The Corner: Cross-Country Dominates. Soccer and Volleyball Fall Despite Valiant Efforts. Swim, Golf Are in Action. Club Sports Rock!
New, Notes, and Events Round Up From a Huge Women's Sports Weekend
WOMEN’S FALL SPORTS UPDATES AT THE CORNER
The weekend of October 2-4 was a HUGE weekend. Virginia Tech football let victory slip through its grasp, disappointing an energized fan base in a stadium that rocked Friday night in Blacksburg. Disappointing yes. but a great season is still there for the taking. See the Two Deep and Sons of Saturday podcasts for analysis of the 35-33 loss. Meanwhile, so much happened in the world of Virginia Tech's women's sports this past week!
Friday Night Heartbreak | Hokies Fall to Pitt 35-33 at Lane Stadium
Pat and BRM recap the Hokies' 35-33 loss to Pitt, noting the team had a final chance despite not deserving the win.
No Good?! Hokies Lose Heartbreaker to Pitt - Live from The University Club | Two Deep
Pete and Sam of the Two Deep podcast recap the Virginia Tech Hokies' 35-33 loss to Pitt, focusing on penalties, turnovers, and strong individual player performances.
WHAT’S ON TAP - UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Women’s Soccer - Next event is Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:00 pm - against SMU - in Dallas, TX.
Volleyball - Next events are Friday, Oct. 9 at 6:00 pm against #25 ranked UNC and Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1:00 pm against Duke - both games are in Blacksburg, VA.
Women's Lacrosse - Next event is a fall ball game on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 pm - against Liberty - in Blacksburg, VA.
Swimming and Diving: Next event is Friday-Saturday, Oct. 9-10 - at the SMU Invite - in Dallas, TX.
Women’s Tennis - Next event is Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 15-17 - at the ITA Regional Championships at Liberty - in Lynchburg, VA.
Women’s Cross Country - Next event is Friday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 am - Panorama Farms Invitational - at Earlysville, VA, hosted by UVA.
Women’s Golf - Next event is Fri-Sun, Oct. 16-18 at Ruth’s Chris Tarheel Invitational in Chapel Hill, NC.
Softball - Next event is a fall ball game on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12:00 pm - at George Mason - in Fairfax, VA. Note that the Oct 3. against Radford has been moved to Oct. 30.
VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S SOCCER LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO #23 LOUISVILLE IN FINAL MINUTES, 2-1
Both teams had multiple chances in the first five minutes. Louisville stole a pass and was fouled by Virginia Tech just outside the 18. The Hokies cleared away the free kick, but Louisville maintained possession and earned a corner out of the sequence. A few minutes later, Virginia Tech sent a long pass that settled to Bella Ganiere, who got the ball to Eliana Salama just inside the 18. Salama’s attempt at goal sailed over the bar.
At the 11 minute mark, Virginia Tech stole the ball off a Louisville player’s foot as the Cardinals tried to work it out from the back. Salama got the loose ball and attacked toward goal. She had Anna Weir on her left but attempted one too many dribbles into the defense rather than pass. Louisville snuffed out the opportunity.
The Hokies gave the ball away a couple of times on unforced passing errors, but Tech defenders prevented Louisville from taking advantage of the giveaways. Thirteen minutes into the game, Virginia Tech’s Elle Robertson stopped such an attack and cleared to Salama, again with Weir ahead of her. Salama tried a long shot attempt just past midfield to no avail.
At the 23 minute mark, Louisville’s Sudan 4 found herself all alone on the right side. She passed inside the box to Gedowan 7…. Before she could get off a shot on goal, Madi Butout deflected the ball. The Cardinals kept possession of the clearance and then drew a foul on Salama. The ensuing free kick was cleared without danger.
Three minutes later, after another giveaway by Tech, Louisville’s put a header toward goal that goalkeeper Juliana Trujillo easily corralled. The rest of the half was more of the same. Giveaways by both teams lead to potential opportunities that got shut down. Weir and Salama had a couple of situations where they attacked together, but nothing came of those efforts. Despite all that action, the two teams went into half-time deadlocked in a scoreless duel.
Louisville presented a real challenge eight minutes into the second half when the Cardinals sped down the right side. Godown faked a cross, dribbled inside and then set a cross into the 19. Swinarsky got a head on the ball with defenders around her, but Trujillo got a hand on it. The Hokies cleared the ball, and Louisville attempted a long ball that Trujillo secured to prevent the score.
