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

⚽️ Tied the Cats
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 All Twos. The men’s soccer team tied No. 23 Kentucky 2-2. Ethan Hackenberg scored first for the Hokies, and Ian Marcano tied the match in the 88th minute. The program is still unbeaten so far this season, with a record of 2-0-1.

⚽️ Read more about the match here.

🔼 Swim On. The swim and dive program released its 2024-25 schedule! The team will begin meets on Sept. 28, with the hope of making it to the NCAA competitions beginning in March. The Hokies will host four dual meets, the Virginia Tech Invitational and the Last Chance Meet at the Chrisitansburg Aquatic Center.

🏊 Here’s more about the schedule.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Record Broken. The Hokies are hosting the Virginia Tech Invitational once again this season. Last season, one swimmer swam the 10th-fastest 200 free in program history.

Who swam a 1:47.25 in the 200 free?

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

🟠 ONE BIG THING

Text Me! Virginia Tech Athletics has a partnership with Vozzi, a leading SMS service provider. They will launch a brand-new text alerts program. Personalized, timely and engaging content messages will be sent to the subscriber’s phones. You can sign up here.

💬 Read more about the texts here.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, September 5

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Presbyterian @ 5pm
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Liberty @ 7:30pm

Friday, September 6

⛳️ Men’s Golf Visit Knoxville Collegiate
🏐 Volleyball at VCU @ 6pm
👟 Cross Country Virginia Tech Invitational

Saturday, September 7

⛳️ Men’s Golf Visit Knoxville Collegiate
🏐 Volleyball vs. Lafayette @1pm
🏈 Football vs. Marshall @ 4:30pm

Sunday, September 8

⛳️ Men’s Golf Visit Knoxville Collegiate
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Northwestern @ 2pm
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Forman @ 4pm

🦃 Click here to view the entire Virginia Tech Athletics Calendar.
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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Caroline Bentz!

🦃 Have a great Tuesday!