After two years in Columbus, Mensah entered the NCAA transfer portal last week, and it didn’t take him long to find his new home. He’s heading home — to Blacksburg. This is my home! I wanna thank Coach Franklin and the coaching staff at Virginia Tech for accepting me into this program and bringing me back home !

Virginia Tech head coach Megan Duffy spoke to the media after the Hokies' 78-56 victory over Boston College. Virginia Tech women's basketball head coach Megan Duffy spoke to the media after the Hokies' 78-56 victory over Boston College. Here's the entirety of what Duffy had to say:

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/HokieSports.com) - The defense set the tone early, allowing the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team to capitalize on offense, en route to a 78-56 win Sunday at Cassell Coliseum.

James Franklin and Virginia Tech landed a talented defender from the transfer portal, seeing Baylor's Kamauryn Morgan commit to the Hokies.

Virginia Tech landed former North Carolina quarterback Bryce Baker as a transfer-portal addition. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder will have four years of eligibility.

Virginia Tech QB Pop Watson has committed to UMass, said his father Bill Watson. Pop Watson is a local star from Springfield Central High School, where his father is a longtime coach. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

Coming into Saturday’s contest against No. 23 Virginia, Stanford was burning hot. After getting back to back wins over No. 16 Louisville and Virginia Tech, the Cardinal looked like they started to get closer to competing in the ACC, and acquiring a tournament bid to the big dance. Unfortunately, every burning hot candle gets blown out eventually.