The action continued to pick up as Ganiere drew a foul 10 minutes into the second half on the Louisville side of midfield. Hannah Panchan sent the free kick to the wide side of the box. Boutout saved the ball from going out of bounds and found Celine Kampman right in front of the goalkeeper Brielle Baker. Louisville was able to clear the point blank effort; the ball fell to Gabby Ciocca, who attempted a shot on goal that went right to Baker.
With 35 minutes left in the game, Louisville had created more chances than the Hokies, as the Cardinals had 10 shots to Virginia Tech’s 6. The ball kept changing hands with each team generating threats after giveaways. The aggressiveness ultimately paid off for Louisville with 24 minutes left in the game when Eddy worked the ball outside with the Tech defense unable to take possession. Eddy sent a cross inside the 18 that Ball got a head on, sending it past Trujillo for the 1-0 Louisville breakthrough.
The Hokies withstood further Cardinal activity in its end, and with over 9 minutes left in the game, Salana got a clearance and drove toward the Louisville goal. Her spinning kick was deflected out of bounds for Tech’s first corner of the goal. Lilli Lubic took the corner, but no Hokie was on the far end of the box to get to it. The Cardinals’ clearance made its way to Riley Karpinski, but her kick was wide of the net.
Louisville goalkeeper Bailey’s long kick was stolen by Virginia Tech with the pass going to Salama. She bore down and got the ball through two defenders to Weir on the right side. Weir snuck the ball under the goalkeeper for an apparent goal; however, the flag was up for offside. Right as the head referee was about to allow action to continue, the call came for a video review. VAR overturned the off-side call in favor of the goal for Virginia Tech, tying the game up at 1-1 with 8:22 left.
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Unfortunately, the Hokies could not hold back Louisville. With 1:47 minutes left, Louisville’s Eddy ran past defenders and sent a bouncer into the box that Peete got a foot on just in front of a diving Trujillo VAR confirmed the score to give Louisville the 2-1 lead that held up for the final tally.
The Hokies next travel to Dallas, Texas to take on SMU on Thursday, October 8. The game will be streamed by ACCNX at 7:00 pm ET. The Mustangs are 5-4-3 on the season and 0-3-1 in the ACC. While SMU tied Stanford, it has lost to Boston College, NC State, and Miami.
VIRGINIA TECH VOLLEYBALL GOES ON WEST COAST SWING: LOSES IN THREE TO STANFORD AND FOUR SETS TO CALIFORNIA
The Virginia Tech women’s volleyball traveled to the West Coast this past weekend to take on #13 Stanford and California. The Hokies faced the Cardinals Friday night before traveling to Berkeley for the match against the Bears on Saturday.
The Hokies Fall to No. 13 Stanford In Three Sets (16-25, 23-25, 14-25)
Virginia Tech and Stanford were tied 3-3 early in the first set. Adeline Hundl had delivered a kill and Isabella Mishler had blocked Jordyn Harvey that gave hope the Hokies would stay with the No. 13-ranked Cardinals. Unfortunately, the set unraveled for Virginia Tech from there.
Three kills by the Cardinals, a long hit out of bounds by the Hokies, two service aces by the Cardinals, a block by the Cardinals helped Stanford steadily build a 10-3 lead. Even a Virginia Tech timeout at the 8-3 mark did not stop Stanford’s momentum.
Even when Virginia Tech mounted a three-point streak, aided by kills from Hundl and Destiny Walker as well as a service ace by Walker to pull within 12-7, Stanford responded to end Tech’s momentum. The Hokies had trouble handling the Cardinal’s serves, resulting in two straight aces. The Hokies also found it difficult to keep their hits in bounds as the Cardinals ripped off another run to build an 18-7 lead. Cardinal errors and kills by Isabel Lopez, Walker and Hundl helped Virginia Tech battle, but the first set ended with Stanford firmly in control, 25-16.
Virginia Tech gave the Cardinals too many points: It had more service errors (7) than kills (6) for a -033 hitting percentage. Tech also had three service errors and four reception errors. The Hokies could not afford to give the Cardinals that many points.
