Good morning! Celebrating Black History Month with #LOVE.

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

🏀 Men beat the Cavaliers
🏀 Women beat SMU
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 Road Win. The men’s basketball team recorded its first road win of the Virginia Tech vs. Virginia series since 2018 with a 75-74 win on Saturday. Jaden Schutt had a career-high 18 points, and Tobi Lawal was right behind with 17 points. The Hokies shot 52.10% from the field and 52.38% from behind the arc.

🏀 Read more about the victory.

🔼 Home Win. The women’s basketball team beat SMU 79-71 in Cassell yesterday. Matilda Ekh had a perfect first quarter, going 5-for-5 from the field. She finished with 23 points, and Carleigh Wenzel had 21.

🏀 Read more about the win.

🔼 Weekend Wins. The men’s tennis team beat Princeton 4-3 in a comeback thriller. The Hokies won four singles matches to steal the win. Patrik Jurina sealed the deal and won the match-clinching point. In the Saturday doubleheader, the men beat Georgetown 5-2 and swept St. Bonaventure 7-0. The Hokies finished the weekend with a 7-0 sweep over Davidson.

🔼 Court Dubs. The women’s tennis team took down Indiana 4-0. The Hokies won two doubles matches and three singles matches. Next, the women beat James Madison 6-1. Mila Mulready and Arina Gamretkaia won their first matches as Hokies. The team is now 4-1 overall.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Vault Up. The track & field team sent seven pole vaulters to the 2025 Gamecock Challenge. Erin Kelleher elevated her personal best to 4.13m for a second-place finish.

Which men’s vaulter finished second with a height of 5.45m?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

🟠 ONE BIG THING

Rule the State. The wrestling team beat Virginia in the Commonwealth Clash, winning nine of ten bouts with six bonus point victories. Two true freshmen— Matt Henrich and Gage Wright— had wins in front of a 3,755 crowd. This is the program’s 13th straight win over the Hoos.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, February 4

🎙️ The Megan Duffy Show @ 6pm ET

Wednesday, February 5

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. SMU @ 9pm ET | Tickets

Thursday, February 6

🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 6pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Syracuse @ 6pm ET | Tickets

Friday, February 7

👟 Track & Field Doc Hale Invitational
🏊 Swim and Dive Virginia Tech Invitational
🥎 Softball vs. Fordham/North Dakota @ 10am/12:30pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Delaware @ 1pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Old Dominion @ 5pm ET
🤼‍♂️ Wrestling at Stanford @ 10pm ET

Saturday, February 8

👟 Track & Field Doc Hale Invitational
🏊 Swim and Dive Virginia Tech Invitational
🥍 Lacrosse at VCU @ 12pm ET
🥎 Softball vs. North Dakota State/College of Charleston @ 12:30/5:30pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Notre Dame @ 1pm ET
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Navy @ 4pm ET
⚾️ Baseball Night in Blacksburg @ 6pm ET | Tickets

Sunday, February 9

🏊 Swim and Dive Virginia Tech Invitational
⛳️ Men’s Golf Palmas del Mar Collegiate
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Virginia @ 12pm ET
🥎 Softball at College of Charleston @ 1pm ET

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🦃 Game promotions schedule.

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Ben Conacher!

🦃 Have a great Monday!