Inside HokieSports: Kitley's WNBA Debut

Elizabeth Kitley played in her first WNBA game this past weekend.

Good morning. In case you missed it, Elizabeth Kitley made her WNBA debut on Saturday!

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

⛳️ Round 1
🏈 New support staff
🦃 And much, much more!

🔼 Round One. The women’s golf team competed at the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional. The team is tied for eighth place with an overall score of 304 (+16). Morgan Ketchum leads the Hokies with a score of 73 (+1) to tie for 18th individually.

🔼 New Staff. The football team announced several support staff hires. Jimmy Laughlin, Tolbert Nance, J.J. Wilcox, Jordyn Hall, Hannah Ross and Donovan Mousel bring experience from the FBS and FCS ranks, including the SEC, Big 12, Big 10, Sun Belt, Conference USA and Ivy League as well as the NFL.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Grad Spotlight. Virginia Tech graduate Samantha Bishop had a great time cheering on the Hokies while she attended school for her degree in Human Development.

Her favorite football game was when the Hokies went into six overtimes against ___.

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

🟠 ONE BIG THING

All Around the World. At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, there were 75 international student-athletes at Virginia Tech, coming from 34 countries to make their mark of 17 of the school’s 22 varsity athletic teams. But it all started with one student-athlete more than a century ago. Cato Lee was the first international Hokie student-athlete.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, May 6

⛳️ Women’s Golf Gold Canyon NCAA Regional
👟 Track and Field Liberty Twilight Qualifier

Wednesday, May 7

⛳️ Women’s Golf Gold Canyon NCAA Regional
⚾️ Baseball at Liberty @ 6pm ET

Thursday, May 8

🥎 Softball ACC Quarterfinals vs. North Carolina/Notre Dame @ 7:30pm ET

Saturday, May 10

⚾️ Baseball vs. Mercer @ 3pm ET

Sunday, May 11

⚾️ Baseball vs. Mercer @ 1pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: UNC!

🦃 Have a great Tuesday!