Virginia Tech responded in the second set, coming out strong and building a 6-0 lead on the back of kills from Hundl and Walker and blocks by combinations of Mishler with Hundl and with Walker. While Stanford responded to cut into the lead, the Hokies continued to score behind kills from Walker and Frances Torres that gave Virginia Tech an 11-7 advantage.
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Even when Stanford tied the set at 19-19, consecutive kills by Reese Hazelton and Walker pushed Virginia Tech’s lead to 21-19.
A kill by Layla Moore and a block by Mishler and Walker kept Tech close at 24-23, but, unfortunately, five attack errors doomed the Hokies in the final stages of the set. Stanford finished the set with. 25-23 when an unsuccessful Virginia Tech challenge did not overturn another attack error.
Virginia Tech battled Stanford early in the third set. Mishler delivered kills from the middle while Walker, Hundl hit from the outside, and Torres struck from the back row to position Tech within one at 7-6. The Cardinals extended its lead to 12-9, although Virginia Tech continued to fight.
Unfortunately, that was the closest the Hokies would get. Stanford went on an 8-0 run to make the score 20-9. The media timeout and a Virginia Tech timeout could not stop Stanford’s momentum as the Hokies made too many attack errors that gave away points.
Kills from Walker, Mishler, and Torres showed that the Hokies would not wilt, but Stanford put the match away at 25-14.
Stanford has appeared in 39 NCAA tournaments, won 9 national championships, and have been national runner ups 8 times. The program is a perennial powerhouse, having appeared in the national title game in nearly half of its NCAA appearances. The match against the no. 13 was going to be an uphill battle for the Hokies from the beginning.
Unfortunately, Virginia Tech, now 4-8 and 1-2 in the ACC, gave away too many points. Destiny Walker led the team with 9 kills while Adeline Hundl (6), Frances Torres (5), Isabella Mishler (4), and Isabel Lopez (3) aided in the attack. However, the Hokies had 22 attack errors for an overall hitting percentage of .064. Setter Camilla Brandalise had 24 assists, but the Hokies finished with 8 service errors and 6 reception errors. To their credit, the Hokies fought. Ivy Cooper had 17 digs and Reese Hazelton, still on a playing restriction coming back from injury, had 14 digs.
The Hokies Takes California To Four Sets, Loses 1-3 (18-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-9)
Virginia Tech turned its attention to the California Bears Saturday night. Both teams battled back and forth to a 16-16 tie, with four ties, two lead changes, and neither team leading by more than three points. The Hokie offense was active with kills coming from a diverse set of players: Adeline Hundl had recorded four kills, Reese Hazelton two, Frances Torres one, Isabella Mishler one, and Layla Moore one also. Ivy Cooper and Camilla Brandalise were active on defense with four digs and three digs apiece.
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Cal turned the tide in the set with four kills and a couple of attack errors by the Hokies that created a 22-17 advantage for the Bears. Isabela Lopez brought the Hokies back within one with a kill of her own, but three straight attack errors by the Hokies allowed Cal to close out the set, 25-18.
The second set featured more of the same dynamics, with both teams exchanging points and staying close until they reached an 11-11 tie. Attack errors by Virginia Tech and blocks and kills by Cal allowed the Bears to build a 17-12 advantage and forced a Virginia Tech timeout. Destiny Walker recorded a kill to bring the Hokies within four, but three straight attack errors - one off a Cal block - dug the Hokies into a deeper 21-13 deficit. After Virginia Tech battled to get within 22-17, California finished out the set, 25-18.
The Hokies played inspired volleyball and dominated much of the third set from the start. Virginia Tech jumped out to a 7-2 lead. Hundl delivered two kills while Walker added another. The Bears were sloppy with their own errors, and the Hokies were rolling.
Cal woke up enough to close within 6-7, but Walker put down a kill, and then Torres delivered three straight strong serves, including two aces, to regain momentum for the Hokies and a 11-6 lead.
The Bears had two kills to cut into that deficit, but the Hokies mounted a 9-0 run to create a 19-8 lead. The Hokies did everything right. The kills came from everyone.with Walker, Hazelton, Torres, and Hundl putting down kills from everywhere on the court!
