Ewing

"It wasn't my intent to kill" said Jessica Michelle Ewing as she cries on the witness stand in Christiansburg Va. Monday, June 1 2015. Ewing was sentenced to a prison term of 45 years for the 2014 murder of fellow student Samanata Shrestha.

(Matt Gentry | The Associated Press)

A former Virginia Tech student was sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering her lover because she wore sweatpants on their date.

The Roanoke Times reports Jessica Michelle Ewing, 24, was sentenced for the 2014 killing of fellow student Samanata Shrestha, 21. Ewing will be on probation for 20 years after her release.

During her sentencing, Ewing, 24, described what happened during the date night on Feb. 7, 2014, when Ewing strangled Shrestha. People says Ewing admitted she was disappointed when she arrived at Shrestha's apartment wearing a dress, only to find Shrestha in sweatpants.

Despite the rough beginning, the night's mood was lightened by building a fort out of blankets and having a whipped cream fight, the Roanoke Times says. The two then engaged in sexual activity after consuming a bottle of wine.

However, things took a turn for the worse when Ewing made what she called a "poor teasing comment," calling Shrestha a "spoiled b----." During their verbal altercation, Shretha told Ewing that she was just experimenting and wasn't looking for a serious relationship, Jezebel reports. This comment drove her so mad that she ended up strangling Shretha.

"I loved Sam -- I couldn't believe she would say that I was some experiment to her," Ewing says. "It hit me where I was most hurt."

Ewing has never pled guilty to the crime. Instead, she entered an Alford plea, which allows a defendant to deny guilt while agreeing that the prosecution has enough evidence to convict.

The Roanoke Times says Ewing regretted trying to hide the evidence of the murder and told the court that Shretha was an "amazing person who should still be here today."

"If I could change it all," Ewing says, "I would."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.