Good morning! It’s here! The National Champion poster for Caleb Henson now hangs in Cassell.

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

⚽️ NCAA first round win
🤼 Season-opener win
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 Advance! The women’s soccer team beat Tennessee 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Anna Weir and Natalie Mitchell scored for the Hokies. This is the first NCAA Tournament win and advancement to the second round for the Hokies since 2021.

⚽️ Here’s more about the win.

🔼 Season Opener. The wrestling team won its first match of the season over the #8 Missouri Tigers. The Hokies won seven out of ten bouts on the evening, including bonus victories from No. 25 Rafael Hipolito Jr. and No. 1 Caleb Henson.

🤼 Here’s more about the victory.

🔼 Anotha’ Win. The women’s basketball team beat Coppin State 86-51. The Hokies shot 56.90% from the field goal and 40.91% behind the arc. Rose Micheaux had a double-double with a season-high 19 points and 11 rebounds. Three other women were in the double digits— Carys Baker, Carleigh Wenzel and Lani White.

🏀 See how they won.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

NCAA Championship.

Which Hokie team received an at-large bid for the NCAA Championship?

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

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🟠 ONE BIG THING

To the Champs. The cross country team competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional and had amazing results. George Couttie captured an individual bid to the NCAA Championships with a 10k victory. He ran a personal best of 29:41.7. Sharon Chepchirchir led the women in the 6k with a personal best time of 21:01.5

👟 See the other runners’ times.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, November 18

🎙️ The Megan Duffy Show @ 6pm ET | University Club

Tuesday, November 19

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers @ 6pm ET | Tickets

Wednesday, November 20

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏀 Men’s Basketball Fort Myers Tip-Off vs. Jacksonville @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Thursday, November 21

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Swim and Dive NC State Invite
🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 7pm ET | McClain’s at First & Main

Friday, November 22

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Swim and Dive NC State Invite
🏐 Volleyball vs. Notre Dame @ 6pm ET
🤼 Wrestling vs. #20 Rutgers @ 7pm ET
⚽️ Women’s Soccer NCAA Tournament at #9 UCLA @ 10pm ET

Saturday, November 23

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Swim and Dive NC State Invite
👟 Cross Country NCAA Championships @ 12pm ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Elon @ 2pm ET | Tickets
🏈 Football at Duke @ 8pm ET

Sunday, November 24

🎾 Women’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🎾 Men’s Tennis NCAA Individual Championships
🏊 Swim and Dive NC State Invite
🤼 Wrestling vs. PRTC Keystone Classic
🏐 Volleyball vs. Louisville @ 1pm ET

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Men’s cross country!

🦃 Have a great Monday!