With the score at 20-10, Cal had five straight kills to cut into the deficit, but Hazelton had two kills and Walker put the punctuation mark on the set with a kill to close out the set, 25-18. Virginia Tech was clean, with only 4 attack errors as opposed to its 13 kills for a .231 hitting percentage. Walker led the hitters with a .364 percentage. It has no service, setting, or receiving errors. Defensively, six players had digs, with Ivy Cooper leading the team with six and Hazelton second at four, and Torres contributing three.
Unfortunately, Virginia Tech could not sustain the momentum into the fourth set. Cal regrouped, and the Hokies reverted to its mean. Cal’s hitters delivered whereas Tech’s hitters committed too many attack errors. The Bears jumped out to a 10-4 lead and carried its momentum the rest of the way to win 25-9. Virginia Tech called one timeout at 10-4 and used one media timeout, but nothing stopped Cal’s momentum.
Camilla Brandallise led the team with 28 assists while Ivy Cooper was all over the court with 20 digs. Overall, Reese Hazelton led the team with 10 kills despite being limited due to recovering from injury. Adeline Hundl had 9 kills and Destiny Walker had 8 kills. Isabella Mishler only had 1 kill, and arguably should have been more involved in the offense. The offense had two sets with a negative hitting percentage, which has to be fixed for the team to improve on its season.
The Hokies return to Blacksburg to face 25th-ranked North Carolina on Friday, October 9. The game will be streamed on ACCNX at 6:00 pm. The Tarheels are 3-0 in the ACC, with wins against NC State, Wake Forest, and Clemson.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY DOMINATES AT THE FIRE TOWER PROJECT: HOKIES CLAIM TOP 7 FINISHERS AND 8 OF THE TOP 16
The Fire Town Project At Appalachian State University:
The Virginia Tech women’s cross country team traveled to Boone, North Carolina to compete in the Fire Tower Project hosted by Appalachian State on Friday, October 2.
Both the Hokie men and women teams finished in first place in the 6K event. The women scored 15 points based on the top five finishers, ahead of William & Mary, James Madison, and a host of other programs.
Not only did the Hokies finish 1-2-3 atop the podium, they claimed the top 7 spots. Several Hokies competed in their debut event. Jule Lindner finished first in her season debut in 20:31.8 while Brenda Jeptoo earned the same time 20:31.8 to finish second. Emma Lindber placed third with a time of 20:33.0.
Aniya Mosely, making her Virginia Tech debut, finished in fourth in 20:38.7. Lila Waters came right behind her to finish 5th in 20:44.5, a time that is her college best per the Virginia Tech Athletics Department.
Sophia Holgado finished in 6th with a time of 20:44.7 while Joan Chepkorir placed seventh in 20:48.3. Sarah Pickering rounded out the Virginia Tech performers with a 16th place finish in 21:43.9.
East Coast Elite Fast Times Invitational in Salem, VA:
Virginia Tech runners also participated in the 5K East Coast Elite Fast Times Invitational in Salem, Virginia on Saturday, October 3. Hokie Nicole Dunbury, competing unattached, finished the 5K in first place with a time of 17:24.3. Junior Sharon Chepchirchir placed second in 17:53.8 while freshman Kasey Dingman finished in third in 18:07.4. According to the Virginia Tech Athletics website, it was Dingman’s first podium finish of her collegiate career.
Junior Lia Pugsley crossed the finish line in fourth place in 18:19.3
The Virginia Tech Cross Country will compete next at the Panorama Farms Invitational at Earlysville, Virginia, hosted by UVA, on October 16. The meet will start at 10:30 am.
Recruiting News: State Champion Samantha Nitzsche Commits to Virginia Tech
According to the William Monroe High School twitter page, Samanath Nitzsche has committed to the Virginia Tech Cross Country and Track program. Nitzsche, from Stanardsville, Virginia (In Green County, northwest of Charlottesville), is a four time state-champion. See the coverage of Nitzsche in this 29News article.
She has two titles in Cross Country and two in Track. As a junior last year, she set a Class 3 state record in the 3,200 meter state championship in 10 minutes and 36.22 seconds as well as in the 1,600-meter state championship in 4 minutes, 52.86 seconds on the same day.
SWIMMING AND DIVING KICK OFF SEASON WITH TRI-MEET WINS OVER PENN STATE AND LIBERTY
The Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving team dominated Penn State and Liberty in the Tri Meet in Christiansburg, Virginia held from October 2-3. The women defeated Penn State 312-41 and Liberty 240-113.
