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Good morning, Tech Fam. We are now just over 72 hours away from reuniting inside Cassell!
What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!
🤼 Bo Knows
🏀 Can’t Miss Combo
👟 It’s Showtime
✍️ And much, much more!
🏀 BACK IN CASSELL
🔼 Back In Cassell. Cassell Coliseum will soon come alive once again as both Virginia Tech men’s and women’s basketball make their triumphant returns for the 2026-27 season.
With just four days before the action tips off in Cassell, now is the perfect time to secure your tickets to the excitement in Blacksburg.
🔼 Bo Knows. He hasn’t stepped on the mat as a member of the Virginia Tech wrestling team yet, but Bo Bassett has already made quite a name for himself.
The Hokie freshman continued his incredible run of success on Thursday, punching a ticket to the World Championship finals with a perfect 4-0 opening day in the men’s freestyle competition in Astana Kazakhstan.
Bassett defeated three world champions en route to the 65-kilogram finale against Armenia’s world champion Vazgen Tevanyan this morning at 9 a.m. ET live on Flowrestling.
🤼 More On Bo’s Opening Day
🎥 Feature: From Athlete and Coach To Team USA Teammates
🤼 The 2026-27 Wrestling Schedule
🔼 Flying High. With the regular season winding down, the Virginia Tech women’s soccer team is finishing strong with a second straight result.
This time, the Hokies picked up three points with a 3-2 victory over visiting Boston College on Thursday night behind three different goal scorers.
Gabby Ciocca, Eliana Salama and Anna Weir found the back of the net for the Hokies in the win.
🔼 Can’t Miss Combo. As the season creeps ever closer, Virginia Tech Athletics is proud to offer ticket packages that allow fans to gain access to contests in Cassell for a budget-friendly price.
One of the latest is a can’t miss the SEC/ACC Challenge Combo.
For a low price, fans can secure their seats for a pair of contests, both of which will take place in the SEC/ACC Challenge in-season series:
🔼 It’s Showtime. Virginia Tech's men's and women's cross country teams will have the advantage of competing on their home course this morning, when the Hokies host the 2026 ACC Cross Country Championships at the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course in Blacksburg.
On the men's side, George Couttie will look to continue his strong season after claiming consecutive individual victories, while Brenda Jeptoo leads the women's squad following a collegiate-best 6K performance at Panorama Farms.
The men's 8K race begins at 10:10 a.m. ET, followed by the women's 6K at 11 a.m. ET.
🦃 MAKE YOUR PLEDGE
Virginia Tech Athletics and the Hokie Club have officially tipped off the 2026-27 Winter Pledge Per campaign, giving fans a high-energy way to back their favorite teams all season long.
Choose your team, set your pledge, and watch your support grow with every moment that matters from threes, to pins, to record-setting performances and postseason runs.
🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA
Entering this weekend, the Virginia Tech defense ranks #1 in the country in tackles for a loss. How many TFLs do the Hokies have this fall?
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom and find out!
📆 THE DAYS AHEAD
*all times are ET*
Friday, Oct. 30
👟 Cross Country vs. ACC Championships @ 10am
⚽️ Men's Soccer vs. Syracuse @ 5pm | ACC Network Extra | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Florida State @ 6pm | ACC Network Extra | Live Stats
🏊 Swimming & Diving at USA Swimming SCM World Trials
🎾 Women's Tennis at William & Mary Hidden Dual (Williamsburg, Va.)
Saturday, Oct. 31
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Hilton Head (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🏊 Swimming & Diving at USA Swimming SCM World Trials
⛳️ Men's Golf at Steelwood Intercollegiate (Loxley, Ala.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at William & Mary Hidden Dual (Williamsburg, Va.)
Sunday, Nov. 1
🏐 Volleyball vs. Miami @ 12:30pm | Live Stats
🤼 Wrestling vs. Southeast Open
⛳️ Men's Golf at Steelwood Intercollegiate (Loxley, Ala.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Sumter (Sumter, S.C.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at William & Mary Hidden Dual (Williamsburg, Va.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Hilton Head (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at Buccaneer Invitational (Charleston, S.C.)
Monday, Nov. 2
🏀 Women's Basketball vs. NC Central @ 6pm | ACC Network Extra | Listen | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Sumter (Sumter, S.C.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at William & Mary Hidden Dual (Williamsburg, Va.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Hilton Head (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🎾 Women's Tennis at Buccaneer Invitational (Charleston, S.C.)
Tuesday, Nov. 3
🏀 Men's Basketball vs. Coppin State @ 7pm | ACC Network Extra | Listen | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
🎾 Women's Tennis at W15 ITF Hilton Head (Hilton Head, S.C.)
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: 77
🦃 Have a great one, Hokie Nation!
