Good Morning, Hokies. This time of year, everyone is looking for a great deal, right?

The Virginia Tech hoops squad delivered just that with a 2-for-1 special this weekend at Cassell Coliseum!

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

🏀 Workin’ Overtime
💪 Second Helpings
🏊 Making Waves
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 Workin’ Overtime. The elves weren’t the only ones working overtime this past weekend as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball squad battled their way to an 82-81 home win over Elon on Saturday.

Amani Hansberry recorded a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double, leading five Hokies who scored 10 or more; Christian Gurdak (17), Ben Hammond (15), Izaiah Pasha (11) and Jaden Schutt (10).

🏀 The Full Recap
🏀 Hokies Finish Non-Conference Play at 11-2, Look Forward To ACC Slate
🎟️ Purchase Tickets To Future Games

🔼 Second Helpings. The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team put an exclamation point on their home non-conference slate on Sunday, rolling past Radford, 79-47, to finish a perfect 9-0 in non-conference action at Cassell Coliseum this season.

The Hokies ratcheted up the defensive effort in the second half, holding the Highlanders to 25-percent from the field after the break and outscoring Radford by 25 points.

Carys Baker led all scorers with a season-high 23 points, marking the third straight game with 20+ points. Kilah Freelon grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds to go along with nine points, while Mel Daley rounded out the double-figure scorers with 15 in the win.

🏀 The Full Recap
🎟️ Purchase Tickets To Future Games

🔼 Making Waves. Outside it may be winter, but in the pool, it’s getting hot for senior standout Carmen Weiler Sastre.

This past weekend, Sastre etched her name in the Spanish national record books.

Sastre was a part of a 4×1 relay crew, which set a Spanish record with a time of XXXV Copa de Espana de Clubes.

🎙️ ALL NEW EPISODE

Evan Hughes welcomes on the new manager of the Colorado Rockies and former Virginia Tech baseball player (2004-2007) Warren Schaeffer.

He takes a trip down memory lane, sharing his favorite memories of Chuck Hartman and Pete Hughes, playing for the Hokies, growing within the Rockies organization and becoming just the second-ever Hokie to become an MLB manager.

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

In Saturday’s overtime win over Elon, the Hokies men’s hoops squad marched back from an early 19-point deficit.

When was the last time Virginia Tech came back from 19 or more points?

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Scroll to the bottom and find out!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, December 31
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #23 Virginia @ 2pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch
(Smithfield Commonwealth Clash)

Thursday, January 1
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Miami @ 6pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

Friday, January 2
🏊 Swimming vs. Queens (NC) @ 11am

Saturday, January 3
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Wake Forest @ 12pm l Live Stats l Watch
🤼. Wrestling at Southern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Sunday, January 4
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Louisville @ 4pm l Live Stats l Watch
🤼. Wrestling at Southern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2009

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