Individual Events:
In the individual events, Virginia Tech placed first in seven of the thirteen races. A Hokie swimmer placed second as the team’s top finish in the other six events, with others frequently populating the 2nd through 5th places.
50 Freestyle: Alexandra Hrncarova (22.72) and Elyse Wood (22.87) finished 1st and 3rd in the tightly contested 50. Even the 7th place Hokie Julia Murphy was .76 seconds off the lead.
100 Freestyle: Hokies Eliza Tan, Elyse Wood, and Allison Vernon finished 1st, 3rd, and 4th, respectively.
100 Backstroke: While the Hokies did not have a 1st place finisher, four Hokies finished second through fifth, led by Athena Meneses Kovacs in 2nd place and Amanda Barnard in 3rd.
100 Butterfly: Virginia Tech had a top two finish with Julia Murphy placing 1st with a 54.64 time and Athena Meneses Kovacs taking 2nd in 54.83.
100 Breaststroke: Emily Santos (1:01.41), Esther Park (1:02.35), and Audrey Deras (1:03.15) finished in 2nd, 3rd, and 5th place respectively.
200 Freestyle: Chiara Klein (1:47.80), Allison Vernon (1:49.23), and Isabella Budnick (1:49.71) finished 1-2-3 in the 200 freestyle.
200 Backstroke: Isabella Budnik and Athena Meneses Kovacs placed 2nd and 3rd in the 200 backstroke.
200 Butterfly: Amanda Barnard took first place in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:00.10.
200 Breaststroke: While the Hokies missed out on the top spot in the 200 breaststroke, Audrey Deras, Emily Santos, Esther Park, and Delaney Bookstein finished 2nd through 5th
200 Individual Medley: Amanda Barnard one again came through, though this time, she earned second in the 200 individual medley.
400 Individual Medley: Kate Anderson finished second in the 400 IM, with her time of 4:23.73 ranking second in the country. Amanda Barnard (4:24.31) ranked fourth in the country.
In the longer 500 and 1000 free style distances, Chiara Klein, Kate Anderson, Noa Martin, and Bengisu Caymaz took the top spots. Anderson finished second in the 500 and first in the 1000 with a time of 10:00.61 that, per the Virginia Tech Athletics website, ranks third nationally.
Relays And Diving:
200 Freestyle Relay: The team of Alexandra Hrncarova, Elyse Wood, Julia Murphy, and Eliza Tan finished 1st with a time of 1.30.14 while Bianca Costea, Athena Meneses Kovacs, Allison Vernon, and Natalia Janiszewska finished third with a time of 1.31.81.
200 IM Relay: Virginia Tech squads finished 2nd-3rd-4th with the team of Natalia Janiszewska, Emily Santos, Athena Meneses Kovac, Elyse Wood finishing second with a time of 1.40.31.
400 Freestyle Relay: The squad of Eliza Tan, Allison Vernon, Elyse Wood, and Chiara Klein finished in 1st, posting the nation’s top time of 3.20.22 to kick off the fall 2026 season. The team of Alexandra Hrncarova, Julia Murphy, Athena Meneses Kovacs, and Natalia Janiszewska finished in 3rd with a time of 3.24.76.
400 Medley Relay: The team of Athena Meneses-Kovacs, Emily Santos, Julia Murphy, and Allison Verson finished in 2nd place with a time of 3.40.45
1M Diving: Michayla Eisenberg (262.30), Sinead Valero (255.30), and Savanna Berry (251.9) swept the top three spots.
3M Diving: The Hokies took the top four spots, with Eisenberg (306.85), Valero (263.45), Cassidy Carlborg (251.45), and Savanna Berry (250.85) finishing in order.
The Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving team will go on the road next to compete in the SMU Invite in Dallas, Texas from October 9-10.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE KICKS OFF THEIR FALL BALL SCHEDULE
The Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse team kicked off its fall ball season with matches against JMU and VCU in Harrisonburg, VA. on Sunday, October 4.
Click on the image below to view the Instagram video of the team in action against JMU.
