Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Takes Two Heavy Portal Hits
The Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team takes two heavy portal hits with the announced departures of Mackenzie Nelson and Carys Baker.
Carys Baker going up for a two-pointer against Loyola-Maryland | John Schneider - SB Nation Mackenzie Nelson and Carys Baker (The Connecticut Corner) have decided to move on from Virginia Tech. Megan Duffy loses her starting Point Guard and Forward over Easter weekend. Kate Sears announces that she’s coming back, but that good news only helps a bit.
The Connecticut Corner Departs Blacksburg Yesterday, the Hokie news board lit up with the announcement by starting Forward Carys Baker that she was leaving the program now that the season has concluded and the transfer portal is open. Baker’s season speaks for itself and there will be quite a few programs looking to add her to their roster for her remaining year of eligibility. BREAKING: Virginia Tech’s Carys Baker (6’2, PF) has entered the transfer portal.
The West Hartford, Connecticut native averaged (14. 3) points and (6. 9) rebounds this season.
✨23 PTS | 10 RBS vs Florida ✨21 PTS | 7 RBS vs Notre Dame ✨21 PTS | 14 RBS vs Oregon ✨16 PTS | 9 RBS… pic. twitter. com/ehnMkeY5uQ — I talk hoops 🏀 (@trendyhoopstars) April 4, 2026 Losing Carys Baker was bad enough, but just a day after Sophie Swanson announced her pending departure, the Hokies’ star Point Guard, Mackenzie Nelson was heading to the exit door with two years of eligibility remaining.