Good morning! “If you can’t fly then run, If you can’t run then walk, If you can’t walk then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Today, we pause to honor a man that moved our country and our society forward in so many ways. As we celebrate victories, moments and stories in each and every Brew, let us remember those who helped pave the paths before us. 

What else are we covering into today’s edition, Hokies?

🏀 Women beat Louisville
👟 All-time top-10 performances
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 Special Night. The women’s basketball team beat Louisville 70-65 on Liz Kitley Night. The Hokies had four players in double-digits, with Lani White leading the way with 18 points. The unveiling of the iconic 33 jersey of legend Elizabeth Kitley was done at halftime.

🏀 Read more about the victory.
🎥 Experience the jersey retirement ceremony virtually and receive a Liz Kitley bobblehead for $33.

🔼 Home Victories. The track & field team excelled in its Virginia Tech Invitational home meet with 15 all-time top performances. Julia Fixsen, Ben Conacher and Maddox Hamm had all-time top-10 performances on the pole vault.

👟 See the other top-10 performances here.

🔼 Spring Wins. The men’s tennis team opened its spring season with 6-1 wins over Richmond and Longwood. The Hokies had five singles wins and three doubles wins over each team. Next, the men beat VCU 4-3. The Hokies had four singles wins and one doubles win.

🔼 Sweep! The swim and dive team swept Penn State and Princeton. The Hokies beat Penn State 216-84 and 191-109. They also beat Princeton 193-107 and 173-127. Kate Anderson finished first in the 500 free and 1000 free. Youssef Ramadan took first in the 50 free and helped the 200 medley relay team to a first-place finish.

🏊 See how each swimmer did here.

🔼 Win! The wrestling team secured its first conference win after beating Appalachian State 30-11. The Hokies had seven event wins. Sam Fisher came up with a big win over No. 32 Carson Floyd.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, January 20

🎾 Women’s Tennis at Duke/North Carolina Central @ 9am/1:30pm ET

Tuesday, January 21

🎙️ The Megan Duffy Show @ 6pm ET

Wednesday, January 22

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Georgia Tech @ 7pm ET

Thursday, January 23

🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 6pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Pitt @ 6pm ET

Friday, January 24

👟 Track & Field Hokie Invitational
👟 Track & Field at Red Raider Invite
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Pennsylvania @ 1pm ET
🤼 Wrestling at Duke @ 7pm ET

Saturday, January 25

👟 Track & Field Hokie Invitational
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Yale @ 1pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Clemson @ 5pm ET | Tickets

Sunday, January 26

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. East Tennessee State @ 1pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball at NC State @ 6pm ET

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🦃 Game promotions schedule.

🦃 Have a great Monday!