WOMEN’S GOLF VAL DELON NEAR THE TOP OF THE LEADER BOARD AT THE ALLY AFTER TWO ROUNDS
The Virginia Tech women’s golf team is competing in a three-round event at the Ally in Westpoint, Mississippi. Play kicked off on Monday, October 5 and will continue through Wednesday. After two rounds, Virginia Tech sits in a tie for 7th place on the team leaderboard, behind the host Mississippi, Mississippi State, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and TCU. The Hokies are a 10 over (2 shots off sixth place) after shooting a 6 over in the first round and a 4 over in the second round..
Tech’s Val Delon was in a three-way tie atop the player leader board after the first round after shooting a 4 under. She shot a one 1 under the second round and is currently in second place at 5 under - just one shot off the leader.
Sophomore Xin Yao Wang ended day one tied for 31st place with a 2 over. After two rounds, she sits in 32nd place with another 2 over performance to hold at 4 over. Senior Savannah Dupre has mirrored Wang: she was also tied for 31st at 2-over after the first round and replicated a 2 over performance in the second round to slip into a tied for 32nd.
Senior Emily Matthews made a huge move up the leader board over the second day. She finished the first round tied for 72nd place with a +7 score. However, she moved up 19 points into 53rd place after a 1-over performance in the second round.
Junior Olivia Meinecke had sat in a tie for 65th place with a 6 over score after round one but fell to the 83rd spot on day two.
The Hokies will play a third and final round on Wednesday, October 7, and the Sons of Saturday will update the final scoring. Delon is one shot off the lead and has a strong chance to finish atop the field.
Update (10/7/26): The third and final round of the Ally tournament was canceled due to an unknown illness that affected an estimated 75% of the field. 13 of the 17 teams, including players and coaches, were said to be affected by the potentially contagious illness The tournament was made official after 18 hrs (2nd round). Val Delon, thus, finished in 2nd place with Virginia Tech placing 7th as a team.
NEWS ROUND UP
Women's Basketball
The women's basketball program has begun practices in preparation for the season opener on November 4. Meanwhile, Head Coach Megan Duffy, senior guard Carleigh Wenzel, and incoming transfer Alyssa Latham discussed the program at the ACC Tip-Off in Charlotte.
Women's Soccer Recruiting
Liv Rife committed to the Virginia Tech women's soccer program over the weekend. Rife is a class of 2028 forward from Pennsylvania.
Women's Tennis Recruiting
5-star recruit Blythe Sturman committed to the Virginia Tech women's tennis program. Sturman is the #1 recruit in Virginia and #71 nationally for the 2027 class. A three-time state singles champion, she was a finalist in the 18s doubles at the USTA National Clay Court Championships in July.
Swim Recruiting
Laney Alderman has committed to the Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving Team. Alderman is one of the top breaststroke swimmers in Virginia. She finished in 2nd place in the 50 breast and 3rd place in the 100 breast at the NCSA Summer Championships.
Maddie Fox also commmitted to the Swimming and Diving program. The North Carolina native placed 3rd in the 200 freestlyle and 4th in the 500 freestyle in last spring's NCHSAA 8A State Championships.
THE CORNER CLUB
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SOFTBALL CLUB
The women’s softball club team has played in two series so far this fall, going 2-4 overall in the Mid-Atlantic North Conference. It kicked off its season with a series against JMU on September 19 in Blacksburg. The Hokies went 1-2 for the day, losing the first game 10-8 and the second game 9-5. They reverse the momentum to win game three, 9-3
Reese Mamajek earned NCSA Player of the Week honors as she went 4-for-9, with two doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs scored.
Virginia Tech played a three-game series against UVA on September 27 in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers took the first game, 8-2 and then won the second game, 3-2, on a walk-off. The Hokies, however, came back to win the final game, 11-6.
LACROSSE CLUB TOOK ON NAVY AND UVA
The women’s lacrosse club team played Navy and UVA on September 27 in Charlottesville. Stay tuned for an update on the outcomes of these matchups as well as future games.
FIELD HOCKEY GOES 4-0 WITHOUT ALLOWING A GOAL
The women’s field hockey team has been busy the last two weekends. The Hokies traveled to Longwood, Virginia on Friday, September 26 where they defeated the host Longwood, 10-0. The scoring was spread amongst six players as Daniella Volpe led the team with four goals, Sami Tyler added two goals, while Addy Harold, Keely Tifft, Kyra Maurer, and Meghan each contributed goals to round out the scoring.
