The Tigers turned back the Hokies, 73-65, in the regular-season meeting between the teams at Clemson on Feb. 24.