Rick Nixon | NCAA.com | December 8, 2015 Women's basketball team of the week: Virginia Tech The Virginia Tech women's basketball team has started 7-1 this season. Share Scoring the program’s first win over a top-10 team since 2012, while improving its season record to an impressive 7-1, has helped propel the Virginia Tech Hokies to NCAA.com's Team of the Week honors. NCAA WOMEN'S BKB ON SOCIAL MEDIA JOIN THE TEAM. Follow @ncaawbb Virginia Tech snapped Tennessee’s home win streak of 45 against unranked teams, scoring a 57-43 win on Dec. 6 at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Hokies last win over a top-10 team came when they defeated then-No. 8 Maryland 75-69 in College Park, Maryland, In 2012. Virginia Tech last started a season with a 7-1 record in 2007-08. Vanessa Panousis knocked down 5-of-8 from outside the arc and connected on 6-of-6 from the line to lead the Hokies with 21 points. Regan Magarity added 13 points, including a trio of shots from long range while grabbing seven rebounds and tallying three steals. Winners of five straight games since a loss on Nov. 18 at Georgetown, Virginia Tech’s win over Tennessee came just three days after the Hokies won at Penn State, 64-59 on Dec. 3. Panousis had 16 points and three rebounds in the over the Nittany Lions. #Hokies’ Vanessa Panousis picks up more accolades… Named @accwbb Player of the Week. @thepanousis pic.twitter.com/rq8Mslq2cD — VT Women's Hoops (@VT_WBBall) December 7, 2015 The Hokies next return home to host Morgan State on Dec. 9 Honorable mention teams of the week: Army, Baylor, Belmont, Brown, Canisius, Colorado State, Florida State, Hofstra, Idaho, Long Beach State, Marshall, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maryland, San Diego, UTEP and Youngstown State. College softball rankings: Virginia Tech is new No. 2 as Alabama drops five spots After Alabama dropped a weekend series to Texas A&M, the Tide dipped to No. 7 as Virginia Tech slid up to No. 2 behind Oklahoma. See the full top 25 college softball rankings here. READ MORE WATCH: Virginia Tech's Addy Greene hits an inside-the-park grand slam vs. Florida State Addy Greene's sixth-inning pinch hit appearance ends in spectacular fashion as she rounds the bases for an inside-the-park grand slam to take a late lead against Florida State on Sunday. READ MORE WATCH: Virginia Tech's Carson Demartini steals home in a snowy game Virginia Tech broke the tie in the third inning against NC State when Carson Demartini caught the defense sleeping and stole home. READ MORE