Virginia Tech won the second game of the day, 4-0, against GMU. Dani Volpe, Kyra Maurer, Sami Tyler, and Ashley Groseth all scored.
The Hokes then hosted two games on Saturday, October 4 at the Marching Virginians Field, taking on Pitt and USC. The Hokies won the first game against Pitt, 2-0, with Sury and Vera Vesuna scoring goals.
Virginia Tech defeated USC 7-0 in the second game of the day. Keely Tifft, Elyse Hinkel, Vera Vesuna, Sury, and Addy Harold all scored while Kyra Maurer added two goals.
WOMEN’S SOCCER CLUB WINS THE 2026 HOKIE CLASSIC
The Virginia Tech women’s soccer club has been active this fall, defeating William & Mary, 1-0, on September 13th and winning against UVA, 1-0, on September 20.
The Hokies hosted the annual Hokies Classic at the Sports Club Turf from September 25-27. Tech defeated JMU on Friday, September 25 by a 5-1 score and then beat VCU the next day, 1-0.
VIRGINIA TECH EQUESTRIAN TEAMS EARN RESERVE CHAMPION AND HIGH POINT
The Equestrian Western team competed in its first show of the season at Clemson University over the weekend of September 26-27. It finished as Reserve High Point on that Saturday.
The Virginia Tech Equestrian Hunter team competed at the Intercollege Horse Association (IHS) 2-day event on Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4 at Hollins University. On Saturday, the Hunter Team came in second to the University of Lynchburg, earning the Reserve Champion distinction with 31 team points. Virginia Tech came back as High Point on Sunday with 47 points.
Anna Szefc earned Reserve High Point on Sunday. In addition, Ella Tempas and Maddie Harper qualified for Regionals per the Hunter Team’s Instagram page.
WOMEN’S STRONG WOMEN CREW COMPETE AT CLEMSON'S TAIL OF THE TIGER
The Virginia Tech Crew Club traveled to Clemson on September 26 to participate in the Tail of the Tiger. The Strong Women Team A finished in 5th place in the Women’s Collegiate Varsity event with a time of 20:23.3, which was 00.56.0 off the 1st place Clemson A team. The squad finished ahead of teams from College of Charleston, USC, and NC State. Virginia Tech’s Team B finished in 9th with a time of 25:15.2, 5:47.88 off the lead.
The Virginia Tech team finished in 3rd place behind the Clemson A and B teams in the Women’s College Varsity 8+ event with a time of 20.09.1. The team also finished ahead of USC and NC State.
The Crew Club will compete next in the Occoquan Chase on Saturday, October 11 in Fairfax, Virginia.
WOMAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB HOSTS TOURNAMENT IN WAR MEMORIAL
Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball Club has two squads - the VT Maroon and VT Orange teams. Both competed in the VT Women’s Club Basketball Tournament against UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary, and each other on Saturday, October 4 in the War Memorial Gym. The Maroon team defeated UNC-Wilmington for the dub in the championship game.
FENCING WELCOMES BACK ALUMNI
The Virginia Tech Fencing club held an the third annual in-house Alumni Tournament on Saturday, October 3, at the Rec Sports Fieldhouse in Blacksburg. The event non-sanctioned event was intended to be a fun gathering with competion in the three weapons: epee, foil, and sabre.
UPCOMING CLUB SPORTS EVENTS:
Equestrian - Hunter Team - Next event is the Virginia Tech IHSA in Blacksburg, VA on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11
Crew Club - Next event is the Occoquan Chase in Fairfax, VA on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Cross Country Club - Next event is the NIRCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship at the Panorama Farms in Charlottesville, VA, Saturday, Oct. 17.
Women’s Softball - Next event is a North Atlantic Conference game against Appalachian State in Blackburg, VA on Sunday, Oct. 18.
Women’s Water Polo - Next event is the Wahoo Classic in Charlottesville, VA from Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 24-25.
Women’s Soccer Club - Next event is the Hokie Classic in Blacksburg, VA from Oct. 25-27.
Fencing Club - Next event is the Troy Cullen Memorial/Halloween Open in Williamsburg, VA from Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
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I have been a Hokie since 1985. I graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in international relations and received my Master’s in international relations as well, which included spending time in Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.